, 1865-07-21

tie Marvin q" he asked pleasantly
s'Yes sir"
'sBut this man, who ran by you few minutes
ago, was your mothers cousin, wasn't he?'
"He was
HWem, we are friends of his. What did he
say when he came alongW
"He-he told me-he was flying for his life. -
"Just so, Hetty;that was very true. I hope he
won't have far to fly Where was he going to
try to hide? You see could help him if knew
his plans
Now Hetty was not whit deceived by this
smooth speech, so she answered his question
| candidly
"My cousin said he was going down that way
to the river, where he had boat and he wanted
me to ten hemen that were chasing him that
4 he was $40 aEotuer way to catch the mail-wag-
on"
"Why didn't you do as bid you then, when
I asked where he had gone?' thundered the
officer.
81 could not tell a lie, sir" was the fearful
answer.
"Hetty," again began the smooth-tongued to-
| ry, ''you are nice child Everybody knows
you are a child of truth. What did your cousin
I-falsehoOdY
"He said he shouldn't think I'd betray him to
his death"
"And then you promised him that you would
not tell which way he went, if you was killed
for t2o
"Yes, sir"
"That was brave speech; and so I suppose,
he thanked you for it, and ran down the road as
| quickly as possible ~
| 81 promised not to tell where he went sir. f"
"Ohl yes, forgot. Well tell us his last words
and we won't trouble you any more"
ellis last words were, IT'S my only chance,
| and I'll get down as you say and, overcome
by fright, and the sense of her kinsman's danger
should they rightfully interpret the language
which she had reported, she Sobbed aloud and
hid her face from sight
Her tormentors did not stay any longer to
soothe or question her They had got, they
supposed, the information that they wanted, and
pushed rapidly on down to the river. Now the
Governor had arranged signal with his boat
men, that white cloth by day, or a light, dis
played from the attic window of his hiding-place,
which was just visible at the mouth of the creek
would inform them if he were in trouble, and
! put them on the alert to help him. AS soon,
therefore, as he started from his cousins S, the
signal foated from the window to warn them
| And when they saw the pursuing party dash
madly down toward the river, and recognized
the British uniform of the leader, they pulled
| swiftly out to sea. The hOrsemen reached the
shore only in season to see the boat, with two
men it, nearly out of sight, and supposing their
destined prey had escaped; relinquished the pur-
suit.
Meantime, the hunted victim lay safe and
| quiet where his little cousin had hidden him.
until the time came for her return to supper
Then he bade her to go as usual to home, tel
ling her to ask her mother to place the signal
lamp, as soon as it grew dark, in the window
for the boatmen, and to send him there some
supper, with his valise, which in his hurry of
departure, he had left behind.
The signal recalled the boat, which after twi-
light had ventured in sight of the shore and the
farm house, and the Governor quietly made his
way to the river in safety When he rejoined
his father in a secure home, he named his infant
daughter, which had been born in his absence,
Hetty Marvin" that he might be daily remind
ed of the little cousin who had saved his life.
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A Fowl CAsE.-Two neighbors in the suburbs
of the city having an alteration about some
fowls, the result was that one Of the flock was
killed. This caused law suit, the case being
brought into the Court of Magistrates. 1t was
an action in trespass, the offense, after the usual
form being thus set out;
For that the said --, on the tenth day OF
April, 1885, at said Providence, with force and
and arms, and ruthlessly without the fear Of
regret, or even a suspicion of the narrowing
pangs of remorse, shot, killed, manned and des-
| troyed certain domestic fowl to the plaintiff
| belonging, then and there found and being, to-
wit: rooster of great value, to-wit: the value
| of fifty dollars-a bird of few summers proud,
housekeeping, and beautiful in form; the pride,
hope and comfort of the plaintiff in his pilgrim
age, the gloss and sheen of whose plumage far
exceeded that of other birds; the richness and
fascination of whose voice were sweeter than
those celestial notes that sometime steal over
the summer evening air. whose morning clarion
was won't to summon the plaintiff so gaily from
1 hissumbers to his daily TOLL bird so highly
useful to the plaiutif, in his great and earnest
/ efforts to advance the cause of poultry, and so
| exceedingly ornamental to the plaintiffs home
scene on the brink of the calm and majestic wa
ters of the Seekonk, and hard by the sacred
sands incosing Roger Williams Rock. But the
said --, though well knowing but wantonly
disregarding the premises, did shoot, kill, ruin
and destroy said proud and cherished bird as
aforesaid, and other wrongs and injuries then
and there against the plaintiff commit.
The case was settled before trial. the respon-
dent probably fearing the judgment, should be
predicated on the above avermeDts as to the
value and good qualities of the fowl.-ProUidence
Press.
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHNA.-The daughters