Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-18
COLUMBUS, OHIO TUESDAY MORNING,

ated in a manfier meant possibly to be ex-
planatJry, but which had, to me, an ap-
pearanee wonderfully resembling the pass
es Of Herr, Presto, the coniurer, especially
bent upon prOsess of bamboozIing.
"But this and many other smaller mat
ters besides, which have since ACQUIRED sig
nifCance, passed away from my mind-at
least from the surface of ito lodge them
| selves, however, in those mysterious recep-
| tacles where IIdO believe every atomic af-
fectiOn on our sensOria, at any time eNpe-
rienced, is indestruGtibly lying, and still
capable of being made prominent, either
| by some mental magic beyond our research,
| or by some sympathetic and appropriate
cOmbination of external circumstances. .
| ''We shook ourselves down with our new
! arrivals rs best we might, and returned to
our diversions, among which swimming
must be reckoned one, especially with the
|, younger portion Of 9qr party, | don't
\ wonder atit, ,aa-there waz abeantifnl lake
in the grounds with smooth grassy mar
gins along the rii;h meadows, and shallow
enough to ba safe to all, but winding OIL
into some thick plantations on high ground,
where it became of corresponding depth,
and where several rocky, islcts broke its
surface aud rendered it, if somewhat
| IgloOmy, exceedingly picturesque aud SOL
emnly beautiful. Young Westerton was
all excellent swimmerl and especially
| delighted in tho refreshing exercise, SOL
I11ueu so that he would not unlrequGntly
| spend the greater p lrt Of Il summer after
| nnOn in and about the lake, striking off
| boldly from the more open parts, and re-
Ivelling, like a very Triton, amongst the
rocks and sunken trees of the deeper and
| less accessible portion. Sometimes he
would lie passive on the surface of the wa
ter, floating almost mOtiOnIcss, or gently
padding hiGner and thither in the full en-
| joyment Of youth. health. and vigOr. .
"ln amusing contrast with young West
GrtOn's love of the water was the extreme
horror always manifested by the lIindOO
Gholab, whenevtC he was compelled to ap-
prOach its banks. Nothing less than the
most positive orders of his master ever
brought him near, aud it was ludicrOus TO
see the speed with which he hastened from
it's vicinityias soon as, having discharged
his service, he received his masters per-
mission to retreat. The latter accounted to
us for this striking dislike by relating an
incident which occurred in one of thenIn-
dian rivers, near which GA0lab'S childhood
was passed. He was one day, i'll company
with another youth, padding about in the
stream, when suddenly a large alligator
rose close upon them, sCiz?d his companion,
and disappeared with him in his jaws. The
shock was 50 great that the poor fellow,
who was sincerely attached to the unlucky
victim, never quite gotOyer its effects, but
retained the picture of that horrible Incl
dent in his memory, to be freshencd and in
tensilied by any combination of wood and
water at all resembling the scene OF the sad
catastrophe, "a wonderful resemblance TO
which, said Cousin WestertOn, some parts
of my uncle's domain do certainly exhibit
"WC were now within fortnight of the
projected marriage, and was one day out
on u shooting expedition, when, happening
to pass near the turnpike road, saw II gig
rapidly approaching from the direction Of
the Hall, aud soon neard myself hailed by
Cousin Westerton. | felt that under ordi-
nary circumstances, he would hardly have
taken trouble to greet me, as we somehow
had not grown to care much for each other.
1t was, therefore, with some curiosity that
went up to the gig, which he had drawn
to the roadside, aud in which he was stand
ing in evident expectation of my approach.
- | have stopped to say good by cried
he, ewing me keenly the while. Il am called
oil by business of the very last Importance,
and should not be surprised if l find my
self tossing on my outward voyage to In
da, instead of dancing at my Cousins we'd
ding. BY the way, what o'clock is it? My
watch has stopped. Can you give me the
exact time? Very provoking is it not-l
mean having to leave just at this particular
juncture. What jolly days of it you will
have, ,lIilf-past twelve. you say. Thank
you. My uncle quite sees the necessity for
my going. Good sport, hope. Which
way ito you return? 'Ty5 .4
II pointed in direction which was not
towards the lake.
- Ha! | see through the finest covers
On the estate. Well, must not detain you.
laalf-past twelve, you say. Good by, good
BY 3.ryu .f..lysd a.....aI IT,. ,;-u.'r
t"And so he broke off his almost soliloquy,
which, either the impatience of his horse
orhis own excited manner leading tore
'peated CHECKS at the bridle, only tolbe bull
anced by, compromising touches of the
whip, hal made decidedly uncomfortable
protecting. He was soon out of sight, and
/ on inv rounds. After while / dismissed
the keeper and his dogs, having determined
to saunter quietly back alone, 1t was u
lovely afternoon, with warm, balmy breez.s
lust tanning the trees and hedger0ws Into
graceful ahiInatiou; the rich corn lands
lying luXuriously in the vale. with their
iringed robes of autumn tinted woodlands
drawn irregularly and negliSepily about
them, and III. the distance the slope and
swelfof many undulating hills, whose va
Iied curves of beauty stood out in the rich
blue SLY in endless variety of loVelineSs.
WestertOn Hall, with its Well-ordered gar
dens aid plantations, stOOdl in the nHd-uis-
tance, and 1 was just wishing tor some bit
of active life TO give more human interest
to the. scene, when from its gates emerged
"a siugiei horseinaIl, whogal1oped not merely
swiftly but as it seemed to ME, trantically
i'm the direction of the town. OF course |
fastened at once to the HalhgI
TArstrange dread came over me, and my
thoughts settled with involuntary tenacity
ON the agitated manner displayed by Cous-
in ,NVesterton when | met him on the road !;
but he idr reasoned, could not have been
cognizant of any unusual occurrence, or he
would at least have informed me fit. Be-
bsides, might [ not be needlessly alarmed?
Not sd,1foweVer, for when reached the
House | found that ,young0 W WestertOn had
lust beeur brought in deady drowned, as it
appeared, in the deepest, part of the lake.
f"No one had Witnessed his death. His
coinpanions On this oecasion, as had often
beendone before, left him when they saw
him strike of in the wilder and more se-
cluded parts, where none of them cared to
follow, never doubling, however, that when
tttedof exercise and explorations 2hewould
,return, as ltlsual, and join their party when
: evening drew nigh. Before this, however,
accident revealed the body to keeper who
|ihappered to be passing. 1t had got en-
thiGled amongst some roots or!branches,
| and. but that itlwas lying over one of these,
it is, ,probable that the discovery would, not
Have been made so early, as, from Being
thus caught, as it were, it was prevented
to;, ;, IL n fit,tn thA dhufhs nf the lake,