The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-13

bideous fanRs human creatures, and keep them
in inexpressible tortures for perhaps twelve
the ladies on those estates were sleeping com-
fortably in their beds. Such was the force of
these man traps, that they required man with
an iron winch 10 open them by q mechanism
attached for the purpose.
These barbarous machines had now been
made illegal by act of Parliament, yet Sir Roger
and others continued to use them. as i know,
for myself had long after this period narrow
escape when botanizing, of being caught in one
in the woods of Strelly, uear Nottingham and
that within few yards OF foot road!
There was great running from all parts of
the village to see this monument of the tender
mercies of Sir Roger Rockville, and many were
the inverted blessings showered on his head.
Very soon, however, the keeper came in hot
haste TO reclaim his trap, and Mr.. Degge imme-
diately apprehended him by warrant, and COM
mitted him to the House of Correction and hard
labor for six months
While the social distinctions as they appear
in Great Britain are well developed in the
work, yet, wherever the necessity exists, the
author shows himself fully capable of vivid
writing. His description of a runaway horse
is well worthy of reprint
AT this moment Lefty found it rather hard
work to hold her in. She had q short, dancing,
impatient action, and seemed to long to be off
at smart rate. All at once there was blow
Of the road, and Off went the mare. She took
the bit between her teeth, stretched out her
neck as straight as q dart, laid back her ears,
and away! George and Mr.. Degee endeavored
to spring on before her, and seize her by the
brtdle-rein, but this only set her off more i'm.
petuously than before. In vain Lefty pulled
her in with all her power, and endeavored to
pluck, by a sudden jerk, the bit out of her
teeth. she held it as fast as If in vice, and
went of, spite of her efforts, at furious rate
George and Mr.. Degge were in the utmost
The frantic animal dash on more madly. One
thing appeared in Letty's favor; there was
long,, ascending, though not very steep hill,
and her friends trusted that the mare would
wind herself before she got to the top, and so
allow herself to be pulled in. George, without
daring to gallop after her at full speed, yet
kept on at a smart pace, taking the grassy
borders of the road. so as not to let the flying
animal hear him more than he could help.
over gate INTO the field, to see whence the
alarm had come, was now galloping rapidly
after. Lefty kept her seat like capital horse
woman as she was; and George felt confident
that, unless something caused the mare to start
aside aside or TO iall, she would go on safely home
who might attempt to stop the mare, and
cause her to swerve suddenly aside, or she
might dash suddenly against one of the two
turnpike gates and kill both herself and rider
The speed at which she flew was frightful
Gods providence could alone prevent some
fatal disaster. In one place there was broken
spot in the middle of the road over which she
sprang with tremendous leap; but Lefty sat
securely, and away away they went like
the wind, the two gentlemen in breathless
terror following as near as they dare approach.
Anon, the flying maniac steed came to a
steep and considerable descent IF Lefty
Keeps her seat there said or rather thought
George, III Will all be WE'LL" lie RaZed with
fixed eyes and suspended breath as he himself
sped along, expecting to see his sister lose, in
that rapid, shaking descent, her equilibrium,
and perhaps fly over the horses head; but no,
unmoved, undaunted, as it would appear by
her steady figure and attitude, on she flew,
a cloud Of dust coming driving thickly behind
her.
was now on long level road-there one of
the tolI-bars, but standing wide open. Through
dashed the horse and rider. Out rushed o
woman, threw her arms aloft over her head,
and Sfn lNn fNxyf tlnr 1Ch hn6 nos
On, away away the next tol-bar, but this
expecting, in chill desperation, terrible ira
gedy. On went the mare, without stop or stay,
on they went more frightfully than ever
God send," said George in his soul, that no
wagon may be coming this way-the furious
beast would dash right upon it, and"
But now the race was nearly at an end. Four
miles were they distant when the mare started
of, and now they were flying down the sandy
road under the cliff towards Woodburn Grange.
! AS their horses made little noise in the deep
| sand of the road, George and Mr.. Degge spurred
on, and saw, as they turned the bend of the
road, the mare dash right up to the gates of the
stable yard, and stop in an instant. George
yard gates, which were not higher than the
| horses shoulder. She was thrown only on its
/ neck, and there lay moment as If stunned.
| By the time George rode up she had recovered
herself, and had sprung TO the ground, where
| she stood pale, wild, and as in dream. George
sprang from his horse, and, catching her in
his arms, said:-"Thank God that all is well
| But we cannot continue to show the style Of
| the work by further extracts. We have tried
to let it speak for itself. To sum up oul
| Judgment, the work is one of the best novels
which have of late fallen under our notice. il
! is well conceived and well executed. 1t has
the freshness of novelty about it, and the work
as whole, will well repay perusal. 1t is go
up in the best style of any of Petersons' pub
lications, and will doubtless have large sale
New AMERICA. By William Hepworth Dixon
Messrs. j. B. Lppincott & Co. announc
that, by special arrangement with the author
they will publish ''New America" during tn
present month. The following extracts W
quote as illustrative of its style:-
| EXTRACTS
/ "Under these walls of Richmond the battle O
| that principle was fairly fought; with a skill,
pride, a valor, on either side, to recall tn
! the Cavaliers went down, and the Middle Age
| then lost their final field"
! "Yes here in Richmond, among these gal
| liant swordsmen of the South, on whom the wa
| has fallen with its deadliest weight-mel
| broken in their fortunes, widowed in thei
| affections-may admit, and some proclaim, tina
| they have made q surprising change OF front
| . The Yictors have set their mark upoI
| them, SO that they shall fill no further Office O
| command. Their friends may grieve over thi
| exclusion but the nation has to live; and th
| rank and ii leof the South will not punish itsel
| forever even for the sake of those who, in thei
| enthusiasm, may have m1sled 1t into death. Ii
fact, the tide has turned; the same sea roll
| and sWells but the ebb OF separation has be
| come the tide Of Union"
ain their passion to be free they had forgotten
the saving power and virtue which belong 3
pda ha1o n not,