The Evansville journal., 1869-09-11
TAiI the Year Round.l
THE TRYST IN TWIN-gREE LANE
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dismissed the carriage, and ordered
apart ments.
we will dine together, Chailes, at
seven" he said to his nephew; the
evening is at your own disposal, for
my work, which may possibly detain
me TO a late hour, admits of no assls-
tance or interference"
There was an emphasis on the lat
words that forbade remonstrauce.
But the Reverend Charles Lileham
was sensible of an underlined anxiety
which induced him to resolve that,
. happen what would, he must not let
his houored relative wander far from
his sight. Ii was a little before eleV-
en- when the bishop, suddenly rising,
nut on his great coat, took his hat and
stick, walked quietly forth alone.
That night, the 9th of May, was a
festival one at Brighton. A gentle
man Of the highest distinction, in his
line, was receiving the compliment of
what might be Justly called a public
dinner, inasmuch as it was held eat
the Clenched Fists, BirGcage Lane,
North street. and was open to any
gentleman interested in the matter to
the amount Of three-aud- six pence,
liquors not included
/ was we'll attended, for Mr. VIII
liam Beekes. far better known as the
Bradford Dumping" retired cham
pion of England, was the son of
a much respected ycoman farmer in
the vicinity, and, though making
Bradford the city Of his adoption,
had never forgotten the peaceful viii
iage that gave him birth The heads
he had punched in youth were, like
his own, tinged with Rray,-foT the
Dulnpling had attained the (fOr the
ring) patriarchal age Of forty five
but his visits we're hailed with undl-
minished enthusiasm, and, moreover,
this 9th of May was the anniversary
of the last great triumph of his pro
fessional career.
The festivities were prolonged 10
late hour. AT that disturbed period
il was felt that the usal loyal toasts
should be received with double hon
ors, if not with double draughts, aud
il was past ten O'Clock before the
chairman arrived a. the great toast Of
the evening.
A song (patriotic). aud another
(pugilistic), with choruses to both,
wound up the evening; when, as
closing time approached, it was pro-
posed to escort the ex-obampion to
his private residence ia Burr Alley,
West Street, give him three cheers,
and dismiss him to his slumbcrs.
But to this little attention the Dump
ling opposed a strenuous opposition.
He preferred walking homo quietly,
alone and unrecognized, indeed, be
was not going home, leastwaYs, not
yet. he had an engagement beyond
the town, Patcham way, and it was
near upon the time To the playful
comment Of one of his friends that it
was a rum start" the Dumping
merely responded with a wink. To
another, little huttered with drink,
who affcctionately insised upon bear
ing him company whItheTsoeTer he
was bound, the Dumping offered just
sufficient presoual violence to disab bic
him from doing anything Of the sort,
and, having at length shaken off his
friends, strobe away. 1t was at this
time nearly half-past eleven.
The same evening, Col Spurrier,
commanding the gallant Hussar regi-
ment at that time occupying Brighton
barracks, had dined at the mess. The
circumstance was not of frequent oc-
currence, the colonel being a married
maD, and having houss in Bruins
wick Square. DuriDg the meal a let
ter, bearing the police official seal,
waH delivered to him. The colonel
read it with serious look, but not
till later in the evening did he con-
municate the contents to the officers
present. 1t seemed that the author
ilies had been warned of the pro
babilty Of meeting OF the chief pro-
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near Brighton, and, fearing that the
ordinary civil ior9e might prove in
sufficient to effect the capture, the
magistrates requested that a small
military detachment might be held in
readiness to act IN case of need.
The colonel supplemented his in
formation by issuing the nece ssaTy
directions, aud added that he should
himself sleep in the barracks that
night, although, for the next two
hours at least, he must unavoidably
be absent.
Perhaps" he added, smiling, aS
be threw on a cloak and lit his cigar,
may bring back some information
Of the enemy's movements. am not
going into the town."
' Permit me, sir, said the young
adiutant, to recommend you not to
so entirely unarmed. Your face is
known, and if these lurking raseals
are in earnest"
Well, we'll; lend me your pistols,
Barb, said the colonel, aud thrust
ing them into his pocket, walked
away.
The clock struck eleven as the SEN
try at the gate saw the colonel sud
denly quit the high-road, and strike
across the rising grounds in rear of
the barracks.
Another event Of some interest had
signslized this especial evening, the
9th of May, at Brighton. That ad-
mirable comedian, Mr.. L, had wound
up starring engagement Of six
nights, with benefit that attracted
nearly all the playgoing world Of that
gay watering place. He had acted in
three pieces with unsurpassable hu-
NOR, marked, however, as the night
drew on, with haste and excitement
unusual with him, AMI which did not
escape the notice Of his felloW-per-
formers He was perpetually glanc-
ing at his watch; fell into quite a
passion at a trihing delay between
the second and last pieces; ordered a
fly to be in waiting at the stage door,
and, the moment the curtains fell Git
was then full half past eleven), threw
himself, dressed as he was, into the
vehicle, aud, calling out " Patcham
quick!' drove furiously away, disre-
garding the very treasurer, who, with
his hands full Of notes and gold
stood prepared to settle accounts with
the fortunate stsr, in order that the
latter eight start, as he proposed,
early on the morrow.
The traveller who passes old Bright
on church, and. crossing the top OF
the hill, takes by path on the right,