Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-08
The Sturp Tel1er.
PHANI0M OF DEADAO0R TOWER,

At six O'Clock one tine autumna morning, Oey'
mour and stood on the deck Of London steam
er which was easing and stopping, and turning
astern, and going Oh, in her endeaVors to lay her
self alongside the quay of foreign town, without
smashing any of the smaller vessels that were in
her way. .,
"Upon my word, this is delightful" said my
friend ''The voyage has been pleasure trip IN
stead of bore. have had a good nights rest
and feel as fresh as lark, instead Of being jaded
and anxious to get to bed, as usual, on arriving al
the end of long Journey And then one always
GETS disappointing impression Of a town on drl
wing into it from station, which is invariably II
the worst quarter whereas, look there! why
it's more like scene in theatre than anything
in real life Ideelare will never 60 abroad BY
short sea passage and rail again, if can help it.
Seymour is q 'sswell" He goes to his hair
dressers several times week, sends back coats
and trousers that do not exactly fit him, habltu
aly wears gloves, has valet land pronounces the
y. drives mail pheton, drawn by two steppers
who are apparently always endeavoring to strike
their own noses with their forelegs and altogether
it is surprising that he cares to be seen with sc
humble an individual as myself; surprising, that is
to certain of my aequaintauces, not to me, tor
know the mans real character, and that ne con
siders large income as piece Of good fortune
but no absolute proof of merit in the possessor.
Still, 7 was rather astonished when be proposed
to accompany me in my holiday trip.
"a golden pitcher like you would smash 10!
clay sides in week, if we sailed together" l De
INJURED.
'sNot bit, my dear fellow" said he; Il wan
to do it cheaply How much money are you 60
ing to take? Well, will put exactly the SAM
sum in my pocket, and when we are drained, VI
will come home Will that do?"
Itwould do exactly that is just my idea OF com
Portable travelling. But I expected that, with m!
friends tastes and habits our funds would last bu
very short time.
For instance" said I, II always travel by boa
from London bridge, and so get out and home
again for less than single fare by any other route
He acquiesced jeyfully, and on our arrival ex
pressed himself as above.
Certainly the passage had been very prosperous
the weather fine and warm, the sea as smooth
glass, the passengers few and rather amusing
And the old town looked, as he said, charming
quite fairy city-an cathedral, palace, and gran'
souare without backslums, dirt, vice or crime; Il
to be photographed as model tor seaport towns
Our luggage was examined, landed, put on truck
and wheeled off to the hotel fixed upon, we tol
lowing on foot at our leisure.
"Iet US turn into the place and have neare
look at the cathedral" proposed Seymour. "EV
cry scrap Of tracery looks as sharp and clear in TIL
early morning air, as if it were undera microscope
Halloa what's that?'
'That," was hum and tramping distant
first, then louder and nearer. When We entere'
the place We found numerous groups scattere'
about; fresh comers were perpetually arriving
from all the streets which concentrated upon tha
large open space, and presently the head of tn
large crowd, whose march we had heard in tn
distance, debouched upon the scene.
In the centre of the square scaffold had bee
erected, around which all these people were gath
ering Seymour, good German scholar, mad
inquiries. Yes, there was to be an execution. /
man, supposed to be an Englishman, had commit
ted very horrible murder, attended by circum
stances of revolving treachery and ingratitude,
his head was to be cut off in half an hour at far
thest
Now, I certainly never should go out Of my wa
to see such sight but being there sort Of fas
cipation bound me to the spot. As for Seymour
he was glad of the opportunity Of seeing any fol
eign customs; and since he had served in the cav
airy during bloody Indian campaign, it was bt
yond the power of headsman to spoil his break
fast, even if the fellow bungled. Some OF thos
fine lapguid gentlemen you meet in Pail Mall, an
think effeminate, have seen and done and suffere
things which could not be read by many OF the
critics without shudder.
There were immense numbers Of people presen
but no crowd, in the English sense Of the wore
for the open space was very extensive, and tn