The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13


that my friend John would make for New
Haven early in the following morning, t,
catch the steamer that then piled from tn,
pier to BurntiSland. So on Monday go
up before daybreak, or rather in the per
ieGt darkness of the prior night not ye
modified, Oml having dressed myself,
took my dreary way to the old tishinl
villige, The day was beginning to breal
when | arrived at the pier, where | tool
m scat on the edge Of one Of the hauled
up b. IS. The fishermen had been dowI
to the Isl Of May, and having arrived witt
five or six cargoes Of fish during the night
were all ready, IN their thick pea;iackets
long boots. ind rG1 nightraps, for tbi
fish fair which Is held on the pier almost
every morning during the fishing season
The regular hshwomcn were beginning t.
come down from the village. Then there
came the crowds of the Edinburgh fish,
hawkeP, ahLOst all young Irish huzzies
resonant of oaths, and each with the hurly,
without which she could do nothing in hcl
wandering trade,
There was |, sitting in the midst of thi,
at six o'clock in the morning, looking foI
n young man | had never seen. | wns
busy enjoying the scene before me, not n
little amused by the remarks Of some oil
my High street children, who knew me
well enough, il more than one had not been
through my llnds. d
Presently | saw u young man coming
Sauntering down through the crowd whose
appearance claimed my special attention,
lie was very like the description given me
by Anderson; yet my marks were SO
dubious could draw no very satisfactory
conclusion. He passed me us he went
down, but the light Of the morning was
yet so hazy that I required nearer view,
| rose from my seat, and followed him
down the pier getting rs close to him as !
could, within view ton better comparison
of bis facc with the image hOd formed ol
him from Andcron's account. While thus
examining him, | observed on his coat
some hay-sceds. "Tlat lad," thought I,
"h has had hay for his sheets !" and then
rccollccted that, in the gray dawn, | had
observed large hay.Etack on the right
side of the road coming down from Edin-
burgh. Going up to him carelessly:
"Raw morning, my man.
"Ah," with some confidence, almost
enough to shake the hay.secds out of my
mind.
"You'llbe for File, fancy z"
"Right," replied he; "whcn will the
boat be here ~
"You'll sec her near Granton, yondcr
she'll be here in quarter of an hour. We
have time for dram to keep the sea mir
out of our empty stomachs.n
"Come up to Wilson's said /, "and Iii
stand your glass besides my own"
In two minutes after had him seated
in Wilson's, with the gill of whiskey be-
fore us.
"Come my lad," said I-for truly I
had some pity for him, so cold and heartless
he looked-"you will be the better for
this"
And, giving him his dram and taking
my own, Of which stood in some need as
we'll:
"Are YOU from Edinburgh7n
"No, CramOnd,n Aid he, irresolutely.
at Is strange how friends meet" said |,
III did not think that Jack
Ferguson would have forgot m old fellow
workman
swell, don't remember YOU" said he,
without u protest against my soft impeach.
ment.
sand how is Bill, your brother ~ said
!, without telling him that | had lodged
the said Bill in safe quarters on the pre-
vious night.
go, well cnOugh,n he replied; and yet
Just with n trace Of repentance that he
had sail it.
"Yes," said I, now perfectly sure of my
man, "hc is well enough, for he's inpriSon
waiting for you, MS his accomplicc ina rob-
berry of three coats in Bond street, on
night
The words were not out when he start
ID up, as il u cannon had been fired close
by his ear, and made for the door.
"Comc," said I, laying hold of him
- you can make nothing by flight in .his
thoroughiarc; you may NJ well be easy.
Here's drop Of whiskcy in the s;oup yet.
fake it kindly, and then will fit You
with these" taking out my cuffs.
Jack sat quietly down, and, taking up
'he stoup, poured out the remaining half
glass, took It of, and then took on his.
,nrb.
swell. now, Jack." said l., for | was
curious on point, "didn't YOU sleep all
night in the hNy-stack up yonder, on this
'ide Of Bclliield Z"
"Yes, | did" he replied show do you
inow tllat2'
"Why, by these hay.seeds on your
lcket," said |, "Don't YOU see that il
iou had these upon YOU last night before
,oing to bed, md had taken of and put
III your coat, az honest men do, these
.eeds would have been shaken OH And
then, don't you further sec it was very
Unlikely you could have got these seeds
ipon you this morning, when newly out
II bCdl SO, jack" | continued, "it was
'caly by seeing these very small particles
ipon you that was led to the Thought
or was not sure about you-that you
we're skulkirg for some cause, and, there.
ore, very likely one Of my friends"
Good God is it possible ~ he cried,
is il he had been on the instant made
,wnrc Of something he had not thought OF
before
Eyes" said |, ait is possible and real.
It is not who am the thief. catchcr;"
md as pronounced the words pointed
my finger TO the roof, and looked in tho
same direction, with solemnty really
at the moment felt.
Nor was the effect less apparent upon
the face Of the struck youth. A tremor
seemed to shake his heart.
"YeS,n he said, "thcrc Is another thief.
catcher higher than you, and I feel Ills
hand upOu me with iirmcr grin than that