Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18

And sure enough the next day there fell a
sprinkle even in Albany; but it passed as it
came, and was but reminder of what lay
before us. | thought of it lightly then, know
ing so little as / did of that inclement PROV
ince; the retrospect is different; and / won.
der at times if some of the horror of these
events which | must now rehearse flowed not
from the foul skies and savage winds to which
we were exposed and the agony of cold that
we must suffer.
The boat having passed by, thought at
first we should have left the town. But no
such matter. My lord continued his stay in
Albany where he had no ostensble affairs,
and kept me by him. far from my due en-
ployment, and making pretense of occupa-
ton. 1t is upon this passage l expect, and
perhaps, deserve censure. ! was not SO dull
but what | had my own thoughts.
| could not see the master intrust himself
into the hands of Harris and not suspect
some underhand contrivance. Harris bore a
villainous reputation, and he had been tam
pered with i'll private by my lord; Mountain,
the trader, proved, upon inquiry, to be an
other of the same kidney; the erland they
were all gone upon, being the recovery of i'll
gotten treasures, offered in itself n very
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before, very impiously but sincerely offered
God a bargain, seeking to hire God to be my
bravo. 1t is true again that | had q good
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Of me- lnrd
Thus it was that [ did nothing; and. upon
the same reasons. am still strong to Justify
my course. We lived meanwhile in Albany.
but. though alone together in strange place.
had little traffic beyond formal salutations.
My lord had carried with him several intro
auctions to the chief people of tho town and
neighburhood others he had before encoun-
tered in New York: with thi, consequence.
that he went much abroad, and | am sorry
to say, was altogether too cornwall in his
habits. | was often in bed, but never asleen.
when he returned; and there was scarce n
night when he did not betrav the influence of
liquor. BY day he would still Law upon me
endless tasks. which he showed considerable
ingenuity to fish M and toranew i'm the man
uer of Penelope's web I never refused. rs I
say, for | was hired to do his bidding; but [
took no pains to keep my penetration ,1ndera
bushel, and would sometimes smile in his face.
Il think | must be the devil and Won
Michael Scott" | said to him one dav. 81
have bridged Tweed and split the Eildons
and now YOU set me to the rome of sand -
lie looked at me with shining ewes and
looked away again, his Jaw chewing, but
without words
"Well. well, my lord. - said I. "vour will is
my pleasure / Will do this for the fourth
time; but | would beg of YOU to invent an
other task against tomorrow, for, by my
trotl, | am weary of this one"
"You do not know what Won ora savire, -
returned nv lord. putting on his hat and
turning his back to me. 1T is STRANGE
thing you should take pleasure to annoy me-
n frlend-but that is different affair. 1t is
a strange thing. am man that has had i'll
fortune all my life through | am still sur
rounded by contrivances. Iamalways trend
ing in plots, he burst out. The whole world
is banded against me"
Il would not tall, wicked nonsenseif were
YOU said | but | will tell YOU what | would
dol would put my head in cold water for
you had more last night than you could
carry"
DO you think that!' said he, with n man