The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-04
CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER VIII.
That saying, though a smell thing, and o fool:
fish one, brought my state homo to mo and filed
nue. with 80 Frisly a IoresodinE OF the gibbet that
more thought than, sine deserved which was
little; hut became " holly taken up with my own
whom l had once seen, pitched and hanging in
chains, at Much Hadham crossroads. The horri-
grow on my mind, until 1 xrovelled and sweatod
In a green terror. and that not 30 much at the
prospect Of death-.though this. sent me hot and
cold In the same instant-ab of the harsh rope
about my neck. and the sncking hands and the
dreadful apparatus and the grinning, loath-
Near swooning at the thought. I sank huddled
into tho chair, and was piucked up by the con-
s ior%sra. G ass though Gh9 n,st ss : a n So s.sso iis SH .
strove to hoarten me. saying that there was al
ways hope until the cart moved, md that many
health in the plantations. with an oath or two,
and in a loud voice,
and trying to moet his eye l muttercd that 1t
was not that; that was not afraid and hat at
= he sure =" he SAID. noddinE. %To DO sure.
1t is well to BIO q scholarl'
l was athirst, however, to got some further as
face, asked hoarsely: You think that 1t is Ger.
Certain surc, my Toby, he answered. But
! saw that he winkcd to his comrade. and l
heard the latter ask him softly, as he took his
seat again; list sol viii the lad cheat the
Not he!" was the reply, uttered In a whisper,
but terror shnrpcncd my ears. There was 80
legit, that 1t was given out they would override
it this time and make examples. AM 10 to he
will swing, Benn." .lt .
But Ia 1t the law y p
I did not hear tho answer for the drumHfyg in
my ears and tho dreadful confusion in my brain.
which were such that l WAS not aware Of the
pened after that Sn!i | foafnd. niysSIi in the
road, climbing clumslly on q pony I'm the middle of
a throng of staring, curious faces. Ny feet being
secured under the beasts %belly,-at which some
s saSs ioo oSn%; s strans Sdg'rs at s'G %eo I ~e CONSTABLE
mounted himself, and shouting to his wife that
crowd, Mr.. d. and Mr.. Jenkins bringing. up
the rear. The last l saw of the school the boys
and Mrs. ID. in the doorway. unappeased by
my misery, was shrilly denouncing me, hands
and tongue all going to a group Of her gossips;
preston OF either remains with me-. my only
the tSeV Country, and M Of the e hs IIints that ali e Hsst
ton. all living things. save my doomed self. en-
terday I had been as these, free to move and live
and breathe. caused great tears to, roll down my
s SaS gone G forw nnE t 1om aRs sfas;ar Tao soo 5no st ST
baldwin Winston's, and the entertainment
they expected, took little notice OF me; and less
there were grand doinEs at tho house, and a
great company. including a Lord, come unex-
81 don't think you'll be welcome" the porter
added, looking curlously az me: u
s,ur Safs,oe .rh osf Rins must shS Be- G serSed.H replied
something to gain by li ii the porter Tetoriisd. :.
meant can M to me l the, heat dir tS1si "o' S sap1ssa"f fi fes and
death. fortune and misery nor that In the com,
my salvation. II dweii on 5nof the news ,aS at ali il
shame felt, hut in that / deceived myself; fol
4 when the ordeal of waiting in the SeryuntA' hal
where the maids piticd me and would have fec
me il l could have eaten-was over and we wert
ushered into the parlor. in which Sir Baldwin
who had newly arisen from dinner. would see
us. we found only one gentleman with him.
The two stood ut the further end q a Iona
open to the ground; permitted u view Of coo
sward and yew hedges. That they had haC
companions. nov withdrawn, was clear rot only
with plates and glas ses and half empty fngons
stretched up the room from us to them, bu'
rising, and six or seven others thrust back hap
hazard against the, panels, In the side of thu
room were four tall straight windows that al
the table. and these, displaying here a little poo
Of spilled claret, and there a broken tobac cc
grimness to the elegant disorder.
The same incongruity was TO be observed In
the appearance of the elder OF the two men, who
had hung his periwig on the back OF a chair, ant
showed a bald head and flushed face that agreed
III with his laced cravat and embroidered coat
stretched he was not Immediately aware OF oul
entrance, but continued to address his compan
ion in words that were coherent enough. yet be
"Crop-esred knaves. my lord. half of them
and l one!' he cried jovially. as we came, to
nre-T with shaking knees and sinking heart
And ready TO become tho same again II thu
times call ,fortt. For whyi Because Il was onl.
have been few in my time, though fools plenty.
To be continued.