Year: 1862

a man at nineteen or twenty looks very
different from what he does at thirty
odd. They thought l had changed
good deal but not so much, after all,
as they could have expected ;. and both
said they would have known me any
where. Then was perfectly familiar
with all the details of my namesake's
early life, and could recall a thousand
little Incidents, that assured them l was
he. The hardest blow was to meet Ka.
tie Lynes--the girl that was in love
with Andy, and who, for six or eight
years, had mourned him as dead, after
hoping against hope as long as she rea-
sonably could. You know, sir, That a
woman has sort Of instinct about the
man she loves, that makes her see him
differently from everybody else; and 1
was afraid that Katie might feel that l
wasn't the Andrew Bum she knew, even
when every circumstance went to prove
that 1 was.


"But she didn't. She was prepared
to see me, having heard of my arrival;
and prepared to see me changed. She
was good deal quieter in her reception
ofme than the mother and sister had
been ; but could see that she was glad
clear down in the depths of her soul
and tell you my conscience did reprove
me awfully for the cheat 1 was putting
upon such constant, loving heart. But
l had got too far, then, to back out
and determined to stick to the lie clear
through, come what might


"Well sir it went on smoothly enough.
l had money enough to purchase a
house and little farm: and l thought
l would marry Katie, and settle down,
to live out MY life as another man. Per,
haps you can fancy what queer SEN
sation it is to give up your own self
your individuality to be somebody
else. That's is what proposed to do
forever.


"Katie agreed with me in my plans
and ideas of the future so J. got her to
name the day, and we made all the
preparations for the welding.


"Shortly before the appointed time,
had an offer for my house and land at
a very tidy advance cn the cost and,
thinking that 1 had better turn fair
penny where l could, 1 sold out, in
tending to buy another place as soon
as / could find one.


Con the night of the wedding, as l
was about to leave mothers house,
where had been dressing, it struck
me that the money had received for
my property was all that had in the
world, and 1 should be careful Of it. 1t
was in an old money-belt, lying in the
trunk, with a broken lock; and there
had been one or two roberies committed
in that region within week.


II buckled on the belt, then, next
my body, and went over to the brides
house with all my earthly wealth around
my waist.


"It was warm night, and ! natural
ly felt little nervous at that moment ::
so / left the room where the guests
were assembling, and went out for a
minute upon the piazza to cool and col
lcct myself before taking the decisive
step. Everything was quiet and peace
full outside. Nobody was in sight, and
the only noise l heard was made by the
horses Of the guests, tied in long row
to the fence.


Here another extraordinary impulse
came over me and the devil tempted
me to undo all that he had tempted me
to do. Without knowing how, Or why,
or wherefore, l ran down to the gate,
bareheaded, and springing on to the
finest horse 1 saw. ! rode off at a
spanking gallop, as if the fend was af-
ter me


"a thunderstorm came on, and
drenched me to the skin F; but rode on,
for miles and miles, past villages, and
parks, and bridges, and pastures, to-
ward Liverpool, till nay horse gave
signs Of failing. In urging him on, he
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