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WEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
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No. 38.—NEW SERIES.]
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COTTINgT& BUTLER,
ATTORNIES,
HAVE taken an OFFICE over Cozart &
Woods Store.
j March 11,1641. 28
DOCTORS
ANDREWS & ROBERTSON,
HAVING connected themselves for the pur
pose of Practising the different branches
of their Profession, respectfully tender their ser
vices to the citizens of Washington and vicinity.
(ET Office, second story of the building occu
pied by J. A. Jones, as a Drug Store.
May 6,1841. 4t 36
HOUSE OF
o__a The Subscriber having lately taken
a large and convenient HOUSE in
the Town of Washington, (Wilkes
county,) Georgia, has opened it as a
House of Public Entertain
ment,
Antfbegs leave to assure his friends and the pub
lic generally, that nothing shall be omitted on his
part, which will conduce to the comfort and ac
commodation of those who may favor him with
their patronage.
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JT The Southern Recorder, at Milledgeville;
Chronicle and Sentinel, Augusta; and the Moun
taineer, Greenville, S. C., will publish the above
weekly, for three months, and forward their bills
to this office for payment.
May 6,1841. 36
Tyytvidend JYo • 46.
\ ■ BANK STATE OF GEORGIA, >
\ Savannah, 23d April, 1841. )
rfWIE Board of Directors having this day de-
X clared a Dividend, No. 46, of $3 50 per
te*'share on the Capital Stock of this Bank for six
W nionths ending on 3d instant, the same will be
3 jnid to the respective Stockholders thereof, or to
f then order, on and after Wednesday next.
I A. PORTER, Cashier.
April 2i 3t 35
*
NEW GOODS.
TIIE Subscribers have just received, anew
and handsome assortment of
Spring and Summer
GOOES,
CONSISTING IN TAUT OF THE FOLLOWING :
Printed Lawns and Muslins,
Black and Fancy Silks,
Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs,
Ribbons, Linens and Lawns,
Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs,
Hosiery and Gloves, M
Broadcloths and Cassimeres.
An extensive assortment of SUMME™
CLOTHS, for Gentlemen’s wear,
Georgia Nankeen,
Brown and bleached Sheetings and
Shirtings,
Figured Silk and plain Vestings,
Bonnets and Hoods,
Palm-Leaf and Wool Ilats,
Silk, Russia and Beaver Hats,
Shoes, of various kinds, Ac. &c.
They also keep on hand a large and general
assortment of
Crockery, Hardware,
and Cutlery,
Drugs and Medicines,
Sugar, Coftee & Tea.
(Kr* AH of which will be sold on very
reasonable terms.
COZART & WOODS.
April 22, 1841. 34
FIRST anti LAST Notice.
PERSONS indebted to the LIVERY STA
BLE, are hereby called upon to make im
mediate payment to the Subscriber.
1). E. BUTLER.
April 39,1841. 35
JYotice*
TIIE Subscribers will give twelve cents per
pound for good HIDES, and pay in Leath
er and Shoes. They also design supplying the
Market with Beef, &c. this season. Therefore,
persons having Calves or Lambs for sale, can
find a market, by giving them a call.
MOSELEY & ELLINGTON.
May 6, 1841. 36
NOTICE.
THE Subscribers having had their Books and
most of their Accounts consumed by the
late Fire, would respectfully solicit those indebt
ed to call, without delay, and settle either with
CASH or by NOTE, the amount due as near
as their memory will serve them—for this matter
will be left entirely to the Honor of a great many;
and we trust no one will be found taking the ad
vantage of our situation ; but that all will come
forward, like honest men, to our relief.
BURTON & PELOT.
N. B.—Call at the Bank, on E. M. Burton, for
settlement.
March 11. ts 28
JYotice •
A MEETING of the Commissioners of the
Poor School for Wilkes county, will take
place in Washington, on SATURDAY the 22d
instant, (it being the 4th Saturday.) All who
have claims for Children taught under the Com
mon School Act, are requested to be punctual in
their attendance, taking care to have their ac
counts regularly made out.
ROYLAND BEASLEY, Secretary
and Treasurer for 13. C.
May 13,1841. 37
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL be sold on the first TUESDAY in
July next, at the Court House door in
Wilkes county, pursuant to an order of the Ho
norable the Inferior Court of said county, while
sifting for ordinary purposes, the following prop
erty, to-wit:
A Negro Girl named Charity, and a Negro
Boy named Elbert, belonging to the estate of
William Gresham, deceased, late of Wilkes
county. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of said deceased. Terms made known
on the dav of sale.
HENRY F. ELLINGTON, Adm’r.
with the Will annexed.
May 6, 1841. tds 36
GEORGIA, ) Whereas, Henry Terrell,
Wilkes county. $ Guardian of Nancy B. Terrell,
applies for Letters of Dismission.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad
monish, all and singular, the kindred and credi
tors of said Minor, to be and appear at my office,
within the time prescribed by law, to show
cause (if any they have,) why said letters should
not be granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 22d of A
pril, 1841. JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk C. O.
April 29. mOm 35
GEORGIA, ) Whereas, I. T. IRVIN, Ex-
Wilkes county. ( ecu tar of HANNAH IRVIN,
deceased, applies for Letters of Dismission from
said Estate.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and ad
monish, all and singular, the kindred and credi
tors of said deceased, to be and appear at my of
fice, within the time prescribed by law. to show
cause, (if any they have) why said Letters should
not be granted.
Given under my hand at office, this 19th day
of March, 1841.
JOHN 11. DYSON, Clerk c. o.
March 25. m6m 30
GEORGIA, l WHEREAS Elisha Ogden,
Wilkes County. ( applies for Letters of Admin
istration with the Will annexed, on the Estate
of EDWARD HATCHETT, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite, summon,
and admonish, all and singular, the kindred
and creditors of said deceased, to be and ap
pear at my office within the time prescribed by
law, to show cause, (if any they have,) why said
letters should not be granted.
Given under mv hand at office, this 12th day of
April, 1841. ‘ JOHN 11. DYSON,
Clerk Court of Ordinary.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
WASHINGTON* (WILKES COIATY, GA.,) MAY ‘2O, IS 11.
MISCELLANEOUS*
From the New- York Mirror.
THU BISHOP AND HIS HOUSE
KEEPER.
In a city in the south of France, which
we will not name at present, there lived a
few years ago, a bishop, a kind, amiable
old man, severe to himself, indulgent to
others, so good and charitable that every
body loved him. His house was a model
of propriety and hospitality. It was man
tureil by an old house-keeper, Madame l’i-
HL'i. In a bachelor’s establishment the
jEpt ‘me authority is always exercised by
Madame Pichard was the very
model of house-kcencrs, and every thing
went on admirably under her administra
tion. Her only source of trouble was her
husband, quarrelsome old man, who, at the
time of our story, was carried off by a drop
sy, produced by his excesses. A few days
after his death, the bishop went up to his
house-keeper’s apartment to pay her a visit
of condolence.
“Well, my dear madam,” began his
lordship, 1 have called to endeavor to con
sole you in your afflictions. Y T ou must not
grieve too deeply. We are all mortal you
know, and sooner or later, we come to the
end of our earthly pilgrimage. Y’our hus
band’s is now ended ; it would have been
better if he had not spent so much of it in
drinking, but still the mercy of heaven has
no bounds.”
“ Your lordship is very good, but, to say
the truth, I was not thinking of my husband
at all: I will not deceive you.”
“ Really !” answered the bishop.
“ Your lordship knows that my husband
was a drunkard, that he used to heat me,
and sell my clothes to buy liquor with ;
for my own part, I am only sorry that he
lived so long.”
This was a kind of funeral oration for
which the bishop was hardly prepared, and
it was with no little astonishment that lie
replied :
“ That is riot a very Christian frame of
mind, I’m afraid ; did you not love your
husband ?” %
“ Your lordship would not ask me that
question if you knew how I came to be
married.”
“You must tell me all about it,” said
the bishop, with the curiosity of age.
“ And your lordship does not know any
thing about my Augustus,” continued the
house-keeper in a melancholy tone.
“ Your Augustus, Madame Pichard !-
Pray explain.”
“I was horn at Boulogne, if it please
your lordship. At fifteen, they called me
the village beauty, and I suppose, when
eighteen, I was not much uglier; but ex
cuse me sir,” said the old lady, drawing
back her chair, “ I am going to tell you a
love-story, and I shall only tire you.”
“Go on,” repeated the dignitary, “we
are both of us old now, and can talk about
such nonsense without danger.”
“ There lived in the village a young
man, tall, finely’ formed, with blue eyes and
curling light hair ; I think I can see him
now ; all we girls used to pull caps for
him ; he was what our parents called a
wild young man ; his name was Augustus,
and we all used to call him ‘ handsome
Gussy.’ He soon singled me out, and when
my father went to Paris, and my mother
was out of the way, he was always at my
side. When one gets to be an old woman,
and has a great grown-up girl to take care
of, one rails at lovers, but still that was the
happiest time of my life ; I remember it as
if it was yesterday'. I was proud of my
Gussy, who was our village beau, and he
soon quitted all the other girls to pay his
court to me. All this sounds very strange
to y'our lordship, no doubt. My father and
mother would never have agreed to my
marrying so wild a fellow as he was ; they’
forbade him the house, but we used to meet
often in secret. He would prowl around
all day only to get a single look of me, and
then, oh how happy and proud 1 was! —
One day my father had gone to the city
with a load, and I slipped out to try to see
Augustus for a moment; we had not seen
each other for a fortnight! I met him in
the high-road. If your lordship knew what
a delight it is to meet one’s lover, when one
is just eighteen, and has been parted from
him for a fortnight, you would comprehend
how one feels. I forgot father, mother,
everything. We stood under a tree by the
road-side, looking into each other’s eyes ;
we were so happy that we did not even
speak. A cart came along, it was my fa
ther’s ; he saw us, sprung out, and began
to beat me for having met Augustus against
his orders. lam certain that if he had at
tacked Augustus himself, he would not
have resisted ; but the poor fellow could
not bear to see me suffer, he attacked my
father and they fought desperately. My
father caught up a stone and split open
Augustus’ head ; he, on the other hand,
dealt the old man such a blow that he fell
senseless.”
“Oh, run, Augustus,” said I, “if the
police should catch you, you are lost!”
He obeyed me and fled, and I have never
seen him since. My father soon came to,
and gave me a dreadful beating. He de
termined to marry me off, and easily found
a man who was willing to take me without
any affection, in consideration of a good
dower. When I was tired of being beaten
every morning and night, I became Mad
ame Pichard. I never loved my husband;
he knew that my father used to beat me,
and he followed his example. We wan
dered over the whole of France in great
want and misery for the most part, till your
lordship’s kindness give us support. That
is my story.”
“And what became of handsome Gus
sy ?”
“lie thought he had killed my father,
and left the village. He was a lad of
courage, no doubt be enlisted ; perhaps he
is now a colonel, general, or count, who
knows! unless he was killed in battle.—
But 1 cannot believe he is dead ; 1 have
been looking for him these forty years; 1
expect every moment to hear him knock at
the door, and see him come in with his
graceful figure, his mild blue eyes, and wa
ving locks.”
“So then you suppose, my good lady,
that your Gussy is just flic same now as he
was then ?”
“ So 1 fancy, please your lordship.”
“ Why, that is folly ; your Augustus has
grown old like other men, by tiiis time his
face must be wrinkled, his head bald, and
his figure bent double. If you were to see
him now you would not know him.”
“ Oh, that’s impossible ! I can’t believe
that lie’s so changed, but at any rate I
should know him among a thousand. Put
him in the middle of an army and I’ll lay
my life I’d recognize him at the very first.”
“You are mistaken, madam, you dwell
in fancy oil the youth of twenty, not on the
old man of sixty-five, and Augustus, him
self, if he was to see you, would not know
you. To prove this to you—you have both
lived six months in my house without ci
ther's ever suspecting that the other was
“What! what does your lordship mean?”
asked the old woman anxiously.
“To undeceive you, Margaret—l am
your Augustus.”
Madame Pichard sprung up from her
chair, and hold up both hands : she could
not believe him.
“ Oh dear ! is your lordship, handsome
Gussy ?”
“Certainly.”
“ The handsomest young fellow in the
village !”
“ Yes, Margaret, forty-five years ago.”
“ Was it you that I used to meet down
in our garden ?”
“Alas ! yes, Margaret.”
“ Was it you, my lordship—l mean, Au
gustus —1 mean your lordship —that my
father hit with a stone ?”
The dignitary took off his scull-cap and
showed a distinct scar on his shaven crown.
“ I can tell you all in a very few words.
When I thought 1 had killed your father. I
tied across the frontier. I took refuge in a
convent; the good fathers gave me an ed
ucation ; I wanted to go Lack to France to
claim your hand, when 1 heard of your
marriage. I determined to take orders ; I
abandoned the idle pursuits of my youth,
and devoted myself to study and prayer.
I returned to France, I preached some thir
ty years, when I was nominated to the see
I now occupy. You must stay with me,
Margaret; we are both of us so old and so
changed now, that there is no danger in the
remembrance of the past. You see now
that your fancy was fed by a mere illusion,
the object of your first love was before your
eyes, yet you did not know him, nor he
you. Nothing is lasting in this world, my
child, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Madame Pic-hard continued to be the ve
ry model of a careful house-keeper. The
servants stood in awe of her, and believed
that she was crazy, for they often heard
her mutter to herself when she thought she
was alone,
“Oh dear ! his lordship my handsome
Gussy—oh dear ! oh dear!”
The following anecdote was related by
the late John Adams, even to the last days
of his life, with all that good humor which
was so characteristic ofhim, and itis presu
med has not yet passed away from the minds
of many who have heard it from his own
lips: a few only of his strong expressions
are remembered : V
“ When I was a boy, I had to study the
Latin grammar ; but it was dull, and 1
hated it. My father was anxious to send
me to college, and therefore I studied the
grammar till I could bear with it no longer;
and going to my father I toid him I did not
like study, and asked him for some other
employment. It was opposing his wishes,
and he was quick in his answer. “ Well,
John,” said he, “if Latin grammar docs
not suit, you may try ditching, perhaps
that will: my meadow yonder needs a ditch,
and you may put by Latin and try that.”—
This seemed a delightful change, and to
the meadow I went. But I soon found
ditching harder than Latin, and the first
forenoon was the longest I ever experienced.
That day I ate the bread of labor, and glad
was I when night came on. That night I
made some comparisons between Latin
grammar and ditching, hut said not a word
about it. I dug the next forenoon, and
wanted to return to Latin at dinner ; but
it was humiliating. At night toil conquer
ed pride, and I told my father, one of the
severest trials of my life, that if he chose I
would go back to Latin grammar. He was
glad of it ; and if I have since gained any
distinction, it has been owing to the two
days labor in that abominable ditch.”
Legal Tender. —Mr. Gold and Mr. Silver
tender themselves to the voters of Cincin
nati, one as constable and the other as
watchman. Os course the voters will be
compelled to take them
THU RUNAWAY MATCH.
BY MISS M. A. COItCOItAX.
It is well known that the laws of some of
the S'ates of the Union afford more facili
ties than others, to those who are desirous
’ ofmarrying against the will of their parents
i and friends.
i In the good old State of'Pemisvlvania, the
; laws are so constructed that every possible
encouragement is held out for her young
! people to enter- into a state of double hies
; sedness ; as the votaries of llvmen have
I only to hie away to the nearest justice of
the peace, who is duly authorized to rivet
the golden chain, without much ceremony,
and without any permission from a higher
; functionary. 1 lence, when the young folks
of Maryland and Virginia, being near the
i linc,\\ isli to enter tiie married state, against
j their friends’ wishes, they come ‘over the
I border, to avail themselves of the liberality
I of the statutes of Pennsylvania.
A few years ago, when 1 resided in one
of the southern counties of that respectable
j old commonwealth, 1 witnessed a runaway
match, which was attended with more than
ordinary interest. 1 was passing some time
at the house of an uncle, in the little village
of G—, which from its contiguity to the
Maryland line, is a kind of Gretna Green
for the ‘true lovers’ of that State, who are
unfortunate enough to have cross-grained
fathers and mothers. My cousin Agnes,
who was a giddy, romping girl, came run
i ning to me one day with an open letter
j which she desired me to read. It was from
| a young lady, living some thirty miles off,
in a hoarding school. The writer stated
that she was about to elope with a young
gentleman to G . on the next day, in
the afternoon of which she expected to have
the silken knot tied.
She conjured Agnes to be in readiness to
receive her and her lover.
“Oh, coz,” said Agnes, “ Caroline Gray
isan angel of a girl! You will he so much
pleased with her !”
“ Doyou know her intended ?” inquired 1.
“ Very well, indeed, coz,” she answered.
“ Ho is a fine, tall, handsome young mail,
and loves Caroline to distraction. I am
bound to help them all 1 can. But after
all, if that crabbed old father of hers should
pursue them, and take Caroline home, what
a spite it would be !”
“Then he is stoutly opposed to the match,
I suppose !”
“So he is; but it don’t make a bit of
difference. George Hazard is a prize that
any girl might be glad to draw ; and I am
right down glad to hear that she is going to
marry him, in spite of her father’s teeth, if j
the crusty old fellow has any. They will
be with us to-morrow afternoon, and the j
wedding shall take place in our parlor.—
Coz, I must now .go and get ready. You !
must help all in your power, for we’ll-have |
oceans of fun.”
The giddy’ young girl flew to her ward- j
robe, and satisfied herself that her dresses
were in order, to enable her to appear ; t
her friend’s nuptials, in a style befitting
the occasion. She then impressed me in
to her service to assist in making such lit
tle culinary delicacies as our limited time
enabled us to do. Wo toiled hard until a
late hour in the evening, by which time
we had prepared a bountiful supply of
pound cake, sugar cake, jumbles, spice
balls, and the many other nameless nic
nacs which usually grace the tables, on
occasions like the one approaching.
The next day was Sunday, and a clear j
and piercing cold one it was in the bargain.
At an early hour, a glowing fire was made
in the parlor, to impart a comfortable de
gree of warmth to the room in which the
young Marylanders were to hear their de
cree of earthly bliss. Agnes had taken
the precaution to send a private messenger
to Squire Docket,who lived in the far end of
the town ; and the squire appeared in the
parlor long before the appointed time, anx
ious no doubt to be prepared to administer !
the ceremony without delay. Agnes cast
many a look through the end window of the
house, which commanded a view of the
road for some distance, as the hour ap
proached.
“Come, sit down by the fire, Agnes,”
said Squire Docket ; “they will be here
presently.”
“That is, if nobody has overtaken them,”
she replied.
“ Don’t be uneasy—all will be well.”
“You have everything ready, I hope,
squire ?”
“ Yes—no—hang it all!” he exclaimed
hastily, “ I have forgottoli my spectacles,
and I must hurry back home to get them,
for I can’t read a line without them.”
“I’ll send for them, squire,” said Agnes.
“Nobody but myself can find them,
child, I’ll soon be back—plenty of time
yet.”
“ Now do hurry yourself,” eagerly en
joined Agnes.
The Justice hastily strode out of the
room. As soon as he got into the street,
lie exclaimed, “As I live, I believe they
are coming.”
Agnes and I ran to the door, and both ex
claimed, “Hurry, squire.”
We preccived two persons on horseback,
approaching from the Maryland road. It
was only, however, when they came with
in a few hundred yards that we discovered
one of them to be a female. Agnes imme
diately cried out, “ ’Tis Caroline and
George Hazard-”
In a few moments more, the couple were
seated at'the parlor fire. They both ap
peared in great glee at their success in their
enterprise thus far. A great many con
gratulations passed to and fro.
11. J. h \ I*l*l. L. fr inter.
“ Oh, Caroline,” sai<i Agnes, “ you can’t
imagine how glad lam to see you ! But I
declare I eoulii scarcely tell at lirst wheth
er you were a man or a woman, with all
those buttons shining on your dress, lim
look lor all the work! like a trooper cap
tain. 1 ’
The dress worn h\ Miss Grnv was ut a
peculiarly striking (diameter. A neatlit
! tie jockey cap surmounted her head; and
her hair was nearly all concealed in its
body, giving a boyish look to her lace,
which was. however very beautiful, and of
a deep carnation hue, in consequence of
lie-ride. She was dressed in a French
habit of dark blue cloth, fitting neat-
bust. It opened in front, with a
falling velvet collar, after the fashion of
a gentleman’s vest. The habit was orna
mented witli elaborate silk embroidery, and
tastefully decorated with perhaps half a
cross of plain, flat, gilt buttons, of small
size, and of exquisite finish, brilliancy and
fineness. A thickly set row of these but
tons, served to connect the body in front,
while on the other side was another a
gracefully curving to the shape, and exten
ding to the shoulders. The outer side ot
eacli sleeve was likewise bestuded with an
other row of them. She wore a beautiful
white satin chomisett, on each frill of which
glittered another row of the same favorite
buttons, hut ofa size yet smaller than thos
on the riding habit. Her apparel, upon
the whole, though gorgeous, was ehast
and pretty.
“ 1 am a pretty fair soldier,” she replied
laughingly, “as my retreat from pa’s guard
room clearly shows.”
“ Did you ride fast, Caroline ?” asked
Agnes.
“ We came like fox-hunters all the way,
because brother Sydney is in pursuit of us
We have but little time to spare, Agnes.”
“ We had the old Squire here until a mo
ment ago,” said Agnes, “ when he found lie
had forgotton his old specs, lie will not
be back for half an hour, being rather slow
in motion.”
“ I hope he will soon return,” remarked
Mr. Hazard, “as our time is precious.—
Sydney cannot be far behind —though my
brother will give Us timely warning of his
approach.”
“ Then your brother accompanies you
inquired Agnes.
“ Yes,” replied Miss Gray, •■lie is only a
short distance back, stationed as a sentry
of mine, to warn his ‘captain’ of impending
danger.”
While she was yet speaking, the furious
rattle of horse’s feet at the door announced
the arrival of Mr. Charles Hazard, win re
ported that Miss Gray’s brother was rape’
ly coming towards the town.
“ We must retreat!” cried the e.nom.
“ We can soon reach another place where
we may not be molested, Caroline.”
“Just as you say, George,” remarked
Miss Gray, who was notin the slightest de
gree depressed inspirit, but was even yet
full of merriment.
“1 have it now,” cried Agnes. “You
shall not leave the room. I will put on
your riding habit,Caroline,and Charley and
1 will gallop up the road, when Sydney
comes in sight : he will take us to be you
tu-0, and before he can overtake us and
bring us back, the old squire will be here
and have the ceremony performed.
“ Most excellent plan,” exclaimed the
groom.
“ It will do,” said Miss Gray, and she in
stantly divested herself of the riding habit,
and assisted in putting it on Agnes.
“My gracious !” said Agnes, “ what
will people say when they see me in such
a dress ! I never had a gill button on me
before.”
“ Nobody will recognize you, coz,” said
I, “and the dress becomes you very much,
I think. You always admired gilt buttons,
if you never wore them.”
“ It really makes me dizzy to look at these
glittering buttons 1” said Agnes, after she
had surveyed her gcorgeous habiliment
in the glass.
“ Nonsense !” replied Caroline, “nothing
can be prettier. Besides you know our
school-mistress used to call such buttons
the eyes of Cupid, Love’s beacon lights,
and all such pretty things.”
“ I feel queer in this dress, Caroline,”
said Agnes. “ I’ll put my shawl on to
hide these eyes of Cupid, as you call them.
“ No, no, if you do, Sydney may not mis
take you for me. Let them remain as
they ate. Don’t be afraid.”
“ Give me your whip, then,” said Agnes.
“ I will neither fear Sydney Gray nor your
shining buttons. I can be as good a soldier
as any ofyou. Dear, how charming I must
look.”
Armcs was soon before the door, and
Sydney Gray directly after came in sight.
He was still at a great distance, but it was
evident from his motions that he noticed
Agnes and Charles Hazard. Agnes was
helped into her saddle, and the two can
tered off’ up the street, and were soon out of
sight. By arrangement, I remained at the
door purposely to reply to any interrogation
which Mr. Sydney Gray might see proper
to ask when he should arrive. He was not
long in coming up.
“ Excuse me, Miss,” said he, reigning in
his horse ; you are doubtless aware of the
direction taken by the persons I seek ; and
I hope you will oblige me as much as t
say which route I ought to take to pursue
them.”
“ You oan scarcely overtake them, ‘■
replied. “They are travelling at a rapid
gait ; and their plans arc too well arrun
god for you to frustrate them,”
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