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Scenes In America.
A . s we rose to depart , Mrs . Ball cleaved her throat , and with some agitation said , — " Peter , how long'll it be afore you ' re all back ?" " That's dependin' on circumstances , Polly , " replied her husband . " Hang it , Mrs . Ball , no circumstances iu tbe case—none at all . AA e shall all be back in three , or four hours at the very outside ; for I'll tell you what's more , I'm set upon having every thing fixed , and the house cleared to-day . " Then turning to us , Burns added— " Come , let ' s be moving , we ' ve time to waste
got no . " AVhen we had mounted our horses ,. and were about to ride off , the mother and daughter stood within the fence , mute , pale , and trembling , as if overwhelmed with some dreadful apprehension . Burns noticed this circumstance , and readily acquiesced in the propriety of leaving his son Tom with them during our absence . The evident anxiety , ( which Burns had manifested in his reply to her question about our return ) , that she should feel no apprehension of any thing leasant in Ball ' s surrenderhad actuall
unp , y created that apprehension ; to ivhich our consultation , and the remaining behind of young Burns , added very greatly indeed . Instead , therefore , of rendering them somewhat composed , we beheld them standing there in a state of agitation in which it would have been cruel in us to have left them . Mrs . Ball put her feet upon the rails of the fence , and looked imploringly ; first at her husband and then at us . This seemed to rouse Ball
to more firmness than he had exhibited since his arrival at home . " Polly , " said he , with great composure , " have ye lost your senses !" " Stranger , " cried she , " do come here . " 1 rode up close to her . — " Tell me candid , " she continued , " have ye all kep' any thing from me ?" " No , indeed , we have not . You know every thing about the affair , that ¦ tiny or all of us know . " AVhilst I was speaking , she kept he " r eyes rivetted in the most excited anel scrutinizing manner upon mine . " Promise me , " said she , " you won't desert him , if any thing wrong happens him ?" " I make you the promise freely ; but neither his friend Burns , nor myself , I trust , could do such an act . " " No , I did ' nt mean that a-way ; I meant—you're the only witness could
clear , et they try him , an' lawyer Rowan was ag ' m' him ; an' ef you was to travel on your journey , what'ed become of him ' . " ¦ " I promise you then , that as far as I am concerned , no harm shall fall to your husband , either from desertion or absence . " " God bless you , " uttered the poor woman . " May-be , " entreated the trembling girl , who stood close to her mother" may be , stranger , ef any thing does go wrong at the squire's , you'll ride back here ?"
" Yes , indeed—indeed I will . " Thus reassured , and in some measure composed by my promises , we left them , and started on our way to the magistrate ' s .
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Scenes In America.
A . s we rose to depart , Mrs . Ball cleaved her throat , and with some agitation said , — " Peter , how long'll it be afore you ' re all back ?" " That's dependin' on circumstances , Polly , " replied her husband . " Hang it , Mrs . Ball , no circumstances iu tbe case—none at all . AA e shall all be back in three , or four hours at the very outside ; for I'll tell you what's more , I'm set upon having every thing fixed , and the house cleared to-day . " Then turning to us , Burns added— " Come , let ' s be moving , we ' ve time to waste
got no . " AVhen we had mounted our horses ,. and were about to ride off , the mother and daughter stood within the fence , mute , pale , and trembling , as if overwhelmed with some dreadful apprehension . Burns noticed this circumstance , and readily acquiesced in the propriety of leaving his son Tom with them during our absence . The evident anxiety , ( which Burns had manifested in his reply to her question about our return ) , that she should feel no apprehension of any thing leasant in Ball ' s surrenderhad actuall
unp , y created that apprehension ; to ivhich our consultation , and the remaining behind of young Burns , added very greatly indeed . Instead , therefore , of rendering them somewhat composed , we beheld them standing there in a state of agitation in which it would have been cruel in us to have left them . Mrs . Ball put her feet upon the rails of the fence , and looked imploringly ; first at her husband and then at us . This seemed to rouse Ball
to more firmness than he had exhibited since his arrival at home . " Polly , " said he , with great composure , " have ye lost your senses !" " Stranger , " cried she , " do come here . " 1 rode up close to her . — " Tell me candid , " she continued , " have ye all kep' any thing from me ?" " No , indeed , we have not . You know every thing about the affair , that ¦ tiny or all of us know . " AVhilst I was speaking , she kept he " r eyes rivetted in the most excited anel scrutinizing manner upon mine . " Promise me , " said she , " you won't desert him , if any thing wrong happens him ?" " I make you the promise freely ; but neither his friend Burns , nor myself , I trust , could do such an act . " " No , I did ' nt mean that a-way ; I meant—you're the only witness could
clear , et they try him , an' lawyer Rowan was ag ' m' him ; an' ef you was to travel on your journey , what'ed become of him ' . " ¦ " I promise you then , that as far as I am concerned , no harm shall fall to your husband , either from desertion or absence . " " God bless you , " uttered the poor woman . " May-be , " entreated the trembling girl , who stood close to her mother" may be , stranger , ef any thing does go wrong at the squire's , you'll ride back here ?"
" Yes , indeed—indeed I will . " Thus reassured , and in some measure composed by my promises , we left them , and started on our way to the magistrate ' s .