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"Yes, sir." "Emily Richards Thomas! What was your ma's name?" "Mamma was Mrs. Thomas. Her front name was Mary. She's dead. Don't you want to see your letter? I've got it now." She lifted one of the flapping coat sleeves and extended a crumpled, damp envelope. Captain Cy took it in a dazed fashion and drew a long breath.
Leaving the bay on Saturday, the 13th of March, 1875, I had a strong party with me as far as Youldeh. My second in command, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thomas Richards, police trooper who, having previously visited Youldeh, was going to show me its whereabouts and Mr. George Murray; I had with me also another white man, Peter Nicholls, who was my cook, one old black fellow and two young ones.
Tim waited with the lady while Nelson went for the horse, nor was it until afterward that Miss Brown wondered why the lad did not go instead of the man. But Tim had his own reasons. No sooner was Nelson out of earshot than he began: "Say, Miss Brown, I can tell you something." "Yes?" "That Richards is no good; but you can't get Uncle to see it. At least it will take time.
'Your little child will thrive charmingly with your sister Jemima, Richards, said Mrs Chick; 'and you have only to make an effort this is a world of effort, you know, Richards to be very happy indeed. You have been already measured for your mourning, haven't you, Richards? 'Ye es, Ma'am, sobbed Polly. 'And it'll fit beautifully.
"She has been sleeping, however since daylight," added Colonel Richards, "and that is much in her favor." "She received my letter, I presume," said Florence, in a hesitating voice. "A letter came for her yesterday," was replied; "but as she was more indisposed than usual, we did not give it to her." "It is as well," said the young man, experiencing a sense of relief.
He told me a whole mess about old man Thayer and old man Richards and their granddads and grandmarms, and what houses they lived in, and how many hens they kept, and what their dog's name was, and how they come to name him that, and enough more to fill a hogshead. 'Twas ten o'clock afore he got out of Genesis, and down so fur as John and Emily.
Rested at Pintumbra, as there was good feed for our tired and hungry horses. Police-trooper Richards and party also remained with us. 27th. Travelled towards Fowler's Bay, and at ten miles reached Yallata, the residence of Mr. Armstrong, where we had dinner, and afterwards reached Fowler's Bay and put up at the Police-station. 28th to 31st.
They were given with great and moving heartiness; then somebody proposed that "Richards be elected sole Guardian and Symbol of the now Sacred Hadleyburg Tradition, with power and right to stand up and look the whole sarcastic world in the face." Passed, by acclamation; then they sang the "Mikado" again, and ended it with "And there's one Symbol left, you bet!" There was a pause; then A Voice.
This was succeeded by another thrust in Uncle John's side; after which came a pun, which we shall not record, as the effect of it was to force the ladies to cough and look into the water, the gentlemen to look at each other, and Mrs. Snodgrass to whisper to Mrs. Bagshaw, "Who is this Mr. Richards?"
The terrific bloodhound alarmed a few till his existence was denied by Alfred Richards, the agent's son; and dodging the keepers was a new and exciting sport. At first, these men were not solicitous for captures, but their negligence was so often detected, that they began to believe that their master kept telescopes that could penetrate through trees, and their vigilance increased.
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