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"The Soldier, who fear'd no Colours, was no way frighten'd at what happen'd to others, having often before, Arm'd with Steel, fought against Men, now arm'd with Faith, Hope and Charity, and confiding in God's Mercy, went on boldly to fight against Devils; so recommending himself to all their Prayers, and making the Sign of the Cross on his Forehead, courageously enter'd the Door, which the Prior Locked on the outside and Return'd in Procession with his Clergy to the Church.

Towards six o' clock the human stream gradually thickening now a pressure of vehicles, drays, piled railroad crates now a drove of cattle, making quite an excitement, the drovers with heavy sticks, belaboring the steaming sides of the frighten'd brutes. Besides all this "comedy human," the river affords nutriment of a higher order.

It was a fitting episode of the whole affair. The crowd rushing and eddying to and fro the night, the yells, the pale faces, many frighten'd people trying in vain to extricate themselves the attack'd man, not yet freed from the jaws of death, looking like a corpse the silent, resolute, half-dozen policemen, with no weapons but their little clubs, yet stern and steady through all those eddying swarms made a fitting side-scene to the grand tragedy of the murder.

I dream yet, in my sick nights, of the change that came over the vile, hypocritical knave at these words of mine. To see his pale venerable face turn green and livid, his eyeball start, his hands clutch at air it frighten'd me. "Brandy!" he gasped. "Brandy! there quick for God's sake!" And the next moment he had slipp'd from my grasp, and was wallowing in a fit on the floor.

Now Charles was not exactly frighten'd, for he was a lively fellow, and had often been at the country merry-makings, and at the parties of the place; but he was certainly rather abash'd at his abrupt introduction to the midst of strangers. So, putting the glass aside, he look'd up with a pleasant smile in his new acquaintance's face.

My thoughts, like birds, who're frighten'd from their nest, Around the place where all was hush'd before, Flutter, and hardly nestle any more. Our story now reverts to the Indians, of whom we have for so long made little or no mention.

In the meantime, the child seem'd hardly to know what to do with himself. His tongue cleav'd to the roof of his mouth. Either he was very much frighten'd, or he was actually unwell. "Speak, I say!" again thunder'd Lugare; and his hand, grasping his ratan, tower'd above his head in a very significant manner. "I hardly can, sir," said the poor fellow faintly. His voice was husky and thick.

Only try me oh, the shame of speaking thus!" Her voice had grown more rapid toward the close: and now, breaking off, she put both hands to cover her face, that was hot with blushes. I went over and took them in mine: "You have made me the blithest man alive," said I. She drew back a pace with a frighten'd look, and would have pull'd her hands away.

And then I felt a touch on my shoulder, and a dear face peer'd into mine. "Is it Jack my sweet Jack?" "To be sure," said I: "and if you but reach out your hand, I will kiss it, for all that I'm busy with this rogue." "Nay, Jack, I'll kiss thee on the cheek so! Dear lad, I am so frighten'd, and yet could laugh for joy!"

As she rose like a bird in air the two pistols rang out together, and a burning pain seem'd to tear open my left shoulder. In a moment the mare alighted safe on the other side, flinging me forward on her neck. But I scrambled back, and with a shout that frighten'd my own ears, dug my heels into her flanks. Half a minute more and I was on the hard road, galloping westward for dear life.