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"It appears that William Humphreys has been accused guilty, of a treacherous and base act, in loading a pistol for the purpose of shooting Mr. Payne and myself. Having been tried the jury will now give in their verdict, whether Guilty or Not Guilty.
This encroachment on the Gulf of Mexico may continue, yea, doubtless will, until that deep body of water shall have been filled up by the remains of the continent, borne down by the rivers; for the Mississippi alone carries annually 268 cubic miles of mud into the Gulf, according to Humphreys and Abbot.
Meanwhile the Negro question was becoming more prominent, and orders from the Department of War, increasingly peremptory, were made on Humphreys for the return of definite Negroes. For Duval and Humphreys, however, who had actually to execute the commissions, the task was not always so easy.
Humphreys, a venerable-looking dame in handsome but Puritanically-fashioned garments, came in a hackney coach to request in her son's name that her granddaughter might return with her, as her occupation was at an end. Jane was transported with joy. "Ay, ay," said the grandmother, "look at you now, and think how crazy you were to go to the palace, though 'twas always against my judgment."
Tom was acquainted with a considerable number of Windego superstitions. "There's no danger unless it's a fresh track," he said. "Perhaps it's an old one." "Fresh made dis mornin'," said Baptiste. "Well, wait till I go and see it. You're all right, you know, if you don't cross it. Isn't that the idea?" "No, seh. Mr. Humphreys told Madore 'bout dat.
I ain't ashamed to say so." "Bully for you, Jake," said Monty Scruggs, heartily. "We all feel that way, but hain't the nerve to say so. I wish the Chaplain would come around and open a meeting of thanksgiving and prayer." "I tell you what's the next best thing," suggested Jake Humphreys. "Let Alf Russell sing one of those good old hymns they used to sing in the meetings back at home." "Home!"
We're almost through, and then we'll salivate them whelps of damnation." A bullet came so nigh Si's face that it seemed to burn him, and then he heard it strike. Jim Humphreys fell without a groan a bullet through his brain. "Don't mind that. Forward, boys," shouted Si. "Here's the end of the abatis." Gid Mackall fell, and Harry Joslyn turned to help him. "Don't mind him.
Henry Martyn, Second " Thomas Ellis, Third " Joseph Leavitt, Fourth " Joseph O. Rogers, First Purser. Edward Murray, Second " George W. Terrill, First Midshipman. John Humphreys, Second " Mark Robinson, Third " Andrew Groom, Fourth "
Humphreys; she feared his decision; and she feared also that he would give her the money Miss Fortune had failed to supply for the journey; how much it might be, Ellen had no idea. She could not dismiss the subject as decided by circumstances, for conscience pricked her with the fifth commandment. She was miserable. It happily occurred to her, at last, to take counsel with Mrs.
Van Brunt had set her breakfast-table with everything her house could furnish that was nice; a bountifully-spread board it was. Mr. Humphreys was there, too; and no bad feelings of two of the party could prevent that from being a most cheerful and pleasant meal. Even Mr. Humphreys and Mr.
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