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"Toward the middle of the afternoon they reached Thompsontown, where the young clergyman said he was going to stop for the night, and go on by train the next day. Sam Twitty was glad to hear this, and advised him to stop at the Spinnaker Boom, where he and Captain Abner intended to stay until they finished the business which brought them to Thompsontown.
You don't seem to know this part of the country, she added. "'No, said Abner; 'when me and my mate travels we generally take the public conveyances. This is the fust time we've druv on this road. "Then up spoke Sam Twitty: 'Does you and your husband live here and keep the toll-gate, ma'am?
"'There's a good stretch of sky under that sun yet, said Sam, 'and jes you wait a bit, cap'n. "Sam Twitty walked slowly along the sandy beach; he looked as a sheep-dog might look who was wondering within himself whether or not he had brought back from the fields as many sheep as he had taken out. He stopped, and looked about at the party.
On March the 25 a party of Indians fired on my Company about half an hour before day, and killed Mr. Twitty and his negro, and wounded Mr. Walker very deeply, but I hope he will recover. "On March the 28 as we were hunting for provisions, we found Samuel Tate's son, who gave us an account that the Indians fired on their camp on the 27th day.
"One afternoon, when Captain Abner was engaged in dusting the ornaments in the parlor, his good friend Samuel Twitty stood in the doorway and accosted him.
Sam Twitty had been mate to Captain Abner, and as he had always been accustomed to stand by his captain, he stood by him when he left the sea for the land; although they did not live in the same house, they were great cronies, and were always ready to stand by each other, no matter what happened.
"In an instant the quick-slippered Sam had joined the party in the bonds of conventional acquaintanceship, having added to the rest of his information the fact that he was Samuel Twitty of Shamrick. "'You are the funniest people I ever met, exclaimed the lively Denby girl. 'None of you seems to know the rest.
The toll-gate woman beamed with pleasure; the young woman of the buggy looked as if she were about to laugh; the young minister looked very much interested, although he could have given no good reason why he should be; the countenance of Captain Abner Budlong betrayed no interest whatever; and Sam Twitty was in a glow of delight.
"Sam Twitty had not heard any of the remarks which had been made on shore; he had been communing with himself: but now his active mind would no longer permit him to sit still. Springing to his feet, he stepped forward and stood up in the bow of the boat, and cast his eye over the little party in front of him. Then he spoke: "'Mrs.
'I really must go on, she said. 'You truly are a funny lot, all of you. And as she drove on she looked back, still laughing. "Sam Twitty rubbed his hands together quite cheerfully, and went into the house to get his dinner. "'Did that woman change your five-dollar note? asked the keeper of the toll-gate. "'Bless my soul! exclaimed Sam. 'I never thought to ask her.
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