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nose of the old lady�察�demanded whether he had the ;shooprame honour of 

adthressing Misthriss Hees�拭─�

     Having   been   answered   in   the   affirmative�察  �he   then   proceeded   to   ask 

whether   there   was   a   blackguard   boy   in   the   house   who   would   take   ;the 

horse to the steeble�察─�whether ;he   could have a dthrink of small´beer or 

buthermilk�察�being�察�faith�察�uncommon dthry�察─�and whether�察�finally�察 �he could 

be   feevored   with   a   few   minutes'   private   conversation   with   her   and   Mr。 

Hees�察  �on   a   matther of   consitherable   impartance。; All these   preliminaries 

were to be complied with before Mr。 Macshane would enter at all into the 

subject   of   his   visit。   The   horse   and   man   were   cared   for�察  �Mr。   Hayes   was 

called in�察�and not a little anxious did Mrs。 Hayes grow�察�in the meanwhile�察�

with regard to the fate of her darling son。 ;Where is he�拭�How is he�拭�Is he 

dead�拭─�said the old lady。 ;Oh yes�察�I'm sure he's dead � ─�

     ;Indeed�察     �madam�察    �and    you're   misteeken      intirely�此  �the  young     man    is 

perfectly well in health。; 

     ;Oh�察�praised be Heaven� ─�

     ;But mighty cast down in sperrits。 To misfortunes�察�madam�察�look you�察�

the best of us are subject�察�and a trifling one has fell upon your son。; 

     And   herewith   Mr。   Macshane   produced   a   letter   in   the   handwriting   of 

young Hayes�察�of which we have had the good luck to procure a copy。 It 

ran thus�此�



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     ;HONORED FATHER AND MOTHER��The bearer of this is a kind 

gentleman�察�who   has   left   me in   a   great deal of trouble。 Yesterday�察 �at   this 

towne�察�I fell in with some gentlemen of the queene's servas�察�after drinking 

with whom�察�I accepted her Majesty's mony to enliste。 Repenting thereof�察�I 

did endeavour to escape�察�and�察�in so doing�察�had the misfortune to strike my 

superior officer�察�whereby I made myself liable to Death�察�according to the 

rules of warr。 If�察�however�察�I pay twenty ginnys�察�all will be wel。 You must 

give   the   same   to   the   barer�察  �els   I   shall   be   shott   without   fail   on   Tewsday 

morning。 And so no more from your loving son�察�

        ;JOHN HAYES。 

     ;From my prison at Bristol�察�this unhappy Monday。; 

     When Mrs。 Hayes read this pathetic missive�察�its success with her was 

complete�察     �and   she   was    for  going    immediately      to  the  cupboard�察    �and 

producing      the  money     necessary     for  her  darling    son's  release。   But   the 

carpenter Hayes was much more suspicious。 ;I don't know you�察�sir�察─�said 

he to the ambassador。 

     ;Do you doubt my honour�察�sir�拭─�said the Ensign�察�very fiercely。 

     ;Why�察�sir�察─�replied Mr。 Hayes ;I know little about it one way or other�察�

but   shall   take   it   for   granted�察  �if   you   will   explain   a   little   more   of   this 

business。; 

     ;I sildom condescind to explean�察─�said Mr。 Macshane�察 �for it's not the 

custom in my rank�察�but I'll explean anything in reason。; 

     ;Pray�察�will you tell me in what regiment my son is enlisted�拭─�

     ;In coorse。 In Colonel Wood's fut�察�my dear�察�and a gallant corps it is as 

any in the army。; 

     ;And you left him�拭─�

     ;On me soul�察�only three hours ago�察�having rid like a horse´jockey ever 

since�察�as in the sacred cause of humanity�察�curse me�察�every man should。; 

     As Hayes's house was seventy miles from Bristol�察�the old gentleman 

thought   this   was   marvellous   quick   riding�察  �and   so�察  �cut   the   conversation 

short。   ;You   have   said   quite   enough�察  �sir�察─  �said   he�察   �to   show   me   there   is 

some     roguery     in  the  matter�察  �and    that  the   whole    story   is  false  from 

beginning to end。; 

     At this abrupt charge the Ensign looked somewhat puzzled�察�and then 



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spoke with much gravity。 ;Roguery�察─�said he�察 �Misthur Hees�察�is a sthrong 

term�察�and which�察�in consideration of my friendship for your family�察�I shall 

pass over。 You doubt your son's honour�察�as there wrote by him in black and 

white�拭─�

     ;You have forced him to write�察─�said Mr。 Hayes。 

     ;The sly old divvle's right�察─�muttered Mr。 Macshane�察�aside。 ;Well�察�sir�察�

to   make   a   clean   breast   of   it�察  �he   HAS   been   forced   to   write   it。   The   story 

about the enlistment is a pretty fib�察�if you will�察�from beginning to end。 And 

what then�察�my dear�拭�Do you think your son's any better off for that�拭─�

     ;Oh�察  �where   is   he�拭─  �screamed   Mrs。   Hayes�察  �plumping   down   on   her 

knees。 ;We WILL give him the money�察�won't we�察�John�拭─�

     ;I know you   will�察�madam�察�when   I tell you   where he is。  He is in   the 

hands   of   some   gentlemen   of   my   acquaintance�察  �who   are   at   war   with   the 

present government�察  �and no   more care   about cutting   a man's   throat   than 

they do a chicken's。 He is a prisoner�察�madam�察�of our sword and spear。 If 

you choose to ransom him�察�well and good�察�if not�察�peace be with him� �for 

never more shall you see him。; 

     ;And     how    do   I  know    you    won't   come     back   to´morrow      for   more 

money�拭─�asked Mr。 Hayes。 

     ;Sir�察  �you   have   my   honour�察  �and   I'd   as   lieve   break   my   neck   as   my 

word�察─�said Mr。 Macshane�察�gravely。 ;Twenty guineas is the bargain。 Take 

ten minutes to talk of ittake it then�察�or leave it�察�it's all the same to me�察�my 

dear。; And it must be said of our friend the Ensign�察�that he meant every 

word he said�察�and that he considered the embassy on which he had come 

as perfectly honourable and regular。 

     ;And pray�察 �what   prevents   us�察─�said   Mr。  Hayes�察 �starting   up   in   a  rage�察�

;from taking hold of you�察�as a surety for him�拭─�

     ;You   wouldn't   fire   on   a   flag   of   truce�察  �would   ye�察  �you   dishonourable 

ould   civilian�拭─  �replied   Mr。   Macshane。   ;Besides�察─  �says   he�察   �there's   more 

reasons to prevent you�此�the first is this�察─�pointing to his sword�察 �here are 

two more;and these were pistols�察 �and the last and the best of all is�察�that 

you might hang me and dthraw me and quarther me�察�an yet never see so 

much   as   the   tip   of   your   son's   nose   again。   Look   you�察  �sir�察  �we   run   mighty 

risks in our professionit's not all play�察�I can tell you。 We're obliged to be 



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punctual�察�too�察�or it's all up with the thrade。 If I promise that your son will 

die   as   sure   as   fate   to´morrow   morning�察  �unless   I   return   home   safe�察  �our 

people MUST keep my promise�察�or else what chance is there for me�拭�You 

would be down upon me in a moment with a posse of constables�察�and have 

me     swinging     before    Warwick      gaol。   Pooh�察   �my   dear�    �you   never    would 

sacrifice a darling boy like John Hayes�察�let alone his lady�察�for the sake of 

my long carcass。 One or two of our gentlemen have been taken that way 

already�察�because parents and guardians would not believe them。; 

     ;AND   WHAT   BECAME   OF   THE   POOR   CHILDREN�拭─  �said   Mrs。 

Hayes�察  �who   began   to   perceive   the   gist   of   the   argument�察  �and   to   grow 

dreadfully frightened。 

     ;Don't let's talk of them�察�ma'am�此�humanity shudthers at the thought� ─�

And   herewith   Mr。   Macshane   drew   his   finger   across   his   throat   in   such   a 

dreadful   way   as   to   make   the   two   parents   tremble。   ;It's   the   way   of   war�察�

madam�察�look you。 The service I have the honour to belong to is not paid 

by the Queen�察�and so we're obliged to make our prisoners pay�察�according 

to established military practice。; 

     No lawyer could have argued his case better than Mr。 Macshane so far�察�

and   he   completely   succeeded   in   convincing   Mr。   and   Mrs。   Hayes   of   the 

necessity of ransoming their son。 Promising that the young man should be 

restored      to  them     next    morning�察     �along    with    his   beautiful    lady�察   �he 

courteously  took   leave   of   the   old   couple�察  �and   made   the   best   of   his   way 

back to Worcester again。 The elder Hayes wondered who the lady could be 

of    whom     the   ambassador       had   spoken�察    �for  their   son's   elopement      was 

altogether   unknown   to   them�察  �but   anger   or   doubt   about   this   subject   was 

overwhelmed by their fears for their darling John's safety。 Away rode the 

gallant Macshane with the money necessary to effect this�察�and it must be 

mentioned�察      �as   highly    to   his   credit�察  �that   he   never    once    thought     of 

appropriating the sum to himself�察�or of deserting his comrades in any way。 

     His ride from Worcester had been a long one。 He had left that city at 

noon�察    �but   before    his  return    thither   the  sun   had    gone    down�察   �and    the 

landscape�察  �which   had   been   dressed   like   a   prodigal�察  �in   purple   and   gold�察�

now appeared like a Quaker�察�in dusky grey�察�and the trees by the road´side 

grew black as undertakers or physicians�察�and�察�bending their solemn heads 



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to each other�察�whispered ominously among themselves�察�and the mists hung 

on the common�察�and the cottage lights went out one by one�察�and the earth 

and    heaven     grew    black�察  �but   for  some    twinkling     useless    stars�察 �which 

freckled the ebon countenance of the latter�察�and the air grew colder�察�and 

about two o'clock the moon appeared�察�a dismal pale´faced rake�察�walking 

solitary   through     the   deserte

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