animatedby
an
enthusiasm
worthy
of
the
great
cause
in
which
they
were
embarked
;
and
their
ardour
was
manifested
by
singing
martial
songs
as
they
crowded
round
the
fires
of
the
bivouac
.
Richard
never
closed
his
eyes
during
the
night
.
Confident
that
his
want
of
experience
in
military
tactics
must
be
compensated
for
by
unceasing
exercise
of
that
intelligence
and
keenness
of
perception
which
had
enabled
him
to
direct
the
movements
of
his
troops
so
as
to
achieve
the
victory
of
Piacere
,
he
reconnoitred
all
the
positions
adjacent
to
his
own
—
marked
those
where
troops
would
be
advantageously
placed
,
and
observed
others
where
they
would
be
endangered
—
visited
the
outposts
—
studied
the
maps
of
that
part
of
the
country
—
and
held
consultations
with
his
most
skilful
officers
.
These
subordinates
were
astonished
at
the
soundness
of
his
views
,
the
excellence
of
his
arrangements
,
and
the
admirable
nature
of
his
combinations
.
Markham
was
resolved
to
effect
two
objects
,
which
,
he
felt
convinced
,
would
lessen
the
chances
that
were
now
against
him
.
The
first
was
to
throw
up
a
small
redoubt
,
where
he
might
place
a
portion
of
his
artillery
,
so
as
to
command
the
flat
eminence
on
which
the
Austro-Castelcicalan
army
was
stationed
.
The
second
was
to
send
off
a
small
detachment
before
day-break
,
to
gain
a
wood
about
two
miles
distant
,
whence
it
might
debouch
at
the
proper
time
,
and
fall
upon
the
left
flank
of
the
enemy
.
The
redoubt
was
commenced
,
and
proceeded
rapidly
;
and
an
hour
before
sunrise
the
corps
of
Cingani
departed
on
the
important
service
which
the
General-in-Chief
confided
to
it
,
with
strict
orders
not
to
move
from
the
wood
until
the
enemy
should
have
left
the
eminence
and
descended
to
the
plain
.
Thus
,
by
the
time
the
sun
rose
on
the
morning
of
the
7th
,
the
Cingani
were
safely
concealed
in
the
wood
;
a
redoubt
,
bristling
with
artillery
,
commanded
the
enemy
's
position
;
and
the
Constitutionalists
were
formed
in
order
of
battle
.
Richard
commanded
the
right
wing
;
and
Colonel
Cossario
the
left
.
The
engagement
began
on
the
part
of
the
Constitutionalists
,
with
a
cannonade
from
the
redoubt
;
and
so
well
did
this
battery
perform
its
part
,
that
—
as
Richard
had
foreseen
—
the
Captain-General
was
compelled
to
descend
into
the
plain
,
and
endeavour
to
surround
the
right
wing
of
the
Constitutionalists
,
in
order
to
terminate
the
carnage
occasioned
by
that
dreadful
cannonade
.
Meantime
,
Cossario
,
with
his
division
,
advanced
to
meet
three
battalions
which
the
Captain-General
had
detached
to
attack
the
range
of
farm-buildings
;
and
for
an
hour
the
combat
raged
in
that
point
with
inconceivable
fury
.
The
Austrians
precipitated
themselves
with
a
desperate
ardour
upon
Cossario
's
troops
,
who
were
at
length
compelled
to
retreat
and
occupy
the
farm
.
On
the
right
,
Markham
sustained
a
fearful
contest
with
the
force
opposed
to
him
.
The
fire
of
the
musketry
was
at
point-blank
distance
;
and
the
firmness
with
which
the
action
was
maintained
on
both
sides
,
rendered
the
result
highly
dubious
.
But
now
the
Cingani
debouched
from
the
wood
,
and
fell
upon
the
left
wing
of
the
enemy
.
The
impetuosity
of
their
attack
was
irresistible
:
the
wing
was
turned
by
them
;
and
the
Austro-Castelcicalans
were
thrown
into
disorder
.
Then
Richard
,
at
the
head
of
his
cuirassiers
,
charged
upon
the
centre
of
the
enemy
,
and
decided
the
fortune
of
the
day
.
In
the
meantime
Cossario
had
completely
rallied
his
division
and
had
succeeded
in
repulsing
the
battalions
that
were
opposed
to
him
.
The
Captain-General
endeavoured
to
effect
a
retreat
in
an
orderly
manner
towards
the
eminence
which
he
had
originally
occupied
;
but
Richard
,
perceiving
his
intention
,
was
enabled
to
out-flank
him
,
and
to
gain
possession
of
the
height
.
For
an
hour
this
important
position
was
disputed
with
all
the
vigour
and
ardour
of
military
combat
;
but
,
though
the
Austro-Castelcicalans
manifested
a
vehemence
bordering
on
rage
,
and
a
perseverance
approaching
to
desperation
,
all
their
attempts
to
recover
their
lost
ground
were
ineffectual
.
And
equally
vain
were
the
endeavours
of
Santa-Croce
to
secure
an
orderly
retreat
;
his
columns
were
shattered
—
his
battalions
broken
;
the
flight
of
his
troops
became
general
;
but
they
were
closely
pursued
by
their
conquerors
.
The
Cathedral
of
Abrantani
proclaimed
the
hour
of
three
in
the
afternoon
,
when
Richard
,
on
the
eminence
commanding
the
city
,
sate
down
to
pen
hasty
dispatches
,
announcing
this
great
victory
to
the
Committees
of
Montoni
,
Piacere
,
Villabella
,
Veronezzi
,
Pinalla
,
and
Estella
.
Nor
did
he
forget
to
enclose
,
in
his
letters
to
Signor
Viviani
,
brief
notes
addressed
to
his
friend
Monroe
and
the
Princess
Isabella
.
The
results
of
the
battle
of
Abrantani
were
most
glorious
to
the
Constitutional
arms
.
While
Richard
's
loss
was
small
,
that
of
the
enemy
had
been
enormous
.
Two
thousand
men
—
chiefly
Austrians
—
lay
dead
upon
the
plain
;
and
nearly
as
many
were
taken
prisoners
.
Two
of
the
Castelcicalan
regiments
rallied
at
a
short
distance
from
the
scene
of
the
conflict
,
and
placing
themselves
at
the
disposal
of
Colonel
Cossario
,
who
had
pursued
them
,
joined
the
Constitutional
cause
.
The
Captain-General
,
Count
Santa-Croce
,
succeeded
in
effecting
his
escape
,
with
several
of
his
superior
officers
;
and
,
hastening
to
join
the
Grand
Duke
,
who
was
still
besieging
Montoni
,
the
vanquished
chief
was
the
first
to
communicate
to
that
Prince
the
fatal
result
of
the
battle
.
That
same
evening
Richard
Markham
entered
the
city
of
Abrantani
,
which
joyfully
opened
its
gates
to
receive
him
;
and
,
as
in
the
other
towns
which
he
had
occupied
,
the
thunders
of
artillery
,
the
ringing
of
bells
,
and
the
plaudits
of
admiring
crowds
testified
the
enthusiasm
which
was
inspired
by
the
presence
of
the
youthful
General
.
Richard
determined
to
remain
some
days
in
the
city
of
Abrantani
.
Montoni
was
besieged
by
a
force
nearly
twenty-five
thousand
strong
;
and
our
hero
felt
the
necessity
of
waiting
for
the
reinforcements
promised
him
,
and
of
raising
as
many
volunteers
as
possible
,
ere
he
could
venture
to
cope
with
so
formidable
a
force
.
But
in
every
despatch
which
he
had
sent
to
the
Committee
of
Government
at
Montoni
,
he
had
given
the
most
solemn
assurances
of
his
resolution
to
march
to
the
relief
of
the
capital
with
as
little
delay
as
possible
;
and
it
was
now
,
at
Abrantani
,
that
he
anxiously
expected
official
tidings
from
the
besieged
city
.
Nor
was
he
kept
long
in
suspense
.
On
the
morning
of
the
10th
a
courier
arrived
with
despatches
from
the
Committee
of
Government
.
These
documents
are
so
important
,
that
we
do
not
hesitate
to
lay
them
before
our
readers
.
The
first
was
conceived
thus
:
—
"
Montoni
,
January
9th
,
1841.
"
The
Committee
of
Government
of
the
State
of
Castelcicala
have
received
the
various
despatches
which
the
General-in-Chief
of
the
Constitutional
Army
has
addressed
to
them
respectively
from
Villabella
,
Piacere
,
and
Abrantani
.
The
Committee
must
reserve
for
a
future
occasion
the
pleasing
duty
of
expressing
how
deeply
they
rejoice
at
the
General-in-Chief
's
various
successes
,
and
how
anxiously
they
watch
the
progress
of
that
cause
of
which
he
has
become
the
guide
and
champion
.
"
The
Committee
cannot
,
however
,
omit
one
duty
which
they
now
perform
by
virtue
of
the
full
powers
of
administration
and
government
that
have
been
vested
in
them
by
the
inhabitants
of
the
capital
,
and
which
powers
are
recognised
by
all
faithful
Castelcicalans
who
have
declared
in
favour
of
the
Constitutional
cause
.
"
This
duty
is
rendered
imperious
on
the
Committee
by
the
eminent
and
unequalled
services
of
the
General-in-Chief
.
"
The
Committee
of
Government
have
therefore
ordained
,
and
do
ordain
,
that
the
style
and
title
of
Marquis
of
Estella
be
conferred
upon
the
General-in-Chief
,
the
most
Excellent
Signor
Richard
Markham
.
"
And
a
copy
of
this
decree
shall
be
forwarded
to
every
city
or
town
which
has
pronounced
in
favour
of
the
Constitutional
cause
.
"
By
order
of
the
Committee
of
Government
—
"
GAETANO
,
President
TERLIZZI
,
Vice-President
.
"
The
second
despatch
ran
thus
:
—
"
To
the
Marquis
of
Estella
,
General-in-Chief
of
the
Constitutional
Armies
of
Castelcicala
.
"
My
Lord
,
"
We
,
the
members
of
the
Committee
of
Government
of
Castelcicala
,
have
the
honour
to
lay
before
your
lordship
a
few
particulars
relative
to
the
condition
of
the
capital
city
of
that
State
.
Closely
besieged
by
the
foreign
force
whom
the
traitor
Angelo
has
invited
into
the
country
,
and
blockaded
at
sea
by
the
fleet
of
the
Lord
High
Admiral
,
Montoni
already
enters
upon
the
dread
phase
of
famine
.
The
garrison
performs
its
duty
nobly
in
defending
the
capital
from
the
attacks
daily
directed
against
it
by
the
insolent
Austrian
invaders
;
but
it
is
impossible
that
we
can
hold
out
for
any
length
of
time
.
We
are
,
however
,
happy
to
be
enabled
to
assure
your
lordship
that
the
inhabitants
endure
their
lamentable
condition
with
exemplary
fortitude
and
patience
,
the
brilliant
achievements
of
your
lordship
and
the
Constitutional
Army
having
inspired
them
with
the
most
lively
hopes
of
a
speedy
deliverance
.
So
sorely
are
we
pressed
,
that
it
has
been
only
with
the
greatest
difficulty
that
your
lordship
's
couriers
have
been
able
to
pass
the
lines
of
the
besiegers
,
and
gain
entrance
into
the
city
.
"
We
feel
convinced
that
these
brief
statements
will
be
sufficient
to
induce
your
lordship
to
lose
no
time
in
marching
to
the
deliverance
of
the
capital
.
"
We
have
the
honour
to
remain
,
My
Lord
,
"
Your
lordship
's
obedient
servants
,
"
For
the
Members
of
the
Committee
}
GAETANO
,
President
.
}
TERLIZZI
,
Vice-President
.
"
Montoni
,
January
9th
,
1841
(
Six
o'clock
in
the
morning
.
)
"
Most
welcome
,
in
one
sense
,
to
our
hero
were
these
documents
.
Although
he
deeply
deplored
the
condition
to
which
Montoni
was
reduced
,
he
could
not
do
otherwise
than
experience
the
most
thrilling
and
rapturous
delight
at
the
impression
which
his
conduct
had
produced
upon
the
Provisional
Government
of
the
State
,
and
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
capital
.
Nor
shall
we
depreciate
the
merits
of
Richard
Markham
,
if
we
admit
that
he
received
,
with
the
most
heart-felt
joy
,
that
title
of
nobility
which
,
he
felt
convinced
,
must
lead
him
nearer
to
the
grand
aim
of
all
his
exertions
—
the
hand
of
Isabella
!
And
as
he
looked
back
upon
the
events
of
the
last
fortnight
,
—
when
he
reflected
that
at
the
commencement
of
that
short
interval
he
had
issued
from
Pinalla
on
a
desperate
undertaking
,
and
that
these
fourteen
days
had
shed
glory
on
his
name
,
and
placed
the
coronet
of
a
Marquis
upon
his
brow
,
—
he
was
lost
in
admiration
of
the
inscrutable
ways
of
that
Providence
to
whom
he
had
never
ceased
to
pray
,
morning
and
evening
—
as
well
when
crowned
with
success
as
in
the
hour
of
danger
!
But
as
we
do
not
wish
to
dwell
too
much
upon
this
grand
and
remarkable
episode
in
our
hero
's
history
,
we
shall
continue
our
narrative
of
these
events
in
their
proper
order
.
The
Marquis
of
Estella
each
day
saw
his
army
increasing
.
The
promised
reinforcements
arrived
from
Pinalla
and
Veronezzi
:
Lipari
and
Ossore
declared
for
his
cause
,
and
furnished
their
contingents
to
the
Constitutional
forces
;
and
each
hour
brought
to
Richard
's
head-quarters
at
Abrantani
tidings
of
fresh
movements
in
his
favour
.
Troops
poured
in
;
and
he
was
compelled
to
muster
his
forces
in
an
encampment
on
the
northern
side
of
the
town
.
Indeed
,
the
battles
of
Piacere
and
Abrantani
had
electrified
Castelcicala
;
and
the
tri-coloured
banner
already
floated
on
the
walls
of
the
principal
cities
and
towns
of
the
state
.
Addresses
of
confidence
and
congratulation
were
sent
to
our
hero
from
all
parts
;
and
large
sums
of
money
were
raised
and
forwarded
to
him
,
to
enable
him
to
reward
his
troops
and
equip
his
volunteers
.
It
was
on
the
20th
of
January
that
Markham
put
his
army
in
motion
.
He
was
now
at
the
head
of
sixteen
thousand
men
,
with
a
formidable
train
of
artillery
.
Although
the
numerical
odds
were
fearfully
against
him
,
he
reposed
the
most
perfect
confidence
in
the
valour
of
his
troops
—
elated
as
they
were
by
previous
successes
,
and
glorying
in
a
cause
which
they
deemed
holy
and
sacred
.
Moreover
,
he
knew
that
the
moral
strength
of
his
army
was
incomparably
superior
to
that
of
the
mere
drilled
Austrian
troops
,
who
were
trained
under
a
soul-crushing
system
of
discipline
,
and
who
regarded
their
chiefs
rather
as
tyrants
and
oppressors
than
as
generous
superiors
exercising
a
species
of
paternal
influence
over
them
.
On
the
morning
of
the
22d
,
the
Constitutional
Army
reached
Ossore
,
all
the
inhabitants
of
which
town
came
out
to
behold
the
glorious
procession
,
and
testify
their
admiration
of
the
young
General
.
It
was
during
a
brief
halt
near
this
place
,
that
a
courier
,
travel-soiled
and
sinking
with
fatigue
,
arrived
from
Montoni
,
with
a
letter
addressed
to
the
Marquis
of
Estella
and
containing
only
this
laconic
but
urgent
prayer
:
—
"
Hasten
,
my
lord
—
delay
not
!
In
forty-eight
hours
it
will
be
too
late
!
"
GAETANO
.
"
Richard
instantly
despatched
a
messenger
,
on
whose
prudence
and
daring
he
could
rely
,
with
an
answer
equally
brief
and
impressive
:
—
"
Fear
not
,
signor
!
By
to-morrow
night
Montoni
shall
be
delivered
,
or
the
army
which
I
am
leading
to
your
rescue
will
be
annihilated
.
"
ESTELLA
.
"
The
city
was
indeed
sore
pressed
.
The
inhabitants
were
reduced
to
the
utmost
extremities
in
respect
to
provision
;
and
the
Austrians
,
headed
by
the
Grand
Duke
in
person
and
Marshal
Herbertstein
,
were
pushing
the
siege
with
a
vigour
that
was
almost
irresistible
.
But
on
the
22d
of
January
those
commanders
were
compelled
to
concentrate
nearly
all
their
troops
on
the
southern
side
of
Montoni
:
for
they
were
well
aware
that
the
Constitutional
Army
was
now
approaching
.
In
the
afternoon
of
the
same
day
,
the
light
cavalry
of
Richard
's
force
entered
upon
the
broad
plain
through
which
the
Ferretti
rolls
its
silver
way
;
and
at
a
distance
of
three
miles
the
tower
of
Saint
Theodosia
reared
its
summit
far
above
the
white
buildings
of
Montoni
.
By
nine
o'clock
on
that
night
the
entire
Constitutional
Army
had
taken
up
a
strong
position
,
its
left
being
protected
by
high
sand-banks
which
overlooked
the
sea
,
and
its
right
defended
by
a
large
village
.
Oh
!
it
was
a
great
cause
which
was
so
soon
to
be
justified
—
and
that
was
a
glorious
army
which
was
now
preparing
for
the
final
struggle
!
A
discharge
of
cannon
from
the
walls
of
Montoni
announced
that
the
capital
awaited
its
deliverance
;
and
the
Committee
of
Government
issued
orders
that
the
bells
of
every
church
should
ring
for
mass
at
day-break
,
in
order
that
the
inhabitants
might
offer
up
prayers
for
the
success
of
the
Constitutional
Army
.
As
on
the
eve
of
the
glorious
fight
of
Abrantani
,
the
Marquis
of
Estella
was
actively
employed
during
the
whole
night
in
making
the
various
dispositions
for
the
great
battle
which
,
on
the
following
day
,
must
decide
the
fate
of
Castelcicala
.
And
most
solemnly
and
sublimely
interesting
was
that
night
!
So
close
were
the
two
armies
to
each
other
—
only
half
a
cannon
shot
distant
—
that
every
sound
on
either
side
could
be
mutually
heard
.
The
very
outposts
and
sentinels
were
almost
within
speaking
range
;
and
the
lights
of
the
two
positions
were
plainly
visible
.
Watchfulness
and
keen
observation
characterised
both
sides
.
An
hour
before
sunrise
—
and
by
the
lurid
gleam
of
the
bivouac
fire
in
the
grove
of
Legino
—
Richard
addressed
a
letter
,
full
of
tenderness
and
hope
,
to
the
Princess
Isabella
;
and
this
he
despatched
in
another
epistle
to
his
excellent
friend
,
the
banker
at
Pinalla
.
Then
,
when
the
first
gleam
of
twilight
heralded
the
advent
of
the
sun
,
and
while
the
bells
were
ringing
in
every
tower
of
Montoni
,
the
hero
mounted
his
horse
and
prepared
for
the
conflict
that
was
now
at
hand
.
CHAPTER
CLXXXIX
.
THE
BATTLE
OF
MONTONI
.
The
morning
of
the
memorable
23d
of
January
dawned
,
and
the
bells
were
ringing
in
every
tower
,
when
three
cannon
gave
the
signal
for
the
fight
,
and
the
battle
of
Montoni
began
.
The
light
troops
of
the
Constitutionalists
opened
a
smart
fire
upon
the
Austrians
,
and
dislodged
a
strong
corps
from
a
position
which
it
occupied
on
the
bank
of
a
small
stream
.
In
consequence
of
this
first
success
,
Richard
was
enabled
to
stretch
out
his
right
wing
without
restraint
;
and
,
remembering
the
operation
effected
by
the
Cingani
at
Abrantani
,
he
instantly
despatched
that
faithful
corps
,
with
a
battalion
of
rifles
,
to
make
the
circuit
of
the
village
,
and
endeavour
to
turn
the
Austrians
'
left
flank
.
The
left
wing
of
the
Constitutionalists
soon
came
to
close
quarters
with
the
right
wing
of
the
enemy
;
and
a
desperate
struggle
ensued
to
decide
the
occupancy
of
the
sand-banks
,
which
were
quite
hard
and
a
desirable
position
for
artillery-pieces
.
Colonel
Cossario
,
who
commanded
in
that
point
,
succeeded
,
after
a
desperate
conflict
,
in
repulsing
the
Austrians
;
and
twenty
field-pieces
were
dragged
on
the
sand-banks
.
These
speedily
vomited
forth
the
messengers
of
destruction
;
and
the
dread
ordnance
scattered
death
with
appalling
rapidity
.
The
Grand
Duke
,
seeing
that
his
cause
was
hopeless
if
that
dreadful
cannonade
was
not
stopped
,
ordered
four
battalions
of
grenadiers
to
attack
the
position
.
Markham
,
who
was
riding
about
the
field
,
—
now
issuing
orders
—
now
taking
a
part
in
the
conflict
,
—
observed
the
manœuvre
,
and
instantly
placed
himself
at
the
head
of
two
regiments
of
cuirassiers
with
a
view
to
render
it
abortive
.
Then
commenced
one
of
the
most
deadly
spectacles
ever
performed
on
the
theatre
of
the
world
.
The
Grand
Duke
sent
a
strong
detachment
of
Austrian
Life-Guards
to
support
the
grenadiers
;
and
the
two
squadrons
of
cavalry
came
into
fearful
collision
.
The
Constitutionalists
were
giving
way
,
when
Markham
precipitated
himself
into
the
thickest
of
the
fight
,
cleared
every
thing
before
him
,
and
seized
the
Austrian
colours
.
Morcar
was
immediately
by
his
side
:
the
sword
of
a
Life-Guard
already
gleamed
above
our
hero
's
head
—
another
moment
,
and
he
would
have
been
no
more
.
But
the
faithful
gipsy
warded
off
the
blow
,
and
with
another
stroke
of
his
heavy
brand
nearly
severed
the
sword-arm
of
the
Life-Guard
.
Richard
thanked
him
with
a
rapid
but
profoundly
expressive
glance
,
and
,
retaining
his
hold
on
the
Austrian
banner
,
struck
the
ensign-bearer
to
the
ground
.
This
splendid
achievement
re-animated
the
Constitutional
cuirassiers
;
and
the
Austrian
Life-Guards
were
shattered
beyond
redemption
.
Almost
at
the
same
time
,
the
Cingani
and
rifles
effected
their
movement
on
the
left
wing
of
the
enemy
,
and
threw
it
into
confusion
.
This
disorder
was
however
retrieved
for
about
the
space
of
two
hours
;
when
the
Marquis
of
Estella
,
with
his
cuirassiers
,
was
enabled
to
take
a
part
in
the
conflict
in
that
direction
.
This
attack
bore
down
the
Austrians
.
They
formed
themselves
into
a
square
;
but
vain
were
their
attempts
to
oppose
the
impetuosity
with
which
the
cuirassiers
charged
them
.
By
three
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
,
the
left
wing
of
the
enemy
was
overwhelmed
so
completely
that
all
the
endeavours
of
Marshal
Herbertstein
to
rally
his
troops
were
fruitless
.
Then
,
resolved
to
perish
rather
than
surrender
,
the
Austrian
commander
met
an
honourable
death
in
the
ranks
of
battle
.
In
the
center
the
conflict
raged
with
a
fury
which
seemed
to
leave
room
for
doubt
relative
to
the
fortune
of
the
day
,
notwithstanding
the
important
successes
already
obtained
by
the
Constitutionalists
.
The
Grand
Duke
had
flown
with
a
choice
body
of
cavalry
to
support
the
compact
masses
that
were
now
fighting
for
the
victory
:
he
himself
rode
along
the
ranks
—
encouraging
them
—
urging
them
on
—
promising
rewards
.
For
nearly
four
hours
more
did
the
battle
last
in
this
point
;
but
at
length
our
hero
came
up
with
his
cuirassiers
,
all
flushed
with
conquest
elsewhere
;
and
his
presence
gave
a
decided
turn
to
the
struggle
.
Rushing
precipitately
on
—
bearing
down
all
before
them
—
thundering
along
with
an
irresistible
impetuosity
,
the
cuirassiers
scattered
confusion
and
dismay
in
the
ranks
of
their
enemies
.
And
ever
foremost
in
that
last
struggle
,
as
in
the
first
,
the
waving
heron
's
plume
which
marked
his
rank
,
and
the
death-dealing
brand
which
he
wielded
with
such
fatal
effect
,
denoted
the
presence
of
Richard
Markham
.
He
saw
that
the
day
was
his
own
;
—
the
Austrians
were
flying
in
all
directions
;
—
confusion
,
disorder
,
and
dismay
prevailed
throughout
their
broken
corps
and
shattered
bands
;
—
Marshal
Herbertstein
was
numbered
with
the
slain
;
—
the
Grand
Duke
fled
;
—
and
at
eight
o'clock
in
the
evening
Montoni
was
delivered
.
Darkness
had
now
fallen
on
the
scene
of
carnage
;
but
still
the
Constitutionalists
pursued
the
Austrian
fugitives
;
and
numbers
were
taken
ere
they
could
reach
the
river
.
A
comparatively
small
portion
of
the
vanquished
succeeded
in
throwing
themselves
into
the
boats
that
were
moored
on
the
southern
bank
,
or
in
gaining
the
adjacent
bridges
;
and
those
only
escaped
.
Montoni
saluted
its
deliverance
with
salvoes
of
artillery
and
the
ringing
of
bells
;
and
the
joyous
sounds
fell
upon
the
ears
of
the
Grand
Duke
,
as
,
heart-broken
and
distracted
,
he
pursued
his
way
,
attended
only
by
a
few
faithful
followers
,
towards
the
frontiers
of
that
State
from
which
his
rashness
and
despotism
had
driven
him
for
ever
.
Meantime
,
Richard
Markham
issued
the
necessary
orders
for
the
safeguard
of
the
prisoners
and
the
care
of
the
wounded
;
and
,
having
attended
to
those
duties
,
he
repaired
to
the
village
before
mentioned
,
where
he
established
his
temporary
head-quarters
at
the
château
of
a
nobleman
devoted
to
the
Constitutional
cause
.
Then
,
in
the
solitude
of
the
chamber
to
which
he
had
retired
,
and
with
a
soul
full
of
tenderness
and
hope
,
as
in
the
morning
in
the
grove
of
Legino
,
—
he
addressed
a
letter
to
the
Princess
—
the
only
joy
of
his
heart
,
the
charming
and
well-beloved
Isabella
:
—
Head
Quarters
,
near
Montoni
,
Jan.
23.
Eleven
at
night
.
"
Long
ere
this
will
reach
thee
,
dearest
one
,
thou
wilt
have
heard
,
by
means
of
telegraphic
dispatch
through
France
,
of
the
great
victory
which
has
made
me
master
of
Castelcicala
.
If
there
be
any
merit
due
unto
myself
,
in
consummating
this
great
aim
,
and
conducting
this
glorious
cause
to
its
final
triumph
,
it
was
thine
image
,
beloved
Isabella
,
which
nerved
my
arm
and
which
gave
me
intelligence
to
make
the
combinations
that
have
led
to
so
decided
an
end
.
In
the
thickest
of
the
fight
—
in
the
midst
of
danger
,
—
when
balls
whistled
by
me
like
hail
,
and
the
messengers
of
death
were
circulating
in
every
direction
,
—
thine
eyes
seemed
to
be
guiding
stars
of
hope
,
and
promise
,
and
love
.
And
now
the
first
moment
that
I
can
snatch
from
the
time
which
so
many
circumstances
compel
me
to
devote
to
your
native
land
,
is
given
to
thee
!
"
To-morrow
I
shall
write
at
great
length
to
your
honoured
father
,
whom
in
the
morning
it
will
be
my
pleasing
duty
to
proclaim
Alberto
I
.
Grand
Duke
of
Castelcicala
.
"
Although
men
now
call
me
Marquis
of
Estella
,
to
thee
,
dearest
,
I
am
simply
"
RICHARD
.
"
Our
hero
despatched
this
letter
in
one
to
Signor
Viviani
at
Pinalla
,
by
especial
courier
.
He
next
wrote
hasty
accounts
of
the
great
victory
which
he
had
gained
,
to
the
chief
authorities
of
the
various
cities
and
towns
which
had
first
declared
in
his
favour
,
as
before
mentioned
;
and
these
also
were
instantly
sent
off
by
messengers
.
Then
soon
did
rumour
tell
the
glorious
tale
how
Montoni
was
delivered
;
and
how
the
mighty
flood
of
Austrian
power
,
which
had
dashed
its
billows
against
the
walls
of
the
ducal
capital
,
was
rolled
back
over
the
confines
of
Castelcicala
into
the
Roman
States
,
never
to
return
!
We
shall
not
dwell
upon
the
particulars
of
that
night
which
succeeded
the
battle
.
Our
readers
can
imagine
the
duties
that
devolve
upon
a
commander
after
so
brilliant
and
yet
so
sanguinary
a
day
.
Suffice
it
to
observe
,
that
Richard
visited
the
houses
in
the
village
to
which
the
wounded
had
been
conveyed
;
while
Colonel
Cossario
took
possession
of
the
Austrian
camp
.
That
night
Montoni
was
brilliantly
illuminated
;
and
the
most
exuberant
joy
prevailed
throughout
the
capital
.
The
Committee
of
Government
assembled
in
close
deliberation
,
immediately
after
the
receipt
of
the
welcome
tidings
of
the
victory
;
and
,
although
they
consulted
in
secret
,
still
the
inhabitants
could
well
divine
the
subject
of
their
debate
—
the
best
means
of
testifying
their
own
and
the
nation
's
gratitude
towards
that
champion
who
had
thus
diffused
joy
into
so
many
hearts
.
Early
in
the
morning
,
the
entire
Committee
,
dressed
in
their
robes
,
and
attended
by
the
chief
officers
of
the
garrison
,
repaired
on
horseback
to
the
village
where
Richard
had
established
his
head-quarters
.
Our
hero
came
forth
to
meet
them
,
at
the
door
of
the
mansion
where
he
was
lodged
,
and
received
those
high
functionaries
with
his
plumed
hat
in
hand
.
"
My
lord
,
"
exclaimed
Signor
Gaëtano
,
the
President
of
the
Committee
,
"
it
is
for
us
to
bare
our
heads
to
you
.
You
have
saved
us
from
an
odious
tyranny
—
from
oppression
—
from
siege
—
from
famine
!
God
alone
can
adequately
reward
you
:
Castelcicala
cannot
.
We
have
,
however
,
further
favours
to
solicit
at
your
lordship
's
hand
.
Until
that
Prince
,
who
is
now
our
rightful
sovereign
,
can
come
amongst
us
,
and
occupy
that
throne
which
your
hands
have
prepared
for
him
,
you
must
be
our
chief
—
our
Regent
.
My
lord
,
a
hundred
councillors
,
forming
the
Provisional
Committee
of
Government
,
debated
this
point
last
evening
;
and
not
a
single
voice
was
raised
in
objection
to
that
request
which
I
,
as
their
organ
,
have
now
proffered
to
your
lordship
.
"
"
No
,
"
answered
Richard
:
"
that
cannot
be
.
The
world
would
say
that
I
am
ambitious
—
that
I
am
swayed
by
interested
motives
of
aggrandizement
.
Continue
,
gentlemen
,
to
exercise
supreme
sway
,
until
the
arrival
of
your
sovereign
.
"
"
My
lord
,
"
returned
the
President
,
"
Castelcicala
demands
this
favour
at
your
hands
.
"
"
Then
,
if
Castelcicala
command
,
I
accept
the
trust
with
which
you
honour
me
,
"
exclaimed
Markham
;
"
but
so
soon
as
I
shall
have
succeeded
in
restoring
peace
and
order
,
you
will
permit
me
,
gentlemen
,
to
repair
to
England
,
to
present
the
ducal
diadem
to
your
rightful
liege
.
And
one
word
more
,
"
continued
Markham
;
"
your
troops
have
conducted
themselves
,
throughout
this
short
but
brilliant
campaign
,
in
a
manner
which
exceeds
all
praise
.
To
you
I
commend
them
—
you
must
reward
them
.
"
"
Your
lordship
is
now
the
Regent
of
Castelcicala
,
"
answered
the
President
;
"
and
your
decrees
become
our
laws
.
Order
—
and
we
obey
.
"
"
I
shall
not
abuse
the
power
which
you
place
in
my
hands
,
"
rejoined
Markham
.
The
President
then
communicated
to
the
Regent
the
pleasing
fact
that
the
Lord
High
Admiral
had
that
morning
hoisted
the
tri-coloured
flag
and
sent
an
officer
to
signify
his
adhesion
to
the
victorious
cause
.
In
answer
to
a
question
from
Signor
Gaëtano
,
Richard
signified
his
intention
of
entering
Montoni
at
three
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
.
The
principal
authorities
then
returned
to
the
capital
.
Long
before
the
appointed
hour
,
the
sovereign
city
wore
an
aspect
of
rejoicing
and
happiness
.
Triumphal
arches
were
erected
in
the
streets
through
which
the
conqueror
would
have
to
pass
:
the
troops
of
the
garrison
were
mustered
in
the
great
square
of
the
palace
;
and
a
guard
of
honour
was
despatched
to
the
southern
gate
.
The
windows
were
filled
with
smiling
faces
:
banners
waved
from
the
tops
of
the
houses
.
The
ships
in
the
harbour
and
roadstead
were
decked
in
their
gayest
colours
;
and
boats
were
constantly
arriving
from
the
fleet
with
provisions
of
all
kinds
for
the
use
of
the
inhabitants
.
The
great
bell
in
the
tower
of
Saint
Theodosia
at
length
proclaims
the
hour
of
three
.
And
,
now
—
hark
!
the
artillery
roars
—
Montoni
salutes
her
Regent
:
the
guard
of
honour
presents
arms
;
the
martial
music
plays
a
national
air
;
and
the
conqueror
enters
the
capital
.
The
men-of-war
in
the
roadstead
thunder
forth
echoes
to
the
cannon
on
the
ramparts
;
and
the
yards
are
manned
in
token
of
respect
for
the
representative
of
the
sovereign
power
.
What
were
Richard
's
feelings
now
?
But
little
more
than
two
months
had
elapsed
since
he
had
first
entered
that
city
,
a
prisoner
—
vanquished
—
with
shattered
hopes
—
and
uncertain
as
to
the
fate
that
might
be
in
store
for
him
.
How
changed
were
his
circumstances
!
As
a
conqueror
—
a
noble
—
and
a
ruler
did
he
now
make
his
appearance
in
a
capital
where
his
name
was
upon
every
tongue
,
and
where
his
great
deeds
excited
the
enthusiasm
,
the
admiration
,
and
the
respect
of
every
heart
.
Then
his
ideas
were
reflected
still
farther
back
;
and
he
thought
of
the
time
when
he
was
a
prisoner
,
though
innocent
,
in
an
English
gaol
.
Far
more
rapidly
than
we
can
record
his
meditations
,
did
memory
whirl
him
through
all
past
adversities
—
reproduce
before
his
mental
eyes
his
recent
wanderings
in
Castelcicala
—
and
hurry
him
on
to
this
glorious
consummation
,
when
he
finds
himself
entering
the
capital
as
the
highest
peer
in
the
State
.
On
his
right
hand
was
Colonel
Cossario
;
and
close
behind
him
—
amidst
his
brilliant
staff
—
was
Morcar
,
—
the
faithful
gipsy
whose
devotedness
to
his
master
had
not
a
little
contributed
to
this
grand
result
.
On
went
the
procession
amidst
the
enthusiastic
applause
of
the
myriads
collected
to
welcome
the
conquerors
,
—
on
through
streets
crowded
to
the
roof-tops
with
happy
faces
,
—
on
to
the
ducal
palace
,
in
whose
great
square
ten
thousand
troops
were
assembled
to
receive
the
Regent
.
Richard
alighted
from
his
horse
at
the
gate
of
the
princely
abode
,
on
the
threshold
of
which
the
municipal
authorities
were
gathered
to
receive
him
.
Oh
!
at
that
moment
how
deeply
—
how
sincerely
did
he
regret
the
loss
of
General
Grachia
,
Colonel
Morosino
,
and
the
other
patriots
who
had
fallen
in
the
fatal
conflict
of
Ossore
!
Nor
less
did
memory
recall
the
prophetic
words
of
that
departed
girl
who
had
loved
him
so
devotedly
,
but
so
unhappily
;
—
those
words
which
Mary-Anne
,
with
sybilline
inspiration
,
had
uttered
upon
her
death-bed
:
—
"
Brilliant
destinies
await
you
,
Richard
!
All
your
enduring
patience
,
your
resignation
under
the
oppression
of
foul
wrong
,
will
meet
with
a
glorious
reward
.
Yes
—
for
I
know
all
:
—
that
angel
Isabella
has
kept
no
secret
from
me
.
She
is
a
Princess
,
Richard
;
and
by
your
union
with
her
,
you
yourself
will
become
one
of
the
greatest
Princes
in
Europe
!
Her
father
,
too
,
shall
succeed
to
his
just
rights
;
and
then
,
Richard
,
then
—
how
small
will
be
the
distance
between
yourself
and
the
Castelcicalan
throne
!
"
CHAPTER
CXC
.
TWO
OF
OUR
OLD
ACQUAINTANCES
.
We
must
again
transport
our
readers
to
the
great
metropolis
of
England
.
It
was
late
in
the
evening
of
the
24th
of
January
,
1841
,
—
with
Byron
,
we
"
like
to
be
particular
in
dates
,
"
—
that
a
man
,
of
herculean
form
,
weather-beaten
countenance
,
and
whose
age
was
apparently
somewhat
past
forty
,
was
passing
down
Drury
Lane
.
He
was
dressed
like
a
labourer
,
with
a
smock
frock
and
a
very
broad-brimmed
straw
hat
,
which
was
slouched
as
much
as
possible
over
his
face
.
Passing
into
Blackmoor
Street
,
he
continued
his
way
towards
Clare
Market
;
whence
he
turned
abruptly
into
Clements
'
Lane
,
and
entered
a
public-house
on
the
right
hand
side
of
this
wretched
scene
of
squalor
and
poverty
.
No
one
possessing
the
least
feeling
of
compassion
for
the
suffering
portion
of
the
industrious
millions
—
(
and
how
large
is
that
portion
!
)
—
can
pass
along
the
miserable
thoroughfare
called
Clements
'
Lane
without
being
shocked
at
the
internal
misery
which
the
exterior
appearance
of
many
of
the
dwellings
bespeaks
.
There
is
ever
a
vile
effluvium
in
that
narrow
alley
—
a
miasma
as
of
a
crowded
churchyard
!
Entering
the
parlour
of
the
public-house
,
the
man
with
the
weather-beaten
countenance
and
slouched
hat
was
immediately
recognised
by
a
lad
seated
apart
from
the
other
inmates
of
the
room
.
This
youth
was
about
eighteen
or
nineteen
years
of
age
,
very
short
in
stature
,
but
well
made
.
On
a
former
occasion
we
have
stated
that
his
countenance
was
effeminate
and
by
no
means
bad-looking
;
his
eyes
were
dark
and
intelligent
;
his
teeth
good
;
and
his
voice
soft
and
agreeable
.
His
manners
were
superior
to
his
condition
;
and
his
language
was
singularly
correct
for
one
who
was
almost
entirely
self-taught
,
and
who
had
filled
menial
employments
since
his
boyhood
.
He
was
dressed
in
a
blue
jacket
and
waistcoat
,
and
dark
brown
trousers
;
and
that
attire
,
together
with
a
boy
's
cap
,
contributed
towards
the
extreme
youthfulness
of
his
appearance
.
A
pint
of
porter
stood
,
untouched
,
upon
a
table
at
which
he
was
sitting
.
The
man
with
the
weather-beaten
countenance
proceeded
to
take
his
seat
next
to
this
lad
:
he
then
rang
the
bell
,
and
having
ordered
some
liquor
and
a
pipe
,
entered
into
conversation
with
his
young
companion
.
"
Have
you
heard
any
thing
more
of
that
villain
Tidkins
,
Harry
?
"
asked
the
man
.
"
Nothing
more
since
I
saw
you
yesterday
morning
,
Jem
,
"
replied
Holford
.
"
I
have
lost
all
trace
of
him
.
"
"
But
are
you
sure
that
it
was
him
you
saw
the
day
before
yesterday
?
"
demanded
Crankey
Jem
—
for
he
was
the
individual
with
the
weather-beaten
countenance
and
slouched
hat
.
"
Do
n't
you
think
I
know
him
well
enough
,
after
all
I
have
told
you
concerning
him
?
"
said
Henry
Holford
,
smiling
.
"
When
you
and
I
accidentally
met
for
the
first
time
,
the
day
before
yesterday
,
in
this
parlour
,
and
when
in
the
course
of
the
conversation
that
sprang
up
between
us
,
I
happened
to
mention
the
name
of
Tidkins
,
I
saw
how
you
fired
—
how
you
coloured
—
how
agitated
you
became
.
What
injury
has
he
done
you
,
that
you
are
so
bitter
against
him
?
"
"
I
will
tell
you
another
time
,
Harry
,
"
answered
Crankey
Jem
.
"
My
history
is
a
strange
one
—
and
you
shall
know
it
all
.
But
I
must
find
out
the
lurking-hole
of
this
miscreant
Tidkins
.
You
say
he
was
well
dressed
?
"
"
As
well
as
a
private
person
can
be
,
"
answered
Holford
.
"
But
did
the
Resurrection
Man
put
on
the
robes
of
the
greatest
monarch
in
the
world
,
he
could
not
mitigate
the
atrocious
expression
of
his
cadaverous
—
hang-dog
countenance
.
I
confess
that
I
am
afraid
of
that
man
:
—
yes
—
I
am
afraid
of
him
!
"
"
He
was
well-dressed
,
and
was
stepping
into
a
cab
at
the
stand
under
the
Charterhouse
wall
,
you
said
?
"
observed
Crankey
Jem
.
"
Yes
—
and
he
said
,
'
To
the
Mint
—
Borough
,
'
"
replied
Holford
:
"
those
were
his
very
words
—
and
away
the
cab
went
.
"
"
And
you
have
since
been
to
see
if
you
could
recognise
the
cab
,
and
pump
the
cab-man
?
"
continued
Jem
.
"
By
your
request
I
have
done
so
,
"
answered
Holford
;
"
and
my
researches
have
been
altogether
unsuccessful
.
I
could
not
find
the
particular
cab
which
he
took
.
"
"
Why
did
n't
you
question
the
waterman
and
the
drivers
?
"
asked
Jem
.
"
So
I
did
;
but
I
could
glean
nothing
.
Now
if
you
really
want
to
find
the
Resurrection
Man
,
I
should
advise
you
to
go
over
to
the
Mint
,
and
hunt
him
out
amongst
the
low
public-houses
in
that
district
.
Depend
upon
it
,
"
added
Holford
,
"
he
has
business
there
;
for
he
is
not
a
man
to
run
about
in
cabs
for
nothing
.
"
"
The
fact
is
,
Harry
,
"
returned
Jem
,
"
that
it
does
n't
suit
my
schemes
to
look
after
Tidkins
myself
.
He
would
only
get
out
of
my
way
;
and
—
as
I
have
missed
my
aim
once
—
I
must
take
care
to
thrust
home
the
next
time
I
fall
in
with
him
.
"
"
You
mean
to
say
that
you
have
poniarded
him
once
,
and
that
he
escaped
death
?
"
whispered
Holford
.
"
Yes
:
but
I
will
tell
you
all
about
it
presently
,
Harry
,
"
said
Crankey
Jem
;
"
and
then
,
perhaps
,
you
will
be
induced
to
assist
me
in
hunting
out
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
"
I
certainly
have
an
old
score
to
settle
with
him
,
"
returned
Holford
;
"
for
—
as
I
told
you
—
he
once
laid
a
plot
against
my
life
.
To-night
you
shall
tell
me
how
you
came
to
be
so
bitter
against
him
:
to-morrow
night
I
will
visit
the
Mint
,
and
make
the
inquiries
you
wish
concerning
him
;
and
the
night
afterwards
I
must
devote
to
particular
business
of
my
own
.
"
"
And
what
particular
business
can
such
a
younker
as
you
have
in
hand
?
"
asked
Crankey
Jem
,
with
as
much
of
a
smile
as
his
grim
countenance
could
possibly
relax
itself
into
.
"
I
now
and
then
visit
a
place
where
I
can
contemplate
,
at
my
ease
,
a
beautiful
lady
—
without
even
my
presence
being
suspected
,
"
answered
Holford
,
in
a
mysterious
tone
.
"
A
beautiful
lady
!
Are
you
in
love
with
her
,
then
?
"
demanded
Crankey
Jem
.
"
The
mere
idea
is
so
utterly
absurd
—
so
extravagant
—
so
preposterous
,
"
replied
Holford
,
"
that
my
lips
dare
not
speak
an
affirmative
.
To
acknowledge
that
I
love
this
lady
of
whom
I
speak
,
would
be
almost
a
crime
—
an
atrocity
—
a
diabolical
insult
,
—
so
highly
is
she
placed
above
me
!
And
yet
,
"
he
added
mournfully
,
"
the
human
heart
has
strange
susceptibilities
—
will
indulge
in
the
idlest
phantasies
!
My
chief
happiness
is
to
gaze
upon
this
lady
—
and
my
blood
boils
when
I
behold
him
on
whom
all
her
affection
is
bestowed
.
"
"
She
is
married
,
then
?
"
said
Crankey
Jem
,
interrogatively
.
"
Yes
—
married
to
one
who
is
handsome
and
young
,
and
who
perhaps
loves
her
all
the
more
because
he
owes
so
much
—
so
very
much
to
her
!
But
I
actually
shudder
—
I
feel
alarmed
—
I
tremble
,
while
I
thus
permit
my
tongue
to
touch
upon
such
topics
,
—
topics
as
sacred
as
a
religion
—
as
holy
as
a
worship
.
"
"
You
have
either
indulged
in
some
very
foolish
and
most
hopeless
attachment
,
Harry
,
"
said
his
companion
;
"
or
else
your
wits
are
going
a-wool-gathering
.
"
"
May
be
both
your
remarks
apply
to
me
,
"
muttered
Holford
,
a
cloud
passing
over
his
countenance
.
"
But
—
no
—
no
:
I
am
in
the
perfect
possession
of
my
senses
—
my
intellects
are
altogether
unimpaired
.
It
is
a
fancy
—
a
whim
of
my
mine
to
introduce
myself
into
the
place
I
before
alluded
to
,
and
,
from
my
concealment
,
contemplate
the
lady
of
whom
I
have
spoken
.
It
gives
me
pleasure
to
look
upon
her
—
I
know
not
why
.
Then
—
when
I
am
alone
—
I
brood
upon
her
image
,
recall
to
mind
all
I
have
heard
her
say
or
seen
her
do
,
and
ponder
on
her
features
—
her
figure
—
her
dress
—
her
whole
appearance
,
until
I
become
astonished
at
myself
—
alarmed
at
my
own
presumption
—
terrified
at
my
own
thoughts
.
For
weeks
and
weeks
—
nay
,
for
months
—
I
remain
away
from
the
place
where
she
often
dwells
;
—
but
at
length
some
imperceptible
and
unknown
impulse
urges
me
thither
;
I
rove
about
the
neighbourhood
,
gazing
longingly
upon
the
building
;
—
I
endeavour
to
tear
myself
away
—
I
cannot
;
—
then
I
ascend
the
wall
—
I
traverse
the
garden
—
I
enter
the
dwelling
—
I
conceal
myself
—
I
behold
her
again
—
him
also
,
—
and
my
pleasures
and
my
tortures
are
experienced
all
over
again
!
"
"
You
're
a
singular
lad
,
"
said
Crankey
Jem
,
eyeing
the
youth
with
no
small
degree
of
astonishment
,
and
some
suspicion
that
he
was
not
altogether
right
in
his
upper
storey
.
"
But
who
is
this
lady
that
you
speak
of
?
and
why
are
you
so
frightened
even
to
think
of
her
?
A
cat
may
look
at
a
king
—
aye
,
and
think
of
him
too
,
for
that
matter
.
Human
nature
is
human
nature
;
and
one
is
n't
always
answerable
for
one
's
feelings
.
"
"
There
I
agree
with
you
,
Jem
,
"
said
Holford
.
"
I
have
often
struggled
hard
against
that
impulse
which
urges
me
towards
the
place
where
the
lady
dwells
—
but
all
in
vain
!
"
"
Who
is
she
,
once
more
?
"
demanded
Jem
.
"
That
is
a
secret
—
never
to
be
revealed
,
"
answered
Harry
.
Crankey
Jem
had
commenced
an
observation
in
reply
,
when
one
of
the
persons
who
were
sitting
drinking
at
another
table
,
suddenly
struck
up
a
chant
in
so
loud
and
boisterous
a
tone
that
it
completely
drowned
the
voice
of
Holford
's
companion
:
—
FLARE
UP
.
Flare
up
,
I
say
,
my
jolly
friends
,
And
pass
the
bingo
gaily
;
—
Who
cares
a
rap
if
all
this
ends
Some
morn
at
the
Old
Bailey
?
"
A
short
life
and
a
merry
one
"
Should
be
our
constant
maxim
;
And
he
's
a
fool
that
gives
up
fun
Because
remorse
attacks
him
.
Here
Ned
has
forks
so
precious
fly
,
And
Bill
can
smash
the
flimsies
;
No
trap
to
Tom
could
e'er
come
nigh
,
For
he
so
fleet
of
limbs
is
.
Bob
is
the
best
to
crack
a
crib
,
And
Dick
to
knap
a
fogle
;
And
I
can
wag
my
tongue
so
glib
A
beak
would
wipe
his
ogle
.
Who
are
so
happy
then
as
we
—
Each
with
such
useful
knowledge
?
For
Oxford
University
Ca
n't
beat
the
Floating
College
.
To
parish
prigs
one
gives
degrees
,
To
lumber-lags
the
latter
:
But
I
would
sooner
cross
the
seas
,
Than
in
a
humbox
patter
.
Each
state
in
life
has
its
mishaps
:
—
Kings
fear
a
revolution
;
The
knowing
covey
dreads
the
traps
—
And
both
an
execution
.
Death
will
not
long
pass
any
by
—
Each
chance
is
duly
raffled
;
What
matters
whether
we
must
die
In
bed
or
on
the
scaffold
?
Flare
up
,
I
say
,
then
,
jolly
friends
,
And
pass
the
bingo
gaily
;
Who
cares
a
rap
if
all
this
ends
Some
morn
at
the
Old
Bailey
?
"
A
short
life
and
a
merry
one
"
Should
be
our
constant
maxim
;
And
he
's
a
fool
that
gives
up
fun
Because
remorse
attacks
him
.
"
Now
let
us
be
moving
,
young
sprig
,
"
said
Crankey
Jem
,
when
the
song
was
brought
to
a
conclusion
.
"
You
shall
come
with
me
to
my
lodging
,
where
we
'll
have
a
bit
of
supper
together
;
and
then
I
'll
tell
you
my
story
.
It
is
a
strange
one
,
I
can
assure
you
.
"
Holford
rose
,
and
followed
Crankey
Jem
from
the
public-house
.
The
latter
led
the
way
to
a
court
in
Drury
Lane
;
and
introduced
the
lad
into
a
small
back
chamber
,
which
was
tolerably
neat
and
comfortable
.
On
a
table
near
the
window
,
were
small
models
of
ships
,
executed
with
considerable
taste
;
various
tools
;
blocks
of
wood
,
not
yet
shaped
;
paint-pots
,
brushes
,
twine
,
little
brass
cannon
and
anchors
,
—
in
a
word
,
all
the
articles
necessary
for
the
miniature
vessels
which
are
seen
in
the
superior
toy-shops
.
"
That
is
the
way
I
get
my
living
,
Harry
,
"
said
Jem
,
pointing
towards
the
work-table
.
"
I
have
been
a
sad
fellow
in
my
time
:
but
if
any
one
who
has
gone
through
all
I
have
suffered
,
does
n't
change
,
I
do
n't
know
who
the
devil
would
.
Sit
down
,
Harry
—
the
fire
will
soon
blaze
up
.
"
Jem
stirred
the
fire
,
and
then
busied
himself
to
spread
a
small
round
table
standing
in
the
middle
of
the
room
,
with
some
cold
meat
,
a
substantial
piece
of
cheese
,
and
a
quartern
loaf
.
He
also
produced
from
his
cupboard
a
bottle
of
spirits
,
and
when
there
was
a
good
blaze
in
the
grate
,
he
placed
the
kettle
to
boil
.
"
You
have
got
every
thing
comfortable
enough
here
,
Jem
,
"
said
Holford
,
when
these
preparations
were
concluded
.
"
Yes
;
I
can
earn
a
good
bit
of
money
when
I
choose
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
But
I
waste
a
great
deal
of
time
in
making
inquiries
after
Tidkins
—
yes
,
and
in
brooding
on
my
vengeance
,
as
you
,
Harry
,
do
upon
your
love
.
"
"
Love
!
"
ejaculated
Holford
.
"
My
God
!
if
you
only
knew
of
whom
you
were
speaking
!
"
"
Well
—
well
,
"
cried
Jem
,
laughing
;
"
I
see
it
is
a
sore
point
—
I
wo
n't
touch
on
it
any
more
.
So
now
fall
to
,
and
eat
,
Harry
.
You
're
sincerely
welcome
.
Besides
,
you
can
and
will
serve
me
,
I
know
,
in
ferretting
out
this
villain
Tidkins
.
If
you
behave
well
,
I
'll
teach
you
how
to
make
those
pretty
ships
;
and
you
can
earn
six
times
as
much
at
that
work
,
as
ever
you
will
obtain
as
pot-boy
at
a
public
.
"
"
Oh
!
if
you
would
really
instruct
me
,
Jem
,
in
your
business
,
"
exclaimed
Holford
,
"
how
much
I
should
be
obliged
to
you
!
The
very
name
of
a
pot-boy
is
odious
to
my
ears
.
Yes
—
I
will
serve
you
faithfully
and
truly
,
Jem
,
"
continued
the
lad
:
"
I
will
go
over
to
the
Mint
to-morrow
evening
;
and
if
Tidkins
is
there
,
you
shall
know
where
.
"
"
That
's
what
I
call
business
,
Harry
,
"
said
Jem
.
"
Serve
me
in
this
—
and
you
ca
n't
guess
all
I
'll
do
for
you
.
"
They
ate
their
supper
with
a
good
appetite
.
Jem
—
who
was
somewhat
methodical
after
a
fashion
—
cleared
away
the
things
,
and
placed
two
clean
tumblers
and
a
bowl
full
of
sugar
upon
the
table
.
When
the
grog
was
duly
mixed
,
and
"
every
thing
was
comfortable
,
"
as
the
man
termed
it
,
he
commenced
his
truly
remarkable
history
,
which
we
have
corrected
and
improved
as
to
language
,
in
the
following
manner
.
CHAPTER
CXCI
.
CRANKEY
JEM
'S
HISTORY
.
My
father
's
name
was
Robert
Cuffin
.
At
the
death
of
his
father
he
succeeded
to
a
good
business
as
grocer
and
tea-dealer
;
but
he
was
very
extravagant
,
and
soon
became
bankrupt
.
He
obtained
his
certificate
,
and
then
embarked
as
a
wine
merchant
.
At
the
expiration
of
three
years
he
failed
again
,
and
once
more
appeared
in
the
Gazette
.
This
time
he
was
refused
his
certificate
.
He
,
however
,
set
up
in
business
a
third
time
,
and
became
a
coal
merchant
.
His
extravagances
continued
:
so
did
his
misfortunes
.
He
failed
,
was
thrown
into
prison
,
and
took
the
benefit
of
the
Insolvents
'
Act
—
but
not
without
a
long
remand
.
On
his
release
from
gaol
,
he
turned
dry-salter
.
This
new
trade
lasted
a
short
time
,
and
ended
as
all
the
others
had
done
.
Another
residence
in
prison
—
another
application
to
the
Insolvents
'
Court
—
and
another
remand
,
ensued
.
"
My
father
was
now
about
forty
years
of
age
,
and
completely
ruined
.
He
had
no
credit
—
no
resources
—
no
means
of
commencing
business
again
.
He
was
,
however
,
provided
with
a
wife
and
seven
children
—
all
requiring
maintenance
,
and
he
having
nothing
to
maintain
them
on
.
I
was
not
as
yet
born
.
It
appears
that
my
father
sate
down
one
evening
in
a
very
doleful
humour
,
and
in
a
very
miserable
garret
,
to
meditate
upon
his
circumstances
.
He
revolved
a
thousand
schemes
in
his
head
;
but
all
required
some
little
credit
or
capital
wherewith
to
make
a
commencement
;
and
he
had
neither
.
At
length
he
started
up
,
slapped
his
hand
briskly
upon
the
table
,
and
exclaimed
,
'
By
heavens
,
I
've
got
it
!
'
—
'
Got
what
?
'
demanded
his
wife
.
—
'
A
call
!
'
replied
my
father
.
—
'
A
call
!
'
ejaculated
his
better
half
,
in
astonishment
.
—
'
Yes
;
a
call
,
'
repeated
my
father
;
'
a
call
from
above
to
preach
the
blessed
Gospel
and
cleanse
the
unsavoury
vessels
of
earth
from
their
sinfulness
.
'
—
His
wife
began
to
cry
,
for
she
thought
that
distress
had
turned
his
brain
;
but
he
soon
convinced
her
that
he
was
never
more
in
earnest
in
his
life
.
He
desired
her
to
make
the
room
look
as
neat
as
possible
,
and
get
a
neighbour
to
take
care
of
the
children
for
an
hour
or
two
in
the
evening
,
when
he
should
return
with
a
few
friends
.
He
then
went
out
,
and
his
wife
obeyed
his
instructions
.
Sure
enough
,
in
the
evening
,
back
came
my
father
with
a
huge
Bible
under
one
arm
and
a
Prayer-Book
under
the
other
,
and
followed
by
half-a-dozen
demure-looking
ladies
and
gentlemen
,
who
had
a
curious
knack
of
keeping
their
eyes
incessantly
fixed
upwards
—
or
heaven-ward
,
as
my
father
used
to
express
it
.
"
Well
,
the
visitors
sate
down
;
and
my
father
,
whose
countenance
had
assumed
a
most
wonderful
gravity
of
expression
since
the
morning
,
opened
the
prayer-meeting
with
a
psalm
.
He
then
read
passages
from
the
two
sacred
books
he
had
brought
with
him
;
and
he
wound
up
the
service
by
an
extemporaneous
discourse
,
which
drew
tears
from
the
eyes
of
his
audience
.
"
The
prayer-meeting
being
over
,
an
elderly
lady
felt
herself
so
overcome
with
my
father
's
convincing
eloquence
,
that
a
considerate
old
gentleman
sent
for
a
bottle
of
gin
;
and
thus
my
father
's
'
call
'
was
duly
celebrated
.
"
To
be
brief
—
so
well
did
my
father
play
his
cards
,
that
he
soon
gathered
about
him
a
numerous
congregation
;
a
chapel
was
hired
somewhere
in
Goodman
's
Fields
;
and
he
was
now
a
popular
minister
.
His
flock
placed
unbounded
confidence
in
him
—
nay
almost
worshipped
him
;
so
that
,
thanks
to
their
liberality
,
he
was
soon
provided
with
a
nicely-furnished
house
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
chapel
.
Next
door
to
him
there
dwelt
a
poor
widow
,
named
Ashford
,
and
who
had
a
very
pretty
daughter
called
Ruth
.
These
females
were
amongst
the
most
devoted
of
my
father
's
flock
;
and
in
their
eyes
the
reverend
preacher
was
the
pattern
of
virtue
and
holiness
.
The
widow
was
compelled
to
take
a
little
gin
at
times
'
for
the
stomach
's
sake
;
'
but
one
day
she
imbibed
too
much
,
fell
down
in
a
fit
,
and
died
.
My
father
preached
a
funeral
sermon
,
in
which
he
eulogised
her
as
a
saint
;
and
he
afforded
an
asylum
to
the
orphan
girl
.
Ruth
accordingly
became
an
inmate
of
my
father
's
house
.
"
And
now
commences
the
most
extraordinary
portion
of
the
history
of
my
father
's
life
.
You
will
admit
that
the
suddenness
of
his
'
call
'
was
remarkable
enough
;
but
this
was
nothing
to
the
marvellous
nature
of
a
vision
which
one
night
appeared
to
him
.
Its
import
was
duly
communicated
to
Miss
Ashford
next
day
;
and
the
young
lady
piously
resigned
herself
to
that
fate
which
my
father
assured
her
was
the
will
of
heaven
.
In
a
few
months
the
consequences
of
the
vision
developed
themselves
;
for
Miss
Ashford
was
discovered
to
be
in
the
family
way
.
My
father
's
lawful
wife
raised
a
storm
which
for
some
time
seemed
beyond
the
possibility
of
mitigation
;
the
deacons
of
the
chapel
called
,
and
the
elders
of
the
congregation
came
to
investigate
the
matter
.
My
father
received
them
with
a
countenance
expressive
of
more
than
ordinary
demureness
and
solemnity
.
A
conclave
was
held
—
explanations
were
demanded
of
my
father
.
Then
was
it
that
the
author
of
my
being
rose
,
and
,
in
a
most
impressive
manner
,
acquainted
the
assembly
with
the
nature
of
his
vision
.
'
The
angel
of
the
Lord
,
'
he
said
,
'
appeared
to
me
one
night
,
and
ordered
me
to
raise
up
seed
of
righteousness
,
so
that
when
the
Lord
calls
me
unto
himself
,
fitting
heirs
to
carry
on
the
good
work
which
I
have
commenced
,
may
not
fail
.
I
appealed
to
the
angel
in
behalf
of
my
own
lawfully
begotten
offspring
;
but
the
angel
's
command
brooked
not
remonstrances
,
and
willed
that
I
should
raise
up
seed
of
Ruth
Ashford
:
for
she
is
blessed
,
in
that
her
name
is
Ruth
.
'
—
This
explanation
was
deemed
perfectly
satisfactory
:
and
,
when
the
deacons
and
elders
had
departed
,
my
father
succeeded
some
how
or
another
not
only
in
pacifying
his
wife
,
but
also
in
reconciling
her
to
the
amour
which
he
still
carried
on
with
Miss
Ashford
.
[
19
]
"
Thus
my
father
preserved
both
his
mistress
and
his
sanctity
—
at
least
for
some
considerable
time
longer
.
The
fruit
of
that
amour
was
myself
;
and
my
name
is
consequently
Ashford
—
James
Ashford
—
although
my
father
insisted
upon
calling
me
Cuffin
.
Time
wore
on
;
but
by
degrees
the
jealousies
which
my
father
had
at
first
succeeded
in
appeasing
,
developed
themselves
in
an
alarming
manner
between
the
wife
and
the
mistress
.
Scenes
of
violence
occurred
at
the
house
of
his
Reverence
;
and
the
neighbours
began
to
think
that
their
minister
's
amour
was
not
quite
so
holy
in
its
nature
as
he
had
represented
it
.
The
congregation
fell
off
;
and
my
father
's
reputation
for
sanctity
was
rapidly
wearing
out
.
Still
he
would
not
part
with
my
mother
and
me
;
and
the
result
was
that
his
lawful
wife
left
the
house
with
all
her
own
children
.
My
father
refused
