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taverns on the way, is enough tu kill a maD." For my part" said he, !" only left Roxbury three days agu, aud by dinr 6f hard travel have got thus far on my way"

 "What is your haste ?'' said |.

 "Oh," said lie, :" l'M quite impatient to finish any journey; besides, want to get as far as eau from Roxbury, in the least possible time." "And yet" said I, ",he country you seem bound to is not SD very tempting that you need to hurry yourself al this rate"

 "Why, any place before Roxbury," said he; and starting Of again at a prodieious pace, he also was shortly ou, of sight"

 '" l had not travelled far, before was ac- costed by a gentleman on horseback, who came up with his slced all in a foam, and in- qaired if 4Stad seen two rascally debtors of his, who had lately aBsconded from Rex- buy2 It was just ilsAtAe dusk of the sve- ming. SD that did not at first recognize tho face of,he gentleman. But ho had no soon- CT spoken, than perceived him to be my old friend here"-bowing to his creditor.

 A couple of Roxbury men passed ms not long ago." said 1. "wlo, for aught know may be your debtors, fur they seem- ed to be in prodigious hurry" "What are you here too, General H--?'' said he, with astonishment---" thought I had you fast in jail"

 :" Fast bind, fast find, is the old proverb indced,' said I, "but death will at last set the prisoner free" "Doath and the Dev. il!'. exclaimed he, shave you slipped through my fingers in this way But I'll have you back agan--mnd me, sir-you don't escape so easy. I'll hasten forward and overtake the others, and you shall pos, back with me to tho other world in short or- der"

 But where arc your officers l'' said I, "ws're three to one. recollect." "I don't care 1t you were twenty to one," said he, "I'll apply to Old Nicholas himself for a posse of constables, but what I'll have you back. 1t may be-" said l, "that Old Nicholas will not be SO accommodating as you desire !; and that, instead of granting the posse of cons,ables, he will even arrest yourself" Do you think so 2" said he, looking n deSl disturbed, and hcsita,ng 1 whether 10 proceed.

 don't know of a better subject for his purpose" l replied. "But I owe him nothing." he confidently returned, 's and should he arrest me, I'll sue him for false Imprisonment" "So you may, when you eseAne- said T-ss h... if l.. culate upon long residence in his domln- ions." "WelI," said he, after studying moment, "any place in preference to kox- hury-for there's no such thing as collect 1 ing debt there." So saying, he put spurs to his horse, and also lost sight ot him.

 In due time ended my journey. and Knocking at the gate of Pluto, tho old tel- low cried out" Who's there2" Gen. eral Ill.," Where is he from 7'' Roxbury.", Roxbury !" he exclaimed in an angry voice, I've had so many from that place ] oflate, hat--howsomever,' said he. chan ging his tone all a, once, as you're s mil itary man, I'll let you in.' With that i'e unbolted the gate, and received mc very politely seating himself in his red-hot ei- bow chair, and motioniDg me to anotber, which seemed equally hot, declined the invitation, assuring him preferred stand

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 hope yoa will excuse my apparent radcness' in not immediately letting you in, fof real, ly to tell you the iruth, Eve been so plagued with people from Roxbury of late that Just as the devil had got to this point, hls speech was interrupted by loud knocking at the gate, when starting up and undoing the bolt, he pnt his head out, and asked

 who was therel

 Peter P GOT, from Roxbury,' replied tho stranger. Well then, Peter Poor, from Roxbury,' said the devil, you may go back again. Il don't want to- said the poor man, sitting down npon a stone, and

 wiping his eyes. But you must though, persisted inc devil, there's no place fo' 5 you here.' 'Ol, do now, good MT. Dev- : il, let me stay,' pleaded the poor man, any 3 little corner, that you'll please to put me in' 8 to, will be preferable to Rokbury.'. 3 The devil hearing him plead so piteo"s' l ly, and seeing the tears fall from his eyes , was beginning to reIent; whenT-bnt jus d at this moment the jailor entering with mJ z breakfast, walked me up, and rubbing mj

 eyes. | saw twas all a.dream.'

 n As General H. ended his story. 'h' Judge laughed, and asked him if he wa 6 now ready to take the oath. and return t' o Roxbury2 : sNo,' said the General, I've concluded not to take the oath. IL is true I'm no ]. worth a farihing, and my lodgings in yon a a ii. ... ..ok sha moef p0mafnrt ahl1