BOLTINO TO CEYLON. 
stances of the case ; if he is an honorable fellow, h@ 
will pay you ; if he is not), he will say, he is sorry, 
but if you will send the note, he will pay. If you 
have lost or burned the note, it is not his fault, he 
can’t help it. If he is a blackguard, he will never 
answer your letter ! ' 
Buf if men bolted from the country to escape from 
pecuniary demands upon them, we are of opinion 
that far more frequently did they bolt to Ceylon, for 
the very same purpose, and they bolt d from some 
of the Indian Presidencies. The coffee cshites in the 
interior, with their walls of forest, presented a very 
tempting and secure refuge for the embarrassed debtor, 
or any one under dread of the law. It voiihl non 
do for them to take passage and land at any of 
the frequented porta : they might, and no d ubt would* 
be traced out, so the plan they adopted was to cross 
the straits in some native boat, landing at Point 
Pedro, or Trincomalee ; they would then buy some 
wretched old pony, and ride down the north road 
to Kandy ; they would take it easy, as time was no 
object, rest and sleep at some native hut during 
the heat of the day, and continue their stages in 
the early morning and late evening, or even during 
the moonlight. Arrived at Kandy, the immigrant 
bolter would keep as quite and remain there as 
little time as possible ; he would get quit, of his 
pony as soon as he could, so as to leave nothing 
on ‘‘the trail ; if he could get a. few Ipounds 
or shillings for it so much the better, if not it 
must just be abandoned, and he makes for the 
coffee districts on foot. If a man of education and 
some manner, what is generally called a gentleman, 
only however in manner and appearance he would 
get on very well, for a time. Of course he would 
give out, he was travelling on ioot, incog., to see the 
coffee districts. “He had heard a good deal about 
them, and some thoughts of investing himself, and 
took this very practical plan of gaining every infornia;* 
tion, although he did not wish it to be known. lu 
might interfere with his present prospects, and future 
pension, if it came to the ears of the service that 
he was smelling after coffee. “Mum is the word,” and 
he would give a knowing wink, “All right,” say^s 
the hearty, honest superintendent, with no guile- ®?r 
deceit in his own heart, and of course suspecting 
none in the guest’s. “All right, it will never be known 
from me, who you are, or where you have come 
from. What do you say now, to make the secret 
complete, give yourself a fancy name?” “My dear 
sir,” says the immigrant bolter, “what a capital idea,. 
I never thought of it, many thanks- for the hint ; 
