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time was given to get his overcoat, for which he asked. Almost 
flying down the two stairways, Mrs. Jenkins arrived at the door 
only in time to see the carriage driving away. She ran to Mrs. 
Brown’s room, who had arrived in Westport one day before her, 
and Mr. Brown too was gone. He had been called down stairs on 
some trivial pretence, and was also forced into the hack. Mrs, 
Jenkins inquired of Mr. Harris and others where they were going, 
and why they were taken away in such a hurried manner. To all 
of which questions they gave indefinite answers, or plead igno¬ 
rance. Before this, however, another hack had driven to the door, 
with fine, large horses, and the gentleman promised Mrs. Brown he 
would take her to her husband. He said, “ he would drive on 
until he overtook the other hack.” Upon Mrs. Jenkins asking, 
“ if he would take her too,” he replied in the affirmative ; when a 
loud dispute arose among the besotted crowd, and threats of “ We 
will shoot you, if you attempt to carry these ladies, and we ’ll 
shoot you, if you get into that carriage,” resounded on every side, 
with brutal imprecations mingled. The man, however, took his 
seat in the carriage, and asked Mrs. Brown to get in also; but, as 
he said at this time he would only take her, she declined going. 
Mrs. Jenkins then found her brother. He harnessed the horses 
quickly, which had scarcely been put in the stable, and they started 
in pursuit of the party. By asking of persons whom they met, 
“ if they had seen a hack,” they found they were on the track, 
and, about two miles from Westport, they overtook the carriage, 
stopped by the way, and its escort of twenty men preparing supper. 
As they drove up by the side of the carriage, and the astonished 
posse saw who they were, loud and bitter were the curses. They 
were told they should not stay with their husbands ; but Mrs. 
Jenkins, excited by fears for her husband’s safety, by the strange 
movements of the mob, as well as by his haggard looks, induced 
by constant illness for the last few days, as soon as her carriage 
ceased moving, was in the other with her husband. She did not 
wait for the convenience of open doors, but made her entrance 
through the window. Mrs. Brown also soon entered it, while the 
posse continually declared the ladies “ should not remain in the 
hack.” They said “ if the ladies would return to Westport, where 
