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the assistance of his friend, and bring plenty of help with him too," said Edward. There is not a doubt of it," said old Richard. "There is not a doubt of it," said Alice, and both stood up stiff with fear and astonishment. "Oh! merciful Heaven! what is to become of us," said Alice again, " What are we to do?" "Let us trust in the Lord," said old Richard. "I intend, in the first place, to trust in old Copenhagen," said Edward, putting down the frizzel, and making it spring up again with a long snap five or six times, But, good Lord! what are we thinking about? I'll run and gather in all the guns in the country." The impulse of the moment was Edward's monitor. Off he ran like fire, and wanted a few of the Colonel's retainers, who he knew kept guns about them; these again warned others, and at eight o'clock, they had twenty-five men in the house, and sixteen loaded pieces, including Copenhagen, and the four pistols found on the deceased. These were distributed amongst the front windows in the upper stories, and the rest armed with pitchforks, old swords, and cudgels, kept watch below. Edward had taken care to place himself with a comrade, at a window immediately facing the approach to the house, and now, backed as he was by such a strong party, grew quite impatient for another
