he shape of
magistrates, militia colonels, and false witnesses. Doubtless, Mr.
Blennerhassett will be restored to you soon; as for myself, I take
all the responsibility for his misfortunes upon my shoulders.
Circumstances compel me, for the present, to move with
circumspection, but you shall hear from me in good time.

"Last night, in my sleep, I had a delightful experience. I dreamed
we were all sailing the Mediterranean, in a silken-sailed barge,
bound for Egypt, Syria, Arabia, and every spicy, flowery land. I
awoke to the 'slumbery agitation' of today's evil chances. However,
'there's nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.' The
Kingdom is within us. You recollect old Shirley's solemn lines,

'The glories of our blood and state
Are shadows, not substantial things.'

The only substantial world is comprised within the two hemispheres
of the human heart.

"Dear madam, will you console Theodosia with one of your brave,
loving, womanly letters? She is the one who will suffer most from
the miserable collapse of our plans--she and poor little Gampy.

"I presume you will return to the Enchanted Ground! 'Tis a heavenly
retreat. I enclose a sprig of Spanish moss from a cypress-tree near
the village jail. Adieu,

"A. B."

The gallant traitor did not linger for the governor's catchpoll to
seize him. French leave was better than a sheriff's hospitality. Three
of Burr's faithful adherents agreed to convey him secretly, in a
skiff, to a point twenty miles from Bayou Pierre, and there to provide
him with a horse and a mounted guide, to facilitate his escape from
the Territory. In pursuance of his project, he was about to leave
Washington, on foot, to join his clandestine abettors, when he was
curtly accosted by a young man whom he was startled to recognize at
that time and place. Burr put out his hand, but the young man
haughtily withheld his own. He spoke vehemently.

"Colonel Burr, I challenged a brave man, a patriotic soldier, to fight
a duel with me, because he spoke severe words about you. He wronged
you a little, but you have wronged me much--my friends more. You
called Hamilton to the field for traducing you; I demand satisfaction
from you for treacherously involving me and my family name with your
own, in charges of disloyalty to the Government. You