ould be added that
Sylvanus accompanied them as far as the Richards' place, to obtain the
Captain's permission for his volunteering, and to bring the borrowed
waggon back.

At Richards' the waggons were brought out. One was devoted to the two
injured men, the dominie and the doctor, with their attendants, the
colonel and the Captain, and Barney Sullivan as driver. The other was
driven by Ben, with Serlizer beside him. It also contained the woman
Flower, Mr. Errol, Mr. Lajeunesse, and Mr. Hislop. The cavalry,
consisting of Squire Walker in command, Mr. Perrowne, Carruthers, Hill,
and Maguffin, trotted forward, and the infantry and prisoners,
comprising Tom Rigby, who turned up at the Lake Settlement, and the two
masons, followed in the rear. The constable was angry; he had lost his
prisoners of the morning. Having arrived at Mr. Newberry's hospitable
house, and being asked to take some refreshments, which, esteeming the
objects of his care to be simple souls, he had no hesitation in doing,
he was amazed, on his return to the waggon, to find his captives gone.
At once he started in pursuit, but, up to the time of his arrival at the
Lake Settlement, he had seen no trace of the fugitives. Accordingly, the
corporal made the present life of the two stone cutters a burden. He
searched them for concealed weapons, and confiscated the innocent pocket
knives with which they shred their plug tobacco; he forbade them to
smoke; and, finally, tied the left hand of the one to the right of the
other to prevent their running away, of which they disclaimed any
intention. The cavalry came first to the gate of Bridesdale, and
reported the casualties, Perrowne proudly relating that he and
Coristine, who was "now end of a good fellow," had carried the doctor to
the scow, which he called "the bowt." Ben Toner's waggon came next,
having dropped Mrs. Flower at the post office, where, a little later,
the constable landed his prisoners. Her companion Serlizer sought the
kitchen with Ben, while Mr. Errol joined his brother divine; but
Messrs. Hislop and Lajeunesse, with Mr. Hill, waited only for Sylvanus'
appearance to take their homeward journey. At last the ambulance waggon
drove slowly up, and tender hands lifted out the disabled and the
wounded. Miss Halbert and Miss Carmichael relieved the Captain of his
patient, who managed to hop cheerfully into the house, with an arm on
each of their shoulders. The Squire and the colonel helped the dominie