The Great River Gihon, well used to the moods of kings, slid between his mile-wide banks toward the sea, while the
Governor praised God in a loud and searching cry never before heard by the river.
In these circumstances there is a total dissimilitude between him and a king of Great Britain, who is an hereditary monarch, possessing the crown as a patrimony descendible to his heirs forever; but there is a close analogy between him and a
governor of New York, who is elected for three years, and is re-eligible without limitation or intermission.
I know not precisely who next got possession of the chair after
Governor Vane went back to England," said Grandfather.
Seeing this the great
governor asked the creditor what answer he had to make to what his opponent said.
I could not recover myself in some time, till the
governor assured me, "that I should receive no hurt:" and observing my two companions to be under no concern, who had been often entertained in the same manner, I began to take courage, and related to his highness a short history of my several adventures; yet not without some hesitation, and frequently looking behind me to the place where I had seen those domestic spectres.
The inspector listened attentively; then, turning to the
governor, observed, "He will become religious -- he is already more gentle; he is afraid, and retreated before the bayonets -- madmen are not afraid of anything; I made some curious observations on this at Charenton.
While this cry was at the loudest, the people were surprised by the well-known figure of
Governor Bradstreet himself, a patriarch of nearly ninety, who appeared on the elevated steps of a door, and, with characteristic mildness, besought them to submit to the constituted authorities.
And while he composed his face, and continued to smile cheerfully on the
governor, he was considering how Baisemeaux, who was not aware of his address, knew, however, that Vannes was his residence.
Without further adventure, they reached the dwelling of
Governor Bellingham.
Totherest
Governor,' replied Mr Riderhood, mollified and mysterious, 'I know wot it is to be loud, and I know wot it is to be soft.
A few minutes later the
Governor received Alpatych and hurriedly said to him:
You know the
Governor is a very nice man, though he has the misfortune not to be handsome.
