The Knickerbocker, Or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844
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He wouldn't risk it! He must findsome vent for it. Ha! ha! It just occurred to him that the widow hadn'theard the news. He clapped on his hat, seized his cane, and sallied outinto the street, in his haste shutting in Spite, who had started to followhim, and who yelped mournfully for an hour afterward, to the greatedification of a thin maiden lady, who resided next door, and wasindulging herself with a nervous head-ache. There must have been something in the expression of Harson's face whichbore... the stamp of his feelings; for as he trudged along, with a freeindependent air, striding as lustily as if only twenty instead of sixtyyears had passed over his head, and as if every sinew were as well strung, and every muscle as firm as ever; not a few turned to take a second lookat his hearty, honest face; for such an one was not often met with; and asthey did so, observed: 'There goes a jolly old cock. ' Rap! rap! rap! went the head of his cane against the door of Mrs. Chowles's blinking old house; but he was too much at home to think ofwaiting for a reply, and had gone through the ceremony only for thepurpose of removing from his entrance all appearance of being underhandedor surreptitious; for no sooner had he knocked with one hand, than withthe other he raised the latch and walked without hesitation toward thewidow's little parlor.
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