One  thing  is  certain,  I  have  never  repented
it.  My  cabin  is  not  far  off,  and  I  often  come
at  night  and  sit  upon  this  mound  and  recall
the  many  circumstances  occurring  on  those
days,  but  no  feeling  of  remorse  has  ever  in-
truded on  my  mind."

I  told  Jess  that,  as  far  as  I  was  concerned,
he  had  my  entire  approbation  that  he  had
acted  like  a  brave  and  prudent  man.  We
parted  with  more  expression  of  friendship
and  goodwill  than  usually  arises  from  so
short  an  acquaintance.
Among  the  gay  visitors  who  annually  re-
sort to  the  Water  Gap,  there  are  probably
but  few  who  realize  how  awful  a  tragedy
was  enacted  there,  amongst  its  rocks  and
rugged  scenery.
Note. — A  few  years  since,  the  workmen
of  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna,  and  Western
Railroad,  while  excavating  the  track  of  that
road  through  the  Gap,  dug  up  a  large  quan-
tity of  counterfeit  coin,  inclosed  in  a  coarse
bag,  then  almost  entirely  decayed,  which
had  been  secreted  by  McQuade.  It  was  no
doubt  that,  with  the  intention  of  recovering


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this,  that  McQuade  ventured  over  to  the
Pennsylvania  side,  where  he  lost  his  life.  I
have  one  of  the  pieces  lying  before  me
while  I  write ;  it  is  a  bad  imitation  of  a
guinea,  and  would  deceive  no  one  at  the
present  time.
HISTORICAL.
