Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-21
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b"Nhs bsNffff htft on istH Ilii0e fp'tf~--.et US
at hero on the thin afu-t 81 earth thai co,ets Old
Farrell. bone- and lean our sscts against the IA.
tai wood. Haze you the csutsge TO be rich -
Wealth 10 N ysur grasp! will van shut your hands
and clutch It. will you let slip between your
fngrrs.'
Whist !, you mean speak boldly mad fear
no, me-.
I do no, f.sr you, Lawyer for, if YOU refuse
TO lo,n NE, and were 10 speak o; what now shall
tell. and by your means this gibbei ,eninieh
again, your life would not be worth for,uights
purehsse. Go where yuu Ike. hide where you
may 1! would lie uscless--Ihe fee trade has long
arms. and none escape their grasp. How
mUcn moDey--bush. ia not that the sound of
wheels IN the hollow ,herel No! lis the wind
moaning amongst the brsnch-s Of the trees. How
much money had you in Brown's bank y
AN possessed IN the world Not much.I own
but il was NY az
so did they hold oil mine. Al have ,oi,ed
for in the bot SUM- and III the freezing blast all.
fo' which have t.skcd life and imb--haye endured
the damp horrors Of the lonely cell, Tho lerrors Of
the midnight siotm---hsve lost the res ooct of my
fellow men, the chance of peace on earth the hopes
of rest hereafter. Lawyer. this morning was a
r.ch man. ! was about to quit the trade and in my
native village, the bosom OF ny family. seek for
that happiness have SO long sighed for but have
never known. This cursed bank has failed, and
am beggar. Shall do wrong, then, in snatch
ing my own from the swindlers grasp?
'Snsichlng your own, what Is 1t you mean I
Listen. From ,nlelligenc can depend on. 40
matter how obtained the free traders have friends
avery where--I have learned ihoi messenger mas
been despatched 10 L---bsnk, and has returned
with promise Of assistance n a remittance of notes
and specie BY io-niehs mail. The car, must pass
Thu. way. and soon. Shah step il. aud pay
ourselves FROM The money cent for Tie use VI these
bankrupt rob5ess!'
Do not tempt 10 he sei al .isad your
proposal is 10 horrible 10 be serious. You cannot
mean IT,
Do, do, and viii 90 through with it, ~heiA-
or you help IN" or no.
If the remtisnce is large, We shall all be psd.
Not 60 they have erlradcd their stock, aud
there is scarcely sutlcien, to hqnldsle the claims
fmy band William E,bsriogton, owe you my
liberty--perhsps my life. should like 10 see
you happy with the squares bIack-haned GIRL
Join me like a man, and claim your share. can
do without you bat il II not Aetlcr 10 have cigh,
or ten thousand pounds Of your own, than 10 bor-
row five from o needy frIend I
Etheung,on spoke not. HE eyes, fixed upon
ths ds,h, mpenetrsblc gloom, seemed Startling from
their sockets his parcied tongue essayed in vain
TO convey the slightest moisture to his shryel!ed
lips. md HE hard quick bleaiLiog sounded IN The
ekilt nigHt Iakc tscaiHp w iic Ic-
manned for som. minutes conyulpAAely claching al
the long grass. when, leaning teN6sds Johnson. so
tina, his no, breath ooursed over m4Spngh Inca
ruen.s ofihe sinuggler. he sad, 10 Ios, uaearthly
tone
No NO booar
No. said Johnson 'unless hey fire. and then
God help them al a. home
The smugglcr suddenly started. Putting his
ear 20 The ground aud molioning Tor silence, he
listened for como moments with great attention.
Jumping up, he sald
>Iis coming OF with your coat ard ,csi, and
tic a handkerchief sbou, your head. DO not hurry.
They niue. walk Up the hili, aud shall catch
them a, the top. When whistle run 10 thn hor-
sss heads, and do not quit them for your life
should the driver have companion, We may have
sharp work. Here rs bludgecn, but remember
strike not at those in white
The rit-pst Of a hons feet broke tide silence Of
the night. The smugeler gave Ether ngton the
flask. after using il himself and suddenly yanishe
in the gloom. Draining the contents 10 the lssi
drop, Eiherogton threw the lssk away. and pro.
eeeded immediately TO Jof bic and vcs', and
tie kerehief rouad his hot end throbb,ng brow. -
Scarcely rad he finished when the hofse rounded
the top Of the hill. ,ioaly dragging sieF hm the
small heavy cart then Used for carrying the cross
county mail. The driser was cheering The ami
nal IN his srduous tssh when low sh II whistle.
VAS hesft, and two uen jjDped ftor opposite
paris 81 The road. dssha- simultaneously TO the
sides Of e ,he schiclc. Eiherug,or rushed 10 his
post, and ssized tae horses rciu ilsl the driver
received hioN OF the back part Of hs heed. aud
fell senscless GA ihe h"rse's back One nfthe rnf-
fans seized hin By Re collar. snl hurled him into
tse road. close TO EinernsioBs feet, uLo ffenzied
with onn,,ufs excl eDeni. struck Tie unres,siiar
driver blow ~iIL his blodgeon.
Hold hard. Lawyer, he's quiet eaougb' sid
Johnson. Look sharp and lieh the lantern. Bite.
I,st us &c, ;be box aud he off,
Eiherssgiau fhoSdere1 Is be rscogh,red "a the
man thss addressed notorious Vsin rho bad
t~tos broke jail. and for whose apprehension re
ward had ioaz been offered. He received h,s pc.
eeAsf eogooGen from the fact az having esvse5
ths death Of police ofSesr by the macy sesere
stes DO led inaeisd on lie mIn when srreslcd 3,