Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-12

-Four nights afterwards was seen eau
tIously descending tie hill whIcA leads TO the 1T
Tie town ol Wicklow. As he crept nUlse!essly
along the principal stfcc, he appeared To be much
agtated by lear some other caUso, for al every
sur within The houses he would stop aud crouch
to the earth, and t1cu his bieuth cane thick and
his heart beat ,oIeully at last he reached a
house, winch sccmcd iutger aud better built than
most Of It's neighbour. Ca~iug over the fence
ui garden attached to II, he knocked hghtly at
/ back door; which MAS not opened un' he had
three repeated the summons. As he knocked the
/ last time he saw dark object run quickly past
/ Lm, and a. he started a. 40 sudden appearance.
the door opened aud he vas asked by u ruilianly
looking uIan, dressed m half military style wiki
a foregoing cap on his heud, aud soldiers stlir
/ leather stock round bus throat--
What the de,u be- wanted at that late hour of
the night 2"
lie replied "he wanted to the magistrale.'
lila suppose your fingers rchiog to
grasp some more bluod-mouey but come IN.
man or dcgll witch ever you see you are
novice ~ your trade yon would not shake so.
because cuiled The reward Tor delivering one u
your counlrymen sp to the CaiiuWs by ITO true
name-blood-mOney = and here he eyed the strun-
ger with malignant grin; Tor even the soldiers 10
Ireland. heuds Us they were those days, despsed
the tniUTMeI.'
lie showed the countryGan (,.ho might have
beca about hle-anG-lWouty years old. though he
seemed great deal more, rs be wac pale as death,
aud his eyes were deep sunk ~ his hcad) uto
room foil Of tobacco smoke that with difficulty
. be perceived three men sitting ct the upper end.
Nbo we're the cause Of the density Of The BtmOs
. phere. As be approached, two Of them took
their pipes from their mouths unI laughed hearth
, at what the tblfd ~as telling thrn. They
then passed 0u immense measure from one 10 the
other, which Was filled "ilh strong porter, aud, by
nay Of rendering Il more pa.ataDlc 10 their sea
e soucd tLtouis had about half PINT or whiskey
E mixed with II. When each had drank ubou, ~
q much as would have doscd horse, the two fesom-
Cd their pipes, Tie third be story never taking
10 The least notice Of tins intruder. The man thing
q ns they had not seen him, attempted speDk. but
Nas tod 10 be silent by the soldier bo had intro
:. duccd Inn. The narrator, who was corporal IN
. Welsh regiment, continued 10 tell the result Of
&c so experiment Ae bla made that morning Of the
latest method which had been invented for giving
a human bciugs iofctaste Of the rOrUfes Of the
T. damned. lie mentioned be hsd oycfioken coun-
lyman 20 he highway sud. before tie man IVES
r. awpre VI his intention, had thrown hm down aud
b occurred hm With cord be always carried about
IL ilf such pYrpos"a. he then began to cut his ears
90 after tie most approved laslion. When he
u bad arrived o. THE m0st Inicfesuug stage OF hi'
e pfoeeeJEgs be ups fortunately yoned by one o.
i Lis cgmre4es. ~Lo Eiuted Whal cspiitl oPpofia-
70 My 20 g., the effects q the latest infenuons
q snl lhcj proceeded accordingly 20 moisien guam
lu uiy II gaupoN Ger end rub u 90 The shape u I
C. rr9Fs ,u,J the Hfsiehs besd ~hen ihe Hkin had
5f ubipcd s-G.cieul qJaLrty snd Die AAif vas f's
Of % they lsoseG,1 Ls e, md having BET IRE "a
- be p,Ader. % iacil they gave Lini Push aud le
Lm rgn aud assy iLs nisefsbie msn vent howl
as lng aiib sgogy, as head one macs ~ gore sh'
is sllll biaz4ng. 10 iLfos biusef igtD poi " "a
u. ter hist aas eiose BY; blt before reaching Il b
81 feu ss4 there he isy BE bsfs ~nthing 10 Tor
,s turs sna fusnng 10 them Ike nah'se 70 sh''
J. i'm. Whsn they hal laughed 81 he eopt'r''''