The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-10-28

THE SQUATTER.
ATALE OF ILLINOIS.
CONCLUDED.

COSCLCDED,
IrNas nj n point of land four or five miles from
ne village, that, about an hour after sunset. when
twilight had wrapped all things in mantle Of dus-
~ .ray Il boat with three persons in 1t might have
taen seen, pulling silently INTO the mouth Of Il it
q inlet which ran Ear into the land in Il secluded
mt, where there were but few hbiiuiionS. On
~ opposite side VI the Sound, lha li.hl-hous
md dLn CLEAN through the h,%y atmosphere,
.ai nrout midway Of The broad sheet Of water,
, bite sails Of number of vessels We're mdlSI!D.l,
zen, as they bounded mrIrlly on Their cours" he
IRE fresh and INurns breeze VI hen the boat
cached II certain situation, which seemed 10 be
,pin ed gu, TO the roWers by II person who sat IN
he stern sheets, they altered their course aud
.,oud in for the shore. As soon the keel grated
~ the sandy bottom, the same person Spraug In
md, aid after saving few words to The hoa'mcn
= Il low aud cautious tone, began rapidly TO as
end Ihr bank that sbiilcd the inlet, and was M
..rlil,cIy lost to sight in the thick shade If The
ks aud chestnut trees tina, grew upon tic sun
ali.
Two or three hours passed away. The inhabi-
,lnts Of the ,iIlage had many at them refined Ia
.nsl, but few were still snndms about in groups,
on,crsimg On the awful event whinh WAS 10 take
ll,re ON The morrow Among-, them, the lhin,
D.
vas to be seen, gliding from ouG knot of persons
another, and ever aud anon casluI su, pirious
l,,,i an the prison, us if he was afraid that rs in.
.r,,e wnuld vet escape. The clock Of tho village
Aurch hid struck the horr Of ten, ind thg humber
loi'crcrS was rapidly diminishing, when the same
Individual who we lately saw leave The boat ,en,cr-
.:ed from til, woods, and approached the jail IN
such direction Us that an Intervening house
s,rrrnrd bim from observation, stole cautiously
io,o the deep shadow which it threw upon H..
.,.,und. and .!unh closely down under the pru.:-
;,,n or the pprch, ~ if waiting 20 effect sane Sc
ret object. Tie had not been ing there IN il'
touching position many minutes, when u cry Of
.yo rcsonndcd through the village and II broad
,u,st of lisht threw h,ckc,lag CLEAN on every
.aj.rt in tnc neshdorhuod.
CLAW, or DUNK : nrw house is on fire J" roar
II twenty voices, aud the clatlrrm. of feet rcsnun-
lid Though the street, W the Inhabitants, drew
r by his new object of attention. rushed 10 the
pnl of continuation.
II was indeed true. The pc,rugger, unIicipa-
,;,y a crc,, Increase Of business uow that his rnnl
,yl. removed. had been for sumo time pi.l en-.
.,,crd in crcclinr II new building, Of a si2n and
,,rn.,ur, commensurate, n. he thought, with Ia,
..rowinr imporlancc. When the cry Of lire struck
~, hi. oar. ho turned Glishly around, and To hi,
inter CONSERVATION brhcld the fabric in the erection
,r which IL. had LNi>hed all In, resource, he could
,,nr,n,d vraut in one brinIl sheet of flames -
Win .,,rr haste he rushed loward. tL, 4pn,. cal.
linz, ps h. missed close ~ the miller, Aho WIS
.i,,i,y brCor, the prison door with n bunch Of
koys IN hi. hand 10 Follow, and render what MS.
,i.i,,ce he coulL
ear God's sake. Grnsp," s,il he "come along
.oI L.I, +, mn, opi the fire.
m, snrly and sloIcd kccprt toso from hi, so,t.
,,i ,,ny,.L slnvylv c,rvurI L,i,, r,in,,.,y If
sn"h an indnlcn, and le,h,r,stic him. that ma,
oyer lila n,cprrence could urou,e Inn, u,o or,i,.
-,
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o,r,,,r,, III, ni,cul,,rJ IA, ,,,hc fir, has Lnr.t
,h,ar,h ,i,a ,,nr,
T,ssI ;n,o yrso,cr snocd hy the sinh, or,he IAN.
;,S ;,cra,sng Anne. vIicI, nov Inwr,rJ IN a
H., anal ,evnI,i,, c,Inmn tl,on,h the Il, Cr,s,,
.,1,'oJ aim, ,oy.,rds ,he ronl,,lt,n lr,,;,, H.
n i,,n,r eyrn ,vLon, hs had 50 IDnr watched wrh
j., na,;,;,, .yo ,n,,llv uu,,r,ied .,rrp, Ly Mn,
,,,nL I,r. If h;s r,.u Ezra while Mn. o1,nin,
al .hn,,;,, oi d,,r.. and IN, ro,r,ir, # rri
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IN s,r,h,rr I, lr7ye hi, cnncc,l,uen,: hat ,h.s.
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