Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-13
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN

from a Young man SEATED 10 the lower Iat
oi,hc ycranda Of the tavern HIS chair
.NasiItrd back and his night foot rested up.
on hls lcil knee, though the fringe Of his
bunting ftock swcp ovefa porlIon of his
boots us small size and unusually neat
Workmanship could no, be entirely con.
tealed The man wore fine otter skin
cap which bting drawn over his face ten
he upper part III shadow, but waves oflighr
hair curlcd up among The rch fur about
bis temples, and h.s somcwha, prom
ln,ni chm upon which the hight lay strong
was 50 deAca,tly moulded that IN Tcposr
his features seemed almost ,frmina,e.
This man sat, with hnlfcIoScd eyes
smoking Now and then as be bent slight
ly forward to knock his cignr agaIns, the
sole OF his boot, he glanced his eyes ihto'
tho bnrroom winduty, which was npen II
liiilc to The right nIgl seemed to Listen At
such um,s the xstIJw which i,ll over his
eyes was thrown On the tenplc, and the
whole character OF his face hanged Il
Was l&rsiiess wicked eye, which Lighted up
every feature with evil fire. II mu', have
been natural expression toi there was
/ IN the barroom, two or three retson were
gathered about the bar.room. Joking each
other while the Judge himself was crushing
J Jumps VI sugar IN one Of the small ,um.
bcrs OF greensh glass, which gave Il dlngy
hue to the brandy he had JUS, poured cut
( for ono Of his customers William Vince.
Ter, for it was he had jus, drawn back to
] + Il, b., l.
came round corner, and as # rsjoicc1 by
the sight Of company, urged their horses 10
II uol and drawing M IN cheerful dashng
STYLE dlsmoun,ed before ,heiavern.
Wheeler started. and DASHED down his
foot with n violence that drew the chair
/ forward I'LL the font feet ran against the
Goor The light struck fall upon his face
and 1t had a, once become as white as a
corpse, and his eyes ghs;cnci like those OF
reused scrpcn;
The two travellers he'd bccn busy in ,y.
ing their horses to the pos, Of the vcrnnda
and before they were at leisure TO nolcc
anything, Wheeler had fallen back TO his
old position
Does not tha, Iool, like Bill Wheeler 2
said the youngest Of the two as the two
came up the steps together
David Hun, cast quick glance towards
the seemingly halfslccping man, knoted
he tu~c fnrcrs tightly together and moved
forward. bat Shaw caught his nfn-.R r.
member your promise to Hannah he said
IN low voice, bu, his own limbs trcmblcd
wnh rngc as hc restrained the vengancc OF
the old man. Remember. we have both
T promised, be- added, dr1wing Hunt towards
the door, 'tu, tor this have the bcs, right
i have never broken my word to the
poor girl vet muuercd David Hunt, NOV
ing reluctantly on, Il never will but IT,
tough work to keep my hands of him
And with these words, David Hunt and
Isaac Shaw entered the bar-room; the cheer
| (llncss with which they had dsmountcd n
the door was cnlrely dispersed; not ever
the hearty welcome which they had re
cclvcd from the person a, the bar had pow
. cr to restore them 10 moderate compos
- urc
Whv. who on ninh j, this Dayi,
| | Hunt y said the Judge, lying down his 81
! gar stick. and holding out his night hand
, with which ne SHOOT, his ne ghbor's vigor
, ouslv while he passed the Iumbler Of brand,
. to n customer wit the other
II seems an AGE since we have seen vol
1 Il, the Bcni-and YOU too, Shaw; we be
e gan to think YOU had taken to the brush 70
. good VA. just cacuIaung tina, you
n money would be 50 much clear gam in my
, hands and half duncd myself for the inter
+, cs' when 70, word that Won were com
ne down to scrape It M in,ercs, aud al
=, for the land Office What's in the win
p now. Ikc-no Girl IN the way !. there D
: III tell you what continued the Judge toll
4 my his arms over the railing ofthr bar an
shaking hrs head, the whole afalr took
4 rather suspicious.
It Ike Shaw tmshcd like girl hn, as h
b was nbon, to slammsr GU, sore reply h
1 face flushed sill more deeply II was NJ
r cmharrassm,ut hnl indignation Tor in trr
ming his eyes be had seen the white face q
V William Wheeler prcplng IN nj the VIII
e dow: the face dis1pp AIRED instantaneous
a bu, Shaw fl, as II those clmcr,Hg oy'
1t were fixed upon his burning ,orchcad r.
e |, was rage rather ,han terror Il q, n;1sc i
h,s hcan a, the sight oflhose eyes. hu' To
q less brave mo there would have bee
: something slauling n their sharp and heu
d sh glare The.eviIence ofen'.on vlsltI
II m ShnW's face were mistaken or cmbans
80 m,nt bv the good na,ured Judge
r- Wei well hc said, II you wan, III
!, oney,ha,s enough put up with me- t
d night. and T., Try 10 make It out 9on
d the morning
l. no, here | will No, s'cen under II
D. same roof with thai man said DayldIlun
dnvng Shaw ASIDE and speaking VII
u great enrnestnrss
! Mould tathcr 90 myself. al Saar
ll also 10 low VOICE, bot Il looks like
n stolm In hntncana shnnll come. IS