Democratic banner., 1845-05-17

# hounds in full cry. As the ia.t
.ouib exploded. Boss stopped IN hrs
I.eadlong fight, alwos, out OF brea'n
fright and fatigue, for he had
aown on the wings Of terror al what
he supposed 10 be an application Oh
tho fatal "sky racko,s." When the
came up, two OF three gath
cred srouod with expressions OF sym.
pathy and Friendship. and ordered
the res, to keep q, distance. declar'
ing thew would chas'ise the first man
that attempted to harm their friend'
Mr.. Boss Ankles. Boss was CON-
pie,eiy bewi!dered-hi his bellgerens
spirit had fed, and no stood in umaze'
men, and fear.
VINO is done any harm TOT
nbai mas done TO be mislessed 10
such a way, gen,IsmeS' ha'n' nc
eiudcc aRin nobody
The r-.ponse va. a shout.
Stand iou, ground, B1ss,' said h's
friend, yell see you out
Boss plucked up courage.
Now sou try that aain, il you like
it. cuss yer picter,. The first man
tina, touches me, III whip, sart'n''
cep, I die tryin.' lgive you all ~ar-
nin,' try If you dare
Blu, another rafting report ssss'i'
cd his ears. and again hs was flying
down the stree, like o comet with q
fiery tail. shouting in accents Q: ter.
.or, which were drowned ny the
clamo.s o. The pursuing crowd.
Coming 10 q hal. as before, his 1ea,-
Gus friends again joined h,mn
! Now wing vas ,hs:!. demanded
one, a. soon as they reached him.
.Come here, Mr.. Ankles, and the
frs; nan ,ha, attempts 70 harm
YOU
Gentlemen intercepted Boss
them internal SKY racse,s will 30 The
death Of me--ron't nobody keep
them of Of me. Do gsn,leuea, keep
EN- of this iime. for Heavens sake
Stand oil, you scoundrels--ihs
frs, man ,ta, come, sssr :Hr. An,
SIes--'
Pop. fiz, pop, pop. and alvey darssd
.Mt. Ankles like = quaI'ss horse.
re same scene was repeated ten
GA dozen times, and, at each dis.
c.a-gs OF the poppsrs, Ankles took
,o.is heels and continued at the top
o. "..- I'D Gr;!; the entire pack bad
;e@-',ded. Twelve O'Clock found
.im sail running The gauntlet, bare
.ajrd ana bare footed, and quite
sxasus.ed from fatigue. notwi,hs,snd
~ he po,sn; draugh,s OF nun which
he ga. rom time : time prevailed
iurr7 70 ,ake.
TIE SPORT YVES abou; drawing TO
-'oss. The las, pack had been e1'
10 I'd, when Boss brought himself;o
4 ts't. and announced his intention
70 40 in hi, tracks. TIE Crowd, al
Usual pressed around him; those most
ca nspicuous "a his friend, placing
! themselves at his side, declaring thei'
Willingness 10 sacrifice themselves in
his defence. when, suddenly there
was a tremendous explosion in their
midst! For IN instant a livid fame
dominated the scene, which the next
m.ment was shrouded in darkness.-
There was u moments psnic--a mo-
mants death like silence, followed by
n loud cry Of wonder from the flying
mob. Then there was some cough.
,ng and hard breathing TO be heard,
and many extravagant expressions OF
surprise. Some had been Knocked
dow end blinded, these were gath
eri,e themselves up and making of
p fast IS possible. Some three or
four of the ~ringleaders had been very
badly burned and were loud in de-.
msnding-'Who dons that But in
the confusion tina, ensued, poor Boss,
who Law upon the ground near where
he had been standing, was distinctly
heard shouting, murder, murderr
with the earnestness ola diving man.
His clothes had nearly been blown
off him, and tho few shrsds Of his
coat which still hung to his should.
ers were on FIRE. They were soon
ex,inguishsd, however. by such as
were not busted in brushing the crisp.
ed hair from their own facef, or feel.
ing for their eyebrows and winksrs
in the dark; and those who had 30
recently been cruelty engaged in ma.
king him the subject at ,heiI mirth.
now did every thing in their power
TO promote his comfort.
The mystery was soon explained.
Boss had during the day, purchased
a quantity Of %gunpowdsr which he
had deposited in his coat pocket
Thi- having been ignited by the
squits, had occasioned the extraordi-
nary blow up. Luckily no serious