Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-06
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN

with .hremd smile You don't van, me
to ell out, nor no,hing1'
No unmmered the young hunter.
crack ing n ,uii Of MID ?inks b,nes,h the
BUT NJ bs rife to hide his embarrassment.
but lde been ,hukng'--
Well there isn't nothing very uneom.
mon IN that, IS ,heref SAID David. laugh.
ing. rs the young man hesitaied and blush.
ei ikea girl.
No Mr. Hunt M, may a: well on,
with it, erred Shaw, setting down his rife
hard, and speaking wlh Desperate rn
pidlty meant to speak 10 you IN a day or
TWO bit as we are on the subject supposing
we finish It u, once There Is Hannah,
| your daugh,er-we have been acquainted
three wears come fall, and if you ant wilt
| ing to lu her keep house Tor me, It don't
mike much odds whether have farm or
take TO the woods again. One thing
is certain, 1hn'nt be very coniented any
where.
'There,now you have spoken like man
replied David, ftanld y extending his hand
4 cannot spare the gal for since her r7or
mother died, she's all hnvc to depend on
bu, don, look so down IN the mouth about
H. | Il tell you what wee can do take Up
your three hundred dollars, and buy the
! 10, that lies mex, to mine. There i. my
cabin already built, and housekcep,r in it
| Hnnnuh won, make worse daughter for
me because she is your WIFE and David
pointed to his dwelling with smile, yet
single tear Frightened in his eye for the
I love he bore his daughter was the most ho
/ ly feeling oil his life,
4 never ,cas so happy, exclaimed Shaw,
rs he ernsped the rough hand of David
/ Hunt md give 1t n vgorou. shake. And
Hannah dear girl, she thought you must
miss her help, and would not consen, to her
Ing awayI of her with tears IN her eyes
Hannah is good gal replied David.
drawing the back Of his rough hnnl across
/ his eve 4 can only hope she will make MS
good wife MS her mother was 70 me; aud
she will But now think Of it, Ike. there
is that fellow, Bill Wheeler. from lhc Bend
He's tecn hanging around her good dcal
lately, and seems determined to get my gal
away from her fail or. He's n fcroclous
chap 10 deal with TIM, Bill Wheeler |
shouldn't wonder il he gives US some trouble
yet.
lie, him attempt it, replied Shaw. Il
know that Hannah loves me she told me
MS much this morning whn, can Bill
Wheeler say io,hat should like to know
Nothing. Of course, nothing, replied
Hunt rhoughBll is n savage fellow when
any thing goes agaIns, the grnln with hun
5u; sec Hannah is at the door the break
las, will get cold come in and we will
talk all over
/ Shaw took up his rife, and the two wen,
towards the house together
Scarcely had DAVID Hunt and his compln-
ion closed the cabin door after than them
horscman came from n cart path leading
lhronuh the woods and dismuunlino near
the chestnut. he cautiously looked around.
saw the gron, gap cut into the trunk Of the
tree and driving the horse back into the
woods again ucd II 10 saping down IN an
nbrup, halIow, which concealed them from
the clearing
!, When the man appeared once more in
The open space he took mp Davids axe
examined II closely while he dislodged the
INV chips tho, chung to It's edge, and tried
lis sharpness with the ball OF his thumb
THE chips are moist and green yet the
holvc is warm with the old mans hand ling
Imay as well make myself scarce al once.
for the old fellow will be hanging round
home till night; lam certain Of that from
way he has begun his days work
As William Wheeler muucrcd these dis
con,cn,ed words to himself lie sat down
the axe and moved away, ns If to seek the
woods again. but rs he turned his head and
cas-, a surly look towards the cabin, he gave
start. his heavy eyebrows worked and
kai, themselves over his flashing eyes, and
with hnly.suppressed oath, he Looked a
round as if TO ascertain some means OF reach.
ing the cabin which might no, expose his
. person TO the inmates
There were two-T saw them through
the window Who is ne ? Ld me make
him Quite, me but lasten 40 eye on him,
and he is done for
| Once more be sent an oath through his
, grinding teeth, and plunged into the hollow
, where his horse was tied,
The fine animal turned his head and
greeted his coming with low neigh, but
e has brutal master lifted his heavy boot and
I gave the poor creature kick that made
> ,hIm wheel and run back with violence
I that almost tore the saplng up by the
root
: BY Jove : you had better stop that I
exclaimed the man, iniurIned by the
noise, and giving the birdie a sudden
jerk
Stand still, s,ini sill, RI } bleed you
l with a new fashioned ,anccX he -scIa'm,
cd, through his shultcHh. 81 drawing 4
G bowie knife from beneath his hunting shln,
he plunged has arm back to drive It INTO
i the henu Of the rearing animal but as It
eomprchending has danger the beast leap