Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-20

nelghbothood 20 cultivate hts passions sot
marsmensh'p ut the expense Of the dumb,
Wild things around bim, bui 6r OIL uuior,u.
maze display he was accidentally iuIaced 10
make II
Happening 10 fall shou Of ammunition,
he went one day 10 '1hc store for fresh
supply This cabin, together with the
blaeksmllh's shop and one or two other hu,s,
construed the County town" aud as pow
der and liquor were only TO be obtained
there, u was the central resort the Reg.
ula,ors Jack found them collected for a
great shooting match, in preparation for
which they were getting druak as fast as
possible, 10 steady their nsrrea tlseh, the
Regulator captain, had always been The
hero on such occosionS(lor, in addition to
beioga- Ia--sNot, it wa. Lown tina, i,
><0nld DC a dangerous eIcr,ion OF skill Tor
any man TO beat him for he was furious
and vi1dictive bully, and would not fail 10
make personal afflir OF i, with any one
who should mori6y his personal VANITY by
carrying OF the pnze from him. 10 add.
ton, the band Of scoundrels he comman ld
was entirely nj his service IN any extreme.
so tina, they made feaslul odds for a sing lie
man to contend with,
Everybody else in the county wus n.
ware of this state Fittings, but Jack Long.
and he didn't know or didn't care. Ater
they had irrd several rounds. he wen, loung.
ing iisllessly into the crowd, which had
gathered nround the nrgr,. cyclarning IN
admiration over The las, brllinl shot Of
llnch. which was triunphnnily the best
The bully was as usually clustering vehe.
meDty, taun,Ins every one around him and
when he saw Jack LOOKING very coollv at
the famous shot, with no grain Of the defer,
entail admiration in his expression which
wns demanded, he snlchct up the board,
and thrust'ng 1t insul,ngly close to his face,
roared out
',tlerc You Jack Long Shanks look
at that. Take a good look Can you beat
it !" Jack drew back with quiet laugh,
and said good humorcdIy-
"Pshs You don, brag on such shoo,in'
as that, do you ?"
Drag Oh III I'd like to see such m oon
eyed chap as you bent !"
II don't know as Id be very proud to
ben, such bunoln' work as that"
lyon don't do you" yelled the fellow,
now firly in a rage Mt Jack's GOODNESS -
You'll try it, won't von3 You must try
it, You shall try il, BY Cd Well see
wha, sor, Of n swell you are ~
"Oh WELL" siil jack, in,crrupina
him as he was proceeding to rave for qIan
,ity,-"Ju,, set up yonr board, If yon wan
to sec me pr, ball through every hole
you can make"
Perfectly ns,onlshcd nj this rnsh boarding
Of The hon i, was difficult to tell wheh
or con,emp, or simplicity dictated jack
manncr-the men SET up the board, Will,
he walked back to the stand, and car,css',
swinging his heavy rife from hi. shoulder
fred seemingly as quick as though, of
trick OF nine" sid he, moving toward
the mark, as he lowered his gun :"
caugh, II from shoo,lu varmenls in the eye
always take en- lhcrc. It's a notion VI
got-il's my gun" They all run eagerI
to the target, and sure enough his bal
which was lalg ger than Ilnch's, had passed
through the same hole widening III
ole, hnmbng tits all accident II
can't do that n gan y shouted the ruff II
turning pale. all his lips looked blue, as tn
board was held up I'll bet the ears Of
buffalo cnIfaglinst his, that he can't do
again IN
"If You mean By that, to bet your owl
cars against mine. II take you upl" sal
Jack laughing, while the m'n could not re
sis, joining hun. Ilnch elarrd nroun
him with fierce look, briore which lhos
who knew hun best enal"d mil with com
pressed lips silently loaded his gun AnCr
target was put up, al which, after long an
careful aim, he fired The sho, wns TN
one. Jack, allcr looking i, il, quietly rc
marked -
"Plnmbing out the e'n'rr is nay fashion
III show vou kiuL or two, Carau
Ilinch, about the clear ding in sh3ouu -
Glveu, another board there boys %
Another was ST. up. and after lhiowln.
on, bis gun on the level, N the same rapid
careless style Ms before. he fired and whof
thr eager crowd Arouad the target sad b.
had J,,yrn The centre cross clear out. h
turned upon his heal, and with a pIrlsan
nod ,oflinch s,artrd to Wink oh The ruff
ian shouted hoarscly after him
II thought YOU were n id coward
You've made two COOL shots by accident
and now You sarak otto brag TIA, youy
bat me Come back, SIR You can
shoot before a muzzIe half 80 true
Jack walked on wi,hon, nncnS TIL
mortal insult and challenge, while Hincj
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him with eIuIung bitterness, as !1ng rs h.
c ould make himself heard, rs fash IN tn
pan, ga d0nghll cock, who had sprea'
his white feather" while the men who In,
been surprised into profounl respect 70
, Long. and were now still more astonlsbc
at what they considered his "bcaking ouL
joined casnorousIy in ho"lng bis retreat
The foolsI They havr made n ht1