Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-06
tFron Graham, Magazine
DAVID HUNT,
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: STORY OF WESTERN LIFE

VIII NJ, believe me, but ! will speak
az myself All that they hove sworn
gtina me r true and yet all ths, | have
'o say p,he ruth also DID come to the
Bend ma poor Isaac Shaw, f1r loved the
fellow ..rd IN one week he would have been
rnyFAr. husband Weesme 10 get money
vs. ch Judge Church owed him found
,lsl rnsn 10 the nvern' Here the old man
hn,d M bis head and pointed to Wheeler
lie had in,ulted my daugh,or-hc had
'ried to carry her OF by force Nv blood
ho,l,d when saw hun had promised
the poor gal not 10 touch him, and yet |
'oInd II hard work to keep my fingers
fom his throat This was the reason |
wrn'cf to get home--this was wha,I wa,
,-yio- saw
We started home The Storm wa, NV
ill-ir.cs I'll around us like grass before
ne scy,he. II was dark bu, we kcp, 10.
gGhcr I'LL crco, oak was torn M md fll
cash almost over us Th.n I thought
Shaw WINS knocked from his horse. | saw
linn on the grounds help me God. |
speak the truth for one momrn' i, seem.
j 10 me rs il another man was bending q.
scr him he rode up 10 my side Ihad hi.
h,rd IN mine once The lightning struck
nran md saw his face. il was white as
corpse and did not look nn,aral, but tho
vorc ,oundcd ike his, hough itwn. smoIh.
e-cd by the noisy wind left him at the
door 10 pu, on, the horses, and went into the
cabin with the money, for he pm, it in my
hand ., gave up my bride. The gal
wns ricb,-my hand was covered with
hooi when wen, in ! wa. not hint -
tho blood wns no, mine II nigh, have
hccn his The God OF heaven knows |
DID not shed IT,
The prisoner sat down bu, rose again
N ~ instant
'Ncighbors he said, stretching forth hi.
hind 10 the jury. while his eyes flashed and
w, stout form dilnted with intense feeling
'neirhbors. have told you the truth, the
whole truth md nothing but the truth, 40
h-lp me God
ne .at down amid the brcathIcss crowd {:
~ on a. r NJ ono moved hw sound
rung over thorn from the blarksni ms an
,l. clear and fall, like the quick tone Of o
lcnce was profound. II WINS broken n,
length hy the BlAcksmi,h's WIFE, who star.
It'd M and forccinc her way to the door
wen, ont when she cnmr back her bu..
hand was with her. lie made wrv for
himself and wife up 10 tho bar. md addrrss.
Il me Judge, who had jus, risen to com
mcnce his charge to the jury.
4 saw. square, supposng vou give me n
r 1nce first said the smith rolling down
his sleeves; 4 reckon as likely as not that
I shall have considerable finger in Thu,
pic before it's cooked
DO YOU wish To give evidenced Dc
Won know any thing about il 2 inquired the
Judge eagerly.
well should think likely TINT did
squire 40 Just give me the oath But first
be- d down your hcnd here
The Judge ben, his head while the smith
whispered something in his ear, He thcr
gave some directions to the constable in n
low voice. and that dignl,ary moved round
n the other SIDE and took his station BY the
door.
Tho oath was administered, and then III,
blacksmith unroll-d a dirty handkefchle
which he carried under his arm, and took
ont n muddy boot, n horseshoe, and n scrnp
n rcd six Tie had scarcely laid thu,
things down before the Judge when slm'
confusion arose Of tho door William
Wheeler had attempted to pass ont, md thu
constable was hrcrv9 him hack again Ia
tie struggle Whee4si's face WINS turned Il
the crowd It WIS ghaslly md white, nnc
when he raised his voice 10 cIrosiulalc, !,
was chokcJ, and so husky that 'ery few
heard him
Order. order -kcrn sill rcsoundct
through 'ho crowd, and Whoeler, as if re-
stored IN some presence OF mind drew bacL
70 his old station.
'Wdl' sad the blacksmiih, 4 wan, II
vel you how | came by these things and gr
back to my work again Well neighbor
you remember The night Of the storm, SOM
oiyou were in town. shod your horse nnc
worked late IN &c, through Well nmone
The rest Bill Wheeler, there. came in o ter
liblc hurry, md wanted a shoe put on hn
handsome ctrler he rides The ANNA
had delicate hoof 50 | wa. obliged n
MAKE nalis on purpose for it-small nails
such os never made for any other hors
on rauh
w heeler took the horse away jua Ia
fore The storm came on he never took tbs
trouble before, bni yet though, nothing o
hou, nIll good while after. isaw Hun,
and Young Shaw rlle uwayirom the tavern
und luS after thai m9n came prcwlin,
sronni ,hs s'oor ani a,png the fro,, SnlI
ldifn, think much Abou, II. hut after I,
done work wen, homo. feeling rather nm
eA.y about coal rt ! had 81 to burnin,
On some land Of mine, down below the eros
roads
Il go,up IN the morning, before dsvli gh
end rode down to the eoAl-pR eIpeei,ng I
ind II blown into thousand pieces by IN
hurricane The road wa. choked On vii