Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-17


had chosen FOR himself. Zil.ah was al
!oss to account for some small object tha
kept momentarily glistening in the sun
shine beneath him, and losing itself in tn,
shade, until a FLASHING sound drew hel
eyes to the road below where she beheld q
crimsoned circle formed by the continual
dropping of MS blood Her previous
sympathy with tine sufferer was hard
capable of increase, but her Indignation
against his useless pursuers was not lit
tie lnflamed ut this pitiabhe sight.
Ey this time the ho~semeb, descending
from the brow of the mountain, stoed to-
| gether under the trees as if waiting for
orders; while several of their comrades
on foot successfully made their appear
ance, and stationed themselves under the
oak without offering to climb it. After a
short interval, huge, ferocious, ruffian-
like fellow, holding trumpet in one hand
| and a sword in the other, came out ofthe
bushes putting and pointing to the spot,
and Immediately began to issue orders as
II he were the Ieaderof the party. Shall
bring him down with an arrow p asked
one of the horsemen, adjusting the bow ::
he is dead SHOT as he sits now, and we
shall never catch him otherwise. unless
we wait till he drops out Of the tree from
hunger
At your peril, sirrah = bawled the
leader; shaking his sword at the fellow
who had made the proposition. He is
my best man; worth any two of We. Be-
sides, haven't | entered him, and been
paid by the deposit, for the great match
at Capua, and the festival of Ju piter at
| Beneventnm No, no, we must fetch tn e
rascal down without hurting him. Let s
see, let's see!' Going out into the road
for the purpose Of taking Il more exact
observation Of the fugitive's position. he
began to shake and scratch his head, and
muttering TO one of his companions
Shouldn t mind putting an arrow into
HIM myself, if he wern't up SO high, so
desperate high. Wing as deilcately as Won
will, the fall is snre to spoil him. Ugly
JOB Then, if [ send up after him, no
use the chap is no fiincher will fight
TIL all the flesh is hacked off his bones.
Besides, the bough won't hold two-shall
lose 'em both-'twould cost a good round
sum to replace EN-. Coax him-coax him
down!
Raising his hoarse rough voice so as to
be heard by the man in the tree, he en-
deavored towhccdle him down by the most
solemn promises Of granting him his free
dom after the Jupiter festival at Beneven-
tam, winking at the same time to his
companion, swearing in an under tone
that the runaway rogue should be eGectu-
ally prevented from repeating the prank.
if he could only get him into his clutches
His fawning, yet hoarse loud voice, and
the viilainous savage chuckle of his under
tone, as he snccred at the credulity ofthe
dupc he thought himself about to caiole,
offered singular contrast to the foreign
accent bat clear resoiute honest intona-
liOn OF MS INTENDED victim.
You have already repeatedly made me
the same promise, and have as often vio-
lated your vow, said the latter.
True, but mean to keep it now. By
Castor and Pollux | do I! (say anything to
get the rascal out Of the tree J
Have YOU any objection to dip your
two hands in what you have SO long lived
by; my blood there is plenty on the
ground beneath to lift them up to hea-
ven and swear by Hercules to give me my
discharge after the festival at Beneven-
tum 2
Any objection Not I-none in the
world. a lie more or less cannot make
any great odds, so here goes.0 He adj
vanced to the little pool of blood. and was
STOPPING TO fulfil the stipulation, when the
wretchcd fugitive rendered desperate by
tie manifest impossibility of his escape,
knowing by sad experience that the most
solemn oaths of his viiIainous master
were utterly unworthy Of credit, and re-
solved to inflct a richly merited punish
ment upon his oppressor, while he got rid
of his own miserable existence at the
same time. had no sooner decoyed him
under the tree than he threw himself
headlong down upon him from his eyry
in the sky, and both were instantly dashed
to pieces on the fiinty pavement of the
Appian road.