Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-25

'Sl' i"'v"ci hN sucAk -
lightning
% coarse, said tho worthy individual
Aldr' .scd a. Tommy. whs looked A. !, h.
hsdn seen sap AID water ia III. he. %
o"ofs'--l mt 'wcn'urc more superior
than that ere vuncc. ,ry.cN'
Wat vas tia, ere: preceded Fl, n, the
NJ ol al present
Wy. va SO. ,si Tommy. i, vo. wen
wns driven p'''e hca.',fu Inc % coach.
e. IN New lorl Wun day. ln,, before
sundosn, we're Iwos votcrin ~ m, hors-
% at town pump. there comes up 10 me a
httlc sam. slrunl mp e"uii'man. with bie
red vhistcf. and sali,r hair. liz covered
he hair With cay made ga, . ondrcssod
bars hldc. sr VT know. ks i, didn',
look hike tame CRITTERS skin. no how Tie
had On pair %, light lrccohcs that reached
mighty Ter below his feet aud dragged on
the ground. and thick buffalo ovcrcos,.
buttoncd close 20 his chin It's mighty
wonder TO me the chap didn't smother in
that ere coat. for It ros a might, warm
day. wos Mortified and Kind o .kccr,.
for the Teller hadn't but one eye.
'Wvn eye" said the gentleman in the
short brccchos there's no,hin' skccry in
that. Tommy. I've seen lots o fcllers a,
hadn't but wun exc
Yes. know tia, ere; but this clap Lad
his n night in the middle o his forrcd
My" was the exclamation. A person
abou, our size and appearance coudn', help
laughing
The thin gent, man with his boot. on tho
mantel don't believe il. suggested Tom.
my.
NO reason to doubt it, said VIC. and the
dirty faced gentleman proceeded
AS was tellin you-thc chap hadn't
hut wun eve and that was in the middle o
his forred. This kind o skccrt me. and I
wo, lcokin' all round him TO see ii couldn't
see the ccnd 0v a tail stickin' out on some
place; kos hadn't any doubt now tina, I
wos with the old 'un himself; and actual.
ly b'licvc smclt sufiin that sounded purity
much like birthstone
! Tom Winscy, sail the Old onc-cycd
chap
Wot, says J. wondcrin' all the time
how he knew my name
I'm goin TO New Iork" SAYS be.
% coorsc, says |.
And want you to take me there says
he; and here the old fcllcr brought his eye
brows d jwn over that wun eye o his'n. and
looked marin mad. kept a-wishin' all
the time ] wos al home. kos ros skecr,.
though I Amt afccrd o flesh and bones.
% coorsc, says to the old chap; and
with that ere he jumped right up on tho top
o the laid without tonchin' anything on the
road. and laid down among the baggage rs
cool as you pleisc. After waterin' the
bosses. ! got up into my seat and took hold
of the rains. aud the HOSES walked Of jus,
the same as they ever did aud didn't no
more mind pullin' the onc.cycl chap than
nohin' We driv ahead for good while
without the onc-cyed chap sayin' word !;
bu, could tell by the way he kept a-wink-
in tina, eye that suihn' monstacious was a
( Coin' on in him
Tom Winscy.' said lie A, last.
'Woi, says ]. vonderin' wot wos comm
next.
You're single man SAYS he
Am : says |. wonderin' whether my
wife was dead, and who killed her
Are YOU saws he in a loud voice
mo SIR says !; I've got AL Old omen
and two sprouts
80 much the worse says he
~ coorsc, says !. Kind o sseert. at this
way O ,alkin.
I'm not .goin to New York says he.
Ain, you. thoughf 2 SAYS |, feelin mighty
glad 10 hear him say it. cos he want par
ticularly in,crestin' companion.
You needn't look so happy. you're not a
goin 10 New IOrk-neithcr Is this stage,
saws he
You don't say it, though" says !, and
felt my knees n hittin' agin' each other, aud
the rains in my hands bobbin' about like
toad in hail storm.
No, SIR SAYS he you'll drive Just where
tell you Take that road and the one
eyed chap pointed biz fingers, (Which now
ior the first time took notice had long nails
on EN-. into the woods All a, wuncc a
.rest. wide. rough. dark road sprung NJ
before my eyes. aud the bosses turned into
it wiihou, any coaAin' at all on ny part.
Tom Wn~cy.' said the one-eycd chap
do you know where you're goinF
i reckon not. SAYS l. lookin' kind o pal'
'spec, felt pale anyhow
You're coin 70 t'o,her world, says be
and his cJc bobbed oi'en aud shut ngair
nieh'r fast
You don, mean If says l. and all the.'
passengers too
There amt any passengers says he. an
wut's more. you amt du,lu' oi stage
i turned and booked. and found was a
-ciiin up IN the AIR on uofhn. with the rem
IN 10y hand, aud The HOSES COIN up steel
hil. puilln iIst as # there was sui'n hitch
ci en-. and the one-eyol man layln d1w'
inlo tho air Jus, behind me.
'Ncrc the coach SAYS !
Gone nv. hc ard you'll never 800 !
, again Tom. ard With ,ha, the old 'cliof