The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-01-06

l,aacs, who was n very mUst ular man.
swung bis, ,assallanl nearly of his horse
with sudden jerk Of his arm. Two
pistols were Instantly leveled pt his
head. ~.
| "Dost see what arc bpfore theef' in.
quired ,heomnn wbsl had seized I him.
and siiIlkepthis hold, fThey Will leach
thee reasep!'" WhS--arr. you Enalish;
lneqr grawled ,lsaacsi; 5"and is tkissdk
,a"Ay, we are English-..and stout men,
tool" replied the brawnyl constable
''and to sho" thee vi hat stuff we are
made of.--if thou hast Euglish blood
enough left in thee 70 relish round a,
bruising. Thou art a big feIIow,) and
Iwil, dismount, will make thee swear
a horse kicked thee, lsaacs!" shaking
his huge first at his prisoner. "Come
art ior turnr' "A likely thing" NUT.
tered lsaacs. without stirring muscle.
"S"! thou wilt no, fight un.. un., en-
Well.--lo be sure ,hou5hast lived in
America, and forgotten our English
WAYS. But we shall teach lhee them,
Master lsaacs," he cpntinnsd-,.and ob.
serving his prisoner with his hand in
his bosom. trying TO unclasp knife, he
aimed suchIaT tremendous blow st the
side o lis head, that his prisoner swopl.i
have fallen from his horse, hal he nol
sill been held by lhp, left hand ni the
constable. lsaacs Was. completely stun
ned; and before, he could recover hi,n
sell, his afms were tied tightly tngr,h
er behind hi, back, and the rope passt
once round his neck, in such u wny
that il he struggled at all, he would tinu
hins"li nearly checked. ,..a - -ta,u s,aT
a"N"w look, Isaacs." said the cnns,a.
bic. standing over his slowl. recover
my pri.cne,, 81 have often seen thy ug
| y lace in Shropshire. and knew the
smt ot trade thou dIJst car,v on
tI,nu.h may.l,ap thou kn-west naugh
"f me. ! heard thee ask Dick Forster
he,e, Iher question:. at the inn! saw
ll,y face got White as a nrw.washet
Ish,r,! And now. to be short. having
thus quietly taken thee, we will as qui
e'ly keep thee! lsaacs, and lhol az
for leaving America Mi, e. dn th"u hark
en- to me, and tell me where Bill Fu~l
er is, or xe'IIhang thy great carcass on
the hrsl tree we come to; whir:h is the
English may Of doing things in Amer
lea" r '-''' T.'-s07 g! 'ra sa" s'.5rs stT
"Where is your warrant for all thisT
growIed lsaacs. "Here!' said the Eng.
Iisln,an, taking IA pistol oul Of his Goa,
pncket: "sure this will be enough f,r
thee! Is,acs, we he charged 10 bring
home thee and Sir William Fowler
Gwynne, by fair means or foul, and we
wiH, lsaacs" "a, s.4...[. 49,. ,-,.t..4 ~.
~ "Well --let me know one thing. III
should show you where he Is, safe and
sound. you release mer' There
was pause. "No. i will be plain and
true with Ihee like man. We will no,
let lhee go; we will have thse back To
England. dead or alive" "be' -a'0ao o-ii ~
a"We ell.'.if shnw him 10 you...and we
both reurh England .-~hat will be done
with ,nr. think y"u?.-.hnnging?' "Why,
M; d"ubt whether thou art wprrhy,ni
that. i'hou %llr, perchancr, he put into
the stocks, m"rning, noon, and night.
Tor three years; and then publicly whip.
ped; and then be kicked out ofiIL Eng
land, and sent to a somewhat different
place from This; and when sttou ART
there, how soon thou geiiesi shot. "r
lhDnged. matters nn,." Every one laugh.
I'd at the eloque nee oiihe constable but
saacs. ..,...r
"What.-wil il moi make in my favor
10 tell you where he is, genllemen"'
said the ,crest.falIen lsaacs, quite cow
cred belore the plain-sp"ken. resnIu,e,
athletic Englishman. ITO he sure il
will! An rhou dost moi, thou shalt NJ,
Liue to get hanged in England, for 4
will knock nut thy brains here!n lsaacs
seemed refleciing d while. oFg'o t''sd'oli
sa.WeIl,"i said he, at length, 81 see
how IL is..-and perhnps 'twerea better To
tell All at onceG- Eook'ee, gpntlemen!:.
I'm an injured man." There was n
laugh. '.fve done all in my powrt, to
release Fowler, and ,ge, him back 10
EnYland,.-bui could moi compass i.
lhaye used him handsomely, and given
Thin slmos, all the moneys that were
sentme from England" :.'Co'ne, then,
|be'll he better able tostelI US lha, him
Isrl6" said ,beicsnsiabIe. urgingihis pris.
onar.l and helping 'himion horseback
i,lholLmustrnind say all that beh're m,
lprd the J dye in England, bwhoi will
hnve ,oisensencs thee.d arsia plain
mm, aud duna see the use ont! Nuw,
dead ihon ON. Master IsaacslrA a9 hl''e.is
Nearly bursting with fury, lsanes,
His horses bride held by tie consta.
b'r. direcleds,He party in what difrcti,,n