Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-10-25

boy would he an amusement TO us In this lcnc
|, house. Ill speak to him abOs, Il before he
goes home. Billy nv fine fellow, come
! here" he continued, Jump upon my knee,
. ard tell me if you'd like to live here always
and learn to read and write"
81 would, sir, II could be with my faith.
CT too"
$50 you shall and ~ha, about old Peg
gi"
The child paused
"Td liz. to give her Pen'north OF snuff
and piece Of tobacco every week, for she
said the Other day ,ha, that would make her
quite happy"
Nr. Hevson laughed, and Billy Praiilsd
on, still seated on his knee when a NOISE OF
footsteps on the ground mlnrlcd with l0~
suppressed talking va, heard oaSi.-
James. listen there's the noise again
I, vas now nearly dark. be-, Mr., HeNson,
still holding the boy IA his arms, walked to-
ward, the window and looked out.
II can see nothing" be said" stay
,hetc are figures moving oil among the trees,
and a man running round to the back Of the
hcusc-yery Ike Gahan he is too"
Selzing ,he bcll-roPe, he Tang II loudly, and
said to the ser,an, Who answered hi, sum.
mons
"Fa,,cu the shutters and pot up the bars,
Conucll, and then tell Gahan | wan, to see
him"
The mar obcyed candles were brought,
and Gshan entered the room
Mr.. Hcwsou remarked ,ha, though hls
cheeks were flushed, his liP.wcrc very white,
and ~, bold DARK eve, were cast on the
ground
what took YOU round the huuse Iusi
nov, Tint asked the master, IN careless
Kramer.
/ What took me round the house, is IL
WHY. then. nothing IN life, ,ir, bu, ,ha, jus,
a. wen, outside the kitchen door TO take
smoke, I saw the Pig, ,ha, Shlnecn forge, to
put up in their styc, making righ, ior the
mistress flower garden 80 ! just pa, INV dua-
k,ra. lighted as i, was into INV pocket, and
ran after them caurh, them on the grand
walk under the end willow, and indeed, SIR,
| had INV own share Of work turning them
back to their proper ,pear.'
Gahan spoke With unusual 'olub'li'y, but
without raising his ewes from the ground.
Who were the people o. asked hrs mas
ter, "~hom | saw moving through the west.
,m grov~r'
People your IIonor-oot sign Of any
people moving there. III b. bound barring
the pis,'"
"Th.r. e" said NJ Ilc~sou, smiling, to hlN
40, . IT,, ,..l,-,is go C,,ov utus. 's-', '.''
reversed. and swine turned into uru for, uu.
doub,rdly the DARK figures saW were human
beings
"Come. Billy" said Gahan, anxious to
turn the conversation, evil you cumc home
With me now am sure It vas very good
Of IN. mis,res, to give you all them fine aP-
pies"
NJ, Hevsou vas going to PTor"se Bit
ly's remaining, bu, her husband whispered .-
"walr an to-morro~ - Gahln and hs
child were allowed to depart.
Nc,, morning the magistrates Of the Dis.
,rIc,, were On the alert, and several 'usPl"-
iou, looking men found lurking about were
taken up. \ hat which fu-d oue Of them
was picked up IN Mr lIs~sou's grove the
gravel under the end window bore many signs
Of ,famplur feet. and there were mark, on
the wall q, Il gun, had rested agalu,,lL ga
ham, information touching the intended meet.
my a, Klcrean bog proved to be totally
without foundation and after catclu search
po, a single pike or weapon Of any description
could be found there, All these clreums'an-
ce, combined certainly looked suspicious, but
after a prolonged investigation, as no guilt
could actually be brought home TO Gahan' be
was dismissed. One OF hiI examiners, how
ever, ,aid privately, IL ad'ise you To take
care Of tha, fellow, II were IN yOur place,
Ira ius, ,ru,, him as iar a, ] could throw him,
aud not an inch beyond.
An indolent. hOspi,able IRISH country gen
teman. such as Mr.. lieWson, Is never with
out an always shrowd and often rOgulsh prime
minister, who saves has master the trouble OF
lcoking amer his Affairs, and manages every
,bing that Is 10 b~ do,.s - bath the hume and
fo,.,su Recommendation putting ne~ I-ar
on the p,g-s,ye, to letting farm. o! an hun
dred acres on lease. Now in this, or rather
the, CAPACITIES, Gahan had long served Mr.
HeWson; and some seven years previous to
til, evening on which our story commences
he had strengthened the tie, and increased his
influence considerably by marrying Mn he"-
sons fayoriie and faithful maid. One child
MAS the result, Of this union and Mrs. He"'
.op. who had no family OF her own, took much
in,sres, in ltile Bllly,-mOro especially ai'e'
the death OF his nsther, who, Poo' thing the
p,iphbors said va. no, very happy, and would
gladly. il she dared, have changed her lonely
cO,,av, for the easy service Of her former mis-
. tress
n Thus, though for time Mr.. and Mrs
n Hewson regarded Gahan with some doubt
+ the feeling gradually wore away and INC
steward regained his former influence
d After the lapse of few stormy months 'n'
rebellion was quelled all the prisoners takeE
4, ur were se'erslly disposed Of by hanging
transportation or acquitted, according to tn
,,,,re and amount Of the evidence brOugh