The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-08-14
"OId Peggy doesn't wash and dress me as


she's always busy with the pigs and chick,
lens"
II wish | had you, Billy, to take care o
and teach, for your poor mothers sake.''
"And so you may, Charlotte" said he
husband. "l'm sure Gahan, with all his ode
ways, is too sensible fellow not TO know
how much il would be for bis chiId's benef
to be brought up ard educated by us, anc
the boy would be an amusement TO us il
this lonely house. I'll speak to HIM about
before he goes home. Billy, my fine fellow
come here," he continued, ''jqmp upon my
knee, and tell me if you'd like to live herr
always and learn to reud and write.''
81 would, sir, if could be with falhet
too" sn
$50 you SHALL and what about old Peg
Igy?"
I The child paused
"ld like 10 give her pennorth of snul
and piece of tobacco every week, for she
said the other day that that would make be-
quite happy"
Mr.. Hewson laughed, and Billy prstlec
on, still seated on his knee, when a noise o
footsteps on the ground mingled with low
Suppressed talking was heard outside.
''Jane, listen! there's the noise again :"
II was now nearly dark, but Mr.. Hewson
Isiill holding the boy in his arms, walked TO-
wards the window and looked out.
II can see nothing" he sad---'stay--
there are figures moving off among the
trees, and man running round 10 the back
of the house--yery like Gahan he is toop'
Selling the bell rope, he rang it loudly
land said 10 the servant who answered hi:
SUMMONS
! "Fasten the shutters and put up TIE bars
ConnelI; and then tell Gahan want to see
him"
! The man obeyed; candles we're brought
and Gahan entered the room.
Mr.. Hews9n remarked thar though hi:
checks were flushed, his lips were very
i white. and his blood dark eyes were cast OF
the ground.
i "Wha took you around the house jus
1 now, Tim?" asked the master, in careless
manner.
i "W!lal took me around The house is ill.,
Why, then, nothing in life, sir, but lnst that
as | went outside the kitchen door to take q
smoke, saw the pigs, that Shanocn forgot tc
}put up in their stye, making right for the
mistress flower garden; so just put my
ldadheen, Lighting as it was, into my pocket
land ran sitter them. caught them on The
lgrand walk, under the window, and indeed
ma'am, had my own share of work turning
Them back to their proper spear"
| Gahan spoke with unusual voIubiry, bu
without raising his eyes from The ground.
"Who were the people," asked his master
"whom | saw move through The western
grovew ...u
"People! your IIonor--not sign of any
people moving there, I'll be bound, barren
the pigs"
"Then," said Mr. IIewsoH, smiling, to hi.
wife, '1he miracle of Clice must have beer
reversed, and swine turned into men; for un
doubleday, lhe dark figures | seen were hui
man beings"
"Come, Billy" said Gahnn, anxions 10 iurr
the conversation, "wil you come home will
inc now2 lam sure it was very good of The
mistress to give you all Of them fine apples ,
Mrs, Hewson was going 10 propose Billy
| Iremaning, but her husband whispered =
swat I'LL tomorrow. So GahaH and hi
child were allowed 10. depart,
Next morning the magistrates Of the dis
tricts were on The alert, and several suspicious
looking men found lurking about were ,akel
up. hat which fitted one of them wa
) picked up liz Mr.. lIewson's grove; the grave
under the end window bore many signs o
trampliGg feet; and there were marks on thu
wall, as il guns had rested against it. Gahan'
information touching the intended meeting
al KIclean bog proved TO be totally wi:hou
foundation; after careful search not a single
pike or weapon of any description could bC
found there. All these circumstances com
bined certainly looked suspicious; but, nfle
ia prolonged investigations, as no guilt cou't
actually be Brought hnme to Gahan, he wa
dismissed, One oil h's examiners, however
4 sald PfVateIy,"l ADVISE you 10 take care o
that fellow, Hewson. If | were in your place
/ I'D just trust hun us far as could throw him
/, and not an inch beyond. /"
!, An lndolent, bospitable Irish country gen
4 teman, such as Mr. iicwson, is never with
. out an always shrewd and olIen roguis
, prime minister, who saves bis master tn,
, "Ouble OF looking after his own affairs, aO,
manages everything that IS to be done il
], both the home and foreign departments
a from putting ne" dror on The pig slyo, t
! letliDga farm Of an hundred acres on lease
9 Now in this, or Ialher these capacities, Ga
d han had long served Mr.. Hewson; and som
seven years previous to the evening on Whie
n our story commences, ho had strenghene