Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-07-03

D iNNlth Nil lltH tiOuIutlSf accompanied lilt
A small float was also attached by a string
to the kid, so as to indicate IT'S position.
These arrangements being made, we
commenced walking up the uulla, dragging
the carcase of the kid in the stream and
moving it across from side to side so as to
leave no part of the bed untred and as
the nulla was only about twelve yards wide,
we felt pretty confident that If the Murger
we're in il, we could scarcely fail Of coming
in contact with him. We had proceeded
only about quarter of a mile, when the
float suddenly dipt. My brother aud Hall
threw the loose coil of rooes they carried
on the water, along with the inflated skins
They made II soon evident by their motion
that the Mugger had seized the kid lie
was dashlng across ia ziz-zag direction
down the stream. | ran after him as fast as
could ana paying out the cord from the
reel when | found IT impossible to keep up
with him. On reaching place where the
banks were sleeper than usual he came to
stand stll got on the top OF the bank
aud commenced hauling IN the rope. did
not, however, venture to lilt the skin out OF
the water for fear Of disturbing him, until
the coolies with the battery had time To
come Up. This was a very anxious time
for If the Mugger had shifted ms quarters
before they came up, fresh run with him
would have ensued, with chance Of his
breaking the wires with his teeth
After while | heard the coolies APP
preaching, aud my brother scodlng them
aud urging them TO hasten on. Just as
their heads appeared above the bank the
foremost cooley tripped his foot aud fell
groaned with isappoutneut-prese
my brother came along with them aud bro't
the battery to my feet good deal Of the
acid had been spit, but with the aid of
bottle of fresh acid we had brought along
with as, we soon got the battery up to the
requisite power. Everything being now M
order, 1 commenced pulling up the rope
with the wire proceeded as cautiously
as possible for fear OF disturbing tue Mag
ger but in spite of all NY efforts, the IN
ilated SKIN IA coming up the bauk, disiodg-
cd some loose pieces OF earth, aud sent
;hem splashlng into the waier. Fortunate
~, however, the Mugger had made up his
mmd to digest the kid where lie was. |
could not help chuckling when | at length
got hold Of the cad of the wires. Wme
49,, S.,,ls, ~ - ro,.,, g., non,.
-
while lying still at the bottom of the nulia,
with most likely couple OF iathoms OF wa
III us 80 ~, ~ ,.', -
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r,er,,bio,, bein, no,y read, made the
r,al contact oar success was complete.
We IN, a .bock A. # snnethinr had fallen
down ,be hank mouud of muddy water
r,.e ,,,,, untitled ruubl,pc sound and
tben burs,,utf, "a column of dark smoke
4 sola.bifsr and bubbl,ng succeeded. aud
iben ,rcsi crimson Mach doated ON the
,ya,er G1a =, yar,ega,fd Garnet patterp.-
S,,.,,e l,.,l,,,, l,a,neuts oc scaly skin
.,e,a 5,,-l.d IN, Inv ,bs ,,a;,yes from the wa
,s,. et.,a and bynp,ht IN us amid a very
General reio,cp,r The exoloded Muqger
d,.,ed d,.,n tbe stream and the current
soon. carried # ont Of sl5ht. We were not
a, ,Ii s,,,, c,rit lookel snch n horrible
+ mass inat ,ye ielt no desire to examine It.
O,, ssnse ,f tr,umobnnt satisfaction was
bo,eyer s,dly damned about a week after.
w,rds .beu Ne received the mo,ify,ng an.
'.,.,...,.,,,, ,I,,, S,,tbn,.is Mn,,,er ,y,s st,
a,. s,,d ~, h,s iii heat anns7en,ly un,n.
md I, ,y,s ey,dsnt ,hat we had haste,
'hs y,on., Miner Ne cousoled our,elye.
win ,be 5eAecl,,,n that if ne were MOI sid
h. ,,,,rdere, n ,y,sve,v bkeh he wa,
mn, wholly ,pnocent of other atrocities ane
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; hau come our To Us 'u'' VI N'e"'',e' "u's
. KEY " 0"",'le'0eu 1'1sS'"E '''0 no "
{ 'he stream as pelo'e' ou' ha''ns "a'Ae
{ more i'ah h'''e ""n"u' se'""E o"e'
- were se"'hs '"''e' u's''e a. 'e''0u' anu
GOWN TO resi- sU"CN "s"'' anu sN'oAeu
che'o''' ia" 'a'u uo""' n1''"s l'"uu's'
y urea ah l'np'oWP'u easy cnaf out ol ~
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