Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-02-10

into the MONDAY sun and midnight stars VIII
that awfulyisago, with the white cloth round
the chinl These thoughts passed through
him with the rapidily Of neutrality-suspicious.
they did not sccupy half minute altogether,
bot the good prevailed over the iimid in Bel
tons nature and he determined that his late
+ companion, ifbcyond the reach OF human aid
should at lcas, have Christian burIal. ll'
made right across the combc OF ra,ine by
which they had asccudel and, on the up
land levels Of the opposite down, he cncoun'
tered a man engaged in watching great
numbcr Of sheep.
"Can YOU drive pair Of horses :" inquir'
ed Bolton, assuming As easy manner as he
could
"Ecs droiycs d,c, - said the man; "and
main hard work it be when they be all on
end
Belion thought probably il was UemcndOo'
work to drive five rearing horses, whieh Was
his inicrprcnticu Q, their being all on end;
bot rcll sure nov Iha, the carriclc would be 4
very easy affair in the hand, ol such a chari-
o,ccr
Then here's half a crown for you," be
said. "Goto ,ha, hl'l, and you will scc a gen.
,leman-lyiug on his blck-ou', to refresh
himself OF course Help him into the car.
mage you will see near, and drive tothcuCar
c,, surgeons; he ha. met With Sigh, acci.
dent. Ia tact, be added with faint laugh,
" he ha, had a hurl ou, of his drag aud re.
quircs a plaster"
IL be Doctor wh.mbIgr's man. sad the
shepherd -" h. rcuts all these downs, aud
lives in ,ha, etc rci house among the luruIp'
With lhe broken chimb'y pots
That's very lucky" said Del,on. "I'll
hurry on and tell ,hc Dos,oE to be ready to rc-
cc.yc hrs Pl,icut"
50 saving, hc TUNED as1y lu the very OPP
posi,c direction aud vas rushing OF as fasi
as be- eonll, when ,hc man called him back.
The summons shOok h.m Ike leaf, he lcli
h.s knees bend under him bu, doe man bad
only stopped h,m to po,u, out ih- ucarc'tvay
To- Duc,or wh.mblcr's, and Bglloa, saying
DC bad 90 call on a friend ou the rual, con.
tnuci h.s walk a,a pace that would have
done homo; TO : steam engine.
Bu, uhc,c ,o got lIc had no notion 10
vha, direction h.s Ru H prl, l5y. E'cn v
Doe bad, vhlt was ihr uss of going there =
The hue and cry would lc up ina very short
uuc. lLc people vbs Lad seen him sitting
80 s,a,c,.Iy boo TIC cuu,c'c would be surc Co
recognize hlr anI-bcrc a dreadful thought
overwhelmed h.m. a. if Dee wcrc already Look
tns on the Judges black cap-hs roJ and
basket, be bad lyl, them iu tie carnage -
Wa his nams oa sha handle W's uer'
a card With h,s address on the lid lie could
not remember, aud therefore took It Z, for
granted that they we,e. John Bc'lon,
Riches Court" What vas lho use ol tut
thcr oonccalmcpIi lie would iGquirc lor a
mlg.strais-0r a poiiccman-lor a turnkey
be would gave himself up To justice lie has
oGcn told mc hat ih,s resolution calmad him
IKE eAsra.. llcWas now going 90 be hang
"a. aud knew ,he worst. Hc even became
,acular. lie saw considerable amoun, Of
humor ia tbc up.I,,y Of the change TIA, had
taken place in his position. Hall al hour
had altered il i1r life lie merely accepted
a poltc Strangers oder ofa seat su his car-
maze. and had become cnyclopoi iu On affair
With which hc had ro original concern, aud
mus, make hls appearance ou scailold TOT
the murder Of a man hc had nc,N seen BE-
fore. In these mcJ.a,ons mIry miles were
passed over, and many byc-Wsys souch, ogi,
many turniucs and tW,siugs 'cieutihrallypc pcr-
formed to pot his punucrs oil lhe scent but
a, las, hc rrlt GiE, and hungry, and vas IN.
der the necessity of seeking the haun,s OF
men. some smoke at a liulc distance dirce-
ted him towards village a, the foo, Ola gentle
cm.nenec. He looked out ior publchouse
and lr,le way asra-. field ho perceived
a mansion which he fccb'y began to recog'
nizs as one he had seen bcioic. I, Vas nn,
however. house orcmcuainmcnt It was a
red brick house /, stood 10 field oitunips
it had broken chimney pots.
II say, my man." he said to a Tad Of ten
or twelve who passed him while gazing on
the objcc, Of his surprise, "'hcre'' penny
6r YOU. Whose house Is that"
"Tha, be DR.. whimblsn 5 sir-,hauk'ce." 4"
Doctor whimblen 's--lhe very pIacc IN all
the world it was i. objoc, 60 avoid The
love ofluc grew strong as the danger OF
death dew near. lie slunk like a gailiy
wretch from heisersw to hclgcrog, aud
finally got into a wayside inn
Three or four laboriug men were refreshing
themselves. Bcl,on ordered some bread and
cheese aud a glass Of beer.
'Ilr was dead, tell ye, a!orc Jcm Stokes
got up to the Down" said one.
"well, heard say iha, he groanod four OF
Eve times after he got tn Whimblen's" said
.ao.her: "bu, vhocycrdid it will be hanged,
and that's a great comfort"
"Yes it is, " said all the guests, except one
Mr.. Bolton did not enjoy his bread and cheese
! 80 much as usual.
"It was a duel =" continued the fret orator,
abou, Miss Florimond at the Hall. The Cap
tain said he would have her, though hcT
lliher had promised her 10 Sir Charles. 80