Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-05-08

never tdhco CHI any WHIT tinc AVS notiCI
I've got I" At this moment the men standing
near the target, who had rushed instantly with
great eagerness to see the result, shouted, while
one of the markers" held it aloft over their
head" He's done it | His balls the biggest
he's driv it through your hole and made it
wider |"
Hinch turned pale. Rushing forward he tore
the target away from the MARKER" and exam
lining it minuteiy, shouted hoarsely, Its an
accident he can't do it again He's a hum
bug I'll bet the ears of buffalo calf against
his that he can't do it again He's afraid to
shoot with me again p ooh" said Jack,
winking aside at the men, if you mean by that
bet, your ears against niue, take it up! Boys,
fix new board up thar, with nice cross on
the center, and will show the Captain here
the clean thing i'll shootin p AS he said this
he laughed good-humoredly, and the men could
not help joining him. Hinch, who was loading
his gun, said nothing, but glared around him
with white compressed lips and chafed look of
stifed fury, which made those who knew the
man shudder. The men, who were in reality
puzzled to tell whether Jacks manner indicated
contempt or unconscious simplicity, looked on
the progress of this scene, and for the result of
new board was now ready, and Hineh stepped
forward with great parade to make his shot
After aiming long tine-he fired. The men
were around the board in moment, and instant
y proclaimed it first rate shot. And so it
was. The edge of the ball had broken, with
out touching, the center. Jack, with the same
inexplicabe. GOODNESS which marked his whole
bearing, shaking his bead as he took his stand,
remarked, "Twont do yet-'taint plumb
faint the clean thing yet, boys )" and throwing
out his long rifle again in the same needless
style, fred before one could think The men
sprung forward and announced that the center
was cut out with the most exact and perfect
nicely. AT the same moment, greatly to the
establishment OF every one, Jack walked deliber-
ately of toward the house, without waiting to
hear the announcement. Hah p shouted
Hinch furiously after him, al thought you was
coward Look at the sneak coine back p
He fairly roared, starting after him, "cone
back, You can't shoot as well before a muzzleW
Jack walked on without turning his head. "Ha.
ha !" laughed the Regulator, almost convulscd
with fury, "sce, the coward is running away to
hide Under his wife's pettcoats |" and long and
loud he pealed the harsh taunt after Jacks re-
treat. The men who at first had been greatly
astonishcd at the rash daring which could thus
have ventured to beard the lion in his most for
midable mood and felt the instructive adm;ie-
ton With which such traits always inspire such
breasts, now, on seeing what appeared to be SO
papahle II " back-out," joined also in the laugh
with Hinch. They thought it was cowardce
4 holy sentiment they could not understand,
kept watch and ward over the terrible repose
of passion. If they only could have seen how
that broad massive face was wreuched and grew
white with the deep inward spasm Of pride
struggling for the mastery, as those bitter gibes,
SO hard to be borne by free hunter, rung upon
his ears, they would have taken warning to be-
ware how they farther molested that dangerous
slumber of fierce energies The strong man in
reality had never walked His consciousness
was only aware Of single passion, and that
controlled and curhed all Others The image
of his wife aud children rose above the swelling
tum,ilt which shook bib heavy frame. He saw
them deserted and hopeless, with no protection
in this wild and lawless region, should he fall Ia
struggle with such fearfuludd For all these
men were the willing slaves. the ahject tools, Of
the ferocious vices of his brutal ipsalter aud it
would have been contest, not with him alone,
but with all Of them This was stronger than
pride with Jack, and he walked en-. But he
had incurred the hate of Kinch--rclentless and
uasparing. To be shorn, in so unceremonious
a manner, of the very reputation be prided HIM
self more upon, in the presence Of his men 10
be deprived of so fruitful. theme Of selfglorh-
cation aud baasting, as the reputation OF being
the foremost marksman the frontier afforded
was too much for the pride Of the thick-blooded,
malignant savage and he swore to dog the in
offensive huuter to the death, or out from the
county.
From this time poor Jack was in hot water
Shortly after horse was stolen from rich and
powerful Planter in the neighborhood of the
town. The animal was fine one. and Che
Planter was greatly enraged at the loss for be
was one of those who paid black mail" to the
Regulators for protection from ali such annoy
ances, immunity from depredations not only by
themselves, bat from any other quarter. He
now called upon them to hunt down the thief,
as they were bound under the contract to do,
and return the horse. Hinch collected his band
with great parade and proceeded to follow the
trail, which was readily dseovcrable near the
Planters house. Late in the evening be return
ed and announced, that after tracing it with
great difficulty through many devious windings,
evidently intended to puzzle pursuit. he had at
last been led directly to the neer vicinity Of
Jack Longs hut. This created much surprise,
for no one had suspected Jack Of bad habits
But Hinch and his Williams bruited far and wide
all the circumstances tending to criminate him
After making these things as notorious as pos
sible. attracting as great degree Of public Gu
rioS;ty as he could to the farther Investigation