The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-10
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WHAT 49,, and
He burnt the 'ooP NM ', ~, pOiI
1hy be discharged m' bad
rhs strange story 4
.s,r.nss, bu, true. had not been N 70. aid
shop ten minutes before Skinner ''''' hal
himself by the back d00'' of
.n;ao,i h. discover your Z.
NO; I hid myself under the eeun's'. =.
IA opened the usp-dsOr which 'ea " ~
..,,,r and ven, down. The trap was % vi
ia ,hs counter, and Within foo. Of where
lay
well wha, did he doP -
an. took the shovel, and dug great ho'e
-. ho,,om Of the cellar, into which he
put large boz
Gould you sec himP ,a ii
yes; / lay upon the Door, with my ne'1 a
over tho trap he had = lantern which q"
.bled me 10 see all he did, |,
I. What thenP
+ .Hs then came up stairs, and carried down
I. II. Of silks, laces, gloves, and other 'a'u
ID ,bls articles, and placed them in q box pu'
IL Aha ia ON. and covered i, with earth. Al
w T., III, he piled up a great heap oil straw
n .., and ,baviugs, and set them on lire.
70. when saw him doing this, e'ep' on
Iou INV hand. and knees to the door and es''p'
ed :. a, vh., "a
me Keep still about this, Mi """' "
your nameP
lih, .Cotile.' ,
q iii 90. Mr.. Blinksr to-day, and you
u,v Ia sure ,ha, when he knows the CIT
lind .rn.,ances he will decline to proceed asa'n'
the you.' -, nd ,ool hi
At I He thanked me heartily anu W. .,.,
can Lava nromisips to call again in the ai'e'
noon. 49, vhsn N
bate He had not been gone an nun r..
YOU p,..;dsn, oi,he Salamandsr Insurance 70"
.,, pany en M, BIintsr, you areiuss the man
dread wish 10 see.' -,
taken "A singular co'n'''."e sr;r,s, -
Gee you abOus case Of ours. sh'nn.' ,. 9 9
, vou ~. burned GU, nigh, before last claims u
thousand dollars on his stock ,c,,
... 7 I,rhbed NV hands with delight. SIX
.,s., ,., wa, insured a. the Salamander'
/. ,.r, .,u., 40. Why should'n, he' 1t was
total loss nothing saved
NJ IL, u am positive the scamp set IRE to
store HIMSELF
plant 'Indeedv @,
II have 20, man who thinks !, was 81
hen ! ,.,.,ha, came out Of the store Just as inc
was discovered" ,,,,,
J. and sThinks! Does he know !it' WIN
or and swear to i,P
There is the trouble; but Skinner Is
biggest scamp that ever went unhuns'
der to .Tha, may be; but you must prove
ain you you allese!'
The lawyer mus, do that
.Give me the testimony. them
40 ,ha, wish had il. would give thou
owever, dollars 10 couvic, the scamp, Tor am
Il: yet, he didii. These are hard nme''
no, &c, don't sell well, and he has made go0'
go GOT Of ,hem.'
the de- Jus, so leave the matter to me
and till convic, him.
drank . He looked at me with establishment
Il will give you thousand dollars
as l had WILL said he, eagerly.
eeply in. leave that to me. You have q 'or
- Blinkerr
, againp YES, Fred; o sad dog
T have He 20, whipped the other nishtP
OF Skin Badly, and the sillain who did 1t
a Wash. suffer 10 the s,,en, OF the law
him. 'Fred was to blame
did the Ehp
ny before I told him the prOvocation, and, Is
anticipated, my statements entirely
his view Of the case. | told him the
'at be did mans condition, and he readily asre
q heavy to enter complaint, which he had
the times ed 10 do ss soon as Fred was able
imposs' evidence.
.Co,tle did right added Mr.. Blinkt
a glow Of generous emotion. u sha
J, and couiu to Fred about it,
Ter mad no He was clearly to blame
tho house $50 he was he shall apologize to
discourage He is sad dog We want a secret
reat many our Office, and intended to pu, +
og-shop for bu. he is so wild am afraid to do I
leep! YOU know Of a good mani
when do you want him.
ils in this .Pitkins will stay two months lor
man with II know Of one. What do you pa
MED. his Twelve hundred
II is Presi- Don't fill the place till you he
Company me-
Right; will not. Now look gu
z dsparag- for the Skinner case.'
king away twill. We will skin him before
& whicn through with him.
nc manner Blinker Left me pacing the room
him down, element. II was strange that q
that DO Is things connected themselves toss
they did. almOs, believed tina,
wizard, and had the power to briu
poor. VI events out Of nothing al all. To 81
ne.' had got Cotile out OF his scrape
sable man. 20, Skinner into one; and had d.
ied he, win plan for making the widow and b
hone IN ms family happy and beyond the reach
own "'s" times.
'ted my SIS Co,tls called in the afternoon, ant
liiea ne' = his hear, glad by M communicate
unoe's'an' the result, Of the interview with Bin
Now, sir I added, you have g
""n !" "' this difficulty, let me en,reat you