Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31
S. ME-. FRIDAY, JULY 81. 1857.

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great q man IN such hasie2" asked the man.
"Oh, I'll soon tell you, aid the youth.
q" You said | might take to any trade |
chose, and 50 I bound myself apprentice to
somo thieves and robbers, and now I've
served my time out, and am become a Mas
ter Thief"
Now there lived Squire close by % bis
fathers cottage, aud be had such a great
house. aud such heaps Of money, that ho
could not toll how much he had. IIo had
a daughter too, and a smart and pretty girl
she was. 50 ,hc Master Thief set his heart
upon having her to wife; and ho told hs
father to 60 to tho Squire and ask for his
daughter for hun.
~ he asks by what trade | get my living
You can say am Master Thief
81 think you've lost your wits, "slid the
man, " ior YOU can't be- in your right mind
when YOU think of such nonsense"
"No' ha had not lost hi- wits; hi,
father must anl should 60 up to the squire
and ask for h,. daughter.
"Nly, bu, tell you, darcn't q to the
Squire aud b, your .rokcsman, lac who l'
., rich, and las 30 much money" said the
man.
Ya., there was no help for it, said the
Master Thief, be should 90 whether he
would or no and ir be- dil not 60 by fair
means, lee would soon make him 60 by foul.
But the man wa. It'll 10th n 60; - be-
stepped after him. and rubbed him down
with good birch cuJsel, aud kept on t.ll
thc man came crying aui s5bblns inside the
squire. door.
How now, my man. What ailsyou ''
said ihc Swirr
:, be- told him tho whole story how Boz
had thrr, Suns who 20 oG one day, and how
he bad given them lray, 10 go owhi,hcr-5cycr
they would. and o. follow whatever calling
they chose. Aulhrr, now [, thr younrrs,
come homo, and hl, beaten me tIll hy ha,
made mc come t1 You and ask Tor your
daughter nr hIm O. wiIo ani D, DID. m'
ly, besides. cha; hr risa Master Thief +"
Aud sl hc lrll io s.hhmr luI crying again.
"No,rr m.uI, my mau, DO said the squire,
laughing "just so back and toll mm TOR
m, that h, mus, provo h.s ss,il Grt. Iihn
can s'a, tho roast ir1u the srit in tho
kitchen on Sunday, while an thc household
aro looking a1rrir, ho .hallha,c my dauga-
iar. just g, and trIl him that"
So hg went hack aud told tho youth. who
thought 10 would ha au ga.y job. 80 hc .e,
nblu, anI caught three hare. alive, and put
,hcm into a bag. AMI dr,,-,l himself ia some
ola rags, until be looked - poor and filthy
that 10 made one. heart bleed t1 see him (.
aud then De- .n'akrl in,, che passage 40 che
nrk.jl1r ol thc Squire, house on the SUM
Jay afternoon, with bi, bag, just like any
Other h-,,.n1y. Bat the squire himsa..
and 40 hs household wrr, iu doe Kitchen
vatclIu. ihr roast. Ju.t as they were doc
ius tu.., doe youth Do one hare go, and 10
-.t oII AMI ran round aud round the yaTI iu
'front.' 0. thc house.
ooh. jus; look at tha. haro'' said tho
folk, in the kitchen, and were all Tor run
uins out 70 catch .t
Y.,, tho SPUR, saw il running, too.
q" ub, lytitruu," aid be-, "there i' no
use iu thiakrns TO catch a hare by running
aG.rt."
\ uulo while after, tho youth L., the
second hare 30, and thsy aw it 40 the
kitchen, and thought it was the same they
hal srgu brlors, aud stall wanted O. run out
and catch Il, but tho squire slld again it
was no use. Il was not long before the
youth lst ihc third hare go, and it st or
anil ran round and round the yard a' the
other. baiar, it. Now, tl.y saw it from
tbo kitchen, anl stiIl shousht It was the
same hare that kept ON running about, aud
were all eager 70 ba after IL.
Well. it is a lus hare, ." said ,hc Squire,
q" come, lets see IL We can't lay our hands
omit"
50 out he ran, and tho res. with him
away they all went, tho hare before, and
they alter, 80 that it was mr1 fun 70 see.
But moantim, the youth took the roast and
ran OF with it and whcr1 tie Squire s,t a
r5as, ior dinner that day dou'tknow ; but
on, thing know, and that is, that be had
no roast hare, though he ran after It tliI he
wa. both warmed and weary.
Now 1t chancsI that the Pric't came to
dinner that day, and the squire told him
what trick thc Master Thief had played
him, he made such game VI hun that there
was NJ end to it,
For my part" said the Priest 81 don't
think now it could ever happen to me to be
made such a fool Of by fellow like that
every wcll-only ko,p a sharp look out, "
said the squire "maybc hcIl come to s'c
you before you know word Of it. but
tho Priest stuck to his tex,-that he did,
and made game Of thc Squire because he had
been 50 taken in.
Later in the afternoon came the Master
Thief. and wanted to have the squrrc's
daughter, as ho had given his word. But
the squire began to talk him over, and said,
" Oh, you must prove your skiIl a liit!o
more for what you did to day was no
great thing after all Couldn't you now
play u a good trick on the priest, who Is