Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-31

thought be could do it, If he only knew
what 10 vas to be.
"DO you think, now" said the Squire,
"yOu can steal the sheet OF our bed and
the shin of my wiie's back DOyOu think
you sould 10 that"
"It shall be done" said the Master
Thief. 81 only wish was a. SURF OF get
ting your daughter"
30 when night began TO fall, the Master
Thiel went out and cut down a thief who
hung On.,he sallows, and threw him across
bis shoulders and carried him Oh. Then be
70, long ladder and set il up against ;he
sq1rres bedroom window, and 80 climbed
up, and kept bobbins the dead man up and
down, just tor all the world like one who
was pecpius in at the window.
That. the Master Tniel, old las"
said the squire. and gave his wife a nudge
on the side. Now see ir I don't shoot
him, that's All.
80 saving he took up a ride which he had
laid =, his bedside.
enc no pray don't shoot him after
telling hiu ho might come aud Try, said
his wife.
"Dcu't talk TO me, for shoot him will,
said he and 80 be lay there and aimed and
aimed; but as soon as the bead came M
before The window, and be saw little Of It,
20 soon va. Il down again, At last be
though, he had a good aim " hang went
the gun, down frll the dead body 10 the
ground with heavy bump, aud down wen;
abe Master Thief too n f.,, a. he could
"well. &c said the squire ut is quite
true that am the chief magistrate ina these
parts but people are fond Of TALKING, and
IL would b. borc Il they came TO s'c thr.
dead mans BODY think the b5., thing o.
b. done is that should 20 down and bury
him"
'You must DO As vou think best dear"
said his wife. - the Squire 90; out OF hi,
bed and down stair, and be- had srarre
put hi, foot out Of the door before che Ma
ter Thief stole 10, and went straight cap
stair. % his wife.
"Why. dear, hack already 2" said she.
for she thought IL was her husband.
"Oh yss, only Just put him jut1a hol',
and threw a little earth over him. 10 i,
enough that he is out of sight, f1r O; is such
. bad night out OF door hy and hy Iil DO
/, BITTER But jas, ls, me have The shoet %
~irs myself vi;h--hc was 50 b'1oly-aul
I have made myself in such a my.. with
him"
81 he got the sheet
After awhile be said
"Do YOU know am afraid YOU mus, o.,
ne have YOUR nisht-shin too, or the sheet
won't Do BY Itself, that I can sec."
- she gave him the shift also. Bot just
then IL came acrcss his mind that DO BAL
forgotten g. lock the hou.e-dr5r. s' Dc mus,
step down and look Z. that before De came
back to bed, and away be went si,h both
sh.ft and sheet
A littIe While aitrr came th' night >I1'r'
why, what time y1u'vc taken O.
lock the door. dear Of" aid hi, vito, "anI
~hA, have yog done With thc sheet and
shin"
What DO You slya'' said the squire.
"wby. I'm asking What yna ha,, done
with the .hsr, and shin that you had O.
wire OF che blood. " said sac.
.wbat. in the devil. name 900 said ,ha
Squirc, &c ha, he taken me ia tbs time,
80 ?"
Next day came The Master Thief and asked
Cor the SIuirc's daughter, a. b. had rrlm-
i,ei AMI then the squire dared ult Lr
snyihias el.o than c,se her e. bin, and
gool lump % money iuto ,hs ilrra.n ..r.
70 tell the truth, be- was afraid ,r,t t.r
Master Thief should steal the cyos outoC h..
bead. AMI that people would hrs.u o. sty
spitslll things OF h.m iI he broke biz ". "a
So the Master Thief lived u. ana happily
froa that tine Forward don, know
whether he stole any more, but u De- d,l,
] am quite sure {, VS. only fgs the SAKE a,
. bit Oi fun.