Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-03-13

Observing me stare rather auxiously about, he
asked grufly what l was ''glowering at 2" IL
muttercd something about the pheasant. "Drat
the pheasant" he exclaimed luckily he's got
his wits again, aud crawlcd of il you'd a year'e
more strength you'd ha' killed un, and then the
Squire, it he'd heard Uf it-d'ye mind me? dye
mInd the, i say 2-Teilee you mustn't Kill! 'em;
only keep 'em of, that's all. | were on the
bridge all the time, and as it seems pretty clear a
mopstick's nothing when they've scraped acquain'
lance WI un, IN hire you for the p~lace-dleI
hear-at twopence II week! What dye say %
pulled down my forelock in token Of acquies-
cence, and alter he had given me orders to be in
the held by %daybreak the oext morning, aud
charged me, with great %solemnity not to kill ANY
OF the ID varmin, he went off, leaving
me to ruminate on my felicity. Twopence u week
WAS an income tar-far beyond the utmost limits
OF my ambition il SCARED up to the importance
of Il revenue! Twopence Il week was "A buuudless
amount! l puzzled my small brains to think
how the deuce | should contriye to expend it.
The next morning | was ut my post before the
night birds had gone to roOst. | sat down Oy the
side of the ditch which fenced off the copse from
the field, and having nothing better To do, | began
to amuse myself by initiating the bark Of n FOX.
Presently | saw the dim figure of u man glide
nOisclessly through a gate, and approach me Mt
the distance Of about twenty yards he stopped,
knelt down, and | heard the click Of his trigger.
TO throw u somerset Backwards, which lodged mo
sA1ety In the nlre OF the ulICD, WAS tue WOlk u
il moment, and | bad the good luck to escape with
only two or three shots in the lower part of my
{ right leg,
Although but little hurt. l screamed out "Mur-
der" ut the top of ing shrill pipe, and in n few
seconds, three or four men appeared. One of
them turned the glass of n dark lantern upon me
while a second, throwing himself fiat on the
ground, SO that his head and shoulders o~verbung
the edge Of the ditch reached down and obtained
such n clutch of INV capacious apparel rs enabled
inn o.. I,Ef ,n rA lNItIa A,.a. th,a lao s,lntn.
ed, Why the twUad comes out as light as a loose
cork %
IN be ~jigEered," said another, as | was thrown
upon the bank, "it Ezra han't a shot the farmers
;, scarecruw!'
Peals of laughter ensued, and I found that l
had fallen into the hands OF squire Patch's detesta-
! Die posse of game. keepers, who were evidently
| pr0wling for Blue Peter the puacher.
n Ezra now came nearer aud in a quivering tone
observed, ''Scarecrow or no scarecrOw, nobody
a tan deny there were a fox barking and as the
J. Squire don't hunt, 'twere my duty to kill un, il
50 be as | could. But then what d ye make o the
IS cry of murder, '-'twere awful like, -doantee
}; think so?"
IS A pause ensned, which was broken by a shrek
from myself, occasioned by one of the party hav'
3 ing pUked me in fhe ribs with the muzzle ot his
= gun. In spite Of all the impediments | could
offer, my dininutive carcass was now speedily
'shelled." Alter having learned the triv ial ma
n ture of my wounds, one of the keepers tied up
n my duds with IL hazel and slung it across his fowl
ing piece, while Ezra wrapped me IN his great
coat and bure me off. In about bali an hour we
reached his cottage, at the door OF which lie took
II possession of M scarecrow costume, aud after
having stated that he should serve me up with the
a breakfast things at the SOURCES, he wished the
. other keepers Il hurried good BY" and carried
II me into his kitchen.
His wife Immediately hailed him from the room
above. Ezra p SAID she, whats the mat
i ter ?"
Nothing at ALL"
IL know there isl can tell it by the burr o
thy voice. Is Peter shot at last-and by thy hand
Oh! God ? my poor brother !"
mo, no :-doantee, doantee howl 80, missus-
: it's only a boy"
d, Hast killed un dead, Ezra ?"
n The good woman now ran into the room. b.
p the light Of the wood fire, which the rush of al
on opening the door had caused to burst into
III pale blue lame, she saw that blood was droppinl
from tile coat in which he carried his burden, an
overwhelmed with agony, she threw herself upo
Id his neck.
q "Uuhook your arms, Kitty" cried Ezra eur
hook, l say. or 1 shall let the boy fall squash upo
a the stones my knees do shake-unhouk l say
m kit-d-n thee"
Down we fell, Ezra, Kit, and l, my dirty dud
and his spruce fowling piece, IN ono sprawlin
group upon the hard flag floor. Ezra was eithe
o. stunned Or had tainted, aud his wife, speedily be
he coming conscious of the calamity, reused her fac
es uites, and, forgetting everything else, affection
ately bestirred herself to recover him. i had d
ready dropped from his grasp, and stood starl
naked upon the heurth. Willing 10 make mvse
useful. | plucked Il green twlg from the fire, ar
n placed it in such a position that the punger
no smoke foatei freely into his nostrils. This resto
70, ed him to sensation, and in n few minutes, as ii
ny ola women say, "he came round"
up His wife Kitty, q very pale, care.worn lookir
IN woman, apparently about twenty-five years
81. age, after having brought down from tie roo
T,l 81 Ana .nl tiAl lA- ,nnr ., d. ~ nl ftn ntnI
ID my neck,-my arms being allowed TO protruC
ed through the pocket ho!es,-with astonishing cele
RI ity produced "a pot Of tea" While this was b
Or ing discussed, Ezra, who WAS now .himse
again." carefully picked the shots from my lie
ii. and after his wife had washed my face and hand
and most rigidiy applied the small-tooth comb
my head, to which she paid the compliment
nd saying that no young Squire's could be cleane
OF, we went to bed together: they had no chiidre
and | was delightfully."- cuddlfd betw cen them.
mi When Ezra awuke me, my head was couch'
I n on his wite's bosom her arms were wound abo
me and she murmured, ~hugging me to her hea
TO as she spoke, Not yet, Ezra! Truly. not yet
Icb Ezra, however, was not 10 be coaxed he <
Dm up, and ! was arrayed in the filthy bemired Gu
Ter tune of the scarecr0w. This, IA Ezra said, W
he necessary in order that the Squire might see Il
an affair in its proper light but he made no otje
IN. ton to my face being soaped, washed, and polls
ned ed until It sh0ne like u ripe pipin. Alter IA hear
ble hut hurried breakfast. | limped of by the side
ud Ezra towards Squire Patch 8 mansion.
OPP He carried me part Of the way, while he W
secure from observation, but from the nome
,ln that we entered the house, Ezra seemed Ia ha
us lost all regard Tor me the jeers Of the seryar
iey bad their tull influence, and | was treated by hi
OF as u little outlandish wild beast that he h
the caught in the woods. After having loitered
at some time in the hall, We were ushered, by
nc spruce footman, who, with a mock heroic air,
u, tered me snuff. into a magnificent library, whe
yer. Squire Patch aud his visitors were breakfastin
O | The peal of laughter with which | was greet
vas frightened me; | had never been in such polish
nts society before and turning 10 Ezra hid 4
/. face beneath the SKIRT Of his shooting jacket.
it was, however, speedily torn from my retreat, a
nc. fully developed for the amusement OF the part
ny, Indignant at such treatment, | had already me-
ted tated a bite at the silk breeches Of a PLUMP e
on. tleman who sat at the lower end of the tab
II when. without announcement, Farmer Belr
ny. strobe into The room, and calmly took me und
his protection. being, as he said, an appurtenan