Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-07-30

cord How was it, then? You've a
been here ever since one o'clock, any
how
No, have mott was after three o.
clock when | got here t
That's ompossible. Tide was a COM
in in then, and It aint gone down yet.
'Will you guide me out, and take a
guinea for your trouble ? said l impa-
tiently.
In course I guide you out, whether
viii or no-cos if you follers me, you
gifts out when / do 4; but we can't 20 out
till the tides gone down, and that won't
be for this hour, I reckon. What wants
to know is how you got in--cos it looks
queer, yer see. Here, take swig o
this here, and tell US all about it,
He produced pocket flask as he spoke,
and glad enough was / to take pull AT
the fiery spirit it contained, and which al
most in moment gave me new life.
That's the sort to keep the stencil out
of feller's stomick, amt it 2 he said with
a grin as he followed my example. Now
for it. Let's sit down here-my baskets
seat enough for two--an' tell US how the
, doose a gentleman like you comes a
isborin' Of il
Without more ado, l told my story as
the reader already knows it, and to the
unqualified amazement and indignation
: of the hearer.
d l shall not repeat his comments Oh the
h narrative. The bloody-minded villins ?
= he concluded; won't you hang EN- 2
+ That l certainly viii, if can lay hold
v Of them,' was my reply.
ir AN I'll go an see 'em swing-blest
= if don't
'And YOU said I-'how come yor
D here? You seem to be quite at home il
c. this horrible place
IS Oh said he, 'the place is well enough
a if that's all-only wish | had it all to my
,e self, an no hinterlopers. Yer see, I'm I
ID shorehunter for many year. All fel
J Ter finds down here is his own, an no
p body thinks of clamin' it again-wouIdn
,r get it if they did l reckon
II Pat --~l.-t ~----7----- r---.LI G. D..
iy beside the rats-and what use are they
e. 'Ah, that's your high'rants! ! Wha
ly can I find Hevery thing as comes dow
It, leave me alone to find it-spoons, ,chey
- ney, money, silver thimbles. I've foun
I'd shiIlin' an four sixpences to-day, onl
lg three on ems bad uns. Then | snare
r. the rats, an them's eightpence a doze
nd for KILN WI the dogs. Then there's tn
al rags an linen, lots O. that--and VIII,
of dye think o plate? Many's the tabl'
ri spoon I've had, an teaspoons too, al
IL many a silver snuf-box. l know'd
in chap as found a gravy spoon as weigho
elf six ounces, an a gold lady's watch wort
he seven pound. Poor crow, he was tc
he greedy, he was-he got shut in here will
,k- out his dog, an hanged if the rats didn
ht, eat him up all but his bones. It's Il
he truth I'm tellin' yer. I helped to get a
nb. that was left of him out myself, an v
to had to put the bones IN basket; the
It's; was all picked clean in single night
,ry There can't abear to think Of it. Po
Bill
ON This sort of revelation did not tend
ion reanimate my courage, and / was gli
lis when the man rose; and whistling TO
of dog, proposed to go.
ian The tide will be low enough to let
ON out he said, by the time we gifts to t
a Thames, so we may as well be track
ats it,
He And which way do you go? Il
,un quired
me The way you came, he SAID; the
to is no other way
ev- can't, can't attempt it, / cried
ore and ] really could not my flesh ere
. Of with horror at the idea.
ion The man lifted bis lantern to my fat
lass and marking my evident terror, began
not scratch bis head and mutter to himself
ton There is another way;' ] said 'th
ave are repairing the sewer somewhere be
the about-su-ely you can find the place.
am Them repairs is done, an closed
lisb last night But never say die! J
car said a guinea, didn't yer!' be asked,
decided way.
cate Yes, two. Put me above groa
rms and the money is yours
,ood .Come along, then, he rejoined
rom Step out arter me, an I'll make il
right.
siac- He held up bis lantern, and str
oose INTO a sort Of ambling run. ] kept cl
ore? to his heels, and the dog ran yelping
one fore. We soon came TO the main draii
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