Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-21

think viii beat, tho Whiga or Brtishcrs? -
Them that's strongest will come out top
the heap-haint made up my mind which.
: The Wings will beat in the end. I"
" If they're in the rish' they will, and if
theysaint, they won't Its Il war with right on
one side, and wrong on the other, and the right
will be ahead In the end
Again the stranger bent searching glance
upon the Scout Thus far he had been foiled
in bringing him to any definite ayowal of his
principles. He could not determine whether or
not the Scout purposely ovaded his questions.
4 ANT noways afrait to toIl which side I'm
on in this fight. Igo fiji t,o Wings because
believe Y. they're in tho NJ Be you Wing
or Il tory? asked the strqlistr, point-bank.
Yes" replied the Scout, lam"
" Which," continued his intrrogator.
A Wing ora Tory"
Hopkins felt for his weapons The others
devotion to The Wing cause creatednow distrust
in his mind.
'r'apa you think I'm moddlh' with that
which aint none of my business, but I've got a
letter for chap by the name of Lincoln, and
reckoned maybe you knew him N,w aint you
a Whig?"
"Id like to SIC the man who says I'm
Tory, y said Hopkins in the same tone as before
" Wall, if you are afraid to own which side
you're ON, You needn't, that's all " said the
stranger with spirit. II hant no opinion of
a man what doesn't como out for neither one
side nor t'other.'
" Which means that you don't have Chris
tian feelins fora chap o my size, said Hop
kns, playing with the trigger of his rife.
g. didn't say that" exc4inhd the other,
quickly, as he noticed this.
" But you meant it all th9 same. IF you've
got lett'r Id like to see it, and being in some
thing of hurry you'd better be mighty spry
in showing it.
bat, maybe you're II Tory.
" Don't make II durned bit Of odds whether |
be or amt. If that ar' letter ain t forthcoming
soon, | II give You II start on tie road to king
dom come 50 Shell out.
" But they'll blame me if [ give it to you,
and you should turn ont to be Tory" said the
stranger in pteous touo.
" And LII make wnder for the sun to Shine
through in that miserable clrkso yonrn, said
the Scout c'oIly' as ne cooked his ride
Hopkins was IN earnest and this fact seemed
to be evldeat to th' stranger, for he placed his
hand within the folds OF bis hunting shirt and
drew iortn the letter. 1t Was small, neatly
folded note, and the address was in delicate
female hand'
I" nolo ~ eF - er~''F' q
- ..Tn 'IG> w w., Nvi1nw i,',1 arc,.rs
"Wbat W .rs YOU coming in tother direction
for then?"
Because got it this morning and could
find any one to give it to so l was carrying il
back"
This was said 50 frankly as to throw the Scou
off his guard.
/ " Will you carry it? asked the stranger.
eyes, replied Hopkins,
"Might inquire your name? If they asl
me what did with the letter, should have tt
tell. "
My name IS Hopkins Now what s yours
" Thomas Rand. If | thought you were
Tory should be sorry give you the letter. ="
Wall, you needn't be- Jest tell EN- it il
the hands of Ligo Hopkins, and they II know
mans got it what never did mean trick in hi
hull life"
The man now turned in the direction from
whence he came, and the Scout once more pui
sued his way.
uId have shot the SCAMP ef he hadn t shclle
out the dokvmcnt." said she Scout to himself
al kinder mistrusted it was camc to find on
what them other two chaps wanted to know
hnt enoss IN tho bull it want"
Tba Sc,nt soan ne,rad the vicinity Of whu
ho o,riocturad to he tho c,mn Of thn 'Torics an
o,,4a,.;no ,ho ,oods and scronn;rr b;,,s,lf tro
,,hso,rot;,o tbrav bimsalf unon tbe oround I
, vast
81 ror - bo evcloimcI " what sn,t for
oan ~, . notion tbot 7 won,t o;t anv slice
to-n;nbt :, hora,s fnr hkina If now III
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oa' .,sa "''', ac.. ~ ' .s...Is7. ~ w.; J., -
), up stakes aiore Tomorrow, and kin do tt
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