The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-11

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Spencer, placing his hand by way of pre-
caution upon ono Of his pistols, "for th'
night TO my mind Is cursed dark ant
stormy one"
"WeI, Il Is something dark. that is I
fact" WIS Malachis response, for mar
that's got . considerable distance to ride
Got fine horse, l can't see for sartin
Critter goes kinder lame, don't he'"
YES, thanks to bungling fellow thai
shod him about two hours ago. ! shall moi
be able 10 reach my destination by day
Rather guess you won't, squire. at the
rate you are travelling now, Now, squire
SEEM ito you, wouldn't mind swappin
horses. Old sorrcl Is sure footed and only
ten years old, come next grass. though
should require little boot, under the cir
cumstanoes--not Continental, but hard
Spanish, and
"Hold on, friend, for heavens sake |
have no wish to trade horses at any rate
and your loquacity Is perfectly overwhelm
ing. have but one question 10 ask, and
you can oct your own pleasure 10 answering
It. Who gave you any information that
was travelling TO Trenton" 7"
Jest a. slick ~ grease, squire. You are
on our side. God save King George, and
down with the rebels. am Malachi boo
little, Jonas Huttons apprentice boy, who
shod your critter this very night--and II
sDTp.ars II WIS 20 coafvansie1 ,slsrk H. Lbs
shop, that made pesky job Of it,"
Pesky job, indeed" said Spencer.
"Why, my horse il going dead lame, and
must be 10 Trenton by tomorrow morning
my business is Of tho most vital impor-
tancc."
Gould not do the business for you,
said Malachi "You can go back to squire
lIuttons while carry the dispatches you
hear about you to the British camp"
"No," said Spencer, with laugh, "that
would hardly do. A British officer placing
important dispatches in the hands Of a
blacksmith's apprentice, is altogether out Of
the question. "
by Judas, I've got IL " said Malachi
% II struck by sudden thought; " We
will swop horses for the present. I'll take
your cri',er back to Iiuttoa's and doctor
kim till YOU call for him. and lend you old
sorrcl--be is just as fresh now ~ when he
left the stable, and can keep the same gate
for four and twenty hours 10 come"
Ensign Spencer was delighted with the
proposition, and haltipg at favorable place
they both dsmountcd tomake the exchange
Bal no sooner bad the officers fee, touched
the ground, than he found himself IN The
close embrace of tall Malachi.
Now, squire" he exclaimed, before il
comes to a worse tussel, III trouble you to
fork over them papers"
why, what do you mean, you plebeian
bound," said Spencer, by insulting an olli-
Ger OF King George'' struggling TO free
himself from the iron grasp Of the black
smiths apprentice.
Mean just what say. you gnul darned
cantankerow Tory varmin,. IIurrah for
George Washington and the Continental
Congress. Kiss Mary again, will you
Well, I'm not going TO be cruel, bn' II you
don't fork over them papers in n jin, by the
sixteenth chapter Of Revelations, IN MAKE
mince mea, Of you will by Judas"
Don't throttle me !" exclaimed Spencer,
tfcr Malachi's grip a, his throa, had beer
tightening every instant,) "and they arr
yours"
Don't yon attempt 10 come any of youI
games, You Tory varmint. ! can out run
out wrs,le anything In our diggins, and
Such Ia not my intention. There are
the papers, much good may they do you
And now be kind enough 10 release my
collar"
Wait bit, squire 70 ho, sorrcl must
make all right and, at the same moment
h. Iet 10 Of Spencer, he lcapd into th'
saddle. "Good night, squire, and pleasant
dreams"
Spencer instantly aimed one oi his pistol
pom, blank at Malaschi, bu. il missad fire
lie dashed il 10 the ground with curse
and levelled the 0tber-tbe trigger clicked
but there was 10 discharge.
fla, bs, bs," laughed Malachi. Yot
will End the primin' scattered round Jona
IIuttons kitchen floor, where lef' II. faI
hip, "a lang. sorrd Three cheers Tor Wash
ngt0n and the Con,in' utal Congress"
III
The u1n was not above an hour high
when tall. slab idsd Yankee. mounted or
a bouy bor,e, rode up 10 the American line
wiere be was hailed by the sentr'es, and u
whom he made known that be had rometbin.
Of Importance 10 communicate 10 the general
His invipcible prtipeucy hnally procure'
him the coveted audieDce with the command
er.in.chief of the American forces, and tai
NsIachi placed the documents b. had pro
cured with ~ mach trOubie In bis hands
Washington saw at glance that, had N
plans they divulged been carried out. ,b
American army wouH have bern plscsi il
grsAt prii, II not utterly spbihilsted. y
hts nastsr's share in the transsction, Mala
chi Doolit,ls said nothing. for b. was 10
much 10 love with Mary 10 betrsy b's fstt
~, bu, all other questions be- answered wit
a rompoess tba. proved he had larg
share of good sense 70 make up for bis ar