The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-06-25

TIE hone. They dared not light IRE, ifgt
their vhereabouis shodld be discovered, and
sp pipes snd tobacco Sef6 Aisir sole eonsss
lAtion.
We're ehodsed ohee. more grumblsd old
Joe Plug, I'm" Ahd here Joe Plug mRds
use Of rather strong eTpresslon--@ I'm--H
| don't believe he's the delil aTlsT all Why.
who'd ha' lhought of the mist rising an hour
agof We may a. teh 90 home Csph, ~
stay here and fdz-'I say 80, at all eyenla"
" lie cant ha' gone by, / svov g. ftmsrk.
ed smother. For my part III stay here tiif
morning, uhht say you, cap'n ?"
CAPTAIN Zerdbbabel Trrdg6ld lad for soms
time past been quietly sitting viii ba elbows
on HE knees, aud his chin IN the palma ~
his hands, quietly gazing into ths hf disi
lance 1hdS appealed TO- Ne turned iifh
rather aeenful look to The Ara speaker and
said quietly
Joe Pl1g you are fool and may 20 -
soon as sou choose bui fiir ~ no friI, here
rflpain even should you al go. tell you
Skinner Will be long tonight my inisrmS-
ton IL too accurate 10 allow Of a dSubi on
this head, aEd what j. more 1 mean 10 have
him Let me get Within range Of him, and
III shoot him dawn like dbg before hG can
play any Of HE ghostllke tricks on me-"
Hold hard, cap'n," exclaimed Zeke PIpp..
another Of the officers. Skinner has fire.
arms too, and is darne,l good shot, they
sRy-so two can play At that game"
Nor tm@ time" remarked the cabtAi6.
drily "Ive arranged that"
T. How ?" was the question from a dozen
~why," resumed the cap'n, @J66 SEQ I
made little arrangement Sid' yim Tramps,
the felier who used to smugsls and sho Hs
eaPtored. WE'LL got hlm pnfdoned Oh eoh-
diliuh thnt he should secretly aid and assist,
ME- Nov Sklnner,not knowing this, ocension-
ally gets Trumps 10 assist IN loading hia boat
and vas to do 30 this very night. ofsoar.s
he could find an oppoStuniy Of getting at
the IRE nfmE, ,uud---n=-----
taking out the bullets" suggeaed ons.
'' haae,lJ.h suid the Captain. " aud 90 we've
nothing to fear on the score Of cold lead"
Hist J" observed an officer, Who had dust
returned from the top Of the little hill
N'"N h'F't NhP W. nc coming
The officers we're IN lhtir Net in 80 In
slant, each one pesriug through the tree
branches at speek just discernible IN the
distance, just within the shadow Of some cliff.
on the western shore.
Yes, Il waS skinner's boat, sure enough,
there could be no doubt about that No.
other cram Nodit So cauliousl, hug the shore
beaideS. It's peculiar appearance as Il came
nearer. was familiar enough 10 the unseen
watchers. each Of whose hearts beat high in
anticipation OF soon capturing the long
wished Tor PRIV.
Slowly aud cautiously on came the bon,.
until at length the burly form Of Skinner
was disdnc'S seen m he Glnrllily hhsd. his
mnilied oars, It ~As not long before he ar
rived abreast Of the point whore the ambush
was concealed, and about only half a mile
distant from it. Below the cliff was moored
the long boat Of the oflieers Slio NOW rushrd
down the steep toward Il, and in atother mo.
ment @efc on board,
Butthe noise made in embafking &Ss heard
by Skinner, who instantly divining the cause
thereof by one strong sweep or HE starboard
oss' put his boat head on TO the lake, or rath-
rr TO one Of the cluster Of islands which
skirted H. All ooncealment was OF eourse ut
m end the Custom Rouse boat manned by
'iH oars, shot frsm under the shadow of tho
Owls Head, and followed rapidly in the wake I
'f the Smuggler's light boat. which skinned
lie lakes surface with astonishing rapidity.
Il was on one side race for gold and glory;
On the other struggle for life or deutb:
For some little time The speed Of iiIe boots
appeared pretty equal, spite Of the fearful
odds against the Smuggler, who. to tighten
MS craft, every now aud then was seen %
hrow parcel afler parcel overheard. nv tIie
lime they had reached the middle Of the lake,
he pufstfers had Slighily gained on the fugi'
i've, and continued gradually To lessen the
distance between them. They were now
'apid'y approaching the western side OF
ong low island, which wns covered slth srees.
md hong, trailing foliage to tho waters edge,
md Skinner dextrouSly changing his eoursr.
made for ts northern point In this maneu-
ier his light craft had an advantage over the
heavy boat Of the officers. She slightly shot
'head, but his advantage did not continue,
or fnsddened by excitement, the ak oarsnieH
low bent to their work, and in ten minutes
more, not twenty yards interviewed between
hem and Skinner, who on ms part put forth
III his energies. He felt II was nov neck or
nothing with ttm, aud gotefned himself as,
Stll nearer and now, vigorous ieNbvF
night almost have jumped from one boat in
o the other. The spirits Of the pursucr.
rere at the highest--the excitement Of the
hHse animated every one. when just as Cap
ain Tredgold was giving. orders to grapplc
he smugglers boat, the latter made a sud-
len turn ro,nd n roIh > ,,.,t,, - =; -