Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-11
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1859.

rom.
81 tell you what IL is you 'cQundrel."
cried my father, 81 u stake five hundred
as,in,, them II YOU II lOO'e your hold. aud
6sht me iairly Tor It,"
Tom only chnekled.
why wha, ninny you mus, take me
for" he .,iI. Why .hould bother my
.ell6 ;it,n; ;i,wtIt { ev'n s't wlth"u, -
"Your a cur, sha''' what you are" my
father shouted in iry.
Don I b, crns.. aid Tom. II don't
bscomc yoI to look red IN the face. Now
attend ~ me. he continued in an altered
tons "Dn you .ee that brrlgr! Well.
Ihcre'- heap ~ stones IN the c3ntrs I.n't
there? Very gooi9 Tryou vail place I've
huEd,cd suinc,. IN g,ld. IN bag IN that
pile of.lon,. At lsrIys o'clock at nigh, tins
day wcrk. you stal; fni your P'ck-I.b'nk
aud all IT. content. Ia the same place two
bour. alicrwarl "
llpE am TO know that you will keep
your word my father replied, little
.,lleGcl ~ the hope ofrcgnining, even aI'
heavy price, the plper that were in'al'
uahlc to HIN.
Tin rom Rocket" replied the rohhcr
securing tho p.,rkei.h'ok upnn hl' person,
" Aud What .ay | stick 10. Now get up,
ard mind. hc ali'I,n .. INV father sPr.ns
to h.. feet. my p,.i,l' don mis-. Gre"
~ shall live n.'e you h'ns.i.' nv
father muuorcj, alja.tins hi' du'ardcd
dress
"Shll I help YOU catch your hOr'e'''
Tom a.k-d politely.
"rll never rect lill lodge you in JAIL"
aid nv father sauerly.
Give nv compliments to your wife,
.ii Tom, mounting hi- horse.
"Confound your imPadonce," bowlel
my father.
"G.oI night :" aid Tom. with \ wave
of his h,ni, and turning sharp round. he
pumped hl. hnrs' over the ience, AMI vas
ou, II sight ina moment.
IL ~. not quite lair Of my father. hat
he determined to .et trap f,r Tom Rocket
halted with the d,s hundred suinr's. at th'
hui.s. lIspo.rel up to London, .aw Brad
shaw. r,mon. B,s Street runner. Anl ar.
ranged that be- and hl' men should cnm'
dawn ani help catch Tom hut just at Tho
last moment bradshaw was detained upon
s,me important government trial. and :,
annthcr runu-r. Fraser. no less celebrated
uiirrr. took hi. place.
IL ~as ,ettlrd that the runners sboulC
come hy different road.. and all meet at 4
way.,Ac inn ahont five mile. from IL,
bridge. ah,uI eight O'Clock r.s On the day
INV father. ppckct.h,ok was 10 he return
Ell An hunr aiIerwarl they were 10 jim
him IN the ruai. thrrs mile. further on
Their uh-ci ynu $50 IN taking this rnuni
ah,ut cour-c ~. to h,al, rpm : .pi-. anil
accpmrliyr-, aud ro grt securely hih al'ou
the lppunt,i spot lon: before the appoint
eI t,n-.
NJ, hthsrwas little late a, the arp,'n'
til plc, or m.rt,ns. hut when he arrived
thcr, he could ,co %, one nhrut eIe"pt .
louti.h.luakins countryman IN -m"ck
lroc., who Was Swinging or " gate hare
by.
:. Good might, master" .id the yok"l
Good night tnyou. replied my father
"Can ye tell me who this Yer letters ioI
said the yukel producing folded paper.
Nv father Jaw IN - moment that II wa
bis own letter To bradshaw
"whcrc did you scstaat!" hcsaid quick
ly
AN" replied the yokel, replacing il
in hls pocket, e" that I'D bo ,slIins. u,
yer expecting any b,dy'"
whats that - you?" sail my father
"Oh. uouehr, said the yokeI "only !
gentleman lrpm London"
"lla!" cried my father, "what gentle
mani"
"will a name beginning with =. sui
YOU - a.ked the yokrl.
Fraser" The Word fell inyaluntarily
lrom my fathers hp..
That. the name" replied the yosel
jumping down from hls seat snd chan:in!
ls tone and manner IN moment. "ln
Fraser, Sir. and yours Mr.. Sandscr, a.
Ia. been Ribbed Of paeke,'boOk contain
ing valuable papers (; and we're going tc
catch Tom Rocket as has got it-that's oul
game. Sir. All right, SIR. and now to bus
iness.'
Blu, where are your men," my father
asked. when Fraser had explained the rea'
sJn Tor III. Disguise.
IAN right again, SIR" said the runner
4" they will j'in US. We have not muel
time To lusc, 81 please to lead the way
So my father led the way, followed b,
Fraser; and by the time ,hh, they came il
sight OF the bridge they had been joined b,
tour London officers, in different di'guisc'
and IRON different directions. One appear
ed at tramp, one as a peddler. another a'
gentleman's servant leading a horse, and
the luurth as a soldier. NJ one could have
guessed that they had met heiore. muel
lees ,ha, they were engaged together in
preeoneerted scheme. Ny father gave Fra
ser great credit for the deiterous way in
which he had collected his forces.
The briOge upon which the money was
to be placed consisted Of two archie. aeros'
acros. the river, and was joinei on either