The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-03-23

to drink some"
This last clause was spoken in a changed
tone.
"Why, I did not know that you ever
drsnkr' said Nathan with much surprise.
81 don't like to but had to do it last
evening. They hung on SO, | could not
rid Of it,
"Ah, Joe, yon had better take my ad
vice"
"And how long is it since you became
so pice?" asked Cooper with some irony,
Only since last evening"" kindly au-
swered Nathan land even then, | be
came so only from the plain advice and
counsel of anothsf,
But we had solgle rare sport"
And what kind Of sport was it 2"
"Oh, some-Tll tell you" And as
Cooper thus spoke, he gave significant
wink, and then went TO his bench.
Joseph Cooper WAS only two and TWEEN
ty, and had been an apprentice to Mr..
Clork until his msjoritv, since which time
he had been to work as a journeyman.
Nothing moro was said on the subject
of the last nights scrape until near three
o'clock, when the Sheriff entered the
shop and enquired for Joseph Cooper.
Where is Cooper:" the officer asked
of Nathan Wilder.
That is him at the other end of the
shop, sir"
Lets see,'' resumed the yisitor gIanc
ing over paper he had IN lis hand
"whera were you last night!'
- 1t home, sir. ] have concluded 10
let that company go without me hereafter
Good | an glad Of that" uttered
the Sheriff emphaticalIy and then lie
went along to where Cooper VAS at work
He spoke to the young man, and the
latter turned pale as death. There "a:
much evident praying and begging, but a.
in vain. The officer had come for Joseph
Cooper, and ha could not 90 without him
So Joseph washed his hands and put on
bis coat and hat, and then with a trem-
bling step, he accompanied the officer from
the shop.
When Nathan vent out after his day.
work WAS done, he learned The whole story
On the night before, a party Of Young
''0,' l'%' 6ono I- p'n- ,|'t,-'; -
az "nG 80 80, $50 ia ta.a Io.,r }os.
carried away barn doors, opened barn. ards
aud let the cattle out, stole wa:ermelous,
and several other things of ike character
nsrfv was comin,, .nJ ttav we,e wstcbad
IrL~y ,r.r.. ..r -e--. 80 ,, ,f.sa ,I;.rs .n9
tbonoh i was toe dark TO DISTINGUISH tLeir
faces At tI.a fine vet all who ware ct NJ.
Wavne,s were known ar3 had baen ira al
70 tbis mischief
That very evenny tLa vboIa yartv.
fourteen IN nuuhe, we're arsa;onad before
= ;nst;ca .,9 ,La rnr,r,ja;pt anter.1 an,;rs.
Item. Poor Cooper pleaded that he had
nothing to do with the work, and while
tears rolled down his cheeks be ssserled
his innocence,
You have been in tls same comnanv
hefora y said fLe ;rst;ca
uYss sir" hesIfat;nrIv ansar.1 Coon-
o..
,,,
for mischief and dst,s+aneas az
SO q al IN. -
uNavar n,;,d n,w y .a;d ,bo y,,5oa
..yo, sborId har. ,hon',h. af -, - :. ho
fore NJ mon nf ~. ,ar,. ,ra.,,d Avon
have GONE alone and dona ,hs, 80 Il
takes o,no ts MAKE srch do;,,s worth
while. and Tou have been a uamher of
that gang Sometime. If Won wonId be
nura and above susnicion Won ,,n.t be.
ly.ra of N. co,n,o,r ror taa,,n
Aftor ~. ,ha ;ns,ics ,.an, .a1-
Of tho maov deeds which hsa bean f.one
in tina ~,,., s,a xb;cb fr ,ho s.,a nf
tho fr;ents nf -. ,,arns,ra,ars baa haan
nassed over. bnt The ,,,;na nnnl4 No., ,,n
oyerIookaJ now The crime NAV have
boon snort 70 tho d,.rs hat nonr ho...t
noon,a ha5 .,.,farad haar;It .,on
shopId be mt TO It
"I can on,v impose a fine Of twentv
dollars" ss;d the injca. "sn5 asT ,hint
the enornitv Of the offence demand. p
heavier r.,nal,v I mus, cofnmit Won 10 he
tried At tba ne,t farm of tho Sr,.rior
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