Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-10-25
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From the Flag of Our Union.
POLICE STORY.
BY WILL RoCH ESTER.


down The main street of the city in which
ne lived, with his wife and three children,
his thoughts busy on the particulars of the
late horrible tradegy that occurred at
Washington. Thomas was man of about
twenty y-niue, with very fair understand
ing of matters and things in general
was we'll posted on all affairs with which
hackman's life would admit of his COM
ing i'll contact, and withal had hackman's
shrewduess. He drove his well matched
aud showy team of bays slowly down the
street, and had just reached the railroad
depot, when the express from the east came
thuudering across the road. A stranger
with traselhng,b,g in his hand leaped
off the platform of the first passenger coach
and with few quick strides was inside
Linchpin's hack.
Nv here to, sir?" asked Thomas. get.
ting hastily down from his seat and eye
ing his customer inquiriugy. .
Road running north-and drive lively
will you p
Stranger had way of biting his words
off sharply, aud a nervous roll to his eyes
both of which circumstances attracted
Ihomass attention. The UNUSUAL direc.
ton, too, was Il strange thing, aud
Come. man; dcu't be staring there all
day.
" Beg pardon, sir; you said drive
"Out on the road running north un
de,stand now Z"
Yes SIT; all right sir" and he shu
the door, mounted the box and droy,
briskly off.
The above incident and conversation oc
cupied space Of about thirty seconds =
Just time enough for the train to run int
the depot aud come to stop. The usua
hustle and crowding, and scenes attending
the arrival Of the cars i'll large city, fol
lowed, during which couple Of hlghl,
excited individuals might have been sect
iostliug their way hther and thlthe
through the crowd, evidently very anAiou
to meet somebody.
The gcueyal appearance of these two per
sons was decidedly against them in tn
opinion of a trio of policemen who hap
pened to be on hand. and they determ
ined to keep watch of them, but iu livinI
up to their determination found liveie
work than they had been accustomed t
in long while, for their game rushe'
around in a sort of frantic manner, tirs
through car. then into the sitting room
then through car, then into the stree,
then back again through the cars au
crowded rooms, till the fat and well-fe
guardians Of the peace were we'll nigh ez
hausted. At length the train went puff
ing on its way west, and the two eceentri
0 individuals were discovered standing 0
s the track. gazing sadly at its retreatin
9 shape. Policemen crept cautiously up b'
hind them. and overheard the taller of tn
' two remark to his companion, "Hc is Of
sure - .
"Yes--damn the luck "a literal tram
b. lation of the others reply. .....
r lit is your fault" exclaimed the Ion
h one.
, 30, you be blowcd =! replied shorty
and this answer falling Oh the ears OF al
;. one but an excited aua prejudiced polio
o man would have convinced them that Il
= man who uttered the words was hort
d culturist, merely making use of one Of h
n favorite expressions when talking to b
:, | ,l,nto and Hawera
|. But the 'stars" didn't view it in II
|. same shade and without waiting for furth,
r. Developments, laid their arms OF the Ia
:. heavily on the supposed agriculturists an
n invited them to take promenade in the
If company. ...... ..., e..o. l....
What's this for ~ Indignantly protes
/. I'd the tall Que.
|. I'VE amt done nothiu'.' chimed in Il
If short one, what do you want to ARE
n a couple of respectable coves like
,r for p .l...... ....a.. ....
Never mind what for !" was the vel
satisfactory explanation Just come qu
etly along"
well, see here. you bummers; if "
>, do not prove Dothin agalnat us, mil
= e your eyes for false imprisosaent--th
q is all. ....
i AT this sally each policeman wink
:. - at his neighbor in rather ironical mann
" If you eau Imagine such thing
: much as to say, ''uo fear of that, we knC
= the ropes p
!. !. Five minutes later their victims we
= = snugly locked up in separate cells, al
: when the police justice took his seat
:, :, hour afterwards, the ''stars' with mu
dignity reported the arrest of two suspt
-. ious looking and acting individuals vi
= might be piekpockets. escaped prisone
= = deserters. or other dangerous character
y = for aught they knew a ha'.I, 4
- - The magistrate was on the point OF {
:. dering the prisoners to be brought for'
VI when tho startling news came IN tn