Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-02

" Through tLe instrumentaii,v of nv
spies learned that my district VA infcss-
"a nth band q Thugs. quite large in
number. snd un5eS iic direction ola Lead
er named Runjht,t lie was described 90
me a. the most active ofaI. and A. one Of
'he most dangerous men the country had
ever known. I set % ~ork a. once. I
secured my district right ani lch. by day
an night. and Nth good effect. too.
BY The time had been there SIX weeks
/ Rad sen; ten prisoner. % Cairutt. Nth
Their families. had hung twenty caught in
thc at % siran.'ins their victims. nnd had
destroyed one % their towns and temple.
With my own tand broke the ima-s
- their goddess Kali into thousand
picccs. kno~ing that this would be 4 severe
blow % ihom. This at. together ~iih
tie rest 81 ~ career there. came near be-
ins faiai 60 me-. The Thugs began % con-
s.der me the cause a. rcll - the means of
their inisi0rtunes. ard At length male me
che ohieci q their special vengeance.
When had been IN camp f5r about
tvo months. my orderly informed me that
there -as a native waiting a. the door Of
my tentto s~c mc. had him shown in a,
once. iic "a a small. spare man. ofabout
thirty. ard my first glanoc told me thai
o. -as posscsscd of more than ordin.ry
strength. There va sonethin.. unusual-
ly quiet and and steadily about him. AMI
A. frst loosened ny pistol and rs-arded
h'm VITA a suspicious glance. lie did rot
seem % notice this. bat sala,ed rnc hurably
ani respectfully. r. reply O. nv dcm4rd
o. know b. business. be stated ihat Dc
~ished - eater NV scrvi-e a. sPy. lie
was veil acIuaiuicl 18th thc country. aul
vas sure that De- co1lI naks himself us.-
flL H. gave a. BIS reason that his father
an brother bad recently becu murdered
- the Thuss aad hat b. desired % arenee
tlcm- looked a. the fellow searchingiv.
bli could gam noihiag from BIS countsn-
ancr. which Va fxed and devoid of ex-
Prcssiou. save strange anl pcrplcHing
glitter ia his eyes. lie told me b.. name
was All. alI ,hat D. "a a Mohamm.dan
] said o. BAN that ii be- woaid come back A.
the sane h0ur ibe next DAY uouA give
Ban my aus~cr.
'' Alisr b. isit me I thought Ion- and
srriou.'y Of bi. request. eii not ike hi.
LOOKS. but Thought hc u.i -ht be - service
% me 1 fcit confident that. if fsithfsl. BE-
woud make an excellent spv. and /
thoa-it myself competent % ihe task q
watching him so c.ose d tLat Be would have
90 OPPORTUNITY to play me false. -. after
weighing thc natter sell in my own mind.
] determined % engage h'm but not On trust
L.m uul. Re saoall have been fully tried.
d" Nhen ! gave him my ans~cr tbe next
day ] az h.s eyes lash anI smile rlsv
aroari has mouth. In an instant his face
rcs.raei .ts stoiii expression. Eas startl-
81 Ply ihs. ani AS more than ever resolv-
81 Co ~aich the man closely. gave him
simple an. Easy tasks a. f-st IT. perform
81 them Nth 90 mach skill anI celeritv that
] begun OBJ piare move confidence in hin.
a-i gave him more i.Ecalt and important
duiics to perform. Th1s ten DAYS pass.d
away. At fLs end of that time went out
one DAY =, go heai ~ q s-rar party 90 fli-
io- ur a scent vhirh Al hai discovered.
1c~ard midday ctanced 90 Be sionc.
having sent thc men s~av on various
e-ranis. TIE bat rfs intense. and 7 dis
mounted from my bore ani stood fo-
short Hiile under large tree 90 ENJOY tho
shsfe -iich looked so tempting % me
bal been there scarcely zen minutes uhcn
a rusiiing in TIE leaves above me causcd
ur OBJ iook up. sawa dark Squire lean
fosarl me from fie tree. and from ths
itrdkrrehi-f uhi-h he heii ready in hi,
hani. ! Enrs he was TLug anI bent unon
a.F arrass.-aiion. BE -as 90 .ufaer ara
l-rrpr-fr1 in Pie n,ovsu rnfs fhat b. rnirtt
trsr surcecied hut i1ra timely inierrosi-
r.o. De hai hardly sprun- from tbe tree
vte- besrl the sharp report Of a rife.
anI tie rert instant thc Thur feu crash nr
~ ur f-.t ooked sr our1 .o sstrn.sh-
mont FL. ls..ser ehenrr chs fmeiv aiI.
and sau a. -.-n.r- tosarI me al nu
speed. vl,h tf i..-hargei r.fe i1 bis hand
lie asked rr. .-t..at'y A. he came up % 7
uere SAFE. al ..-m-i -ratifeI sbeu ,s-
'rrri him r.ar erf erte-f. Hc listened
u'-'y to mr ctf-.'..on oi hanks. sol
'aIl he vas glad q. te abe o. sbov r-
that mt 'a.p'ao-. .f t.. fi.fir rerc a--
iast
- o'ali not help iI..t.-- ~rh morts-
rtf.rr f. -tr rr.rtr al f.ft f.srrH.