Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-03-14

highway, and, as | said before, he did see
him, and it was Tom Rocket
.iy Father was lawyer. and was at the
time have mentioned engaged in r-eat
tIthe cause that was To he tried at War
wick Spring Assizes So, shortly before
'hristmas. he ha.' 10 90 over to look IN
the evidence There was no cross country
coach, so he rode; and being as | have
salf n brave r7an. he rode ,one. He
transacted his business, and INV moor
mother being III, and not liking 10 leave
her alone longer than he conjd helm. he
set odt TO ride home again about halfp I
nine q clock that same evening II was as
beautiful y winters nj rht rs ever You were
ont IN. His nar was first rate hunter.
as d"clia as a dog. and III 10 carry even
+ MS weight over or past ANYTHING He had
brace Of excellent pistols in his holsters.
ana he logged along, hnmming a merry
tune. neither thinking no caring for any
rohber under the sun Al of n sudden.
1t strnck him that the pretty harmaia of
an inn Just out Of Warwick town. where
he had sronned TO have n girth he had
broken matched together, had been very
busy with those self same pistols and
.rsnn~ting that she might have hecn tamn.
erinC with them he drew the charges and
. t"tpi'lfH tncfn H9retU4iV. his done,
jo-red on a~ain rs before
tie had riadcn n ont tcn miles when he
c me to wooden hridre that there was
in those dav. -er the Avon. Just hevond
it rose q stifi~h Hill at the ton of which
was sudden bond in the road Just as
nv father reached this turn. a masked
horseman suddenly wheeled round upon
him, AMI hadn him stand and deliver
In
fathers pistols were ont. cooked and
snapped within yard Of the highway
mans chest; hut. one after the other
they missed fire : The pretty bar me- id
n special tavorite of T nm s-was too sharp
70 rely unon tho old dodge of drawing the
balls, or damnin@ the charge: she thrust
n pin into each touch hole, and then broke
il short off
"Anv more p Tom inquired as cody rs
Won please. when my fathers second pistol
flashed in the pan.
Yes = shouted nv father in n fury
zone for vour pohw And seiziug the
weapon last used hv the muzzIa. he buried
i with all his might and main M Rockets
head. Tom duckei the pistol flew er
the hedge and nv fnthpr thrown out of
balance hv his pxertion. lost his seat. and
fell heartily on the grass hv the road side
In less timn than it takS to saw so. Tom
dismoun:el seized nv father by the col>
Inr. and preSentinEa pisfol within an inch
Of lis face as he lav. hade him be quiet.
or II would be the worse for him
on We %Iven me Il deal Of trouble,
sll'i I"m' -" lnSt hand over yonr pHrs"
"'fn'nt any NOR" ADO or by II !
send n bullet throuah vour Sknll-iust
there and he hid the cold mnzzle Of
his p1<tnl on my fathers ,orehead just be
twH"n ms ewes.
!" ~ [" look d""m
'ne 'hrc"l Q, "''''eh nr"'rm8 "hon tu't
e.,',H, WIZ " ~ 'i,"H'n2n hnGer nn"n the
'F'"-Fr ,'uI 70 nav" 'hH CO.." mnzz'e hrfS-
-" ''"N "!"'" N""r n'h'i-uGn 1T
l,' '" e''oN o. u.
NV rath"r ha1 made ? virtue OF ncces-
81" 'h1 9"''f'V gave nm his nurse
Hnch '""h nav 1t 90 !9". he .?'d
'"r t'"r "h'V ''ree ana S'Sn"h'" " IT,
70" lnr Vnnr pocket nook, sa'o iom
nor h"Gd'nG h'm.
""Ne' NOOK inquired my father
t"r,ih@ '''I'" nae,
"A AVE, no>Set h""k, Tom r'p"of3t a. = :,
th'cE hnHS one 1t Is IN the lett hand
pocket "f vHnr rid 'n@ coat
t"re 'f - sa'd nv iafh"r, 'v"" know
:" mHch nh"nt u that nrrhans Won can
fe'l what 'ts contents are worth
= Il see. Iom rHnl"d 0ni"tIv tokln"
ont unfolding halt dozen legal look
ING I"e"m'nfS
hey arc law nan"rs. NOT worth rush
70 Won or anv one else. aald nv tnther.
hon. Tom ren'led. II may tear them
m, and he made as though he would do
50
'li"id on vonr hte! my father shout
Ell. struggling hard. hut IN vain to rise.
'hh thec are worth something then.
said Eom. with a grim
1T would take deal nt tronhlH To mH ke
them ontaEain, my father replied suikily
THAT'S all.
How mnch trouhle p Tom inquired
with meaning 'onk.
Well nv farther answered, Il sup
pose know what Won are dri ing at
Hand them hack and let me GO and !
promise to soni Won ono hundred pounds
when and where vou p)eaSp.'
"You know very we'll that these panars
! arc worth more than n hundred pounds, >"
said Tom
n hundred and fifty, then" said ny
father
Go on said Tom.
= tell YOU what It IS, Won scnunirel,
cried my Farther. Il II stake Il hundred
against them It Won II loose your hold and
fight me fairly for 1t
Tom only chuckled.
why, what A ninny YOU must take me
for. he said, why should bother my