Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-16

cuddleds down in my seat. Il | DO not
beat you, then my name is not Riley, anu
there are no snakes in Texas.
81 had hoped, until now, that Wells q
Co, wouldpay up and save trouble, or tnao
some sort Of a compromise would be mace
between the New York claimants; but IL
was idle to hope any longer must De
prepared to meet and overcome all sorts Oh
schemes and tricks; and as the 1lrst as
creditable trick to detain me In Cnlcago,
by changing my order SO that should nlss
the train, had failed of its object, and ex-
posed Mr.. c. Wakefelds presence sana ae-
signs, | must expect to meet alillos' any
obstacle that could be placed IN my way
for a less sum than fifteen thousand uoilale.
"That was the prize for which we now
botb STRUGGLED. and half an hours delay |
might defeat me; So I-cailed- up the con- |
duetor. and questioned him Ipartlcuafly
about the place where we were TO stop. l
ofo,ind ont where to go for a good dinner,
the hest livery team and the sharpesti law
- aI walked back to the hind platform OF
tbe last car. and slipped off with my va |
Use before the train had fairly stopped. II
went. directly to comfortable little puplic
house. and, ordering a dinner, immediate
" consulted Nh. Benway, the best lawyer
to be found, paying him one hundred 9a9l-
lars down, with assurances OF more: ~
two hours the papers were drawn, dl nllt
was over, and we were riding across th9
prairie towards Wells 81 Co.'s store. Il hao
fairly ,distanced Wakefield, and fell gopQ-
Added to this emotion of triumph was an
indescribable SENSE Of freedom from re-
/ straint. and an exhlerating feeling. OF
roominess, in the Wild, grassy, echolesss
plain and there was tonic, too, IN the
winds that blew out of the boundless hon1
."'M Mr.. Benway, Il believe ! should like
| to live in that lonely farm house all my
days. said T. tDo you ever get homeslck
| here ?3gggf Dnod 1EHaT v7NdihIo as31 80
| .""sNo,' said be-, / never have regular
nostalgia-Which, take it, is an excessive
| Inflammation of the memory; but some
times feel an almost Unsuitable longing Tor
pine trees, and crows, and mountains, and
when it gets too strong for me, leone out
here with my bird dog and shoot prairie
chickens, singing and shouting to. scare OH
1.-THE blues 7ofYou can't imagine, unless
you'vetried it, how much good it does a
man to. sing old hymns and boyhoG!a songs,
for instance; and yell fire, If SO disposed,
/ till his throati is sore, without fear of po7
liceman. 1t keeps alive the, spirit OF bib
erty and the love of nature. in q man nan $
heart ,,.,l,.,r,,,,;
-''MWe both laughed, and, breaking into
old Hundred, sung at thetop of our voices,
filling, at least half a mile of space with
noise not entirely unmelodious l was at
my highest pitch, with my mouth wide
open, when saw a man standing on a
knoll, some distance to the right, shouting
and beckoning us that way.
5t" It is the Sheriff. said Benway, AS he
drew near, and he has got something over
in the slough--a deer or horse-thief, ! Il
. bet, for he's death on both
.a"We rode up on the rise of ground, and
. looking over the slough, saw two horses
. mired, and on the other side was a MAI
, covered with mud, and limping off through
, TIE grass, evidently quite lame .a7-glf
"eWhats the matter? asked Benway
; ,"That's a counterfeiter,' replied The
Sheriff Il was chasing him, and we boil
, Erode down in there. pellnlell, and 60
, mired-blast his pictur.' ''7'''. - ,,'2'' ~.
li9i" The counterfeiter's horse had strug
gled out to our side, and was shaking him
! self H'rlc oil n bfft t.EigS'@ ar -
"Here,' said the Sheriff, taking thu
, horse by the bride, and pulling pisto
from the saddle pocket, You GO around
Benway, and head him Off No you
/ needn't, though, for understand his dodg
| es, and can do better You two stay here
and, mounting the counterfeiter's horse, h,
4 rode around the end of the slough, hun
dred rods off, and came up in front of thu
! man, who had turned back towards u
f again. la:!a,nr .Hl at eat sqe' "' ~
. :" Now, see here, said the fellow, cock
ing a largo revolver, you'd better keel
;. off, 10 '"s. reg
E "No / guess not said the Sheriff, {
/, think I'd better keep on. I've been hunt
e ing you too long. Eve grown fond of yor
. and fairly banker after your fascinatin
ell face. 1 couldn't think of giving up M
! game just as it is ready to bag, you know
t 4" But y0U may go into the bag, that
Il all, said the man,. I'll shoot, if ,youden
e keep off, Ex.T
90 No, now, said the Sheriff, riding u
e nearer; you wouldn't do that before wi
o nesses.'
/ "The fellow looked over at us and
i, sullen face it was, too, his coarse, blac
/ eyebrows covering a third of his forehea,
VI and growing clear across the top Of b
It nose then he turned suddenlyrto the She
! / if and fired. The horse jumped as if
le had been shot at before, and, Wheelin
/ around, threw his rider on the grOun,
J. and the counterfeiter started on I'll
o again. aar..9 l.5et4 =. --T,i q ID e
1T $3.50, that's your game, is it?' said til
d. + Sheriff. i only want to know what yor
W game is, so as to play. according to rule
: and, drawing his pistol, he snapped it
h i the fellow, but it missed fire. Throwing
" down, he dashed after the man, and, con
Z. ing up to him as he struggled through Il
= tall tangled. grass near the slough, he seize
! I him by his arms behind, and threw hi
p down. We had started OIL a run, too, an
/ coming up, we tied his hands with ham
1t kerch1ef ''" @e'i-- IT.. f...s
/ "In the=grass close by, Benway and
ii sIgfound.twO fifteen thousand dollar packag
I Of counterfeit bills, which we claimed
it our share of prize money. In the fellow
" saddle pockets the Sheriff found plates, e
7 craving. tools and dies. s "a
aIgs"seYou area captain, T guess, asaala I'll
in Sheriff. Hold out your hands, here, al
g let me put on these bracelets. There yC
ne are, now continued he, standing back
ne admire him, as If he had been a statue :
W the Greek Slave there you are, now, 6
OF ready for court, with your regular unifor
q on, and the jury won't disagree minu
)u when they come to see your face, l Hil,l
r. g. Won't they, though p said the nj
r. between his teeth. SWELL, u Wagree to p.
it you for this, and give you good intere'
in too, sometime vi IIII2
,y "Of course retorted the Sheriff, tina
1t what all you fellows promise me when
es catch you You are fellows of great PROF
n ise-but L take it out as l 60. Pm
~ prompt pay, you know eff %