Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-01
2Misfellauu.
Captain Toms Fright.

tell YOU. | never was 50 frightened
lny life said Captain Tom keste fill
. hi- briar-wood pipe and rammng home
-hc tobacco with a bit Of stick, excepting
once hc added, rchectively.
How was that. captain?" said /, de-
feet7uz Indications Of yarn, lets have
If. III i'~ worth telling. The captain lit a
ir -l,iut at the fire and proceeded to
r--- his pipe the flame Of the dry stick
l.u-iu- out hi~ strong, quiet features and
.,r.gi-h hair and beard, in relief against
ru- black woods behind him.
Tine captain had the coolest way Of talk
u4 about his personal fright~. Il way which
w, all understood perfectly. for most OF Ii,
h.l,l roo often seen him in action to believe
h-- astounding accounts OF his own cowar-
U- ! actually believe to this day many
--Ja nearer Of his yarns believes Capt.
Tm the coward he painted himself, for Of
a vaIlI q stranger ask. after hearing
a.u larratc some of hi> exploits. how such
Shameless sneak could remain i'll the SER
uirh honor.
Well, fellows" began he, o.. feel sort
..i ,autial to-night-a strange feeling
-. hy the way, and think some great
....- .l luck must he awaiting me a. Il
.-.. .u,u-e. However | think will tell
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..-.l Oh '!ia niue srade ana see me
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i.'- across me prairie ana up the
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rf~- iha' "'@ all ne knew OF out
i-.- .'r none put '@rdVcl trains con-
rieI 9" stop III our niue station,
''" quarters consisted OF cluster OF
ari ~Aantlc-- with one Of more luxurious
Ou.l for me, all located for convenience
-'-ila- wafer a quarter OF a mile anoVe
ur bridge where the banks OF the river
"- accessible.
Those IF You who have lrishmen III your
companies well know that whisky naturally
-=Ftate~ IN their vIcImty, and almost al
ways of % Saturday night supply was on
hnl in onr little community, on which the
weeks wages were pretty certainly expend-
ct Saturday night was always dlstln-
-t'-hel by tearing spree, which lnvaria-
hr r.rninated in free fight but as the
e.mbJtants We're usually too drunk to do
nurh harm to one another when the time
clue around, 10 material damage was ever
d.H,. There was one among these fellows
vaa whom from the first. | had foreseen
rr1uIlr- y thick->et. ~urly dog he was,
i'atc Ncttrc bv name and landowner
I- birth He had always some fault to find
...,at his pay. was always grumbling was
continually Sinking his work, and was,
wfthaI. a mighty drinker. and when drunk
4 mighty man to lead the crowd Our an
,iiathy to one another seemed to be led to
:. rliluax bv fortune. and had good reason
to believe that twice already had Pete in
--i.1'tel an attack upon me in my house,
>aii attack having been instantly repelled
In ~uulry di>carges OF my revolver at a