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

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.ssSee here nv friend, you are night
bird, said the sheriff to the counterteiter;
scan,t Won do something handsome, ana
smell yoursway out of this scrapeY p.
~ Yes said he, if you'll let me get on
nv horse he and can take you TO the FOX
i.sYosI are a very intellectual young |
man considering your occupation, saiu Ihe
sheriff tand your kind intentions 90 you
honor; but 1 guess we'll take the VIII lor
the deed, and find our own way cut. IL,
@What are you doing now mqultedd
| Benway of the sheriff, VINO was alShloun'oo
and down in the grass ..,;os
/ II want to see if we shall come to it'agaIn,
forI believe we are playing circus mere;
and about hundred yards farther on ne
spread out the other half OF the paper,
we went on again, through the endless,
dverlastinr Grass, and in about an hour
lcame to the paper--the horses snoftlng anu
turning one side to avoid it; and then we
came to the other piece. ., -. ,,r
"tThis won't do, said the sheriff. we
have beat downa road, and the horses nave
followed itfound and round. Let US camp;
and, spreading his horse blanket, we SAT
down on it near the buggy.
oosseNot quite SO noisy as New York, said
he after "a. long silence, but it is better.
I've. tried 'em both, and just fora place to
Tive in, now, wouldn't give this prairie
fforthe whole island, from 'Spuyten Duyvll
down. IN Jlai4 n95 e!.5 HigTi ,,i'sI
."Then we sat there long time, silently
! watching the sky; and presently, when the
clouds grew thin and vapory, the moon
came slowly out shining full in our faces;
"sGood morning, good morningr' said
1.-THE sheriff, kissing his hand to her, as he
rose to his feet Nov let's face about,
he continued. 'and keep the good old girl
, straight behind MS, and We shall go a. all
right
awe had gone but short distance when
: he said:iJ Il hear horses behind, and l
guess they are counterfeiters, come to res
r cue the prisoner. II they are part OF your
! gang said he TO the aeounterfeiter, sand
+ ATTEMPT to rescue. you, ] give you fair notice
d that the father of you, children may get
Il hurt unless you keep quiet1 The man did
s not speak, but Idheard, the chain on his
o. handouts rattle a little1EnliiaG3 9Gl dean
). WWho is that 2 asked one Of the horse
|, men, riding up behind.
) oo"' Some travellers, replied the sheriff q
J. lY,"tYou are out rather late; Have you
s met the sheriff 2 asked the horseman, ,,o,7
- "Ah, abr said that official, in a low
o voice, drawing his pistol, and cooking it
8, 1--we "a devilish good mind to pepper the
Ii scoundrels. Are you loaded, Benway e.
it "'No, I have no pistol he replied, IN
e low tone.i ai.t1"l 80 JG9''ii'''i''4 4l- 't41
a "'Pm sorry, becausefwe couldn't very
g well hit amiss among them fellows salc
the sheriff, for they are a, desperate gang
le | believe ittwould save the cotinty several
II thousand dollars expense Of grand anc
IL petit Jurors, and board i'll jail, if coulC
: only make center shot, now t'.-4
q, al say, have you seen the sheriff? 2 sale
es the hersenlan again, riding still nearer
m but keeping within easy reach of his com
III panionS. yl5lF'aa 5ert 9fI 'U .e5l -
"See here said the sheriff, reigning hi
v. horse suddenly around in the path before
nc them. I'm the sheriff of this county, my
ii self; and weigh a hundred and eighty
OF pounds, when Pm light! I've got one o
your gang in irons-the Great MugWuml
g, himself, reckon--strongH guarded b.
n men armed to the teeth; so you just rid
tup here and surrender, orwell blow yo1
ne through, and kill old Mug too. Ride III
oil hera now, orwell fire. d s o-}.5.-
d, Ini"Instead of obeying this sanguinar.
III order, one of the party sang out, Ho-h
O. Ehold on now, she-sheriff! dom shoo-shoo
!; Iyour friendsH dsa2oJ .sli.i.,.. i9gusI
ne "Bah 7 said the sheriff, lowering his piE
n toll and turning about disguised, Its Oh
ne Royce, wonder what's up now
us ".Who is it q said to Benway. ..,,..,
"tIt is Roswell Lewis, a lawyer, he II
k piled. 'We call him Old Royce Hesor
ED on that attachment suit against Wells
Co., and your friend Wakefield is with hin
Il probably Here, sheriff. said Benwa.
1T ride back and give, him this bottle; til;
ID, will unlock his brains if anything cam
ng wThats pretty good said Old Royc
ny land tastes like imported. My frien
". | Wakefield here never takes anything; so
It's guess I'll drink for him. I've always ha
Mt to do double duty in the world. By IL
way he continued, must tell you GOO
it. widgeon lawyer down in Chicago. Th
lawyer was trying to get ahead of N
a friend here, and had left orders to be Gallo
ok 4 for the morning train, but what does n
I'D, friend here do but go and have the ord
bis changed--do you see ?-and so the lit
err pigwideon is left behind. It's just SUI
he little touches of genius as that, sheriff, th
NO redeems human nature, and makes us mo
nd, than brutes. He'll make fifteen thousa1
un dollars by it. Halo, what's your hurr
- sheriff? can't keep up if you're goil
he to tr0t, you know. This horse was MAJ
,,ur on purpose for circus, Il guess He'd
-, all. Lie StudTc jumping up anu uOWu
at music, but he amt worth shuelzs to
; it ahead. He's humpy horse, and belle
M my brains would all be shaken into n
5he boots if rode him another day. and
.ed grumbled away in the same strain till '
i'm got out of hearing, and afterward, I pr
nd, sumo. -.5.. ...+.--. e,
nd ain two hours more we reached the Fo
/ and forded it, and found a sleepy ostler
| I the hotel but on looking in the buggy
ges my valise, found it was gone, and it co
as tanned all my papers. We had probab
WIS left it by the slough. Here was bad fl,
en- for when it came daylight, Wakefe
would attach of course. 3al r9go tas..oDi
the "t.What shall we do, BenwayS said
md Can't YOU invent some plausible story
-ou detain them? aAi""ii~ 'i'' st'
to o-ssIt looks to me,2 he replied, as if '
of were to be defeated at last. FL send sol
all men to look for the yalise, and Wen 8
rm what can be done after that; but / kno
ute old Royce well, and when his head is Gle
W. again he'll be sharp enough-to use
IAN own phrase-to shave hogs with feathe
bay al felt desperate now, for / had come
est, look ON the matter as fairly under my &C
troll and had already set Wakefield down
ats defeated |; but here the tables were to
n 1 turned with alvengeance, and my ener
,m- was to triumph. k9u ai gef!A de.H
for k. "tBenway, said /, when he came BAT
T have got them, guess. You say IL
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