National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-11-20

room, engaged in playing casd
while they occasionally noises.co
their throats with large dranenO
from an earthefn jug that stood %
the table. =
They were heavy besrded, coafse
men, and NON tne,I w.
which somewhat resemole0
British uniform, they wese esios
" Tories. The Other va : .so1s
built young man, c!ad IN tno N
mental uniform. He - = ono So
ner of the room with his face pusseo
in his hands.
'I0m,' said cue Of tne 1orles
ing from the table aud seating ni
self near the young prisoner,
such he evidently was, Iom, yg
and l were school boys togetnersa san9
l love you yet NOW, why cs
yoA give up your Wild notions ano
join us1 fou are our prisoner, ~
if you don't, we shall hand yo9 0vct
to headquarters tomorrow, VINE u
you JOIN US, your tost0ne = m,
ior WIN your 1nsvesy n" an..sss
you VIII soon distlng"sn yVvcs
IN tne foyal army, "uu' aascr 'n0 - =,
Deliion Is cr"sneo ou.' yO.r 49,
snah De rewa'ueu " nn
ana pfomotlon in tne aImy. NvT,
tnere are TWO aitef"a'''es' WHICH, ="
yo9 cnooSef :, :,
'Nelther, sald Tue you,H m@u,
raising Ms neau anu 'se sao
Tory steadhy 10 tne eyc. 49,
as you say, your pIlsCnoI DSs Jun T1.. -"
the clOck stiises % 'ws.s.' a, "a : 49, s.a -
appear III CLOUD OF nre anu s1no1e,
anu neitner you nor YOUR conl.cs'
nor even myseii can pievenS ~ IL
You may watcn me as c.oSs,y -
you please, tie me nan" "uu loUc u
you WILL ouo nsncl !o"1 .,'a.Y .
yours or nine mas ofuMneu '"as !
snail leave you az tnac tiuie.
.ioor fellow ! ms mna ~a.uels, :,
said the Tory neil .ai1 uneIen.'
~ IN the morning, Anu ho @ .e.u.n
ed to his seat at the taDie, ieavlug
the youth with his head again rest
ing in his hands.
When the CLOCK struck efeven tne
young prisoner drew pipe ana
some tobacco from ms pocket, ana
asked the Tory leader II ne na0 any
0bIectrons 10 MS smoking: None
in the least ne sald, 'that Is, II you
VIII promise noV 10 uiSappe"r !"
cloud OF topacco smoke:
The young man maae no ivPsy,
but lmmediateIy nl'eu n.s P.pc, nas-
ing done Whicii, no co'h"'c"cc" l'sc'
ing the moor:
ne TOOK nan uolo. .uins up
ana down eacn sioe oi the fuo%,
approaching nearer the CaDlo eacn
time, when, having exnaus.ea MS
pipe, ne returned 10 his seaV ana te
Tiled II. =,
lie continued 10 sm1ke uh.n .no
CLOCK struck tWeiVe' Wheii ne aroso
from ms seat ana Slowly Kn0ckInS
the ashes out Vi MS pipe, s"
There, ooys, IL Is t"e1vc ocDcn'
ana mus. Ieavo you. ucu ~ oyc.
Il'llieui".e,y an s "'eu"I g -. I;S.;. SnS . c.S
Wclo scen '''e"NS .%hs " ,'h;0 hU "o amy nv
s!ulrihins. ho o"om S.,os," wa. ,,,;,'s. n,Hx
WIN uenso Su,tna,oIs a, : o'.n 1aT"S. "s tS"nS"n
whlcm was heaiu :, q ia zap ;.n y. .n"nuo,' nc,
ihe ioliIs ;.,. s..;.,,. cav H. '"' ~ ~
iynvu WIN i'sn" 49,. A.
Inc smoke ciealeu ""ay, ous 'he
prisoner was howne.e W "o ~, Swell H..
Inc Uapie was ove..ulneu, 'no win
dow was smasneu " pieces, n," Onc
chair was iyins ." 'hc ero""" o"''
SIDE the Duiidihg.
The Tory ieador, aIter recovering
from ms stupor, gave Que glance
around the room, anu spraIg OUT o'
the wihaow, lohoweu uy MS COM
, rades. Ihey ran tnrougn tne ,oIos'
at tne Top OF UaeiI speeu ~ Jug -,
rectioh Oh INC DritiSu c"canl'u,vu.
leaving tnelr musKe.s az. anu a". US,o.
arms 10 tue merry ot .ho n"inss' ..' :,
which had now began 10 deVo"r tno
cabin.
The next day Two young men
dressed In contlnentai UNIFORM, were
seen standing near the RUNS of the
, old cabin. One was our prisoner o.
the night previous. Let US heal
= : all about it, Tom, said the other.
= 'Well,' said he, Iast evening as
was passing this place, two Tories
: ran out of the cabin and took pos
a session of me. Before could make
any resistance they took me in, ano
r. who do you suppose | saw asa lead
= ar of their Darty, but John Barton