Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-21

and come in on the other road. I'll stow the
money under the saddle for you; it'll be
safer there. Come, tumble out. Whoa,
Bill -
" Good, Square; I'll do it, and Thankful
I'm blest if YOU amt the cleyerest old trump
that's going.
oh, sof' soaps cheap, Prent None o.
lie whipped up his horse and sLurried
away through the sand. Prent came among
the hills now; the land was much better
the sand and scrub pines and oaks dropped
behind. There were cultivated felii on
either hand-here and there a house. lie
came 10 the Big Pines cross-road, and could
dimly see Bill's fresh horse tracks turning off
to the left. He held straight on a mile, over
the Madden hills, and 50 down TO where the
road ends at the broad middle pike. Then
west half a mile TO the little hamlet of Fill
more, with Brame's tavern in the center. As
he rode up to the door. old Brame came out
/ Of the Courtyard at the left lie came up.
" How DO, Prent?" be called in his loud
/ CHEEKY voice. "Glad to see yc Where Y
bound now? Been rather giyin' it TO Driver.
ain'tye; Have him rubbed down and eat
some oats. fore Y COON.
There We're several IIiers hanging about
Broom took his cue. lie said nothing ahout
yT"r g nil .,,,,, n, a lift ''
he said.
IT, ,.-.. ~,
=. ;r.;.is o7,I have n bite Sc SAWS the
-.
al pr.r- r.-l.,raI him thr1urb the lar
+-.1 ir1er r.or,
.. p-e1r e ssiI fine Squire. 81 don't Ike
. tl.. i.,k. IF .birrs at ain. There's been
/ STRANGER here t,-ni,bt in buggy. He was
/ dressed In the best: had a beaver on. Ie.--o'-
nation whisker-. and long hair. Looks
a,1.zir. like q swell rarslD. only rar.5ns
dom rfn'allv sit in the hotel parl1.s and
and .fTol,. ei.-ar. with tbeir lens oor, 81 +,-
Ile and 5-lnt M, end or f,r-Irdg 5.,- ami t'.r
Iie wont .ir -.,.+ r4yv .,vI DONE Iii-. r.
prent-
Cant holm II S.nira '' said 81 ,Dos-
-,on~
Tbero-it's ont M LAST y, oe,+le Iv
yo0r leave. well dr1p tbi. roundabout tbir'l
I.ers9n for the DOWNRIGHT fr.t Nv name Is
prentis, Br55ml
..WcU. If Won must H, said .la.l
here
-f.-...l .....,.4 r..-.-..i
- g. - -a-a,5n,
,,.,l he r;r,.e5 a,o "a. ,-i-l' H. l',;r'
s-,.i .l...,-,l -,,i
-. f.l'.... .;.- .-..,.... -. .l.-- .r.f;
- ~ - - ~ i''.
,s L.-. y,.~ an. =. 49, -- ~, IN ~.
,..r a. m,
-. .'' ,.'..', - =,
r-.
--.i. l -A
IN .r..-...is.. t..-.,.4
-' ii-5
... l-''.'.''
ii1 04--'-' -' --'-''f' H'Ili' anu
''--
'' -'i-
-' -'' A,
"'-' '""' '' pa. 5.''
" ID. "-''5, Il, .i.U '-'lo''l'i u DE- -"'-. I'H
'D ''-N '1 --' l'Al- pug 7A, '-I~
l''' " run ..'i- 7''. l .'.' ''y' .,'-.' '-1
i'1. ''- i'-'.- 'i 1',I! 1'.''' '' % 7"-' -'
nome Il any one u'es o. s,'p y'l' nl-'-
'e' "1 "-N anu Alo' H any --ll'7 y. y.
niIiens' Ie- 'Ie mare 60, ana give In. 9-- -
'-i.- '-- money I'D INC j 7le l.-!-
' N'"' sir' down ana eat. u have the
A.'..e fi0H4 I'D HNe minutes
+ whispered
'' lake care, Prent. and remember Nell
d" Good night, Square, lallei.and sa-rt-
cd down the pike. 1t was mile e. the
fork where the Hilbury road turns north.
sly4rk is fiery breast and quarter. 1.-the of
limb and flank, long small head and ears,
quick bright eyes, and very deer % run. /
. r9,ted her sharply down the pike. she pull
ia- hard coming q me ilIN; We turned DC
Sharply ! cAiTrlIeI u her' 'r'ke her up'
an- gave ne. ne' I. n.-l- a.e sL,' A''a!
norm l'A9 q -i--'' J1S, -I'i'1 He'' h1l'
'e li 3.l L, 'lII 3 'l'a w ana rl .'i I,f @ run, @ I5n
PUG .i'i ''3'. u ~ d i9'.-' .l" i'l
1... run '-.-il '...- n- gl .-1 .. '
i .''' - .'>1 i l;i -.'.'i'' ,ii NJ VI
la .. H.. go, -,
,,,j -. l,,,.i ,,..'.-. I-..,,