Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-07-20
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He has swum there. He is dyiug Oh
dead before this. I;wa.nt to get him.
The man who. handled the paddles
caused the stroke to be suspended. ,e,
"What will ye give r. was the interro-
CATION. promptly put. o4v aa gaa
"a dollar replied. arar: 5
Oh yer dollar! say tw" and we'll
do it. You expect us TO take ye back TO
the bank after ye've got yu'r buck, don't
.ye l,..,,ia r-ss a.lral t. ai
"Certainly,'' ,4 nj s..s,l a,rs
THAT will take some time an we llain't
any, to lose. Say two sinners, an we'll
gle half an hour ee ,;.. .1
"Agreed; two dollars sa
As l said this, l plunged my hand into
the pocket of my hunting-coat, and drew
forth fstfull of gold and silver coin, so
as to secure them to the bargain, by
showing 1 was able to keep my part of
the stipulation. 7. y7g,.s7-i sG
saw that they were impatient, and l
was determined to get possession of my
stag and his splendid antlers. .,a vi ~sf
The canoe-a tolerably well shaped
"dug out twas padded, stern foremost
towards the bank; and as it approached
L noticed, in a small lettering under the
name Nancy" By this 1 knew it was
the "tender" of the hat-boat had seen
sweep down stream. which accounted for
its occupants being pressed as to time.
made no remark about this, but
stepped in taking seat in the stern,
which was surrendered to me by him
who had hitherto occupied it; he scramb-
ling up closer to the paddle at the bow.
Half an hour, stranger, he said, re-
minding me of the stipulated time.
We've agreed to gle ye that. Eff we
are longer, we must charge more. A dol
lar for every ten minutes
"All right !" said, taking out my,
watch to make note of the time.
It was a gold case repeater, worth
with the chain, at least two hundred dol
lars N
After returning it to its fob, and look
ing into the faces of the two men, I felt
a little regretful at having shown it; as
also of having made display Of lose
coin-some three hundred dollars | car
ried in gold and silver pieces. Two
more rascally sets of features | never
saw in juxtaposition, and it was difficult
to say which set was the more expressive
of true penitentiary type. After all,
thought I, they are but boatman-whom
i. may not be fair to judge either by
their looks or general exterior.
l had no time to reflect. In less than
five minutes the canoe struck the shore
of the islet, and l jumped out to
look after my deer, on the track of which
l came, at the spot where we made land
ing.
Under the excitement of soon bring
ing my hunt to a successful conclusion l
paid little heed to aught else, though
on parting from the canoe, l could not
help noticing that the two boatman held
a hurried consultation in whispers, while
one of them stepped ashore after me, say
ing he would go along, and if need be,
give me assistance. .,-,
l made no objection, but kept on, my
whole thoughts occupied in tracing the
stag. The islet was not over three acres
in extent, covered with an underground
of palmettoes. knew the deer must be
among them; and l was not long discov-
ering the coveted antler, rising above
the fan-shaped fronds, their own lying
concealed beneath, on what would no
doubt have been his deathbed, had no
one ever come near him. To hasten it |
l raised my rife, and taking aim at his
heart which was still be ating, fired. !,
There seemed to be cracks simulta- |
neously, but that might have been caused |
by the recoil of my gun, which appeared
to bust in my hands; could not tell
then, for, after pulling the trigger, 1 be-
came insensible.i % .nie. E'l