Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-03-18

lts enough to drive fellow Wild What !
sold agalnY' says Mr. Arrowley, who was
a.listening. There you clear off, old
fellow says Simmons, 'or else you may
thank yourself for what you get But
Arrowley wouldn't go, and when had
finished putting away the horse, and taxi
ing the things out OF the barge, was 60
ing off, when Morrak says, Look out for
us in the morning, Bob; we may do them
yet. Here, old friend,' he says, turning to
Arrowley, you and had round, this
afternoon, but | hope you don't bear no
malice Malice not bit of it, says
Arrowley. We'll, then, as we seem likely
to have an hour or two on our hands, and
as we are all previously wet, I'm good, for
one, to stand drop of something hot at
the Horseshoes down below well, you
are a trump says poor Arrowley; 'ifever
there was a fellow better than his looks,
you're that fellow SO they shook hands,
and Off the whole lot went. Simmons
Just stopped q moment to whisper to me
We'll, I'm blowed,' he says, if ever saw
anything like that before. If anybody
had told me that Steve Morrak would have
forgiven man who had knocked him
down, | should have said However,
his feelings was too much for him, and he
couldn't finish what he wanted to say.
GAS l was as wet and chilly as could
be, and as | had to take up the return
barge in the morning, very early, |
thought had better go to bed soon. |
did so, and was awoke by the force of the
rain beating on the window, for the wind
had got up in the night, and it was a reg
ular storm. We soon had the horse put
to and were off, and there, sure enough,
at the old place | saw Morrak waiting.
1t was gloomy morning enough, as |
have just told you; the rain drove against
me that hard, that l could scarcely see an
inch before me; l could just make out
that it was Morrak, but il wasn't till he was
right alongside of me and spoke, that l
saw his face was all bruised and cut.
"Hollo old fellow said, what have
you been at? Where are the othersg'-
20 they're waiting under the trees says
he, pointing behind him; never you
mind what I've been up to. I've been
earning you one of your easy llf-sover-
eigns.' What 7 says, quite surprised
at this, did you manage after all to
'There-shut up he says, turning off
quite savage, as was just like HIM; |
don't want any of your talk Look
here, Steve | says, for the morning had
made me bad-tempered, I've put up with
good deaf from you, first and last; but
don't mean to put up with any more. So,
if you want anything, I'll just finish what
Mr.. Arrowley began yesterday His face,
which want avery agreeable sight before,
as you may guess, turned quite awful at
this, and ne tore off his coat, and would
have fought me in a moment; but the
others ran up and held him. They held
him back and at last quieted him; but
could not help noticing that they looked
nearly as bad as ne did, only they had no
bruises about their heads Simmons
wasn't there, so 1 said, As Steve has
thought better of it, perhaps he IL be a
little civil. Where's SimmonsY 90,
never mind Simmons says one Of the
party he has put us all out, and we've
had very nasty night. Don't talk to us,
but let us get the thing on board. Will
you give us a liftS You and your mate
can do it, Me and my mater l said,
with it? There's three of you, that's
enough, suppose; bring it alongp
after good deal of whispering and
hanging back, Morrak and another went
to the corner where they always put the
sack, and dragged it down to the barge.
Somehow or other l couldn't touch that
sack; although often helped them with
it, yet couldn't touch it that morning.
They said they would meet me at the
regular place, as they could get up quite
as soon walking by the road as we could
by the canal; so off they went, and l was
very glad to see the last of them. kept
my eyes, do what l would, ON the place
where the sack was they had hidden it
very carefully beneath some straw, but
| could see where it bulged out, and could
see, almost ms plainly as though it had
been uncovered, the length, breadth and
shape of it. / made my mate stop once
while l put more straw over but it was
all no good, and at last l was obliged to
ask him to steer while l drove, although
this, mind you, was change we had no
right to make.
Instead Of clearing up, the whether
seemed to grow worse as We got near
| town, for besides rain there was fog al.
though not very thick one, all round
but the wind had gone down, and that
certainly was a good job. OF course,
took the tiller again when we came neal
| town, and directly did, there ] could
see the sack just as plainly as before
Glad was /, can tell you, when we got neal
enough to the little public house, where
we always met, to see some figures through
the mist; but as l came nearer l saw they
were all strangers.
"This put me out good deal; l haC
never missed the men yet, although they
had several times walked up, and it wai
| terribly alarming to think how impossible
| it was for me to get rid of the sack if they
should not come, and l dared not wal
more than few minutes at the house
Just then, to my great delight, Simmons
came out of the public, so l stopped thu
barge at once, and jumped onto the bank
says, Hollol Simmons where have yol
4, been' Where are the othersP' But as i
he was as illtempered as the rest, h,
turned away without a word; and | wa
just about TO catch hold of him, when on
of the men as was standing about touche
me on the shoulder, and says he, 'R0ber
Purrell, you are my prisoner Anothe
fellow caught hold of my arm on thu
other side. was pretty strong then
gents, and / shook them both off in mo
ment but directly did that neve
knew how it was done-1 was handcuffeC
as tight as Newgate. Whats this her
forY l says, naturally enough. 'Onll
murder. That's all, says the first man
and then Simmons turns round and say
He had nothing to do with it, minC
| slidt. huOW hudL III dDDul, my ul
fellow says the man again bring i
along, he says. Hooked round, and there
sure enough, his mates had found TIN
sack, and was a-carrying it into the beer
house. They took nae in as well, and il
the kitchen who should see but Moral
and his two companions, handcuffed lik
was, and looking more dead than live
"No one spoke, except Simmons, VIII
walked quietly past me, and just whis
pered, You are all right--tell the truth
| couldn't stand it any longer, so on tn
chief of the lot coming in again where
was-he had gone somewhere with tn
sack, believe-I said, Governor sal
for know ciyility is the best in sue
cases-.' governor says, what have
been doing, and who is murderedY
know our little game isn't exactly right
but still Here, bargee,' he says Il be
lieve there isn't much against you, so yo
may look for yourself / followed hin
into room close by, and there was
couple of men laying out on long tabl
the naked body they had just took cut Z