National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-01-13

arm. | instantly found | had my work
before me- for, though had fair hold OF
him, tho fellow was half as big again rs
myself, and cursed and struggled and
wrenched, and ut last managed to kick my
shin with the heel Of his hob nailed boot
so viciously that from pain loosened my
hold for moment. My man broke from
me, and seized me by the bare throat with
one hand and round the loins with the
other. Ilalf-choked, with a desperate ef
fort got his fingers from my throat, and
second after rot u halfhit on the chin
which dazed mo- We had now struggled
close TO the river, and my friend, who had
been cursing extraordinarily during the
fight, said-"l'll pitch thee into the
river"
"Do if you can" said |, getting hold a
bit iirmer by the collar again, and hitting
him a good fair blow between the eyes
with my fist His rage was awful and,
after another very violent tssJlif he i
hold ..sf q ,haf cannot recollect, and threw
me right through thorn-bush into the
river. Tho smarting from the thorns, that
scored my hands and face wofully, and the
shame of being beaten, so enraged me, that
r,s IN and ;nmn"d hacL - ,ha frav
wh;oh fron, tEa np;sa I ;,dcod ,o ho so.;
ors nnr;n, the tina 7 had haon .ra.ood
,y;,h nv, n,en p;i, had ,aoL,ad ,h. 80
and much rnora snccsssfIlv. for ;ust os
,yas sent peck and cron ;nio tbe river be
was lnael;nc ON b;s mans chest ord ,nt
t;rT, on tbe crg. IIe ,.ns i, tho ,ct of
cone rlot;na tbiS uhon tba f.I,ow f.ooa c.on'
mo c,me nn s,;nnod bis arm ronna pITs
neck md nroceeded 70 r,rro,e him oT his
bandcufred ont,ro,ist p,t nj, ~, i'm
mcnselv nowerf1I m.n-tbmob taken m tbm, m
ot d;sodynnt,oo was NOT 70 he heoten
o.s;lv and n,anaeod % t,y;st him so,f mon
his b,cI Is st;ll Ieanino tbe 6r.t man hsIpu'.
And m whom T cane pnon S rho sccnn % dr;nn;n,
ant of 40 r;xa,. tao r.oro oil tbara ;n
Ias -, 49,, ,,a i, ond .,ani;,, nnJ
hP' ~" aI ,e'ii,+ " ~. ,, , ,.'a "rn
tn , sa 49, nf th;n"s .nS oJ'Emu ;,,d oi
m,, 90" ala ,1S s,.;and 80 ,.it, ~ III - a 'a tHa
Ill, Ill nS G S;s haoh .nd VI hotb ban5s a. the I
ha"L - h;s Ill ia .nob . nranJ
bold IotT co,ld h.vo tbro,tIod a e;ont
and IN s,w sooonds he cea.od ~ strsanIo s'
7 ,har m GOT M ono fnot On tbe arornd snd
ho.noa S;,, ~, ~ ooI,.r ~ ,o aasn
- .,n' w. ~. ns ~. - III.
a,,. , nU o so Lo, IT. .nd snonrnd 'pO~ r,r
u y su"' ~ ou' y. my p., % nt.oiad aa
oas onI' "nI go. IN 49, fnilnn, ,.u
Iii ,,,,,, ,ho arro,,nJ hacan 70 La
li upoaa - III o'n. -" Ia
NJ. ny "oiA' ~, n, Nh man Wv h;a
I;,i,seai, ,iHi s,iI ae s ~, ,t ~ ,ho ,;ran
J.ntoJ :, @ -, .aS Iu ~ u,,tt;o, n,
ua'nei IN !. ~. ~ LIS ,a anu .n uaI ""i
s.s,. 80 1T ,o 80 c,aus,,,,, No ~, ha
fu,d ont the b,ndcnfrs but we cot him
and the other fellow nm. and eollared them
,felv 'As we were making for the brid,e
/ stumbled over the bar which had clean
FORGOTTEN, Isno ont to Bill to carry it.
Gary it be blowed,n said he; "Im
make this b;o nm do that
"Uold him n minute"
He got hold of the bag, and finding. as
he expected. A strong cord with loose
end round tho ton. whipped it in loop
over the bic mans neck behind, and march
cd him off carving INCREASINGLY his own
rane-bsg.
AsIwas wet through, we agreed to 90
to nv lodge before going to the lookup at
W Tpon arriving there. left Bill
outside with the two prisoners. struck a
l;rht went unstairs and CHANGED NV clothes.
When came down. / called Bill in with
his two beauties to have A look at them.
To nv amazement they were perfect
STRANGERS and looked IKE efand really were /
nayyies on the tramp. Bill stared at me. /
at Bill and there stood our two ugly Gus
TONERS looking now as though they could .
not ouite make il all out. Had we made |
n mis,ake2
W.. on o,..h ma, .oho loo.o Had ro /
!, .,s Lii h:I Va W. n5 "" UJo..Irad t,,.n nno
n"i MY ny - nSau s ;s XIX. 49, ;n,,oant
.t .tn. '''L" ,oo,. 49, a. (; ;, u.os NV snai
,h ,hoyoh, T ri T5o T I;n ta,low was stnliJ.
,uJe - s,,,a,n"d -, t,lra tb;nos
nrettv easy. but the other looked lust like
n fox caught in one of my traps, with a
ouick startled eve that seemed to ask
{, What next ~ was ruzzled what to do.
and so | could see was Bill. But there
yas the baq' All the bae, nITntie the
boo Rilln said I ..ond let us see what
tbev have ootn Kin sIinned the cord over
th. hi, one,s rack nuf the bao on the
anor md nrocec1ed 70 mil out~enot bares
, i :. N = . ..,,. 4 w; I