Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-02-08

Stokes did 50, and from my hiding-place
| saw the hand Of Nc, ROwley strive with
some dificulty-for it was fat equity
hand, l have already said-to force itself
into that caskci, which had contained 80
many Of my dear Claras epistles Sam
ucl ROwley was an excitable man for he /
swore little in his efforts, and turned
very red, and moved his feet restlessly (
upon poor Stokes back. 'r#
81 have got it," he cried at last. "The
artfuI jade-thc cunning plotting little
mink TO serve her own guardian in this
Or tr
whats the matter, sir? ?"
"Wait moment Stokes-don't shake. O,
lor, have mercy upon us! O, damn it
o. dear, what is to be done?"
rs anythink partieler the matter, sir ?
Not hadder, | hope, or a nest of sarp-
ents or anythink r. and old Stokes hid his
head little morc--tucked-in his tuppen-
ny we called it at school-to conceal his
laughing and sardonic counienance.
"No, Stokes; itssomething much worse,
I'm sorry to say"
"Wus, sir ?" said Stokes, who had left
of laughing Immediately.
Yes III cant get my hand out"
"The devil you can't, sir?" cried Stokes
in dismay, yr r
"lt's twisted somehow, or swollen, or
the wood has gripped me. Wait a mo-
ment, Stokes. o, it's all up with me! l
can'tw ..-.r. .s......f
Take it quiet, sir. Keep cool, or
you'll never do it-don't hagitate your
self but for Gods sake look sharp. I'm
cracking" Hr
Don't move Stokes-as you are man,
don't novel Ifyou were to drop, l can
not imagine what would become of me. 1t
will be all right in moment"
Make it less if you cau,p groaned
Stokes; call the bood's got into my head,
orful. 0, lor, what is to be done? Are
you out, sir ?"
"No, no, I'm not; Tn fixed, Stokes
I'm dead man, if you move; am, in-
deed"
Stokes burst into tears, and howled
with all his might and Mr., Rowley
shouted great deal, and swore great
deal, too. Stokes would have run for it
probably, for he was succumbing fast to
the dead weight above him, had not Mr.
Rowley held him by the throat with his
boots, and fixed him, too In another mo-
ment | had sprung to my feet, and was
rushing to the rescue. l1 s3,aa
'Tm really very sorry, Mr.. Rowley /;
can L be of any assistance 2'aa
Assistance, you--you-young dev-!
Yes, you can, my dear child. Run for a
ladder. and a saw, or something, quick as
lightning to the house. sl73 edl n
"Hi---Hi hollow" shreaked Stoke, as
prepared to obey Mr.. R,wley's COM
mands "don't run-come here, and let
me run, or but up | must 0, lor, Master
Husskisson don't leave me any longer-do
come and take turn. He's not SO heavy
when you're used to him-He isn't, In
deed" Il; .,atr- rd ada oh Il.
saw the necessity of advancing to the
rescue at once, and so did Mr.: Rowley.
was tall for my age and tolerbly strong,
and fastened to take the place of MIR.
Stokes, which did with great caution on
all sides. Behold me at last bearing the
guardian of Clara on my shoulders, and
feeling terribly the weight of my respon-
sibility as he stood with his face to the
tree, still exercising his ingenuity to get
his hand out of the trap. ~ ~
IL hope Pm not too heavy for you, Mas
ter Huskisson, he condescended to say po-
litely, for the sight Of me was even pleas
ant to witness. 5 os
90 "Not at all, J" was my cheerful answer.
"You'll make yourself as light as you can
to oblige me, perhapsf' eai p 81
/ had not quite done growing, and man
| is fragile during that process. Mr.. Row.
ley was very heavy, and Stokes was wrong
in his assortion--wickcdly wrong. 8
u"This all your fault, mind you, Husk-
isson This might have been my death, =
he said reproachfull. A9l Fl ia& sasA AS
"Yes, Mr.. Rowley, if [ hadn't been in
the way,p was my happy rejoiLder.
klk"Ah but" he looked round with diff
fculty. and found Stokes still there, max
ing every human effort to straighten his
back before flying on his mission. "Curse
lit, Stokes, run for your life fe!-don't stand
there you wretchcd lunatic, another in
slant y a ai A 9l'ea5haaes gasi
4 Stokes ran away, and ! was left as the
I one support of Mr.. Rowley. Stokes had
not been gone more than minute and .
half when | wished that he had remained
and shored the weight with me. trieC