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

iauie, anu Often c0udescenus 70 chat with
me, hinted to me, only last night, that It
was highly probable Lionel would marry
Lydia Lawton! I'm sure hope he will,
aud then there'll be pair, for Emmie-
Miss Lawton's maid-says her mistress
has got a most awful temper. though she
can look so sweet, and We all know what
Mr.. Lionel is
IL told her all | had seen and heard.
"'I'll tell my lady, if 1 lose my place.
Mr.. Cigars too good to throw himself
away upon such deccitful mink, cried
Alice, who was terribly irato at the idea
Of one of her sex being so abandoned as to
have two strings to her bow
90 Better not; you may only create
trouble, advised.
but, for once, Alice refused TO be
guided by me. She told her mistress, and,
in consequence, there was soon an open
rupture between the brothers.
1--WE were a good deal troubled with
poachers at Oatlands-lazy blackguards,
who would not work for their living, but
preferred to haunt the public houses in the
nearest village, during the day, and our
preserves by night: therefore, had often
to take my turn with the other keepers,
and perambulate the woods and covers, in
the hope Of being able to catch some of
the marauders, during the silent hours of
darkness. The poachers had deadly an
imosity against me; for | had been the
rmeans Of several receiving their deserts
few months in the county Jail. So,
partly for protection, partly for company,
was in the habit of taking large dog
with me when | went on my nocturnal
rounds.
GLUE Il never knew fron whence he
received his name, but probably he. deriv-
ed it from the tenacity with which he
stuck to everything he laid hold of was
a magnificent animal, pure-bred English
mastiff, agile and powerful as young
leopard, trusty and intelligent as trained
elephant.
81 was preparing to start upon my
rounds, about ten o'clock one bright, star
lit night, when Mr.. Edgar came to my cot
tage.
"' Are you going out night, Wilson p
he asked, and when told him | was then
on the point of departure, he proposed to
accompany me.
90 | don't feel in humor to do much
sleeping tonight, for I've had deuce Of
a row with that precious brother of mine,
he said, in his free-and-easy way, $50 |
thought I'd like to take turn through
the preserves, and if by good luck we
should chance to surprise few of the
prowlers who snare the pheasants, shall
have an opportunity to vent my surplus
stock of wrath upon their heads
"I loosed Glue, much to that sagacious
animals delight, and, taking my gun, set
out with Mr.. Edgar for plantation which,
being well-stocked with game, was the
constant resort of poachers. From a few
hints that my companion let fall, | CLEAN
ed that Miss Lawton was the cause of the
row he had with his brother, and | felt
very much tempted to tell him what |
knew about that young ladys dupiicity
but, on second thought, deemed it best
not to do so.
"When we entered the plantation we
halted, and held on to Clues collar, for
l fancied | heard footstep in advance Of
us.
They are here early tonight, sir. II
we kept still we may nab some of them,
whispered.
"In the dim light the stars diffused,
saw man glide stealthily behind tree
directly in front, and not fifteen PAGES dis
tant from where we were.
"Crack A fash of fame--a report
not the sharp ping of pistol, but the
deep tone of fowling-piece-ana Mr.
Edgar fell PROSTATE beside me.
"Oh my God I'm shot" he cried.
g Seize him, Glue = L said. releasing
the dog, who bounded at once in the di-
rection from whence the shot came. Are
you BADLY wounded, sir ?" | asked, lean.
ing over my young master.
.s.Hit in the shoulder, Wilson; but
bark Follow Glue, or he'll cheat the gal.
lows Of that scoundrel.'
THAT the mastiff had seized the mid.
night assassin was evident, for the most
dreadful yells that ever emanated from
mans lips reverberated through the woods
and | knew that the dog would soon teal
and rend, with his terrible fangs, the
throat of his captive, if did not go quick
ly to the latter's aid.
"ln an open space between the trees,
saw the fierce hound pinuing to the eartl
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