The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-11

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make Il prctenco of slipping at it,
though | Gould see easy enough
hiatt his real inoye was to be
ready to fling it at my head if i:
should turn out that he was the
mar wanted.
| caught his eye, and in an off.
handed tone and:
ooh, you know it's you I've
como for, then; but take my
advice, don't do anything in the
poi-,hrowirg line. 1t will only
mako things worse for yon, for
the house is surrounded, and
,herc are men enough in reserve
to take a house.'ul of yon."
IL shall make it dead or glory
this time" he answered, "and 50
here goes" and as he spoke the
words, he threw the pot as hard
he could, and then made II
dash for a window at the end OF
the alley, The pot just skinned
my ear, and then | was on him
like a panther, and dragged him
back just as he had got about
half ont the window. | downcd
him, and had all but mastered
him, when one Of the gang, that
had popped out as soon rs my
back was from the door, came
running back to tell tho others
that it was all CANNON about
there being a reserve. This was
enough for them. With out an
other word said, they made a
rush towards me, and, though l
still held my man, my heart
grew cold, aprayer flashed through
my mind, for | felt that l was
face to face with death. l knew
that they'd stick at nothing. and
that tho very same gang had
kicked a man to death only a few
months before. But | was in
luck.
l would have called to tho
sailors for help, but they looked
helpIessly drunk, and two of 'cm
was, but the third, as it happened
was onlv halt seas over. He was
a big lump of fellow, a Yankee
mate, as l knew afterwards, and
about as cool aud bold card as
there well could be. AS they
sprang forward, So did he, in an
aggravating sort of way. "Gentle.
men, fair play is jewel, and |
like to seeit respected-and SO |
will. They are men, and pretty
fairly matched, and if the officer
can take him lie shall" Whcth-
cr or not he would have fired at
them, they must have believed SO
for they had done a good thing
for their mate.
While this had been going on
| had, without knowing it, slack
ened my hold, and my man put
ting out all his strength in sud
dcu move threw me off, and got
on to his feet. and before l could
close with him again, had drawn
a life prcserver. lie made
dash at mo with it, and aimed
crushing blow at my head.
Fortunately it only reached my
left shoulder, but even there it
was a crippler for the time being
for | felt my arm drop useless at
at my sije. lie staggered bit
from partly missing. his blow and
before he could recover himself |
was alongside ofhim, and he went
over like ninepin, held mp his
hands to have the bracelets put
on.
1t was only about a two min
utes' job altogether, but it was a
tough one, | can tell you,
and a dangerous one too; and
what | say is, that when people
talk about policemen, they should
remember that they never know
The day or hour when, in the way
Of duty, they may have to tackle
a job in which their life is at
stake,
S'ME one tells a story of as team.
boat passenger watching tho re-
light Of the light house on
.he coast, and cxclaiming,' Gosh !
he wind blows that light ont as
last as The man can strike it,"
THE English clergyman at
Scaton, England, refused to bury
, little boy who was acciIen'ly
drowned, tho other day because
10 was not properly baptized,
although named and registered.
Tho man who riskcd his life in
attempting to save the child, did