Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-22

are yOu there p
"Sure enough | am" l said, Jumping
up aud rubbing my eyes. "who wants me2"
A man clamberod up to the roof Of the
coach with dark lantern in his hand,
which be flashed f u upon me a d the old
wOmau--siill asleep.
You've got your prisoner all right,
then ?" said the man.
"What do You know about prisoners ?"
said l, snlkily; "aad ! bat do you mean
by routing fellow about just as he's
comfortably settled -
"0h!' says he, loFtily; "no hairs with
me; I'm your new supervisor"
New I'd written just a note to our su-
pervisor, old Blathery, a decent old fell
low as ever lived Dear Bladder. I'm
going to take prisoner to Dublin, to-
night, and as | comc back, I'll come and
see you, and we'll have gey willie waught
for auld lang syne."
"yes, ;" said the man, tallow-c candle.
looking kind Of a chap, with big teeth,
that made quite a shine, as you may say,
Yes, I'm your new supervisor, and I'm
astonished that you should make so free
with your superior officer Os to write such
a letter to him as that | got, tonight.
but I'm glad to see you've got your pris-
Oner all right. I'm going up to Dublin,
too. I've got prisoner and there's no
body else to take him, so I'm going, my
self"
why, where's Blathery ?" said l.
Suspended sure to be dismissed"
"And Tomkins and Jones, the officers?"
Suspended too
"Gude save us ~ said |; land what's
that for ?"
II can't tell yc all, but can tell ye
this much; They were constantly taking
prisoners to Dublin castle, and getting
paid for their coach-fare and expenses,
and all the while they'd be driving them
up in carts they'd borrow from their
friends for nothing; and there was one
impudent fellow made his prisoner walk,
and claimed his fare just the same"
"And was it for that they suspended
'em ?"
Wasn't in cnough-to he dcfrauding
the reveuue2 I'm glad to See ye got your
mau safe alongside you, for by lingo, if
Id caught you at those tricks, I'd been
the dismission Of you"
Well, felt my heart 60 down into my
boots. What on earth was to do? Sure
enough, the next tine the old woman
woke, I'd be discovered, and then what
was to be the end Of it? Id be dismiss
cd in disgrace, and ruin my prospects for
life and then pocr Katie Stewart, who
was waiting for me up in Kirkcaldy, wait,
ing till I'd get my next rise in my salary
oh, whatever would ] do? Just catch
me dong work of mercy or charity
again 20, Lord !" | said, breathing a
mtn,al prayer, ''let me of this once; I'd
never offend any more"
The supervisor, Chandler, his namo was
queer enough, seeing he was, for all the
world, as I've said before, just like ta,-
low candle-he clambered with his pris-
oner, to where | was sitting, and took his
place just opposite me, at the very back
of the coach, you know, with his face to
the herses. Just the jerk of starting the
coach woke np the old woman, and she,
looking about in wonder for moment,
threw her arme up and began to cry
"Oh, sure I've passed the place entire
"! Oh, I'm left behind Oh, III nev-
er fine my way back" aud she tried to
jump off the coach.
threw my arms round her and and
held her down but the Hore | held her
the more she struggled, till, in the end, |
managed to pinion her arms; and, fairly
overpowered, she became quiet at last.
Mr.. Chandler was all of shake.
"W-what's the meaning Of that extra
ordinary scene ?" he cried.
"Prisoncr trying to escape" | said.
"Blcss me, that was very courageous
resistance on your part I'll make a note
of that and Chandler pulled out u big
notebook but between the jerking Of
the coach and the shaking of his hands he
couldn't write word. However, il
wasn't lang before we were at Portarling
ton, which | was thankful to see, was
tired of hugging my old woman. What
I'd do after that, didn't know. But al
luck would have it, the moment the coach
stopped Chandler leaped down.
'l'll get drop of scmrthing hot" he
cried, "to stop this shiveriug. Look af
ter the prisoners, McAlister."
Mother, amt you thankful to me tha
l saved your life ?" l said to the ole
woman, unclasping my embrace. Sht
gave me look and a curse, and stepped