, 1873-07-20
mr.. Coville's Complicated Misfortune.

mr.. Coville's Complicated Misfortune.
From tho Dan5ury Etsts.
There arc men who dispute what thoy Do ~ not
lo heard n carpenter say thoro wero 80 many
shinglos on the roof of his houso becnuEo the
roof contained go many square feet, coyillo
doubted tho figures, and when tho carpenter
went away ho determined to tost the mattor by
going On The roof aud counting them. And ho
wont up thero. Ho squeezed through tho scnt-
tlc-Covillo weighs 2aO-nnl thon sat down On
tho root and worked his way carefully sud do
lborately toward tho gutter.
between him aud tho shingles, and became
aware that thoro WAS an interference some why
in his further 1ocomotion. He tried to turn over
and crawl back, but the obstruction held him.
that tho trouble would provo but temporary. but
al increased sound convinced him that either d
nail or silver had hold OF his cloth and that if
ho would aaye any Of it ho must use caution.
make them hear, and, beside, ho didn't want to
attract tho attention Of tho noghboru. 80 ho
sat there until after dark and thought.
to have counted tho shinglos, but he neglected
to use it. His mind appeared to run into other
channels. Ho sat there an hour after dark, soo-
ing no ono ho could notify Of Lis position.
Then lie saw two boys approach tho cato from
the house, and reaching there. stop. 1t was
light enough for him to 500 that one OF the two
the other boy know OF his misfortune, ile bud
grown Tired OF holding on to tho roof, and con-
oluded he could bribo tho strange boy into
silence.
with this arrangement mapped out, ho took
out his knifo and threw it 10 that it would strike
near tho boys and attract their Intention, It
struck nearer than lie anticipated. III fact, It
struck so cloae as to hit tho strange boy Oh lie
covered Lis equilibrium he turnod OIL Coyillo's
boy, who, ho was confident, had attempted to
kill him, and introduced Boulo astonishInont and
bruises In his face. Then lie threw him down
and kicked him In tho side and banged him on
tho head, aud throw him over into tho gutter
and pounded lis logB, aud then hauled him back
to tho walk again aud knocked his hoad against
tho gate.
And all the wlio tho elder Covil1o sat on tho
roof and cried, "Polico" but couldn't ret away.
Aud thon Mrs. Coyillo dashed out with 4 broom,
and contributed fow novel features to tho af-
fair at iAo gate, and ono Of tho boardorD dashed
out with donblo-bnrrellca gun. mud hearing
tho orien from tue root, looked Up s|,oro ana c.
drove a handful Of shot into its legs.
With howl OF Agony, Coyilo nude plunge
to dodge the missiles, freed himself from Tho
mil, lost his hold to the roof, and wont sailing
down tho Bhinglca with awful velocity, both logs
Hpread out, his hair on end, aud his hands maxi
ing desperate but ftuitleaB offortB to savo him
solf. Ilo trlod to swear, but was 10 frightened
that he lost his powor Of spcocll, and whom ho
pasaod over tho odgo Of tho roof, with twen-
ty feet Of tin gutter hitchol To him, tho boarder
gave him tho contentg OF tho other barro1 and
thon dove into tho house to load up again. Tho
unfortunate Coyillo struck into a cherry troo,
and thence bounded to tho ground, wlloro he
was recognized, picked up, by tho assembled
A now doctor is milking good day wagea pick
ing the shot out OF his legs. Tho boartlcr has
gono into the country to apend tho summon, aud
tho junior Covillo, having soqucstored pleco Of
brick III hls handkerchief, a laying low for that
other boy. IIo saya TINT before tho calm Of an
othor Sabbath reBtb on NoN England thozo will
bs another boy III Daubury who can't woar n
cnD.