The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-25
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did tot care which.
. Oar gatte, or fatber haudf.iellow, -
the Gtrmaps say. WAS The keeper Of the
. lnu- which. TO tell the plain truth, was
not mach larger tban himself-a good
nalprod, gcuia Old man, and very fond
af relating stories. lie bad sIready dur
iug our two days stay ia the place told
number Of these stories, and we, bis
{ listeners, had about srrived At the con-
clusou that be had wholly exhausted hls
stock la trade. In this opinion, however
We were quite mistaken, as you, the
reader, shall presently know.
We hpd come to the town hall and
were laitering 80 quest Of drink of wat
er, when Herr Gabel, or Mr. Gabel, if
/ you choose, nudging my elbow,
said.
! DO you see that man walking up the
stree, youder2
/ Yes
/ lie is Russian, and for many years
/ lived in Livonia, province which once
belonged TO Poland. You will find it
laid down Oh recent map ia the prov
inoc Of Riga.
/ Never mind tell the story.
/ The mans name is Shollo, and Ill re-
peat the story just as I've heard him tell
! il to as a hundred times.
Ny friend shook out the ashes from
his long porcelain pipe, placed it away
/ in his pocket, aud began very nearly as
| follows:
Que evening Sholo was returning
/ from market, whittier he went over a
distance Of twelve miles twice week
with his horse mud sedge. The road
which led 10 the house was long, wind
/ lug one, and on either side the snow lay
/ fresh and deep. The road itself was, Of
course, snow. covered, but the wind
sweeping down from the valley had car
/ ried much OF the snow away, so that it
had the appearance of path chauneled
/ through n heavy dritt.
Night was coming on, and Sholto
knew tJJ well that hIs homeward jour
|uey wss not wholly safe one, Although
much ialigued he did not allow himself
/ TO sleep, but rather kept close watch
on all sides, Ills sole weapon OF defense
/ in case Of danger was a hatchet, which
1 hc always carried with him whtherso.
ever he went,
The horse was making good speed, and
The sedge was fast leaving distance be-
/ hiud il, when Sholto, looking back, saw
/ two dark, hdeous animals swiftly pur-
sniUg him Aud soon one Of them al
most touched The sledge, and its lot,
. steamiHg breath rose up into Sholto's
face. Although the effort to slay the
/ animal might have been successful he
chose not to attempt il. lie knew that
/ it was the horse that was wanted, and
/ that everything depended on the lstter's
courage and swiftness. If he could only
keep The horse in the track and prevent
/ it from bounding off into the snow-drifts
/ he was sure that he could ward off all
/ danger. So, in order TO preserve the
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