Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-25

bic excitement. If they'd pardoned him,
think the boys would have lynched him" "
The spirited Judy gave leap; but
Townsley quieted her.
Yes said Townsley, ''he was hard
case"
"oh, desput hard" interrupted Rick
etts. "You read the account, didn't
you ?"
"Oh, yes, yes. L recollect the whole
miserable affair. A man who will abuse
a woman as he did man who, in cold
blood, shoots down the mother of his
child, as Krieff did-hanging isn't
enough for him it isn't enough. Whoa,
Judy whoa, you beast Yes, fine
horse ; pretty fine horse. Whoa, Judy
Stand still there How did he behave
on the gallows ?"
Like man. the paper says. For the
first time in his life, l reckon. Yes,
died without finchin' didn't seem to
care what become of him."
ats dreadful" said Townsley, jerk
ing his horses mouth, and with Difficult
ty controlling her. 1.-The way crime
whoa lis inereasing-achoa : Mrs.
Punch, or I'll get out and whip you till
you know who | am. That's the third
case of wife murder we've heard of with
in
Here Judy dashed off at full speed,
and TOwnsley was obliged to leave his
sentence unfinished.
What allied the brute that morning I?
The nerve and muscle of one strong man
was not enough to hold her. The buggy
was tossed from side to side of the road
as the horse rushed onward Townsley
grew pale with rage. He cut the ami
NAL right and left. Then he grew pale
at the sight of the danger before him,
and tried to restrain her with kind, re-
assuring words. Caresses after whip
pings are accepted by the child, but re-
fused by the beast. TOwnsley was con-
scious of splinters zigzagging like light
ming before his eyes; conscious of brae-
ing and holding with both hands; then
of great plunge through the air; of
plowing the ground with his shoulder,
and gurgling prayer, through the grav-
el which filled his mouth, that God
would save him. Then his neck appar-
emily broke, and he knew no more.
When Townsley came to himself he
opened his eyes YEARLY, then wonder
1ngly, then fearfully. After which he
closed them hurriedly.
Townsley was scared. He had seen
his own soul. 1t was lowering over him
like balloon, and struggling to free it
self from the body. Was he dead, or
dying, or trembling on the border-land ?
He did not know. He opened his eyes
again, looking this time from the souls
standpoint. He saw that mangled, mo
tionless body of his, wrapped in the
wayside dust; and he felt himself-the
soul-suspended in air, with all that
earthly flesh clOgging his uprising.
"But which am % groaned Towns
ley, cold perspiration breaking out all
over him.
He seemed to comprise two beings,
each wrestling for the mastery. The
soul pulled hard for liberty, but the
body's dead weight would grant it no
release. Sounds filled his ears like rush
ing waters, and his throat was parched
and burning. TOwnsley was never in
such fix IN his life. Was this life, Oh
was it death +? The heart of this strong
man failed him.
"Help p' he cried. Help 20
But only the perfume of bruised and
dying flowers foated by, and above the
noise of the waters only the little griev-
ed note of a singing bird gave answer.
Trembling, frightened, weak, one 9th.
er cry escaped that quivering mass Of
flesh which the soul tortured and pulled
and strained increasingly.
jamie, jamie l'' pleaded TOwnsley
"help me-keep me-stay by me-ln
going mad-oh. jamie %
But all be saw, as his eyes elosee
heavily, was a white-faced. woman rub
bing sprouts from a mountain of pota
toes. She sat in cold, damp cellar
with tallow dip for light. Her sleeve
were rolled above the elbows; but th'
arm exposed had long lost all beauty o
shape-skin and bone was all it coulC
boast of now. Here had been a prett,
face once, he remembered sunny
laughing, rounded face. But it was olC
and worn and thin and haggard now
Tears washed down the cheek hollows
and washed white streaks down tn
muddy potatoes and the dark-staine'
hands. She did not cease working al
instant save now and then to pick a
and put back the welding ring whic
kept falling from her wasted finger.
Little. loyal woman down there i
the dark. God bless you" exclaimed
voice which penetrated TownsIey's sou
"Janie-help me-saye me-" erie