The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-25

are0 sen are. said Tom, coolly.
Far Heavens sake, SIR lrr me GO. oh
pray. sir. lot n,e ont. aud ~. never do ao
aay more. shall bo dead directly
Aad @ precious good iob, too, said
Tom We could get ou very well with
out burgIars
bat please, sir. said the poor wretch,
m suGed accents, amt took uolhln, /
DOW nauy pa'- have you got out
boros
On, sir 'srue "a. goodness, sir, only
two, sir; and the towards cut, sir, as
soon as they saw me here-hooked like a
a pair o ,neaks, SIR; but only let me get
out, sir, please, sir, aud l'H blow on EN-
bogh SIR. Ob.h.h!
Here the poor wretch uttered such
howl tAat ran 20 the window,
No, no, let him be, said Tom, coolly.-I
lie won't hurt. I'm see TO him. You
go and TEN them up stairs that we've
caught lbc ,cauudrgi aud they need not
ba afraid.
ram and performed the task aud came
bac6 tollnd Ton arranging the light SO
that it fell upon the burglars face.
Hadn't wc better drag bin in and tie
him hand aud iooti said.
Yes, presently, said Tom, coolly; but
hayeu't done with him yet.
Oh, groancd the burglar, IN faint
voice.
Now, look here, young fellow, said
Tom, giving him sharp cuff on the ear,
stop that now, please.
Bat can't breathe, governor; 'strue
as goodness can't.
lis rather tight, said Tom, putting
his baud to the fellows neck What do
you say? he continued, turning 10 me
SHALL we press the sash hard down, and
put bim ont Of misery?
ghe poor wretch half screwed his head
around to gaze at the speaker.
What, he shrieked, hoarsely, You
cowards; murder me, would your and
you call yourselves
Pow,
The speech was cut short by Tom dab
hing great, oily painters cloth, gag like
against the fellows mouth.
Now, look here said Tom. You make
another sound, or so much as move, and
( / squeeze your throat with that sash. 49,
Here, stick this book under edgewise, SO
as to case his neck little There, that
will do. Now, hold on, my lad, and be
quiet,
The fellow clung convulsively with his
hands on the sill, his syes rolling horrid-
/ ly my curiosity being moved to the ut
most.
What are you going TO do? | said.
TO do? said Tom, catching up board
brush, and some Indian ink-take him,
Of course What model could ever do
/ that so naturally? Make your hay, my
boy, while the sun shines.
But that distorted face Oh, come,
Tom, let's have in the police aud hand
him over,
No, my boy-not if know it. Too
great a yeneration for my art.
And he went on painting away.
But Of what good?
What good; Why my dear boy where
are your eyes! y Spanish malefactor in
the garottel Titus Gates in the pillory
Splendid subjects, both of them You
keep him quiet, and i'll get good sketch
/ couid almost forgive him, and let him
go.
kept the poor wretch quiet, though
he groancd heavily, and must, am sure,
have suffered no light punishment. Then
Tom painted away with the rapidity Of a
finished hand; but at one and the same
moment the burglar groaned, faiutly:
can't stand this much longer, guv-nor
pray Jet me go.
Aud a heavy knock came at The front
door
opened 10 the police, who bad been
summoned by MlIy from the front win
dow. and when two men entered my stu
do, their satisfied, grim expression was
50 IeI)iug, lhat Tom wanted to make an
other sketch
However, that wa. not done, and he
wa- satisfied with that which he had
made, helping merriIy to drag in our
prisoner while held up the heavy sash
We'll, tir, all 1 can say il, said the ser
geauf, as Lc dlled on the handouts 10 the
sbiveriug wreich's wrist; ifyou set that
there trap % catch burglars, it was very
clever; only, he continued, rather con-
lcmptuOus.y, as be glanced round the
bara studio, / don't see no bait.
think need say no more than that
her majesty j. TO provide for our captive
for some Years TO come; aud that Tom
Norris made a really telling Spanish pic
turc, almost equal to a Philip, of a Span
i.h maIefactor iu the garrotte-said pic
ture noJly framed, being ia the gallery
Of a celebrated counoisseur, who refused
double rbe sum be paid for it.
As for the burglars, their gang was
, brokeu p,tor oar friend did turn Queens
, evidence: and our pleasant district has
since enjoyed a domest.e peace which !
lfu.l mss last.
One of tHe most alarming of the social
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