The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06


The probability was that this William Ac-
ton was Philips child and it was not i'm
possible that Philip had married Betsy
Iotwood. 1t struck me that Laban Sarfurt
was villain, and that he fauced that he
had young Aeon so far in his power that
he could eject him from the title. But
what had particularly 10 do with that?
Ii accepted a client, | must serve him
had no business but 40 serve his interest.
| finally told Mr.. Sarfurt that | would
think Che matter over. | should probably
have business in Shireton during the ses
sion of court aud | would call Oh him there
and examine mOIe fully. / could not be
his retainer until had further light
But, said he, will you promise not to
take up for the other side ?''
l told him | would do nothing without
further consultations with him.
Because" he said, ''If you are for me
am sure to win. Acton can't find a lawyer
that can hold a candle to you. | know
Them all"
No matte: whether believed Kim or not
did not feel tiattered.
Two weeks later received a letter from
Sarfurt, promising me five thousand dollars
if | won.
The five thousand dollars was a strong
argument. Vas not law really game of
chance, in which the strongest hand and
longest purse must win ? [ told myself
yes. 1es-and | sat down and wrote
reply, saying would take his case. Butt
did not mail it at once. That night | put
il under my pillow and slept over it and on
the following morning | threw it into che
fire. | would no. make up my mind until
1 bad seen other parties until | had been
on the gIouuds-and | wrote TO Laban
Sarfurt 10 wait.
Two weeks later harnassed my horse TO
the wagon and with my wife and child
started for Shireton. | had been marie d
two years, and our little baby girl was a
year old, our pride, ourpet, and our darling.
ShiretoD was at Il distance Of about thirty
miles. We bad been having rainy weat hen.
for a week Oi SO, aud il had low cleared OF
bright and beautiful. Ne stopped and
TOOK dinner at Il wayside inn, four miles
beyond which was a 5. .rcam which must be
i"rdcd. the ian keeper uoid me ,ha, ,he
~Jrcani WAS >o'ueu 'Iit swollen from he Iate
rains out That if my horse WAS t,.us,v ,I,ere
could he no danger.
Arrived at The stream, the Wampatucll
river, found she WAGER indeed risen. and
the current strong, bu5 saw that othe.s
had recently gone over, and | resolved to
venture. knew my horse, and bad faith
in him. My wife was anxious. but she
trusted my Judgment. A thi,d of tbe ,xay
across the water was over the hub of tbe
wheels. \ little more and IT would have
reached the body of The wagon. hogan
To be alarmed | feared had left the tI,e
track Presently my horse stumbled and
staggered, having evidently stepped ON =
moving stone. The wagon swaved and
t;p,.d .,d Lo fl ...,.1 = -
Nv wifi. slinn.d ,nd ,,,,,,,.,,, -
were in Tho w,to, VIII, ~ t,a
er,sred ,be harm, So uno, ,l,e horse ,yitb
The otber hold ma, v;re u,. .1,,s
sfruuoli,,p when = vild crv from ber liz.
stariled :ne air 1,. cbild v,s u.,.lal
away
o. nv sou1l cannot tell Won r,at
suffered during tb,,.a ,,on,e,ts could
not helm our DARLING If left nav y, ira
she was lost 7 ching to the horse and
clunr to my shriekipg wire-sbriekirg To
God r,,. ,uercy c,,. ho,. .h;I6 +, tto d.
tance. upou the boso,o of the snroino aood
could see our Il. tI,. ono her &c droes
oIeamiug in the spp boirc norma swiftly
away \ moo,ent more and saw man
plnnoe from tl,e bank into the river Isay
this much and t,en an intervening noint
of land smut out the scene. The horse WAS
now rapidlv nearing The shore. and ere
L,n., my wife aud 7 we're op drv Land viii,
the horse and vagon. As soon as | was
sure nv wife was safe | left her to care for
the horse while I nostcd off dow, tha
river bank in quest of the swimmer and