The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-08-01

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others jaws for her; 50 you needn {
looked so skearcd, Squire; they wont
hurt you."
"And where's the deerY" cried Hi
ram. staring about him with bewlil-
dcred air.
"Ananl deer !" repeated Natty.
sSartain, ant there ven'son here.
or didn't YOU kill a buck?'
What when the law forhids the
/ thing, Squire I" saidthe old hunter. Il
hope there's no law ag'in killing the
painters"
mo; there's bounty on the scalps
-but-will your dogs hunt painters
NattyY
ANY thing; didn't tell You they'd
hunt a man: lle-e-e-re, hc-e-e-re
pups
"Oh yes, yes. remember. Well,
they are strange dogs, ] must say
am quite in 4 wonderment."
.'What at, Squire Come, you be 4
magistrate, ! wish you'd make me out
an order for the bounty"
s'The bounty Well, let us go down
to your hut, where you can take the
oath, and | will write out the order. !
spose you have bible all the law
wants is the four eyangelists and the
Lords prayer"
81 rather guess not" said Natty,
little coldly; "not such bible as the
law needs"
"Oh there's but one sort of bible,
at least that's good in law" returned
the magistrate ''and yourn will do
as well as another's. Come, the car
cases are worth nothing, man; let us
go down and take the OATH" ia
"Softly, softly, Squire, why do you
want an oath at all, for a thing that
your own eyes have seen? won't you
believe yourself, that another man
must swear to fact that you know to
be true? You seen me scalp the crea-
tiers, and if | must swear to it. it shall
be before Judge Temple, who ueeds
an oath"
"But we have no pen or paper here,
Misunderstanding; we must go to the
hut for them, or how can | write the
order"
Natty turned his simple features on
the cunning magistrate with another Of
his laughs, as he said
"And what should | be doing with
such scholars tools? No, no, I'll
bring the scalps into the village, Squire,
and you can make out the order on
one of your law-boolls, and it will be
all the better for it. The deuse take
this leather on the neck Of the dog, it
will strangle the old fool. Can you
lend me a knife, Squire?'
| Hiram, who seemed particularly anN-
ioug to he on good terms with his COM
panion, unhesitatingly complied. Nat
| ty cut the thong from the neck of the
hound, and, as he retained the knife
to its owner, carelessly remarked
cts a good bit Of steel, and has
cut such leather as this very same be-
fore now, ] dare say"
"Do you mean to charge me with
letting your hounds loose" exclaimed
Hiram, with a consciousness that dis
armed his caution.
"Loose!" repeated the huntcr-''I
let them loose myself | always let
them loose before | leave the hut"
The ungovernaDle amazement with
which Mr.. Dooittle listened to this
falsehood, would have betrayed his
agency in the liberation Of the dogs,
had Natty wanted any further conlir-
nation; and the cooluess and manage
ment of the old man now disappeared
in open Indignation.
"Look you here, Mr.. Doolittle," he
said, striking the breech Of his rife
violently on the ground; "what there
is in the wigwam Of a poor man like
me, that one like you can crave, [ don't
know; but this ] tell you to your face,
that you never shall put foot under
the roof of my cabin with my consent,
and that if you harbor round the spot
as you have done lately, you may meet
with treatment that you won't over and
above relish"
"And let me tell you, Mr.. Bumppo,"
said Hiram, retreating, however, with
q quick step, "that | know you've
broke the law, and that I'm a magis-
trate, and will make you feel it too, be-
fore you are a day older"
"That for you and your law too"
cried Natty Swapping his fingers at the
justice of the peace-"away with you,
you marmint, before the devil tempts
me to give you your desarts. Take
kear, if | ever catch your prowling
face in the woods agin, that l don't
shoot it;for an OWL"
There is something at all times COM
handing in honest Indignation, and
Hiram did not stay to provoke the
wrath of the old hunter to eXtremities.
When the intruder was out of sight,
Natty proceeded to the hut, where he
found all quiet as the grave. He fas-
tened his dogs, and tapping at the
door, which was opened by Edwards,
asked
sis all safe, lad?"
every thing" returned the youth.
''Some one attempted the lock, but it
was too strong for him.
81 know the GREATER" said Natty,
"but he'll not trust himself within
reach of my rifle ag'in very soon, for
PHI" What more was uttered by
Misunderstanding, in his vexation, was
rendered inaudible by the closing of
the door Of the cabin.
T0becontinSted.