The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-20

Richard continued watching the negro
as he fastened buckle after buckle, un-
til, stealing a look of consciousness
toward the other, he continued, "Now,
if that young man, who was in your
sleigh, is a real Connecticut settler, he
will be telling everybody how he saved
my horses, when, if he had just let
them alone for one half minute long
er, l would have brought them in
much better, without upsetting, with
the whip and remit spoils horse to
give him his head. | should not won
der if | had to sell the whole team,
just for that one jerk that he gave
them" Richard again paused, and
again hemmed; for his conscience
smote him q little, for censuring a
man who had just saved his life
"Who is the lad, Aggy-I don't re-
member to have seen him beforeI"
The black recollected the mint about
Santa Claus; and while he briefly ex-
planned how they had taken him on the
top of the mountain, he forbOre to
add any thing concerning the accident
ct the wound, only saying, that he be-
lieved the youth was stranger. 1t
was so usual for men of the first rank
to take into their sleighs any one
whom they found toiling through the
snow, that Richard was perfectly sat
tisiied with this explanation. He
heard Aggy, with gIeat attention, and
then remarked, "Well, if the lad has
not been spoiled by the peoplein lem
pleton, he may be modest young
man, and as he certainly meant well,
| shall take some notice of him-per-
haps he is land-hunting-I say, Aggy
may be he is out hunting"
"Eh yes, massa Richard," said the
black, a little confused; for as Rich
ard did all the logging, he stood in
great terror Of his master, in the main
Eyes, sir, b'lieye he be-"
clad he pack and an axe?"
"No, sir, only he rifle"
"Rile !" exclaimed Richard, observ-
ing the confusion of the negro, which
now amounted to terror. "By Jove
he killed the deer. | knew that Mar
maduke couldn't kill a buck on the
jump-IIow was it, Aggy? tell me all
about it, and I'll roast duke quicker
Ga9 Vas IT, t." AGSy rqn6f ldRd dRiS s6td 6tdd{hGG dis D6E;
and the Judge bought it, ha? and is
taking him down to get the payY
The pleasure of this discovery had
put Richard in such a good humor,
that the negro's fears in some measure
vanished, and he remembered the
stocking. After gulp or two, he
made out to reply
"You forgit two shot, sir?"
''Don't lie, you black rascal! !" cried
Richard, stepping on the snow-bank
to measure the distance from his long
lash to the negro's back; "speall the
truth, or I'll trounce you" While
speaking, the stock was slowly rising
in Richards right hand and the lash
drawing through his left, in the scien-
tifc manner with which drummers APP
ply the cat, and Agamcmneon, after
turning each side Of himself towards
his master, forgetful ofhis great name,
fairly gave in. In very few words
he made his master acquainted with
the truth, at the same time earnestly
conjuring Richard to protect him from
the displeasure Of the Judge.
"Pll do it, boy, I'll do it," cried the
other, rubbing his hands with delight
"say nothing, but leave meto manage
'duke--I have great mind to leave
the deer on the hill, and to make the
fellow send for his own carcass: but
no, l will let Marmaduke test a few
bouncers about it before / come out
upon him. Come, hurry in, Aggy,
must help to dress the lads wound
this Yankee doctor knows nothing ol
surgery, | must help that quack tC
take ont the buck shot for the pool
fellow" Richard descended the monn-
tain; the bells ringing, and his tongue
going, until they entered the village.
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