The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-16

we all re-embarked and sailed for En-
gland. Well, after seeing the colo
ners estate, parted from him and
came north, to find out my people,
which l soon did and for year or so
| lived with them just as | have been
doing since. / was led in the course
of my wanderings to Leith, and was
standing one morning on the pier
among a crowd of people, who had
gathered round to see a fine vessel
from the Levant that was coming in
at the time, when my eye caught
among the sailors a man exceedingly
like Bill. He was as tall, and even.
more robust, and he wrought with all
ofBill's activity; but for some time |
could catch no glimpse Of his face. At
length, however, he turned round, and
there sure enough was Bill himself. !
was afraid to hail him, master, not
knowing who among the crowd might
also know him, and know him also as
a deserter or an outlaw; but you may
be sure l wasn't longin leaping aboard
and making up to him. And we were
soon as happy, master, in one Of the
cellars of the Coal Hill, as we had
been all our lives before.
" Bill told me his history since our
parting. He had left the captain ly
ing at his feet, and struck across the
sand in the direction of the Nile, one
of the mouths of which he reached
next day. He there found some Greek
sailors, who were employed in water
ing; and, assisting them in their work,
he was brought aboard their vessel,
and engaged as a seaman by the mas
ter who had lost some of his crew by
the plague. AS you may think, mas
ter, he soon became a prime sailor and
continued with the Greeks, trading
among the islands of the Archipelago
for about eighteen months, when,
growing tired of the service, and
meeting with an English vessel. he
had taken passage home. | told
him how much ado we had al had
about him after he had left us, and
how we were to call him Bill Whytc
no longer, And 50, in short, master,
we set out together for Colonel West
hopes.
''In our journey we met with some
of our people on Il wild moor Of Cum
berland, and were invited to pass the
night with them. saw they were
sounding Bill; but he seemed aware
of them.
"Ay, ay,' says he, Il have made
something by my voyaging, lads,
though, mayhap, not a great deal.
What think you of that there, now,
for instance?' drawing, as he spoke,
a silver-mounted pistol out Of each
pocket: these are pretty pops and as
good as they are pretty; the worst of
them sends bullet through an inch
board at twenty yards
care they loaded, Bill?' asked
Tom Curlit.
80 To be sure, said Bill, returning
them again, each to its own pouch
What is the use of an empty pistol?'
80 Ah,' replied Tom, l smell q
rat, Bill. Iop have given over max
ing war on the kings account, and
have taken the road to make war on
your own. Bold enough, to be sure
:" From the moment they saw the
pistols, the brothers seemed to have
changed their plan regarding us-for
some plan | am certain they had.
They would now fain have taken us
into partnership with them; but their
trade was woundy bad one, master,
with world more of risk than profit.
"'Why, lads, said Tom Curlit to
Bill and me, hadn't you better stay
with us altogether? The road won't
do in these days at all. No, no; the
law is vast deal over strong for that,
and you will be tucked up like dogs
for your very first affair. But if you
stay with us, you will get on in a
much quieter way on this wild moor
here. Plenty Of game, Bill and
sometimes, when the nights are long,
we contrive to take purse with as
little trouble as may be. We had an
old pedlar only three weeks ago, that
brought us sixty good pounds. BY
the way, brothers, we must throw a
few more sods over him, for | nosed
him this morning as | went by. And,
lads, we have something in hand just
now that, with to be sure little more
risk, will pay better still. Two hun.
dred yellow boys in hand, and five
hundred more when our work is done
Better that, Bill, than standing to be
shot at for a shilling nor dav'