Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-17

it, and yet he was quite sure he had never
before seen Billy Dawson. He thought
over all the sporting -hauns he knew, and
failed to place him. Twenty Years later
he would have dismissed the subject with
the assurance that he had seen his likeness
in some sporting paper, bur then ilIustra-
ted papers were hardly in existence
He heard but little the sermon though
he sobs and CALCULATIONS around him tes-
titled as to its power, until the preacher
in telling the story of his own conversion,
said: just bcyont WorkingIon | met II
young chap as seemed inclined to be
frendlv-like. The road were lonely, and
I'd nanght again crack special as he knew
about dogs, all game-birds an wrastling
lie were II handsome free-spoken lad, an
when we came to Martht Diuns pub ic,
he said; We've all O three miles to walk
yet; let's have II warm bite, and III pay
the lawing.
Here Rex looked ntently ut the preach
cr, and then dropped his head again.
Well. lads, we had some steak and bran
dy. The steak did me good, the brandy
put the devil in me. When we went on
again were full of my brag, an soon
shifted tnIk from games to game. boas
ted o my poachiug an told wi many II
jeer O the quality took my rights rom.
| noticed the lad got silent, an when hr
did speak he said; Yo're a ri',1 rascal II
we hadn't eat out th' same dish I'd thrash
yo well, and then send yo' TO Botany Bay
Again Rex looked queerly up, and be
came very excited and restless.
Then | were mad us mad, IN | said.
III Gle yo throw as 'ull settle yo', my
lad, an then am going straight to Lev
ens's Woods. The silly young squire an
his vixen o mother have kept me pretty
well in harcs an phpasants fol three years
an be DANCED to them!
Then | knew naught morc-the lad
must have fellcd me nj once. Three weeks
altcrward | came to my senses in The
Methody preachers house, an he an hi>
wife were nursing me. I'd had fever, an
been to the gates death an he'll. Well
I'd better company coming back from
them, an so am saved man, thanks he
to God an the preacher an the lad who
lelled me-whoever he be.
Rex stood up and sat down and stood
up again:
Billy Dawson, he said, I'm the lad thai
felled you. | am Squire WraXham Lev.
ems af Levens's Park and by your moutl
tonight the heaviest burden has been lift
cd from me that ever man bore. thought
had killed YOU, and went home AM
told my mother what had done. She i,
a wise woman, and she said Rex, 90 tt
the Lowtl.er Pit; if the man is dead, ant
you were recognized rs his last compnn
ion, shall-non>ensc you are in France
and no one will look for Levens of Leven,
in pilman's village and dress. There
have waited ever since, partly because i
was too soon to show myself, and partly
because | hoped was in some degrc,
atonng for the KNOCK. down | gave you
by the help have been able to render
these poor souls in their great calamity.
Well. Levens, forgive yo' wi all my
heart for the kock down gotten fro yo'
1t raised me up, an made man Of me.
Rex walked up to him, and with II franz
smi off red his hand, which was prompt
" and cordially shaken amid the oulspuk
en- sympathy otall present.
Pit bows are no fools, said Jim Banks
as he walked home amda crowd of them
an Won all mind now, that al the yer,
frs we nicknamed him. Gentleman Rex!
The next day, Madame Levens, sittin.
thinking of her sou, and devising mean
to bring home her banished, was amazed
10 see him walk into the house il