Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-01-10

we, Teplleu lne man, uOleluIly. lneft
nivir Wa such ruction in Sligo before
in the mimry of man. Two lawyers q
fighting like diyils TO see whose 70 be
mimbir.'
'"Then I'm just in time to see the
fun
Fun, your honor?' echoed the man.
"Its not mesself that i'll object to Bit
av scrimmaee now 'an agin. But, It's
murther your honor'll see before it's al
over or my name isn't Michael O'Con-
nor. Whist nowl Did ye hear nothin'
behin' that hedge there ~
At this moment we were about the
mi'ldle of rather lonesome stretch of
the road, one side of which was bounded
by high thin hedge. The dusk of the
evening was fast giving way to the
gloom of night. .~s-s--s-f -fgf
'I-ah-yes. surely there is something
moving there," l replied. Its soine
animal. most likely"
'Down in the seat down for your
life ~ cried the driver, as in terror he
brought the horse To IA halt. II
His speech was cut short bya couple
of loud reports. ~ lance-like line of
/ fire gushed from the hedge, and if one
not two bullets whislled close past my
ear.
AS sprang to my feet i'm the gig, the
driver slid down to the mat, and lay
there in a heap. moaning. " Are you
hurt?' asked, rs l strove TO get the
reins out of his palsied hands.
I'm kilt, kilt intirely!" he moaned.
"Aisy now. aisy there. your honorln
cried voice from behind the hedge
just as had gained the reins. Its all
a mistake, your honor, all a mistakel"
Give the mare the whip give the
mare the whip !" cried the driver, as he
strove TO crawl under the seat: ''well
al he Murtheredl ~
Instead of taking his advice, however,
/ held the mare steady, while man
pressed through the thin hedge, and
stood before us, a yet smoking gun ON
ms shoulder
What's the meaning OF this?"
asked coolly, for the newcomers cool
ness affected me. "Do you want to
murder person you never saw before?n
I'm raale downright sorry, your
honor" replied the man in just such a
tone as he might have used, had he trod
upon my toe by accident; "but We see
you're in Wolf O'Neill's gig, AN 1 took
We for him. Where's that fellow Mich
ael?"
As he said this, the man prodded the
driver with the end of his gun. while !
Il actually laughed outright at the
strangeness of the affair.
"Go away with ye, go away ~ moaned
the driver. Murtherl thavesl muir
ther!"
"Getup with We, an take the relns,
you gommeril you" said the man. as he
gave Michael another prod that brought
him half out. you're as big coward
as my old granny'spet calf. Get up, an
take the reins, or I'll"
"Oh, don't; there, don't say nothin',
for the love of heaven." cried the
driver, as he scrambled into his seat
again, and took the reins in his shaking
hands. "I'll do mythin' ye till me,
on'y put that gun away"
"There," !" replied the man, as he low
cred the gun till its moath pointed to
the ground; Twill that please ye? Now
tell me where's Squire O'Neily"
''He's in the town be this" replied
the driver. 20 thin politics, thin pol
itics Y''
"llum; so he's managed TO get past
us, after all. Well, tell him from me,
Captain Rock. that if he votes for the
sarjint tomorrow, it's an ounce of lead
out of this he'll be after trying to digest.
Now, mind"
I'll tell him, captain, dearl I'll tell
him." replied the driver, AS he fingered
the reins and whip nervously. but
maynt We go on now? maynt we go
on?''
"Yis. whiniver the gentleman
pleases," replied the man. AN In
raale sorry, Is tould your ho.or. I'm
raale sorry at the mistake"
well, I'm pleased, not sorry," / re-
piled, laughing, "for if you'd hit me, it
wouldn't have been at all pleasant. But
let me advise yon to make sure of your
man next time before firing. Good
night"
Good night, your honor good night"
cried the man, as Michael gave the mare
the whip, and sent her along at the top
of her speed to the now fast-nearing
lights of the town. In less than quar-
ter of an hour We had dashed through
the streets, and halted opposite large
hotel. Here Michael found his master,
as he expected and here | put up for
the night, very much to the aston
ishment of every one. Soon after my
arrival, 1 asked to be shown to my room
before the other guests ceased their
noise and allow me To go to sleep. Next
day L slept rather late, and might have
slept even later, but that Mas rudely
shaken out OF a pleasant dream by a
wild howl, as OF a thousand demons Just
let loose. Starting up quickly, and
looking out on the street, i saw that it
was filed with a lierce-looking crowd,
out Of whose many mouths had pro-
ceeded the yell that wakened me. Draw
ing on my clothes, Irushed down to the
:offee-room. There learned that tie i
people outside had just accompanied |
Squire O'Neil back from the polling
place, where he had been the first to |
vote for "the sarjint." Now that this |
fact had become generally known, they |
were clamorOus that he should he sent |
out to them ''to tear him limb from
limb" Preseetly, wlrile their cries rose