The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-05-09

Trecarn having brewed . good tea,
and fried half dozen split macksrel,
they all sat down and made . hearty
meal; while during tho discussion that
followed, some comfort seemed to have
come to the troubled souls of tho men,
so that about eight O'Clock that night
they went arm-in-arm down the ILL.,
paved streets, singing n glee in good
time, tune, and with the harmony so
we'll preserved, that musician would
have paused in wonder to find such an
accomplishment amongst rough fisher
men-an accomplishment rs common
- brass bands amongst the Lancashire
and Yorkshire artisans.
Not another drop, thanky,' said the
bailif to one of Toms friends, who
stood by him, tum bier in hand, stirring
q stiff glass of grog,
1t was Q fine night, though it had
been raining, and the water lay in pools
around, one of the largest being Ia front
of the doorstone of Pengelly's store, be-
side which the bailiff stood for though
carefully locked up, the man felt dis
inclination TO leave it, and he equally dis
liked shutting himself inside and sleep-
ing upon a heap Of nets; so he had
treated the advances made BY the man
who had protected him from Trecarn
with pleasure, and between them they
had finished ono strong tumbler of rum
and water, and were we'll on with the
second.
Not another drop. 1 thanky,' said
the bailiff; so Nicholas Harris again
broke his pledge, taking moderate
sip, and passed tho glass once more to
the bsiliff, who took it, slipped long and
we'll, and then sighed, while he was OBJ
serving that the last draught had so
paved the way for more, that be made
no further objection even when the glass
was filled for the third and fourth times
each time the liquor being made more
potent.
At the filling of tho fifth glass at IL
o'clock, when nearly the whole village
was asleep, Nicholas Harris, seemed
wonderfully sober, considering, stopped,
and whispered to couple Of men in
one of the corners behind the store,
while in another halfhour the said two
shadowy figures came mp to find the
bailiff sitting in the pool OF water in
front of the store, and shaking his head
in a melancholy way At his compan-
ion.
Il don't feel we'll, said Harris land
I'm going home. Pr'aps you'll keep
that gentleman up to the "king's
Arms"
Neither of the new corners spoke, but
each seized the bailiff by an arm, aud
tried to lift him to his feet But he did
not wish to be lifted TO his feet, and
sat himself down again in the wsttest
spot of tho road, making the water fly
from beneath him, while every fresh at
tempt to get him away was fiercely re-
sisted.
'Have you got it?' whispered one OF
the new corners.
'Ay. lad" said the other, fits all
right
Then fetch q barrow
The man spoken to came back in few
minutes with whsel-barrow, by which
time the bailif seemed in state Of hope.
loss collapse, and remained so when he
was lifted into the barrow.
Don't laugh whispered one man as
the other held bis sides. and stamped
about with mIrth, to see his companions
efforts to get tho man in position, for
he could not sit down, nor lie down,
nor be placed sideways. Once he was
in sitting posture, and soizing the
handles the man started the barrow,
but the bailiff slowly slid down till his
head rested upon the barrow wheel,
and & round against it.
sit up, blame you = growled the man.
Come AMI hold him, Tom, or lash him
to the handles or something, lad.
Blest If ever l did see such an old Jelly.
fish. Just look at him he's Just as If
the liquor he's taken had softened all
his bones-and there goes again. Hold
up, will You! Just put hand to him
do, Tom
The man sppeald to seized the bailiff
by his arms, and hauled him into the
barrow, propping his back against the
barrow, but tho next moment he vas
down again, and when the bsrrow-dri- !
YER lowered the handles and leaned for.
ward to drag him up again, to his in
tense astonishmont the bailiG sprang
up, like the essence of elasticity, and
planted blow IN tho drivers face that
made him stagger back and growl
fiercely.
'P'r'aps you'll wheel him yourself
next time. he grnm bled to his laughing
who stepped up, seized the
collapsed hailiff round the waist, and
carried him in his arms as easily as
girl would carry baby, till he reached
he village public house. where he de-
posted his burden beneath . cart-shed,
where the peace of that end OF the viii
age was disturbed no moro until morn.
ng.
The next morning there was an appli.
.aiion to the magistrates respecting the
bets that had been stolen from Pengelly's
'tore-ncts to the value Of over one
hundred pounds having been removed
% no one knew whittier. Nicholas
Harris was taken to task - having been
'een withethe baiiiff drinking; but he
wore :ruthfully, that he had gone home
iirectly he Quilted him, and had lam in
led all the next day with fearful head
Iche. His nets were among those taken.
proved that the other nets
AIKEN were firearms and PoIIard's bn,