The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-08

Job work
A COMP2Nio> wrrH 1HE DAg-
BIS.


/ There are few things 60 Questionable to
the pedestrian ss the s,?wl.d dse or the sus-
picion that he is being followed-.sp-cialiv
at night was winding Hp-a long walk
one summer day, some years hack in Devon
shire Night. which descends rapidly
among the bills there had over1s.lSen me,
and l was plocdng along rather Wcar;iy
toward my destination. guided alone by The
lndist'nct wLiteness Of the road II WE a
lonely part of the country, far away from
railways, fashionable resorts. and busy
towns, and / could not help thinking what
very easy thing it would be in snch nn
ont-of-tIe way corner 10 dispose of your
greatest enemy quietly. and never be dis
covered. was in-a------rs--s-S revere,
orou&ht on by this uncomfortable tisongit.
''''r'' ! suddenly mo. eraInaiIy-hcartf The
( sound OF footsteps behind me gTEs!ssa
my stick. kept up my bravery with cleasclltsi
teeth and strode on. Perhaps this might
be my greate,t enemy. about To settle mat
ters with me. 1t odd. this sound of
footsteps for'T had left the village arite
alone. and as ! was ia a regular Devonsl,lre
lane had not remarked any bywnys by
which any one could have come. ItIooked
very suspicious. I qnickened mp, so did
the footsteps. and at last the hauniing Ell
feet of being dogged became 30 annoying
that l stopped short aud faced about The
footsteps approached and through The
gloom. just being family dissipated by
rising moon. / made out "A tall, thin figure
Good evening. SIR" said flie owner of the
figure; "a lonely road aud a dark night
for travelling. Doyon mind my accompany
ing yon?" did mind rather. but A. the
appearance of the stranger beconiing- -Inors
distinct, did not proclaim the heavily armed
ruffian. i acluiessed. and we walked on fo-
gether. He was a strange figure, ] could
now see. He had but very scauty clothing.
and that tattered- torn aud mud stained:
one arm WAS bound up in a sling, and he
limped heavily as he walked After 81
lence he said: &" You are tourist sir. 1
see, by yonr knapsack aud dress. aud are
walking for pleasure. j WAS often tonr-
list, and often walked for pleasure. Would
it surprise You To hear that am now walk
ing for my life?" Ot course, it surprised
me, aud looked again at the speaker II
trust to your honor. sir. and, of course,
you wont split" said lac, 80 look here.
and you can guess what l aln" And he
pulled his arm from the sling, aud showed
tine Jagged, battered remnant of pair uf
handcutfs hanging 10 his wrist 'Twas,i't
! for anything. bad. sir, ! was innocent. out
they copied nae. and the man as did the
JOB get OF by rounding ON me. If you let
me walk alongside of You until We get to
Dawlsh. III be obliged Look ahead, sr =
I We heard the sound of horses hoofs, and
soon came upon police patrol Th<y
looked hard at ns AS We passed, bat lsy
knickerbOckers and kAapsack won the
game. aud they were soon out of sigslt.
= hats ali right, sir" said thepoor wretch
nj nay side. Soon I shall be I'm my own
country, among friends who viii soon Of
with these darbies, and keep me snug a,pd
dark until the affair lrss blown over" As
we approached Dawlish, Ihe man stopped.
thanked me heartily for having provided
him with a respectable convoy. ard aisap-
peared. / suppose 1 had been defeating
the ends of Justice; but nothing would
have induced ne to place myself between
the poor wretch and his liberty. a,,d felt
fuut 1 had done fellow -,naa a service.
--lA tse l,t>tr RDuHd