Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01

Spcar-round on the crawlcr. | looked
about me purity sharp, hut couldn't see
lnothin till WAS leaylu the belt there,
when sighted one III the varmintS
wrigglin though the grass like snake.
l was goin' 10 give him pill, but SAW
another wigglc in his wake, and Il en-
A another and, continued the narrator,
with something like j glow " eNpccta-
ton, they amt far eh NOW. | reck-
on.
He had scarcely uttered the worl>
when he lifted both hands and struck
Mr.. s. full on the ehcstwith enough
force 10 drive him 10 the extreme end
of the hut At the same instant \
spear whi2lcd through the open doors
way. and Quivered i'll the slabs behind,
BY gum
More remarks were drowned hy \
loud Quivrring snort from tie poor
horse, moment after, and he rolled
heavily across the hut door, complete
IN blocking UP the entrance.
Matt muttered away First rate for
us coon, Ned better bar the door
Bill Doctor, doctor doctor psf
Pst. Here lad The dog lcaped en-
the shepherd. by gum. III said. ~
thought he was outside
Bv this time Mr.. s. was c0olly
accommodating through the loop-holcS
He had let down the window and was
preparing Cor action n mconeerncdly
rs the shepherd.
These quiet brave men inspired me
with confidence, and remember think
ing as threw water on the tire, "a Ms
to extinguSh all light that the black
fellows had met their match by this
time the moon was up, and the light
was q adualN growing on the land
scape. At first we could discern the
outlines of the trees, and then rs the
night gathered. the white scared grass
between the shadows There Was Il
long time of silence, Matt, Mr.. s. and
myself had our barrels through the
loop holes and were closely watching
for amy movement outside. The con
vulsive Shuddering of the horse had
ceased and there was Il painful silence.
The squattcr and Matt were like two
statues, and Notwithstanding the quiet
breathing of the dog and the eroaking
of the frogs along the river, there seem
ed to be frighttul significance III the
silence that was hrooding above these
sounds. Every instant was expecting
Il rush from the outside, but there was
no sign or sound to betray the presence
II m enemy The sheep were camp
ing quietly round the hurdles, silence
the bright moon-the white fcCccs
mingling with the color OF the grass
the still shadows Of the trces-thc far
black forest-the spectral tracery of the
branches in the moonlight The silence
was terrible, One of the outside wcth-
! crs rose and walked forward few yards,
, then commenced stamping quickly on
the ground
Darn my eyes" said Matt for the
first time breaking the silence If the
ole Parson' amt sighted one Of the
niggars.
The "Olc Parsou' was patriarch
wcther that Was afflicted With The foot
. 49,. ~ usually fed on his knees
crowd d 'G theS aS wa9f t tribe ISv tRSFSGls
visit Not enough il shade, boss" con
cuded Matt, after another interval and
i'll Il hard whispering tone
The next moment the first report
: rang into myriad echoes. 4 shril death
shout followed rs the dark figure Of a
man leapcd with sudden force from his
ambush and fell prone, eurgling ont
I blood and broken words.
"Now, boss, said Matt, looking ont,
but still charging; fifty yards 10 the
right of the hurdle
Boss Mr.. S. changed the dircc-
ton Of the gun and fired. The human
figure seemed to sink down SO quickly,
so calmly, SO hclplcssly, that felt n
strange thrill Of pity
, Hes fixed. safe is houses lets phys
&c another or two, and maybe they'll
: make tracks, again muttered the
shepherd, in tone Of suppressed glec.
Cook, why the devil don't YOU shoot ?
Squint around that first block to the
right of the waffle"
Looking in the direction indicated 10y
Matt, whose eyes seemed everywhere,
| saw the figure of n man partially Wis
ibc against the ground. He WIS evil
IDENTIFY sheltering himself from the
other two guns, but owing to my silence
: hitherto, he must have been of the
opinion that the portion Of the hut
where | stood was unoccupicd For an
instant could SEQ nothing through the
smoke, but it cleared almost immc-
diately. Just as the shepherd said
Don't shoot again-hes fixed /
saw the poor wretch staggering wildly
towards my hut, and then falling with
Il dull sound. God forgive me, il was
very much like murder Thi. was the
first life had ever taken. The next
thing remember was Mr.. S. ask
ing me if | had run any bullets
Not one
Have you any il tie hut2a
Not one.
Matt informed u that We were
freed much in the same way that lie
would tell the rations were short He
quietly pulled his gun from the loop
hole, saying Give only one more pill
to keep our skins whole. Wei have
ito trust to Doctor"
Mats dog. Doctor, was partly
Smithiield and partly Newfoundland.
lie had been trained by him 70 all
kinds Of tricks. Among others he re-