The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-10

Ny compsuiou Wks very lAiksuve, bel be
dijat tvsu bInt a. my sftabd. BE
taxed AZ lar away - lie could.
Ohl excuse msl be exclaimed, after We
bad pAssed mils beIoud The village and
we're among ihs isfmbousss. ! Should
have offered you lhis before.
he drew iron bis pocket smsl aask
Of wlnc ssd banded Il 10 me. Now, |
wss temperate 10 rsgsrd 20 drisks. In
fact. | delesied ,be sIght ard smell Of any
thing inioIicsting Bat | bad not The
morsl coursge 10 tell bin 20, and band
back The aask untouebed. feared 10 Of.
iend him, And 80 ! drank perhaps three
good swaiows tie called my s,,ention
10 tie woods on tbs lsf,, aud be received
back tue tissk, aud " bsA looked around
sgain he was jasi removing II from his
mruth as II be had drunk hesr,y.
Ia abou, i've minutes | began TO feel
queer, Tie fence sloug che road begsn
10 grow higher, And The trees grow larg.
ef something esne 20 my eats 20 that
the raitls of tho buggy sounded long
wsy OF.
dld not su,pset the game be bad
plsyed. Ills words were like an echo
aud his face seemed twice as large ~ IL
wss My head begsn TO spin, aud my
brain began 10 snsp aud crack. aud ! VS.
terribly tighteued
You sre badly oG, be continued, look
ing into my face. will drive az fast az
possible and get doctor.
Ny tongue was 50 heavy that could
no, reply. clulched ths seat, shut my
eyes, aud he put hi, horse at his best
pace.
We met farmers wagon, and can 70.
member that one oi,he occupants Of the
team called out to know what allied the
man. R.Icigh did not reply bn, he sfEed
bis horse forward.
About three miles from Grafton was a
long stretch Of forest, and This was soon
reached. The pain in my head was not
so violent, aud was not so badly Affected
when opening my eyes. had settled
into sort OF dumb s,upor, with brain
so benumbed that bad TO say TO myielf:
This is a tree, this is Stump, etc, before
could make sure was not wrong Halt
mile down the road after we struck the
forest, aud then Raleigh turned the horse
iulo road leading back iuto the woods
could not understand what he intend
ed tried to grspple with the question
but could not solve ii.
Well, here we srel exclaimed Raleigh,
when he bad reached point forty rods
from the main road.
lie stopped the horso, got out and
hitched him, aud then came round TO the
wheel.
You don't feel just right, but guess
you will be be,ier soou, he remarked.
Come, lei me- help you down.
lie re.ebed up bis arms, aud let 20
the seat and tell Into them. II seemed TO
me as II | weighed 4 ton, but he carried
me along without an effort, and aud laid
within about rod OF a fence which ran
along around an old pasture. The efee,
Of the drugs were wearing of, and got
a faint suspicion that something unusual
had happened. But was powcrless to
move limb the sensation was like that
when yorr foot goes TO sleep.
Can you speak 2 inquired Raleigh, bend
ing over me. Because ifyou can II viii
save me some trouble. | want to know
just where you have stored away that
money.
Now bsgsn to realiE. my situation. !.
His face looked natural again, and tho
load was OF tny tongue. felt that
couid move Inv fingers little.
George Raleigh are you going TO rob
meI asked fading m! voice al last.
Well, some folk, might call il robbing,
but We drcs, up tho term little by cali.
ing II The only correct financial wsy ~
tquaizlug the nas'ipg currency. 40 that
each one ia provided for, Ahd no one LEFT
out
You shsn't have the money; will die
first yelled, raising a little.
All, see --,iidn't lake quite enough /,
hc coly remarked Well, h.v. ptovld.
ed Tor this.
lilo went 10 lhe buggy, procured ropes
and a gag, and Anrrlsd dows beside me,
hsi but duls suepEth yet and b, con i.
qnered ne ls inomsnt. Lying down on
my rifh, sid. lo-Iiha .owtrd the fence.
he tied my hands behind me and then
iOfesd The gsg ihio my mouIh.
There now You are nicely 6xed up,
aud all because you acted like fool, In.
stead OF sensible yonng lawyer sooH TO
be admitted 10 the bar.
While he was speAking-indeed while
be was tying me, sag the white face OF
a litile Girl looking Al Us through the rails
OF the fence ! could see her great blue
eyes, aud kuev that she was frightened.
There were rod stains around her mouth
aud on the little hand resting on the rail,
and know that she was q farmers child
searching for sirawberriss. | could not
warn ber OF her danger, sud fesred that
she would be seeu or heard. While
Raleigh wac tying ibe last ksot winked
at the little giil as hard As could, hoping
that .hr Suuid movs sway. bot she did
hot go
Wei, sow for the neney, said RAleish b
and beRan searching my pockets. tie
went from oss TO another, removing eli
The articles. fell dswa my bootleg and
lhsh daAlly pressed bic hand over my
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