, 1880-09-22

"%wouI! you rnther take n l'cktn9".
NO. sttl! llHtnt n trer f.,un2 What tinht
'',,a y,' IT, Il, q ,'o, ilsk "es Ny oil """''a h'ut
"wsil .s .siys yo', ta:te to SC how 1t socsa"
".Thoro mint 9on' to he 10 fooltn'. You've
I,nt tt, tn,lc, lcnt M tna little ctttn ai VIZ
ss3r ,M 'Sy: ;ys,b wouldn't 10 such an "uae'os
VI nil t sassy, ,nawstnhi .Er / IL, I nxc. paw-
dnn, sa!,. NJ u! ,m!awst,h done totoh mi up
"uS,s "t'i,, IT,! ~ n's3Ah'"
"MMnuahsl liuop! Mnu,,ahsi"
l.ctter thnn thu clnwil IN ttc tirCl.gl"
.'tho Shin scrap.g to fl,t, Iirsi"
Tacxc ARE saa,itra ot esrInn,nlions thnt flowed
pe!tcr rtsgtl h.s vOicr 1ttDvu tho lin:
".irst drup yer hoops III tho path a1d como
''Whnt for. tnav.tnhf'
"Wrrn Hwn, III HEX YER"
"Oh, ~. tnaws!nnl Yum hnint dc hnwt to do
sah. s"an ii years-an' !ao,is ,!pii" H,s,c.' 80
Ther intiht III !isU o KAtIIirtnGnt nin,lit 1t;
yoMto stther Eot to vote tho peinucssls Ticket or
"fes, subj
"%S,'' NJ, :sn!! y1'! vote tho Democrat t'oketa"
"inl wu,llt rltllcrbu llckel?"
"l ra''er dlr last, s'lh YES, sal', I'd ralcr dc
Al THIS point DOE lsaticy throw hls haltcr over
ths old nlatt's neck, uni mounted his l.Ursc
4, a1' Instant ts othars wcro y tl,o s.l''lc md
prisoner tn run ltstlt tloih.
nown tho roul lnto tho eAEe Of tho noghbur-
inT !f,s4,, tSrost; ! ,n,t
AMk wus striprsd Of his night: clothes
str!ppc,a to nudity. Two ,.,gu selxru his arns.
wrists.
!, , Then they sc9rchcI aimnt a'uong tho low
DDtIt,erAtrly thry c!tt them Oft ani trimmed
them .os'., Inrx IT tho soft srsen leayes at.d
few moments. Then ti,ty returned tu 1lutllrc!,.
l"o lilcy stood ifrst l,y lis sts Ilu llet,t the
l"E, s,r!i,x rod he held In his right hand tn tsst
unutr lilo soft, cteur moonlight TINT stolo
Inw!' uetwecn The trees. 1nRge,i po!nts. quito
m haf r, ~ inch In fonsth. were plainly tsecrnIblc
1hesr wcro tho stumrs Of tho little branches
Wlltl every blow Of ha rad those points would
piilctura like huggers.
They wn1lltl lcltr atKp harrows.
stepped nwny irom rlutarch 10 tho lenxthuf his
lIc raised his right arm.
Ills right hand Et!splng. the rod was extended
ntMso antl bchinIl Ills hc.lti.
ITS lelt sIts .yns ,aelng tho loft side of tho
Ills breast WIS alulost parallel With rluturch's
,oo's body swung suddenly round toward plu-
iiIs hanl aud arm cnnic tlow, within rush.
Ttn t,ft rp,! ,!,11. wlsssd s,. t,r,,9t, the alr
Tilt keun c.|Hy ut thu rotl cut.
In shnrp prn,Es stHGbei.
THO rud Aeurehel
1t bllstcrel.
. 1t buried.
4 long long whsnl snrang into being across it.
s s''1 trea 'es 10 Wss ''' rrsi Il r was bound WIS
snnl, ind upurt from tho ott1rs.
'rlle kky nbure WIS clulItlless.
a luminous Circle KlrsilGti tho tree.
Within tho circle thure WIS nu involuntary
wr!thInH "r !'lu,arrf's buck.
The.. purple % drops spurtesl cut.
'.First blood, by tawg. kin fetch It cy'ry
'te sprans .back IL striking position and raisud
ercrigd cut: ~ liUll On, JuGl"
l!tlt It wis TN, late.
JnU y eAEer nrin fell.
a sccot,d tilau tho rod whtstled through tho
~ second wi,ca1 grew IN beside tho Ilrst.
AAIiit llnluret,'s back ss.isered ns II ho had
hcG!i snittrn with ut icctcrK.
.l'lHlt WIN tho ltrst effect Uf tho hluW.
i wns Il biting frast.
sl'1,.al ',.i hIn to y. ,n"rfow
I a% h tho .s t.;Gl'l !u"E 'l'"ter sprnug into fc
Tho blister was NJ fAgot,
IT wna tiMfBC.
IL WIS II G1lnsumIr9 llre.
Iho ri ~ WIZ % bur nj rcl-hot, soaring Iron
isl9 tirIs trckIed .towti owl to to ti.o .o, Ground,
lhcn l'rlt1r siokc: -
ayes. lllll,ystul1v' >> ~"N"7"'
Thu words trptu|,!cfl ffr,ru hls ,ins
ssyOll tlul,'t want tltJ inurg .nrrv,ucnt3't
"Eu, 1nnwatnilI''
Will ytl1 yi,te tho Democratic tipkpt1't
NO. nltwatlh!"
His vnce wus stroug and tIrtn,
"I'u t.ltilur hIO, tiiu,ystuh. t]nn m nu;r tlc
pnwty ptI FrtG.lttnt." " 80" ~
Ills tur,, licBkt ceased to tt1,iyor
Ills vUlce burst t,t strs,.ix tllu clear,
It WIN Il try pf cxttlt!t[t,ti
II t,tle1lchrd Tho huhu Mil thr t,,,rn npd ttn
torture, ~ ~
Tho wst,sts Ycrs} scarcely uttrtyl tmfnra MN
hissug xgr!,enl III ju, Ifntlrv'n hnnti. with its
4Crlpiiug tuu9F wbistItai fhr,u,vii tI,r MI ami
iii ,,pU It'd I'D tnat,'s back. '"@A wv @'s '1u"
Again,
AlMi l,y,,ltt, With. lhe nnsslorptc cnnrov nj
jguht1lt intu, "'n' ~
HIUt,d f,,uwctl oyory blow
Little shrtSlY Ut uuttclu md tfe.h h,,uv tn +bo
roi. '"s '" '"'
Tgn ituwa 1tH, iLttirv II rtts.i;
Ten blnws with iii lis brutal strength
IhGh M,lnther Of lhe 4.ng llterpasut; .
'DAw4 It, J4u: yer ElttIli' utt tho futll'
J0U WIS plsShCH nsIdc.
Il fresh hrnt wIs rallse1.
Now. hOrB, SUI 1sft bit an oil plnutntiou lfok
biin with tho tH1lnt.' ~
Tho brute NuuInGu to |EGuSl1lr4 tfs .Ietn.,r<,