The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-11-25
JOHN UL.

IT, , Jo,,htlass a traup. His worn
lie was uolnv,e'' ,"ae' " bis cru.hed felt
and Dusty IT,, "Gso, shoos % and tbe cbeckered
hat, ms ulI'y o ~ tho mech with a bit
muslin SUIT, tieG y;thon h and the little bun
OF rusty plack i,oJ shnnldar from the end
die poIne oin a.;aIs inio tnid the story plainly.
OF STOUT stioh, ~ ~ baard of a weeks
Added 70 tiiis s..obo was . which had not
except the mous'aono, '.. .onor He was rattle
been eoucteo and q py oyd.iookina fellow for all
a gay ana oa-looh'm noan connten.
that, with Keen eye, -, an sdnre S and he
ance, ana % "a os w1,i ,ho,,ah M he felt the wan
strobe along as 'nougll ~ uo & - of other
dering ldier was real .ne s srt %
men, and tramPiis supo e, b;s st;ck and
Presently ne thIew oumn ,o@r m ;n % the road
bundle, ana hlaue ioap ~ orSe with
just IN Tune 10 sup ;nn iun" ahont his feet
the long ie',,' habinrd him swaying from
and the wagon pehlnu iIini ," of tbs car.
side to SIDE. me occupsn 1 s,.L; L;onad "a the
riage, couple as ~ ~, sat hod been
carry-all IN "h'ch VI Il I aia horse to
iraIiVioaiiy ,hst Go. one had stopped
stop, ano now .ila; IL ~ e,r thanks
him were proIue. ,;n;orss. !. said Che man
4 bop 70 n an.Snress sbxwed hin
\ ~ @noep ,,a,onar ~ the society of Friend "bu
~ W oeno nease f1ew across the road aad before
/ wv go; - he had ierked the reins out o
~ hands and started on run. I'm
oblioed to thee, for if tfee hadn't caugh
IHanu H;nl ha might have spilled us over the
h;,,h hank below there"
NV M - tra,nn nodded. and turned to 90
,uhan tho woman spoke.
VIE Er;andn y she said. "thee hath spill
a. onat m the back"
'ns Have IH", I ?" returned the tramp, feeliul
eou tha rant $50 | have. | must get i
roanded roa ' somewhere"
1As thee did II helping us"-said tn,
man nuttino his hand in his pocket.
III ~ har t6atD said the tramp, raisin,
bic hond and showing with a laugh Sc
nf uh;te teeth, II don't take money fo
stonn;no horses but thank YOU for you
;r,ppppt;on ;Uopp;
'n.oI "I tall thee what TO do. friepd-I dom
i.o,, th,, nome - said the woman.
T~ The tramp smiled again, and saiC
lou may van ANY,
VII f,;a,d Pan, does thee see tha
liz oh, lisa arnong the trees off frou
thn INV rood hack vonderP Thee 90 ther
and saw to Rachel-that's our niece-tha
Stacey sent thee. and ask her to sew tn
ooateE' ooat a. oH thee she'll make It passable a
,aast Lo"s ~ =" '
ieas1; W. ~ Won ma,am. IN do So"
NJ - removed his battered fel
hat made a bow rather more COURT.
,hn, ,ia', ma n,iaht have been expected. and tn
.iiaii hi,s '-'1,,ad ~ tbo;r sevara, wavs
A hrisk two minutes walk brough
1ohn IA 'rinn Panl TO the lane leading from tn
road To the Stacey farmhouse, Dow
tp;s tpau ,oue w t he turned and when half wa
IN If he heard a woman scream. TIL
80 n,;,,,te nretty young girl. wit
next niliu,o p ber ahonider ra
f n,,t oftba house pursued bv a great, bul
iv ronab fellow who stopped when b
: ~, ,tH ~ atber tramn coming The gil
saw 'no hut when she Observed tn
nep nep. corner o stonned also. in doubt whett
no !, was not confederate.
ei q ~ Am~1bing m,, wronp?n incurred job
p,,I any 'No
au1; IN - that man Y" gasped the girl.
MIA ~ tramns and tramps. Th
an -, paul advanced belonged t
one 10 wno,n dar hrawnv. whiskv-soddel
'he pasei oioe''
anu y, u.ai ,o, mea, bv friobtenin
: W ia. I IL, ~
'has ~ y1uu 80 80 nordp reioined the bi
laho -, The gal gave me
tramp eI,nI ei,I ~. s::eaten the VII
iuhcp, an - Tbo,e's no bone
-,
broke. n,ro e,oo roddened He too
oF Ppnn D;n coat and threw il on the palings
on ms coaV aa aa'
the ,ane aeiio; ,o ,r;etlv "vou wi
now saiu he' w.
ieave; AVE- u, GOOD an, ready ansyere
-. Wien N.han ! ;nsoieo e o,iv -
'he othe; i on,m
NO sirInow, S,osa Won smell able. L
IA. tha, ma gS ~ ppd he thrust his fist vi
; you ae re- ao snao os tha ronnoer man.
: ueT 'lle i,99e 49, M as;je suddenly. and Il
~ was uisiisu ns - panI fell with fu
rlght manu- Vi ~ Soau oa,ol nfthe tramp. wi
4 lorce n S,S; petSegii 'n hasn He was up in q
ieil, uouoleu III darn me aoain bv anoth,