Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-07-26
In about five minutss l began to feel

seemed TO grow higher, aud the tree'
: TO grow larger something got Into my
ears, 30 that the rattle Of the buggy
seemed a long way Of,
: How strange why, ! believe ! am
going to be sick 7 | exclaimed, holding
on to the seat with all my might,
You do look strange,' he replied, q
; sickly smile stealing over his face, u
shouldn't wonder ifit was apoplexy,'
] did not suspect the game he had
played, His words were like an echo,
and his face seemed twice ~ large NJ Il
usually was, My head began To snap
aud crack, aud was greclly fright
encd,
You are badly Off, he continued,
looking into my face, u will drive rs
fast as possible aud got u Doctor.
My tongue was so heavy ! could not
reply. clutehed the seat, shut my
eyes and he put his horse ut his best
pace. We met farmers team, and |
eau remember that one Of tho 0ccu'
pants Of the wagon called out to know
what allied me, Raleigh did not reply,
but urged the horse forward.
About three miles from Grafton was
q long stretch of forest, and this We
soon reached. The pain in my head
was not no violent, and ! was not so
badly affected with opening my eyes. |
had settled into II sort Of dumb stupor,
with a brain 10 bcnumbcd that ] had to
say to myself, this is tree, this is a
stump etc., before ! could make sure
that was not wrong. Half mile
down the road, after we struck the for
est, and then Raleigh turned the horses
into blind road leading back into the
woods. | could not understand what
he intended. ! tried to grapplc with
the question, but | could not solve it.
well, here we are exclaimed Raj
eigh when we had reached Il point
forty rods from the road.
lie stopped the horse, got out and
fastened him, aud then came around to
the wheel.
you don't feel just right, but l
guess you will be better soon, he re-
marked; come, let me help you
down.
He reached up his arms, and l let
90 of the seat and fell into them. 1t
seemed as if l weighed ton, but he
carried me along without an effort and
laid me down within about rod of
the fence which run along on one side
of an old pasture. Just now the effect
of the drug was wearing off, and be-
gan to see a little better and | got a
faint suspicion that something unusual
had happened. But l was powerless
to move limb; the sensation was like
that when your foot goes to sleep.
Gan you speak?' inquired Raleigh,
bending over me, because if you can,
it will save me some trouble. / want
to know where you have slowed that
money"
Now began to realize my situation.
His face looked natural again and the
load was off of my tongue.
George Raleigh! are You going to
rob me?' l asked, finding my voice at
last.
well, some folks might call it rob-
bing but we dress up the term by call
ing it the only correct financial way OF
equalizing the floating currency, so
that each one is provided for, and no
one left out
You shan't have the money I'm
die first !! yelled, rising little.
'Ah, see-you didn't take quite
enough, he coolly remarked. well,
I have provided for this.
He went to the buggy, procured
robes and a gag, and knelt down beside
me. had but little strength yet, and
he conquered me in moment. Laying
me on my right side, looking toward
the fence, he tied my hands, and then
forced the gag into my mouth.
There, now, you sec you are nicely
fixed up, and all because you acted like
Il fool, instead Of a sensible young law
yer soon to be admitted to the bar
While he was speaking-indeed,
while he was tying mel had caught
the sight of the white face of little
girl looking at us between the rails of
the fence. / could see her great blue
ewes. There were red seains around
her mouth and on the little hand rest
ing on the rails, and / knew that she
was some farmers daughter searching
for Strawberries. could not warn her
of her danger, and 1 feared she would