New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03

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| fozing over fire the previous afternoon, q man
In convict dress had suddenly Stood before her,
| painting and exhausted from a run Of many miles
--"Bacx jan himself, who, having escaped I'M
| der cover of the fog from one of the gangs at
york on, the moor now half-besought. half
| threatened the lonely old woman into affording
! him Temporary shelter.
Then the scoundrcl was actually in the place
when l knocked yesterday afternoon" inter
'"Ees fay, he was An both Of us thought
zure twas the sodgers after 'un, though he'd a
made me put out my bit o. wire vor year 10
might sarve 'um vor a guide. I'd o'ny jist
vinished @ hidin' Of I'm In the peat-stack out at
the back wan zee brock open the door in that
vashon. zir. an was jist vair nazed WI terror
"Sman wonder you were so anxious to turn
| mo out on the moor again But how came you
to change your mind, guidwife, and become so
hospitable all in hurry p
"Ddn't yer honor srake o. goin' out TO get
the turfs ycrzelp and wasn't l aualin' IKE
ov zee ? vor Jan had zwore he'd never be teee!ld
a2en alive And though zee be vine vlgure OK
a man. zurely, you'm no match cir, vor Back
Jan. the best wrastler in arl Devon, an head
higher than you. besides 20 wan / gooed out
| TO get they turfs an he zweared to me / nun
| either get they cloZe an money vor he, or zee
thee murdered ovore my eyes, thnked IL wor
no Yin TO zave the life ov zee at any price And
! bevides yer honor IL tell zee the whole truth.
one winters day many long year aTone Jan
| Hearn coined up here TO bring me a rabbit he'd
znared-twant long after my ole man was took
and he fndth me lyin' arl alone zick well
nigh TO deaths doore an he rinned natter Q,
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zeemed | couldn't stand by an zoe un shot down
by they sodgers like mad dog If 20 be could
zave the live Of I'm 70 / made un zwear If he
got they cloZe an money he wouldn't harm
hair ov yer honors head. but go straight off
yOreign, an be @ honest man vor the rest o his
days, and thanks be TO praise, hem gone.
And Pm left stranded up here with convict
costume for sole attire Well guidwife / sup
pose from your point of view you acted for the
best but you might as well have give me voice
| in the matter, | think. If ten-pound note ana
o shootng-suit will really make an honest man or
your friend the burglar, why its certainly
cheap at the prtce-to the country at any rate
but / must confess that "BlaCk Jan seems TO
ne TO have started on his new career In somewhat
questionable fashion. What did he want with
the gun?
rass hizzeT off yum a gentleman out shootln lozed
in the VOC, jist as it might be yer honor yerzei'
BY now | doubt hem on the railroad wel-hiSn
TO Bristol. most like, he spake o. goln aboord
And I wish good luck TO the ship that gets
such precious Jonah. shall believe IN ms
reformation when he sends back at least the
! price of my new gun-not before. Well now.
guidwife what about this clothes business of
| course. | can't put on those denominations
Then fay, daun't know wat else yer honor
he goin' to do unless 50 be 'ee'ed be willin' to
have my Zunday gound "a go down to A.
| for zee myseP this minute If could, but Pm that
cripnled VII the rheumatics ! couldn't walk
mile TO gave O mans live, an. II be lite mile down
to A. GUIDE. II ee would like to walt UP
! here q bit cir. there be q cart cOmeth from A
vance in a fortnight, ana br1ngcth me the blts
O. things / need to buy, he'll be here tomorrow
MANY thanks. my friend said Mr. Fairburn.
! laughing "but / shan't intrude on your hos
| pitalty so long Us that even II should have 10
improvise kilt or plaid out OF your pest peltlcoaC
and shawl But confound 1t all there must DC
| some better way out of the scrapc than that.
| Carew will send out to look for me, Of course,
and somebody is bound to turn up here before very
| long | shan't have many hours TO walt
! In snite Of the sangune prediction. wher night
again closed in on the lonely hut Mr.. Fairburn
| found himself once more obliged to accept the
shelter Of the lean-to. and the scanty accOmmoda-
| ton it offered. Nor did the return OF morning
BRING any sim OF succOr. Squire Carew and hrs
search PARTIES being. unfortunately, very busy
! DRAGGING reat-hoes on the opposite side or the
| moor But when the second day. too, began TO
draw toward its close. and still no sign Of deliver
ance. the prisoners PATIENCE and his hostess scan.
ty store Of provisions were alike exhausted oy
| the extraordinary demands made upon them
"Givc me out the denominations Dir Fair
burn at last exclaimed n the tone Of man pT re-
nations ia as soon be shot down Tor run
away convict srend another such day as this
! have the luc, 10 reach friendly shelter before
| tho police rounce uron re. If not must I,st
tell my tale and trust to their having few
| grains Of common sense in their heads
Half an hour later n tall figure In narti-colored
/ raircnt might have been seen in the twlllght
! making ranid way along the little track which
| led from Widow TrOwnsons cottage down 10
"Who goes there ?-stand or l fire y
"1hanlls On the whole. | think | prefer
standing And to the surprise Of the mounted
| parol into whose hands he had fallen. the s'is-
! uicous- looking pedestrian advanced to meet them
| with very different gait from the sloueh &c,
| oured In prison yards Naturally they suspected
| a rlse and kept him well covered with their
| rifles.
| Il assure YOU went on the stranger, II am
/ quite rcjoced to meet you, for | was Just begin
| ning 70 fear had lest my way yet once more
! on this delightful moor Of yours. Besides. am
| sure to fare better in the hands Of intelligent
officers like yourselves than if any of the yokelS
| had CHANGED to catch sight Of me first
"Thai's very fine talk my man. no dOuDL
! said the senior constable grimly "but you don't
! catch old birds with chaf you know 50 we'll
| i'st tronble YOU 10 walk here between us down
| TO A and give account Of yourself TO INSPECTOR
! Fox I needn't warn you 10 be UP 10 no tricks
you'll not be such fool as 10 try mem ,, on "l'n
| two armed and mounted men beside you
Fortunately for the caDtive the shades OF
night" were falling very fast when the Ettle pro
| ccss n entered the quiet country town. and they
reached the police station almost unobserved.
| Here they found the Inspector engaged in drawing
up a report, but he rose hastily at the appearance
"Wcll done. Burton So you've got the Eel
! low after all There have been TOO many OF
these escares in the fog lately we shall Just show
! those Princes Town PEOPLE that some other folks
! are widcawake whatever they may be them
| selves I'm as glad
! Tie INSPECTORS happy chucIle stopped suddenly
as his eve fell on the prisoners handsome leaC
ures and fair way hair and he turned lnqulr-
@rm afraid. sir that Black jan mas given
rs the slim after all and think you'n say the
same whcn you've heard this young gen'lemanss
tale though didn't give much heed n IL myself
I'll now that see him fairly under the gasuSht'
lie certainly don't answer to the description, do
| he. SIR
"Stand out sir ~ said the INSPECTOR sharply 70
| Alecll for his disappointment made nm cross
Black hair '-Gust see il that's a Wig burton
: dark ewes and complexion,'-'sX feet In
height why, this fellow isn't above hVe ioot
temp +,
The Inspector threw down the printed slip IN
| disgust, AMI turned again to the prisoner
"Now sir perhaps you'u be good enough TO
tell NE what you mean by nlaSqueladlls eOouI
the country in thus fashlonp
Nv ouldn't 1t be more 10 the point II asked
what your friend Black Jan Meant by gong
| OH with The new shooting suit NolmeIshausen had
lust built for me, and the gun ga i've ah1