Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-09


as "A "blury, at sight of which the parsons
eve glistcnei for seldom was II that h'
had the fortune To come acruss such
liberal douceur a. a n note, but as ole
Dwyer said We don't often have "A j0i
like this one for You, Ben, old man Wer.
pretty wei! ia just now, an mean y"I
shall remember it An look here, Jerry :
getting pretty poor now, an | know my
self he's no chicken, 81 you'd best leaN'
him on the grass with us for the rest "
his days. an I'll give you rs game hlt q
horse flesh as ever stepped, quiet, t"". an'
a good PAGER See the boys is a saddlin
him up now
The old preachers life was hard, for tn,
most part barren. and little muistcned 10y
kind offers like the present, and his grin
and wriukled face puCkered up and
worked curiouSly rs he gratefully accepte.
the gift for Jcrry's sake his constant com
panion through twelve long years Of trave
lnCessant through the widest parts o.
Queensland, and with n parting injuuc
ton to "the boys tO look after the Ole
horse he mounting hi, new steed. starte'
uff on his thirty mile IIdr "a barry LaCy's
child
The long tables, at which all hands had
Imtermittently sppcased their hunger
throughout the day, on fowls geese, turk
eys, sucking pig, fish. &c, were now
cleared and removed, couple of concerti
mas struck up, and fifteen or twenty
couples were soon dancing with might and
main on the pine boarded floor Old men
and young old women and maidens, boy
and girls, all went at it with will
D. hni
ing" till the substantial old house shook
again. and fears were uUdibly expressed
that the whole building would topple
over into the river
Not tonight, Of all nights in the year,
said old Dwyer, although do believe I'll
have to shift afure long Iell hardly
think it-would ye.-that when first put
up the old shanty, il stood four chain,
good, away from the hank; II was, though,
all that, an many a sneaking, greasy,
black fellow I've seen 90 slap into the
water with a rifle bullet through his ugly
carcass out of that back windcr, though
It is plumb most with the river now
So, louder and louder screamed the con
certinas, and faster and faster whlrled the
painting couples till nearly midnight
when supper WAS announced by the
sound of great bullock bell and ont into
the calm night air trOOped the crowd
The tables this time had been set ont on
the swurd i'll front of the house, just with
,ut the long dark line of forest which bor
iered the river. through the tops of whose
giant ~bclars' the full moon shOne down
IN the merry feaSters with a subdued
glory, while in a quiet pause you could
hear the rush of the strong Barwon cur
rent broken every now and again by Il
deep sounding "plnp," as some fragment
Of the ever reCcdIng ClHyey bank would
fall into the water. Four or five native
bears. disturbed by the noise, crawled out
on the limbs of great cOnlahar, and with
unwinking, beady black eyes, gazed on
the scene below. expressing their astOnish-
ment every now and again in hUarse NUT
terings. now low and almost inartiCulate,
then "thrum, drumming" through the
bush till it rang again. From a neighbor
ing swamp came the shrill scream Of the
curlew, while Tar away, in the low ranges
Of Cooyella could be heard. the dismal
howl Of a solitary dingo c"o-ee-ing to his
mates.
Scarcely had the guests taken their
seats and commenced. amidst jokes and
laughter, to attack fresh and substan
tial meal. when a furious barking, from IL
pack of about fifty dogs, announced the
advent Of strangers and in a minute more
three husemen in the uniform of the
Queenland mounted police, rode up to the
tables One, a sergeant apparently, dis
mounted. and, with bride over his arm,
strobe forward. commanding every one to
keep their seats: for several at first sight
uf the traps had risen, and apparently
thought Of quietly slipping away. This
order. however, enforced as il was by the
production of a revolver, together with al
evident intention of using it on any ab
Sconder, brought them 10 their seats
again.
What's all this about" exclaimed old
Dwyer We're all honest people here
mister, so you can put up your pistol
Tell us civilly what it is you're wautin
and we'll try and help you, but don I
come it too rough You ought TO be
shamed O. yourself Don't you see the
faymales,'
Cant help the females" retOrted the
sergeant sharply. Il haven't ridden IN
miles TO play polite to lot of women.
want man named Dwyer, and, by de
ScriptiOn, yOnders the man himself
pointing at the same time across the table
To where sat the newly made husband
who had been one of the first to make a
move at sight of the police. . -
What's the charge, SARGENT" asked old
Dwyer, coolly.
Horse stealing" was the reply; and
here's the warrant, signed by the magis
trate in Tambo for his apprehension
was sitting quite close to the object of
these inquiries, and at this moment
heard young Mrs. Dwyer, while leaning
across toward her usband, whisper some
thing about the river" and New South
Wales" and in another moment head over
heels down the steep bank rolled the re
Gently created benedict into the curious
and cool nuptial couch of swiftly flowing
reddish water. which he breasted with
ease, making nearly straight line for the
other bank, distant perhaps Il couple OF
hundred yards
The troopers drawing their revolvers,
and, running forward. were
about TO follow the example set by their
superior, who was taking steady aim at
the swimmer, perfectly discernable in the
clear moonlight, when suddenly half
dozen pairs of soft but muscular arms en-
c'rcled the three representatives Of law
and order, as the women, screaming like
lot Of curlews after Il thunder storm,
clasped them in tight embrace.
Young Mrs. Dwyer herself tackled the
sergeant, crying. What, would YOU shoot
a man just for a bit Of horse sweating
Leave him go, can't you, He's over the
border now in New south Wales, mare