Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-07-12
HUGH BAIN'S CRIME.
His Threat and the Unfortunate
Incident That Followed.

al5 InredJ, ana the unfortunate
Incident That Followed.
HE is tyrant! That's what he is
"a tyrant; and would like to serve
him as other tyrants have been served
beforem cried Hugh Balm, shaking
his fist at the school-house door.
whats the matter, Hugh P" asked
boy, standing near.
why" cried Hugh, in an excited
voice, " / asked him if / could stay at
home this afternoon, and he said: No
decidedly no ?"
Just like him y cried several other
boys, in chorus.
II hate him." said Hugh. "rdlike
to-"
"Hush!" whispered Mark Grow,
warningly. "Mr. Carver might hear
you,n
81 don't care" replied Hugh, with a
scowl.
"Where were you going ?n inquired
Mark, curiously.
"Uncle Milton and ever so many
otheryoung men are going out to shoot
a couple of foxes that have been steal
ing orr geese and Chickens" replied
Hugh. "Uncle Milton said if l could
get off, might go with them"
Here Hugh broke off, and, with a
very savage glance at the door, NUT
tered:
Il wish you were the fox, and / had
the shooting of you"
''Hush - whispered Mark Crow
again. "You know you don't mean
that"
Eyes, / do" said Hugh, defantly.
"He Is a tyrant, and / hate him."
The boys were standing around the
school-house after noon recess, waiting
for signal to enter, The bell sounded
just then, and Hugh took his place in
very bad humor. He was so sulky
ana stubborn that at last Mr.. Carver
became impatient and Indignantly
ordered him to apologize at once, OF
leave the school until he thought iit tc
do so. Hugh, without word, seized
his hat, and rushed from the room
But when he stood outside of The
school-house, his anger cooled as he
remembered it would be impossible tt
keep this disgrace from his parents
Hugh was In no hurry to go HON,
now, and so, when he came within
sight Of the house, he turned into
little bypath which led to the woods
As he walked slowly along, kicking VI
the dead leaves in his path absently, h
caught sight Of a pair of sharp eyes
watching him from behind larg
stump, and the next moment a gra,
fox bounded across the road, and wa
lost to sight among the bushes. A
the same time Hugh heard the bark
ing of dogs and the shouting of men
and his Uncle Milton, followed by hal
a dozen of his friends, came runnin,
toward me,
(which wayp" cried Uncle Milton
too much excited to be surprised b
Hugh's appearance, Ibid you Sc
himp Which way did he gop"
Hugh pointed in the direction tn
fox had taken, and away they all Went
helter-skelter, pell-mell, dogs aud mer
and Hugh followed,
At a short distance from the patti
and surrounded by a fringe of Ia
bushes, the party came upon the wa
OF deep ravine. Over this Uncl
Milton threw himself without me-
ments pause, and with no other SUI
port than the punches of dry grass an
weeds growing among the rocks, mad
his way rapidly downward to the gull
below, and went scrambling up tn
other side. All followed. But one III
fortunate young fellow stumbled an
lost his footing, and Hugh saw hil
roll to the bed of the ravine and L
among the stones, motionless. Hug
hurried back to ascertain if he wen
very much hurt, and found him sittin
up, rubbing his arm ruefully.
Are you injured?" asked Hugl
helping him to arise.
MY arm is either sprained {
broken" replied he. Then, pointir
TO the fowling-piece on the ground,
added; This belongs to your uncle.
you will give it to him I'll go home.
have had enough of fox-hunting +,
one day.
As Hugh slung the weapon over
shoulder, feeling pleased and impo
tant, the young man stall1ed mood
away, holding his injured arm.
Now" said Hugh. as he hurri,
after the hunting party, if the Il
shows himself again, he won't get c
quite so easily as he did before"
He went out of his way quite ofte
to follow some imaginary skulkir
animal among the bushes, and wht
at last he determined to follow Il
others. all sounds had ceased. Tn
he discovered that twas growing dar