New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-25

Suddenly they stopped and began to
sniff about the loot of the cliff where
the man had climbed up, holding their
heads up and baying at regular inter
walls.
Three men now made their appear
ance, leading their horses, which they
had been obliged to dismount, in or
der that they might pick their way
down an almost impractical BILE path.
| The dogs were trying to crawl up the
| face of the rock.
| well, I'll be burned if thet chap
| Amt clum' up to tibet thar grapevine
an gone up tnet like a squrrul," said
| one OF the men.
is there no way to get to the top
OF this cliff" asked one, who seemed
to be the chief OF the party.
This here Cleft" said he who had
spoken first. ooh, yes! tnar's a way
roun'; but he'll heve got good start
on us, an Ireckin thet's bout wat
he was up to. They does try all man
ner er tricks when the dogs is benin
| EN-, terher sho'. But come on, we'll
see Ell we can't catch up with him.
Here, Pete-here, Jack" to the dogs,
| which were with some difficulty pre-
| vailed upou to leave the spot where
the trial ended.
When the little party at last reach
ed the top OF the cliffs and the dogs
were set to work they failed to find,
| though they went over the ground
| thoroughly, pacing hither and thither,
with their noses down and their tails
swinging back and forth like pendu.
| lums.
Now thet's wat calls GURUS, ;"
said the master of thehounds. 1sThet
Teller ain t never been up here"
3Where did he go, them" asked the
officer Of the law, for such was the
chief Of the party.
| "Now, thet's jes' wat I'd like to
know, merse'f," replied the other. He
c'uldn't q flowed away
s"The dogs must have been at fault"
said the sheliff's deputy.
No, stranger, said the man, ''them
thar houn's never was at fault Wit, Is
long es | hes had 'em; I'll sw'ar by
em TO jedge an jury"
The speaker then went to the verge
OF the cliff, and, lying down on his
belly, looked over.
Cant see nothin' from thar" he
said, getting up. Then he ciambered
out on the trunk OF the tree that over
hung the abyss. "By gollyr' he
shouted. she's thar
''Where?"
In a hole down thar. Yer c'uldn't
see it to save yer life frum anywhar's
elst but right here. 1t looks, fur all
the WORT like a great big chimbly
swaller.s nes,' an I'll bet my boss
an my dogs to boot thet he's in
thar"
'He may be in there, as you say,
my friend" said the sheriff, s.but the
| question is: How is he to be got
out?"
'sPll get him out,'' said the man.
Didn't barg in to ketch yer man fur
yer?"
eyes, You did, but have no desire
to see you throw your life away,
bargain Or no bargain, and I know
that this is a desperate man you pro-
pose to tackle at q great disadvant-
age"
"a barg'in's O. barg'in," said the
other, unsheathing big hunting knife
that was buckled round his waist
and sliding down the grapevine with
1T grlpped between his teeth.
When he got opposite the opening
IN the wall OF rock he held fast with
his hand, and taking the knife out OF
hismouth with the right, called out.
Those above could hear all that was
said, though they could not see the
speakers.
"Hellow, stranger" he said, skin
yer 'commodate another Teller in thar,
ur is the house crowded."
Waiting few minutes and getting
no answer to his demand, he called
again.
"Look out the 90, landlord" he
shouted; ''when folks is wantin' to
stop at yer tavern is this here the
way to treat 'em? know yer re at
home, an less'n yer be drunk, yer're
jis grumpy, an thet do look bad in
man wat keeps tavern. Come,
now. lemme hear from yer, teller citi.
zen."
As it was evident that this man
did not intend to be denied, the occu-
pant OF the cave at last made his
appearance.
Look here, my frien'," he said, fix
ing his fierce eyes on his unweicome
visitor, "did yer never hear that ole
sayin' "Better let sleeping dogs lie?'
Ef yer didn't yer hears it now
ooh, yes, was the reply. 81 heve
heered it afore, but heye cotch many
a sleepln' dog by the throat an heP
till the breath was out'n him, an I
ain t skeered NV dogs nur men, sleepin'
nur wakin. Thar's some folks up
here on the top q this here house NV
your'n as wants to lee yer, an you We
got to come. fair or foul"
200 away from here, man!' said
the fugative. 81 don't know yer, an
amt got uothin' agin' yer, but if
yer life be Wirth anything to yer 60
an leave me in peace"
But the other, needing not the warn
ing, gave his body motion which
started the vine swinging. It hung
twelve or fifteen feet away from the
cliff, which was concave, and it took
a few minutes to impart to it the