The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-08-24

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through The fu,II sndefpesth me
st.ined my esrs, vague hope OF De,rioot
sursing in my breast. then lowed myself
as we'll as could under the Iutiing rock.
10 lev moments. hight ont 10 front OF
me. about two or three bun ired yards
down the mountain side. stood the figure
Of . slender, black haired. barehesded
man. He wore faded grey jacket aud
corduroy breeches. and be carried 10 bis
hand an oldis.hioned musket
Deerfoot 81 lsstl tH.s
sa.psd my shot loaded rife, ard NOV
ing q quickly out d my hidinsplsce stood
Dol. upright. Displaying my biaci uni
form to full advantage. sud With my guu
pointed straight st the stran mao !
cried:
Stsnd
The stronger turned quickly round.
took q swift survey OF me. and then boup'
ded like deer down the mountain side.
stopl or I'll frei | shouted. As be
took no notice Of my challenge, did hre,
with what result could not t,li. lssw
the furze fly quite close TO the poscher--i
had no doubt whatever that be was my
man couldn't say whether any OF my
shot had caught him Hsstily rsnmipg
new cartridge into my gun started iu pur
suit of tbs fugitive.
~ ,,., a, ,o,;on %. arrived at in
II. .or,d lsan nv s,ss t,xed ON
no.,,oo, and follov him e,erv movement
Hs vould be sure 10 know and avail him.
.e,f of every short cut | priaed myself
on NV fIeetpess and my supply OF wind
and nv keeness OF sight 1t would be =
raon,sr buut without hounds, and there
xonldn't be m uch fear OF my fox running
10 earth iu any Of his hiding holes while l
had nv ey es upon him.
The msp-wss, certainly . .splended rua
ner. TryasI might, l couldn't gain gu
inch unoo b,m. He bad quite five hut
draa y,rds stsrt OF me. .t6f Tho discLars.
inc and r.lo.dina of nv puu bad cost
.or,a ,a,n.h,a momsnt. + felt the game
woula be up Il I let Ay q, him sgsiu aud
mi,sed him.
n. o..a,o,ho, o,..h;,o tbronoh
h.r.h.ooa hr, n.,sr h.,uno
W. IL. .onsa.n, oonld
/ noooha. an I, .ome ,ncLv
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h.na.
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,hs onoosite hin. Would have the ad,
,.o,.ea then. and o,uld essil, drop op
him vbsp bs vould ssr, to climb.
Aoou' ''' ~ -'''' 49,.
vn'cn w 'esay on'' I. "'oo so's0' 'e
v" 'oNv Du' .u's' s.''"s " ~
man. as DC nea'eo Inc Il'ns s.ouo' :
knew vas no' Two 'ooofeo 'A'o' 'fo"
him. I.
MY besr' nov oes' "iId'y e"sa :
could DOB aeep W "o fe"e"''u' p'''
much longer
Stopl | cried, ct lat. r.isins my guu TO
my shoulder. Stop this very instant, or
Ill fire.
The poacher mace 90 sign OF response
80. slmlng io~, ~ ny ~ nun, cutting
up the groond ~ p's 'ees' ioousn
could rot be oertsin u 'he sho' hso causn'
him. had h'te oo'o' 90 'oe po'o' es'
peciaily - be dropped sim os' I'm me meois'e'y
into limpins not.
nov put on an erirA spuri, and bold'
ing my eun by my eide | msde final
rush st Dserfoot.
hi so' "'h'o ooA'o y"u' " VIC
hmpinR mAn ns .uoaeniy 'na ."''
turned founh. ~" ''opp'us On o'e A'ee
be poined nr gun '"o's s' 'aoe'
Throw oo.u 'o'' rms in''-''' '
erisd' "i pu"s' W 'a0f'' ."' "'AA, ~, y,
h" snn sno'n ~" ''0' 0t"' VI "
blow yoor peso on i,