Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-18


You amt a-goin to round on us, mas
ter, are yous' he asked in tone of abject
remonstrance. 1T wasn't no fault of mine.
Ididn't know what they was after. And
look here, I've had pretty good doin for 1t
one way and another-what of gettin my
eye pretty well knocked out, and my arm
a-nigh broke, as you may say, along of that
Teller a-fallin all the way down that hole
atop of me, to say nothin of getting burnt
here and there and all down there, and n
new suit o. clothes torn Off my body, with
internal injuries as causes me that i'll con-
venience can't sleep wink all night. And
got nothin for it neither. Why, I'm bless'd
if don't wish hadn't never seen the lyin,
ugly hound with his hump back"
"Where is he nowf" asked Taras sternly.
well that's more IAN l can tell you,
master, and I'd round on him if l could
that's as true as heving, for he amt paid
me farthin for all the damage done, to
say nothin of what he promised, which
comes of trustin spies and bein a fool not
to stand by you as are n real gentleman
and won't be too hard on poor fellow,
know. However, it's comfort to know as
he got his jimmy cracked by that ere flag
stone a-wallopin down on him and serve
him right and won't be able to show his
ugly face outside house for weeks to come
through gettin burnt along of the lighted
lie 10 times wus IAN me, and l give him n
tidy dressin down, too, though if you only
knew what 1 suffered down that hole and
well nigh drownded, too-the pair of us
and then as near suffocated with smoke as
it don't matter what, afore ever we man.
aged to get up out of the CELLAR
Taras waited to hear no more, but turned
his back and left the Mariners Joy with
out a wortl-doubtless not less to the as
constituent than to the satisfaction of the
apprehensive Putty.
From Ferryboat stairs Taras hurried back
to the Thames police court. 1t was still
early The magistrate was hearing appli-
cations in his private room. Taras sent in
his card. with a few words written below,
and obtained an immediate interview, in
which, with characteristic candOr and di-
rectness, he briefly told what he knew of
my history, leaving the magistrate to form
his own conclusions as to the cause of my
attempt to destroy myself, and offered to
give sureties for my better behavior in the
future. But before he had arrived at this
point the magistrate wrote an order and
dispatched it to the station. The officer
who brought it took me back to the court.
Taras was standing at the door, and l saw
by the light in his face that he had good
news for me.
The men are living" he said US passed
him.
i ne magistrate nGu JUST taken MS seat
when l was led into the dock. He re-
Trained from putting any questions, but
spoke to me at some length fn tone of
severity The tone was all heard, for my
thoughts We're wholly occupied with con-
lectures as to the course Taras would take
in the future. 1t mattered very little to
me whether went to prison or returned to
such an existence as had hitherto led in
Shadwell. The more important question
was whether Taras would come sometimes
to give me kind look, or whether having
done so much he would feel himself re-
leased from any further concern for my well
fare and so leave me to my fate. These
speculatious were broken off by the warder
Come on down. said he, touching my
arm. Don't You hear: YOu re discharged. -
l left the dock, and another remand"
took my place. Taras beckoned me, and
taking me out the court put me in the cab
waiting there. did not catch the address
he gave TO the driver, but to my great joy
he stepped up and seated himself beside me.
Are ye goin to take me back to Shad-
WE'LL" asked.
NO" said he; I'VE must find a better
world than that"
The Minories:" asked, with a recollec-
ton of the fair haired woman
He shook his head and said:
You must forget all that is past, for you
have TO begin new life. little friend"