The Penn's Grove record., 1894-09-28

1n6 IhO ulCA WCAS
the police, and were brought before
the magistrates ct the Petty Sessions
who consigned them to be tried at the
Quarter Sessions for attempted bur
glary.
When the trial came on, the plea pu,
In for the two men was that they had
been bird nesting, and evidence wa
produced hat they had been seen going
up trees.
Nothing had been taken. The hous'
had not been broken into, SO that SOM
difficulty WAS entertained as to the ma
tnre of their offence, and the amount
Of punishment to be awarded If found
guilty. Finally, they were found
guilty of IN attempt at bird nesting
with felonious intent, and were or
dered nine months Imprisonment will
hard labor.
This incident determined the mint
Of the blacksmith as to the proper nv
ocation for his son. Joseph Ssmue
must become a policeman. A "bobby'
has to be about at night, and that wa
precisely what Joseph was calculated
for, as he could not sleep at night.
He was SO able bodied, was such
fine figure of q man, that he was a
once accepted and put in the force. HI
assumed the not unpicturesque uniform
of a county policeman, and believed
that he had found his true occupation,
He was finally planted at a place OF
the opposite side of the little county.
Of course, the fame of his exploit had
preceded him. He was looked up to a
q man of the greatest ability, energy
and resolution, and it was concluded
that with him in the parish everything
vas safe.
1t was conjectured, rather thai
known, that the fear of Joseph Samue'
had fallen on all the miscreants in the
county of Rutland. It was high time
that men of q superior order of intel,
ligence should be engaged in the force,
for a number of robberies had beer
committed of late on the ~graziers o!
Luthlandshire. The low land, readily
o~yeraowed, serves for the rearing o.
young cattle till they are fit to kill,
when they are sent in great numbers
to the London market. There had
been theft of calves and young bull
locks. Sometimes the live beasts had
been carried of, rapidly dispatched
and dismissed to London before thu
day broke. Some graziers had lost
severely. 1t was not possible to soy
where the next robbery would take
place, consequently all were equally
anxious and uneasy.
A small farmer was one evening Oh
his way to the nearest town, He had
tine carcass of q young bullock to dis
pose of. His ground was overaowed,
and as he could no longer feed his bull
lock he killed it, and was taking the
carcass to London, when, passing
through Bashentine-the village 81
which Joseph Samuel was q~uartered-
he disposed of it to the village butcher,
VINO at once removed the dead meal
and paid the man for it.
The farmer had something to do il
the town besides selling the carcass, SO
he proceeded on his way, but drew up
at a little tavern where he was fond Of
having his glass. He embarrassed his
horse, ran the light cart under cover,
and entered the public house. The
man was addicted to drink; he had
money in his pocket; he met there
with some chums; and the end was thai
he resolved to make q night of it.
A spirit of perversity rules thl
destinies of men. As long as Joseph
Samuel was obliged to be awake by
day, he could not sleep at night; but
now that he was a policeman, and had
TO make his excursions by night, he
felt sleepy when the dark set in, and
sons nights was hardly able to keep
his eyes open. It was so on this even
ing. He was coming along the road,
beside which stood the public-houss
into which the farmer had gone. He
was SO weary, so heavy in his eyes,
that he resolved on having just a wink
OF sleep to freshen him before he pro-
ceeded on his beat. Accordingly, he
entered the shed attached to the
tavern, and finding q light cart, crept
into it, stretched himself on the straw
in the bottom, and in a moment was
fast asleep. He slept so soundly that
he did not stir--did not snore.
Not a quarter of an hour had elapsed
before two men stole into the cart
shed. One had a slight limp. The
other had a lump ut tho back of his
iead.
"You're sure offth estad the. latter
Of these men.
Certain. He killed his bullock
ibis morning. He's drinking in the
house"
.':Shqll we g4t ont his cob. harDe=s
It, and drive away with cart and o T
"The stable door is locked. / thinA
re'd best draw the cart ourselves. It's
and we shall get to the station
by ~daybreak."
The two men drew the cart forth.
sits heavy" said the limping nah.
"It's the bullock; it'snprime beast,
I can tell you"
The two fellows drew the cart int
the road, put themselves into the
shafts, and started running as hard as
they could, drawing the cart along
with them. The night was darh, the
movement was conducive to sleep, and
Joseph Samuel slept on peacefully,a and
dreamed of home.
A little after midnight. 81 say,
Tummas," said the shaft horse, 'T'm
tremendous hungry. What do you say
shall we halt, cut q slice out of tho
carcass and have n outlet each?"
81 wouldn't risk it," said the leader,
"The fire might betray us: we
couldn't eat raw cutlets-we amt saw
"Well, cut along, Tummas."
And away 'antered the thieves with
ihe cart and carcass. Toward dawn
they neared the station.
Both were becoming fatigued.
81 say, Tummas, said the ehnf
horse, I'm so rampageous hungry ]
1ould eat the whole bullock"
"And I'm SO thirsty. said the