The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-27


or be liberated. -
s"And perhaps be hung for treason. y
said Stearns, in a sneering under tone
= do you answer for him or not. Mr..
knights?' demanded Sabin, impatient.
mo, your honor: he has not author
lied me. | only made suggestion. y
answered the former
Then judgment must go for Peters
reioined Sabin, with i'll suppressed
warmth. TRAITORS and rebels must
look somewhere else for favor. beside
this court, while | hold seat here. -
Nobody has yet been convicted OF
treason. | believe, promptly responded
Knights, while an expression of indig
nant scorn flashed over his manly and
! intelligent countenance: and till such
is the case. take it the rights of all
I have an equal claim on the court.
should be pleased TO hear the opinion
of the chief Justice in this matter.
Although l may have my doubts on
this subject, Mr.. Knights graciously
replied Chandler you could hardly
expect me 10 be guilty of SO great a
| interfere. after the intimation he has
just given.
Make the entry. Mr.. Clerk said
Sabin hastily: Judgment for costs.
and a writ Of possession. | am not
troubled with any doubts in the mat
ter. and will take the responsibility of
the decision.
Scarcely was the cause thus decided
before Peters glided up to the clerk,
and whispered in his ear when the
latter, nodding assentingly. opened his
desk, and taking out two nicely folded
papers, handed them slyly to the other
who, receiving them in the same man
ner. Immediately left the court room
and proceeded down stairs. As the
eXulting sutton passed through the
crowd gathered round the main en-
trance, he beckoned to a short, thick
set, harsh featured fellow, who i'm
mediately followed him around a
corner of the building.
well. Fitch. =" said Peters. pausing
as soon as they were out of the reach
of observation, 'have you done up
your business in town, SO as to be
ready for a start for Guiford?"
Yes; don't know but | have. But
you can't have got your decision
papers made out. and all, so soon as
thlsf replled the other.
IAN complete" returned Peters,
triumphantly.
why, the court has not been in
session an hour.'
True, but had spoken to Judge
Sabin to have my case taken up this
morning; and, as nobody was
authorized to answer for Woodburn,
the case was disposed of in hurry. |
And the clerk, with whom | had also |
arranged matters had made out the |
papers before going into court, and |
got them all signed off and ready for
your hands, Mr.. Constable. "
Gay, | see but what is the neces
sity Of serving them so immediately
"Why, there's no knowing what may
happen, Fitch If the rebels, in re
venge for last nights peppering, should
send over the mountain for old Ethan
Allen and his gang 10 come here to stir
up and lead on the disaffected, all |
legal proceedings might be stopped.
know most of our folks think. this
that the enemy are fairly I'M
der foot, But Chandler, who is as
keen as a fox for smelling trouble acts
to me as if he was frightened; and
think he must have scented mischief
brewing, somewhere. -
Some say he is a very timorsome
man."
Yes: but watchful and sagaciors,
and therefore an index not to be dsre
garded -
May be so. But what are your
orders about these papers?n
with this, the writ of possession,
90, in the first place, and turn the old
woman, his mother, neck and heels,
from the house; and then get some
stiff fellow in for tenant, rent free
the first year, if you can do no better,
he will defend the premises
against Woodburn, if he escapes I'm
hung. And with this paper, an ex-
acution for costs, as you will see, seize
the fellows COW and oxen, and all else
you can find, and sell them as soon as
the law will let you. -
"Why, you won't leave enough of
he fellow for a grease spot''
Blast him: don't intend to. But
low is the time TO do it before he can
get out of jail and back there to give
ight and trouble us. So you will fix /
Ill these matters about right for me-
Fitch. and I'll do the handsome thing
~ you when / come over. after the
.oads get settled, in the spring" t
Never fear me. as long as | know
What a friends wishes are, replied
he constable, with a significant wink,
is he stuffed the documents into his {
lat. and hustled off on the detestable
mission of his more detestable employ I
II.
While Peters and his official minion
vas thus engaged. Tom Dunning was
zen coming, with hasty strides, along
he road. from the direction of his
.abin. which was situated without the
,ilage about a half mile north of the
Court House, from which it would
lave been visible but for the pine
hicket by which it was partially en-
.iosed. AS the hunter was entering
he village. he met Morris, Fastening
ID the street, from the opposite part
# the town. IL
"Well meet said Morris: for !
vas bound TO your quarters with a !
Message, which-ee'
(Which l am ditter ready to receive, j
md give you one, which | started to !
AIRY TO your folks, in return. So, j
irst for yours.
mine is. that we are now drawn !
IN. two hundred strong, in the first :
woods south of the village, and are
eady TO march.
And mine. that we are der ditto:
besides being a hundred better than
on. all chatting, like ditter tied-up
logs. 10 be let on. -
Il will back, then, to my post with /
he news: and in less than half hour,
ell them, they shall hear our signal of !
ntering the village, as agreed, which