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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

character, he now rose, buttoned u
his jacket, carefully raised the windoy
OF his room, let himself down to tn
roof of a shed beneath it, and from
that descended to the ground, with tn,
easy ana rapid motions of squire
engaged in nut-gathering. Here h,
cast furtive glance around him, anc
paused some moments, in apparen,
hesitation, respecting the course to be
taken to find those of whom he was in
quest. Soon, however, appearing to
come to determination, he struck out
INTO the main street, and, with quick
step, proceeded ON, perhaps furlong,
when he suddenly stopped short, and
exclaimed, "old up, Bart. What did
that sly Judge say about searching in
TO ks sleighs, for-what was that word
now!-But never mind, it meant guns.
And what did the sheriff say about a
dozen Finland steel men having
come? Put that and that together now,
Bart, and see ii it don't mean that the
only guns brought into town tonight
are packed away in the straw, in the
bottom of the sleighs of the court
party understrappers? Let's go and
mouse round their stopping place a
little, Bart. Perhaps you'll get more
news to carry to the rebels, - he added,
turning round and making towards the
tavern at which those in the interests
of the loyalists were known generally
to put up.
On reaching the tavern, and finding
all there still and dark, he proceeded
directly to the barn shed, and com
menced a search, which was soon re.
warded by finding, in the different
sleighs about the place, twelve musk
cts, carefully concealed in hay or
blankets. With low chuckle of de- |
light at his discovery, Bart took as
m my as he could conveniently carry
at one load, and, going with them into
me barn, thrust them one by one into
the hay NOW, under the girts and
beams, SO as etfectual,y to conceal
them. he then returned for Others.
and continued his employment till the
whole were thus disposed of when he
left the place. and resumed his walk
to the northerly end of the village.
After pursuing his way through the
street, and some distance down the
road beyond the village, he paused
against low, long log house, standing
'ndwise to the road. This house was
occupied by middle-aged, single
nan, known by the name of Tom
Ounning, though often called Differ
Ounning, and sometimes Der Otter.
m account Of his frequent use of these
erms as prrfixes to his words and ,
entences, arising from natural i'm
'ediment of speech. He was a hunter p
y profession, and passed most of his
ime in the woods, or round the Con J
ectlcut in catching salmon. which. at
hat period, were found in the river in
considerable numbers, AS far up as
fellows Falls. Though he mingled
ut little in society, yet he was known
be well informed respecting all the
ublic movements of the times: and il
as also believed that he had enrolled I
! himself among the far famed band G
Green Mountain boys, and often :.
lined them in their operations against ="
he Workers, on the other side OF the .
ountaiDs. I.
(TO BE CONTINUED.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
CHAPTER ".
but here, at least, are arms unclaimed,
And souls that thraldom never stained"

AS soon as the company, described
in the preceding chapter, had all re-
tired from the room, Brush, bidding
Bart to rake up the fire and go to bed,
proceeded to lock all the doors of the
house, muttering to himself as he did
so. 1T can't be as Chandler fears, i
think, about this fellows going out to
blab tonight: but as this will put an
end to the possibility of his doing it, |
may as well make all fast, and then
there will be no chance for blame for
suffering him to remain in the room. T"
so saying, and putting the different
keys in his pocket, he at once disap-
peared, on his way to his own apart
ment. When the sound of his retiring
footsteps had ceased to be heard, Bart,
who had fingered in the room, sud
denly changed his sleepy, abiect APP
pearance for prompt, decisive look
and an erect attitude.
Two ideas above jackass two
ideas above jackass, chr" he said,
and slowly repeated, as with flashing
eyes he nodded significantly in the
direction his master had taken. "You
may yet find out, Squire Brush, that
my ears amt SIGH dispret sight
longer than yourn, arter all. -
With this he blew out the last re-
naming light, and CROPPED his way to
his own humble sleeping room, in the
low attic story of the back kitchen.
Here, however, he manifested no dis
position to go to bed, but sitting down
upon the side of his miserable pallet,
he remained motionless and silent for
fifteen or twenty minutes, when he be-
gan to soliloquise: "Jackass sleepy
evil!-not wit enough to see what
they are at in six weeks, Ell? Barty
Burt, you are one of small fishes, it is |
true: but, for all that, you needn't be |
walloped about at this rate, and BAN |
boozled, and swallowed entirely I'D by |
the big ones of this court and king
party. You know enough to take care
of yourself; yes, and at the same time. /
you can be doing something towards
paying these gentry for the beautiful
you have had from them
tonight, and at other times. The fact
is, Bart you are a rebel now-honestly
one of them-you feel it in you, and
you may as well let it out. So here
goes for their meeting, if it is TO be
found, if | am hanged for it.
Having, in this whimsical manner,
made sort of manifesto of his princi-
pies and intentions, as if to give them,
with himself a more fixed and definite
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
THE GREAT VERMONT STORY !
THE RANGERS
OR,
THE TORY'S DAUGHTER.
BY JUDGE ID. +. THOMPSON.
CHAPTER IlI-(Continued. J
BY JUDGE ID. =. THOMPSON.

Around long table, we'll furnished
with wine and glass, sat select com
pany of gentlemen. whose dress anc
department. denoted them to be persons
of the first consequence. And sucb.
indeed, may be said to have been the
fact, till the present time. for the
party embraced the judges and officers
of the court, and such of the most
stanch and influential of their support
ers as could be convened for a special
consultation, which, it was considered.
| the portents of the times demanded.
Here was the aristocratic and naughty
Brush, the host, and leading spirit of
the part, with his tlorid face. cracking
his jokes and ridiculing "the boorish
settlers" in which he was sure to find
a ready response in the boisterous
laugh of Peters and other young
supporters of the court and loyal party.
Here, too, sat the fiery and profane
Gale, ~ the clerk of the court, with his
| thin, angular features. and forbidding
brow, occasionally exploding with his
short, bitter, barking laugh, as, with
|many an oath, he dealt out ANTICIPATED
vengeance on all those who should dare
cross the path of the established
authorities. And here also was
Chandler the chief Judge of the court.
with his plausible manners, affectedly
|sncere look. and deferential smile. as
|he exchanged the whisper and mean
ling glance with his colleague, Judge
|Sabn stern, reserved and bigoted |
|loyalist, Or as he nodded appreciation
Ito the remarks, whatever they might
|be' Of those around him. These with
|Stearns, tory lawyer of some note.
|Rogers, tory land holder, Haviland, |
|and few others, all leading and trus-
N supporters of the court party, con
fuluted the company, or rather the
Eablnet council, here convened. all of
EShom,. as appeared by the entire free
Fqal OF their remarks, were fully in
faeh others confidence.
There was one person in the room,
however, who had no thought or feel
fng In common with the rest of those
present, but who did not appear to be
feemed by them of sufficient conse-
luehce 10 be lnterrogated in relation
r HIS opinions. or of sufficient capacity
4 comprehend what was said in his s
presence at least not to any degree
thlch might render it unsafe that
u should hear the discussion SO unre- j
ftfVedly going forward. This person. s
no was acting in the capacity of '
(aller to the company, being under
engagement to the master
4 Ihe mousse to serve him in such n
olk as might be wanted about the G
FOu a and stables, was youth of !,
III iaHaps eighteen, of quite an ordinary, Il
n nu even singular appearance. His "
Fsgre was low and slight, and he was u
fale 10 appear the more diminutive, n
ftalaps' by his dress, which consisted CT
|, r. suort trousers, long. coarse jacket, .
W d nat woollen cap, drawn down to =
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
EIy'S Cream Balm

is acknowledged to be the most thorough cure
Tor Nasal Catarrh. Cold in Head and Hay Fever,
OF all remedies. 1t opens and ceanses the nasal
passages, allays pain and Inflammation, heals the
sores protects the membrane from colds, re-
stores the senses of taste and smell. The Bal IN
Is applied directly into the nostrils, is quickly
absorbed and gives relief at once. The results
that follow Catarrh due 10 the dropping of poi
sonous matter into the throat, are Irritation of
the bronchial tubes and soreness of the lungs
accompanied by cough. In all such cases we
recommend Pineola Balsam to be used in Ton.
nection with Cream Balm.
ELH'S PINEOLA BALSAM will be found ex-
cellpnt tbrnat lunu inf N, m a,,t
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

EUGENE FIELDS ROMANCE.
HOW the Late Poet Met His Future Wife
''Pretty COmstOck CirIs',

Mrs. Eugene Field-Julia Suther
land Comstock-was the second of tn
five beautiful sisters, who are still
spoken of in st. Louis as 1.-THE prettr
Comstock girls Mr.. Field becam
acquainted with Edgar N. Comstocl
at the University of Missouri and the,
arranged to go to Europe together.
Prior to their departure Mr.. Fiele
was invited to spend few DAYS at th,
Comstock residence. He accepted anc
was there introduced to Julia Com
stock, then girl of Is.
It was case of love at first sight.
Mr.. Field remained month, and
during the whole time devoted himself
to the object of his affection. When
the month was ended he had declared
himself and been accepted. 1t was
agreed that the marriage should take
place upon his return from Europe,
where he expected to remain year.
He said good by to his beloved,
and, with her brother as a companion,
went to New York to embark.
Somewhere in the east Mr.. Comstock
lost sight of him, and after several
days of careful investigation. learned
that he had gone back to st. Joseph
for another farwell.
AT last they sailed. but six months
of absence was all Mr.. Field could
endure, and he returned to America,
hurried to the home of his little sweet
heart and insisted on a speedy we'd
ding.
On attaining his majority Mr.. Fie Id
came into the possession of hand
some fortune left to him by his father.
At % he had contrived to part with
large amount of it. and. as he had no
occupation and lived extensively after
marriage the housekeeping made ex-
tensive inroads upon the remainder of
it. Many years of struggle upon
scant salary taught Mrs. |
Field valuable lessons on financieriug,
but Mr.. Field never profited by any
Of it.
He remained just as improvident as
ever and although his income became
a large one it would hardly have paid |
the expenses of the household, added
to Mr.. Fields mania for books and
,urios, but for her wise administra-
lion.
There has always been only one weak
'pot in her armor, once wrote her
'ioiuci III law, OOuu Ddlld lyme, Sne
continued to repose confidence in her
husband. She would always intrust
o him sums which she had appropri-
tied for specific purposes. hoping
gainst hope that he might not divert
hem.
She once commissioned him to pay
he instalment due upon his life in
urance policy, having gathered to-
ether the requisite money with some
ifficulty. 4,
A few hours later he returned to the
ouse accompanied by man who bore
light large pasteboard boxes on his I
Mr.. Field had come upon
cry fine collection of butterflies
light hundred specimens, and forget
ing all about the insurance, had
urchased them.
Mrs. Fields only complaint was ex- .
ressed in the Words dear me,
ene, where on earth can we put all
lose things?"-( Boston Record.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22
Best
Family
Medicine

81 have taken Ayers Pills for
many years, and always derived
the best results from their use.
For stomach and liver troubles,
and for the cure of headache,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

wards Bart, whom the wary eye Of til
Q Judge had detected in slightly chang
: ing his position, 80 as to bring his ca
: more directly towards the speakers
| our witnesses and quarreling suit
] ors in court you mean, of course?'
Why yes-yes, your honor-if yo,
think that necessary - replied Patter
son, following the direction of tn,
others glance, and then looking in
quiringly at Brush, as if to ash
whether there was any danger to bt
apprehended from talking before the
servant.
Pooh nonsense said Brush,
readily understanding the mute appeal.
Nonsense! You could not make him
comprehend what we are talking about
in six weeks, if you should do your
prettiest. Why, that fellow has not
two ideas above a iackass $50 talk
out. -
We'll. then, resumed the sheriff, in
a lower tone, II have satisfied myself
that the rebels are plotting like SO
many Satans, and are in earnest about
carrying their threat into execution.
Now, the question is, what shall be
done--yield the point and submit to be
turned out Of the Court House to-mor-
row, MS if we were pack of unruly
boys, or what?''
"4ield." fiercely exclaimed Gale
mot till my pistol bullets have drank
the hearts blood of the id rascals.
first. -
Ay, Gale" responded Brush "that
would be well enough, but for one
small difficulty, which is, that these
demi -savages understand quite as
much of that kind of play as we do:
and so long as they outnumber us so
greatly, the fun of doing what YOU
would propose might be less than talk
ing about it. Let us have Chambers
opinion. What course is it best to
take, iudge?"
'Temporize! !" replied the latter, in
a low, emphatic tone, and with look
OF peculiar Significance tempori2e
till
IT'LL we can help ourselves" said
Patterson, taking up the sentence
where the other left it, or rather fin
shing in words what had been ex-
pressed by looks.
That's Just my notion remarked
Stearns. LET them see and be as
ured that we are for peace, and want
lothing but what is right; all of
which may be said truly. And in this
manner, il the thing is well managed,
heir suspicious can be allayed: and
We can get possession of the court
ouse as soon as our friends get on,
'hich will be by tomorrow noon
'ill it not, Patterson?''
Yes, unless this cussed food has ,
arried away all the roads, as well as {
ridges. " gruffly replied the Sheriff {
Yes, and if these mobbing knaves {
an be kept quiet till then, we shall :
e in situation to ask no favors''
And grant none, :" said Sabin, with G
Dol bitterness. I
!" You don't learn" asked Chandler, a
18th feigned indifference-"you don't
arm that the people have brought any r
fensive implements with them, do y
III, Patterson? 1t might be done q
verify, you know. Has this been s
en to, by proper measures--such as Il
the straw in the bottoms of g
eir sleighs, and the like?" a
Yes, thoroughly" returned the il
rmer; "they have brought no arms s.
it'll them, at any rate. We are I'M "
'ubtedly indebted to your honor's C,
illful management with them at %
hester for that. " Il
"Ay, ay," interposed Stearns, "no- O,
'dy but the judge could have execut. W
that piece of diplomacy with the al
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

Tor asthma. Con.
sumptives will inva.
riably derive benefit
from Its use, as t
/ quickly abates the
cough, renders ex.
4 pectoration ca sy,
assisting nature In
restoring wasted
tissues. There is a
large percentage of
those who suppose
their cases to be
consumption W no
are only suffering
from a chronic cold
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

(2) Thomas Chandler. PIONEER In the settle
ment of Vermont, was born at Woodstock
Conn, July %, 1903, came to Walpole about
1861 and was one of the selectmen of that town
for year or and in 1853 moved TO Chester,
then known as New Fiamstead, which he after.
wards got rechartered by the name of Chester
under New York authority.
His part in the Westminster affair and all
through the Revolution will be more fully dis
cussed IN a later note.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-22

or deep seated cough, often aggravated by ca.
tarrh. Both remedies are pleasant to use Price
of Cream Balm soc. per bottle Pneoa Balsam
csc. In quantities of $3.50 we will deliver free
Of express or postage, on receipt of amount.
ELY BROTHERS, Sc Warren ST., New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-19
Most Confirmed OF Woman Haters.

Probably the most confirmed MISC
gynist who ever lived was wealthy
old bachelor who has just died in
Vienna. After mis- death a bundle of
documents was discovered among his
belongings, labeled: attempts made
by my family to put me under the
yoke of matrimony." In this packet
we're sixty-two letters, the dates rang.
ing from 1845 to 1893, sufficient
proof of the tenacity of his relations.
So afraid was this strange man OF even
sitting near woman that whenever
he went to the theatre he booked
three seats, in order that he might
have one on either side of him empty.
When travelling in railway carriage
he was always careful to smoke large,
foul-smelling pipe, to keep away in
truders of the female sex. In his will
he said: "I beg that my executors
will see that am buried where there
is no woman inferred either to the
right or left of me. Should this not
be practicable in the ordinary course
of things, direct that they purchase
three graves, and bury me in the mid
die one of the three, leaving the two
others unoccupied. "-London News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-19
One OF the Biggest Eels on Record.

The crew of the fishing steamer
Annie L. Wilcox, Of Mystic, took on
board Saturday the largest sea eel that
any one could remember. The mid
dle of the week the crew had hauled
out the biggest eel any OF them had
ever seen, but Saturdays capture beat
the first one: The biggest of the two
cells weighed thirty-four pounds. He.
was five feet nine inches long and nine
teen inches in circumference. The
dimensions of the other eel were a.
follows; Weight, twenty-five pounds;
length, five feet three inches; circum-
ference, fifteen inches. @
These cells were taken in pounds be-
tween Watch Hill aud Point Judith,
which the steamer visits every day.
They were not SO lively as the little
cells are, in proportion to their size.
or they would have made things in
teresting. but they looked decidedly
ugly as they thrashed around in tho
nets.-New London (Conn.) Day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-19
Take no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
1t is Absolutely Pure.
T. All others contain alum or ammonia.
Driftuood Pete's Streak of Luck.

While splitting wood near his boat
house at the foot of Loughborough
avenue, yesterday afternoon, "Drift-
wood Pete" made lucky strike OF the
ak, which put him in possession OF
nearly $4OO in gold. He was pound
ing away at the hollow log, when the
ax cut through and struck some
metallic substance, which proved to
be an iron pot tight sealed With
eager haste he broke the top, and to
his delight gold coin came rolling out.
Upon counting the coins they
amounted to $4O0. The pot had been
incased in the log apparently for q
great number of years, and it is
thought to have been hidden in the
tree during the war. Where the tree
came from will probably never be
known. 1t had been felled somewhere
up the river, and drifted along with
the current to yield its treasure to
"Driftwood Pete" "Driftwood Pete"
has earned a livelihood all his life by
catching drifting wood and other
floating articles on the Mississippi
River during the summer months. It
was seven months ago that he caught
the log which contained the pot Of
gold, and it has lain near his cabin
ever since, until yesterday, when he
started to split it up for frewood. -
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-19
Contrast Between East and West.

''The open-handcd style OF doing
business begins to go out of fashion
rapidly as you come East" remarked
all Omaha man at one of the hotels.
I'm my town, for instance, the public
desks in the banks are literally sup
piled with blank checks and anybody
can help himself. Here if you want
q check you have to ask for it and if
the teller doesn't know you you don't
get it. If man set about it to get q
bank check for the purpose of COM
mitting forgery he could do it with
out very much trouble, imagine, but
every precaution helps to keep down
the volume of dishonesty in this
wicked world, I suppose. "-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-19
Sea Water Eats Steel.

When steel is exposed to the action
OF sea water and the weather, it is said
to corrode at the rate of an inch In
eighty-two years; an inch of iron
under the same conditions corrodes
in one hundrnd and ninety years.
When exposed to fresh water and the
weather, the periods are one hundred
and seventy years for steel and SIX
hundred and thirty years for iron.
Completely immersed in sea water,
the rates are: Steel. one hundred and
thirty years iron, three hundred and
ten years; and in fresh water, steel,
six hundred years, and iron, seven
hundred years. Iron piles corrode
most near low-water mark; marine
growths act as protection.-New
York Ledger.
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> A Remarkable Bible.

An old relic has been discovered in
Eureka, CAL. in the form of German
Bible, printed in 1887, in the days of
Luther, by Wendell Rihel, of Strass-
burg. The work is illustrated
throughout with scenes painted by
hand in water colors. The orthogra.
ply is mixture of the Saxon dialect
and the German of that age. 1t is in
q wonderful state of preservation, but
was rebound about two hundred years
ago. The relic is tho property of
George Framer, who has already been
offered over $1,000 for it.-New Or
leans PicaYune.