The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13
ScOtt'S Emulsion,

tance, now came running up, witt
an excited air to his companion; "the
are upon us again, with twice a
many men az before, and plenty O
guns -
"In with the news - said Wood
burn, as the appearance of the hostil
party wheeling up towards the Cour
House the next instant confirmed tn
others statement-''in with the news
and tell them to man the doors. or il
two minutes we shall be routed. ~
Instantly springing into the door
which he unfortunately left open, Bar
made the announcement to French
who was restessy moving about il
the passage, and who repeated tn
same in voice which started all
both above and below TO their feet.
"They are coming for our blood !"
he added, in tone of strange. will,
glee. "Ay. there they come, | Sc,
them leveling their guns in the yard
| Now for the victims Let us die lik,
The report Of two or three muskets
and the whisting of bullets through
| the passage just over his head, cu'
short the speaker. A moment oil
breathless silence ensued; when the
harsh. ruifian voice Of Patterson waf
heard from without
Damn We. why don't you fret"
\ general discharge Of the fire arms
of the assailants, flashing tiercely or
the surrounding darkness, and sending
| their deadly missiles through the
passage, windows, and sides Of the
house, in every direction, instantly
followed the ferocious order. And, in
the expiring light, the fated French
was seen to leap into the air and thu n,
spinning giddily round and round an
instant. fall, with low, short screech,
prostate on the floor; while mingled
groans. rising from half dozen others
along the passage, told also the fear
full effect of the murderous volley.
With the discharge of their arms,
the assailing force, guided by their
torch bearers, made a rush for the
Court House. AS they approached the
door. Woodburn, who had kept his
sprang forward to dispute their pas
sage, and. after knocking up the
swords and bayonets that were aimed
at his breast, laid about him 80 Justify
with his cudgel, that the whole party
were, for some minutes, kept at bay.
Al length. however, Peters, who was
near the rear OF the hostile column,
perceiving it was his hated opponent
who was disputing the pass 80 res
olutely, stealthily crept round those
in front, and coming up partly behind
his intended victim, with a protruded
sabre, aimed deadly lunge at his
body, exultingly exclaiming with the
supposed fatal thrust,
There! id rebel, take that"
And you thatn' cried the other,
who, having, from a lucky turn in his
body at the instant, received only a
flesh wound on the inner side of his
arm. now, with an upward sweep of
his cudgel, knocked the sword of the
detestable assassin twenty feet into
the air and you that! and that !"
he added, as, with quickly repeated
blow over the head, he sent his foe
reeling to the earth.
But the weapon OF the intrepid
young man being caught, and his body
fercely grappled by four or five of his
exasperated foes, he was soon dis
armed, and, in spite of his desperate
borne into the court house
with the crowd who now rushed
furlously along the passages, wound
ing with their swords, and beating
down with their guns and clubs with
out distinction or mercy, all whom
they met in their way.
Guard the doors instantly" shout
ed Patterson, who perceived the num-
bers of the vanquished party we're re
treating through the different doors
don't let another of the id rascals
And, halo, there, jaller
bring on the keys OF the prison rooms
we will cage the whole lot, dead or
alive, and let 'em be enjoying . few
Of the fruits of their rebellion now,
and the blessed anticipations of being
hung for high treason hereafter. "
The obsequious jailer soon appeared
with the required keys and the doors
IF both prisonrOoms were speedily |
unlocked and thrown open by the
directions of the sheriff.
Now, tumble them in, boys re-
sumed the sheriff, with look and tone
II savage exultation.
Eager to obey, the supple tools of
arbitrary power now commenced driv |
ing all those of their prisoners who
had not been too much disabled by |
their wounds to stand, together into
the prison rooms. They then seized
hold of the wounded, who lay weller
ing in their blood in different parts OF
the floor OF the long passage, and be-
gan dragging them along by their limbs
10 the same estimation.
"Monster - exclaimed WOODBURY.,
looking back from the felon's cell
which he was about to enter, and adj
dressing Redding, who stood mimick.
ng. with fiendish glee, the groans and
.ontortions of French, as he lay gasp
ng and writhing in mortal agony on
he spot where he fell, just beyond the
short passage dividing the prison
.ooms monster, he repeated.
would you insult the dyings"
Eyes, DIN you!" savagely interposed
tale. stepping forward; "he has got
ust what he deserved and | wish
here we're forty more of you in the
anne predicament. Drag him along
n there with the rest Of 'em, Red
ling."
"Ay. ay." responded Patterson, lin
With him! And l can tell the rest of
hem. they had better be saving their
,ity for themselves for they will all be
n hell before to- morrow night"