The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-20

ing, vainly endcavoring TO discovo,
the cohcealment of the fugitive. Vevcd
Wnu disappointed at being thus baked
"oolpurn was on the point of oivinn
up me chase when he caught a oiimnss
OF the other, emerging from a thicket
mo me road, not hundred yards die
taht, ana starting off on a gallon in tho
direction first taken. Incited 10 fresh
eXertons WOODBURY. now shot forward
atter his flying foe with n velocity
winch none but horse trained 10 tbe
rough paths of the wood could ooual
ana which consequently soon hronoht
the parties in close vicinity to esnb
other. Peters, now seeing no furtbcr
chance to escape suddenly pulled nnt
a pistol and turning in his saddle die.
charged it at Woodburn who. whoIly
unframed by the badly aimed instrn
n'enl, instantly returned the fire. Tbe
puiiet on the latter, grazing the person
OF the former, entered the head of bis
startiea ana rearing horse, just back
or the ears, and after two or three fear
Iuil pluhges onward brought him to
the ground. Leaping from his falling
morse, the desperate loyalist gained
ms feet and discharged another pistol
at "oodGurn; when perceivlng his
opponent still unhurt, and about TO
make rush upon him, he leaped over
the body of his dying horse. still
Wondering in the edge of the bushes.
and, IN the noise thus occasioned. and
IN the screening smoke of his own
iire, made good his escape into the
forest.
Come back, miscreant coward y,
shouted WOODBURY., dismounting and
ieaplng forward to the place where the
other had disappeared come back
and decide your fate or mine. y
But the new made tory colonel, who
was more coward from conscience
than nature, in the present instance,
perhaps did not see fit to accept the
challenge for further personal com |
bat, and WOODBURY., judging that any
attempt to pursue him in the woods |
would be useless, reluctantly gave up
the chase, and turned to go back to his |
horse: when Bart running IN and
peering an instant at the diving horse
and then at his friend, rushed by the
latter and throwing himself on the neck
of his loved pony fell to hugging and
fondling her in AN ectasy of delight
80 Lightfoot! Lightfoot !" he ex.
claimed lucky divil that you are not
spraying and kicking, like your tory
brother here in the bushes. Yes. that
you are Lightfoot; and You shall have
an oat supper to night that would make
a horse laugh, for catching up with the
rapscalion" Bart r'said Woodburp. in
surprises "how did you get wind of
this? But no matter You. have come
too late''
Know it--couldn't help it. though
had other fish to fry first, that
mustn't cool. Captain Rose and sixteen
other tory prisoners are on the road
just below.
Prisoners! how? By whom taken?"
20. Captain Barney, and Bart and
|, and Mr.. Strategem and one or two
others, -
What. only three or four of you to
seventeen"
mo: was only thanking party of
ten in the bushes, and sergeant of
'em-cocked all their guns for them,
by cooking and unlocking my own
talked for 'em all out of seven corners
of my mouth at once. and kept 'em
from firing till the word, you know II
We heard your firing and called you
the front guard: and-and we took
'em-every dog of 'em'
''Bravos and no fool of an exploit ;
on your part either, Bart if all this
is so. But are the prisoners secure? I
Had We not better hasten to join the
"No, two or three more came up just
then as | left, and there's enough now I
to manage in that qnarter: buts the
advance guard here must he kept up /
until we get em out to the great road. I
lest the sneaks slinx away through |
our fingers as your smart trooper did |
lust now Let's see-about eight c
strong we will have this guard, ] q
guess will he rank and file, and you
shall ,be the officer. Come, mount |
they'll be poking their heads along d
in sight in moment. Ay, there they '