The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-07-13

y softb ttlltns nan ioff
: By mis- travelling armed. coneisely. Tut
Q Nr Fitzroy DO yoa conceive, cir. b,
. c.nse luck has hitherto beea With you II
. sending you caasrds aud unsrmed trsye
o ers. Who would willingly Tvs their purse
+ TO save Their skins, IL will be 80 hwsys
4 Inly, cir, you speak like
D A coward. ssid Fi'zroy am not one
. bat Ibis lace clearing liiile-he whC
comes hither iss coward. and msy ee,
7 tf siihoul blood he'd. Ia faith. vs.,
9 boro gentleman. snd even 10 battle
; shers man m.y kill aud not hang for IT.
: there would slssys come 90 uneasy voice
J between mo aud my sword. thst would
seund like CRY Of reproAch from my
! mother or sister. Yet | bsvs no, seen
} either Of them since was isi OF twenty.
How. nov. si,l starting up As q shadow Of
a man fell acfoss the doorssy. You have
changed you miad'
come to crave your pardon si'. saia
Dancan McDousall. srsyely, And to eat
} supper with you, ifthis good woman hath
sught TO give us. Pardon my suspicious,
and Pive me your compony ior the rest OF
the tosd, Tor, in truth. sm afraid OF its
loneliness.
Say no more. snii Fi,zroy With ieverish
eagefness, helping him dismouut. We
will both eat aud sleep here, and the o d
woman shall stable your hoss where she
bAth taken mine.
McD1ugall started slightly Us the crone
took the tridle. Her appearance snd that
OF the house. was uuprepossessiug, and
bis Scotch cAut ons returned on hin.
He stood up rightly. while Fizroy open
ed hii eyes in unieigned surprise, and
loudly recitsd long Presbyterian grace,
before be would take the seat indicated
for him.
Am.p OF reli. ilnl exclaimed Fitzroy.
He had not intended to say it aloud, but
the performance OF so distinctly devotion
al an act 10 the presence OF . stranger was
as astounding to him as it was uoremsrks
BILE to The Scotsman, who complscently re
Piled, his month ful OF bread and cheese:
Officer OF Ballantyne kirk, and man OF
peace toward all.
Yet you travel armed, suggested Fixroy
doubtfully.
A commendsble means OF securing
peace, is ii not, sirp / hear over much OF
.hese socnled gentlemen OF the road, who
kill man in haste and discover his power
ty at leisure, to have a mind to ride unpro
tec,ed when am travelling alone.
Have you ever heard, asked Fitzroy,
csrelessly. Of one they call the Irish Pad
dy, who hsth been making himself SOM 9
what oflicioui in these parts? The Scots
man shook bis head. The slow creeping
twilight bit the slow creeping rec 10 Fitz
roys face as be said lightly;
Oh, we'll. these gentry practice for gain,
rather than lame, so tis not surprising you
should not have heard OF him yet. BE
sides be hatb so far kept bi. hands clean
OF bood, they say, which saves man .
deal OF potce. But may ask, sir, why
lis you appear to erndge these poor fel
lows the name Of gentleman, TO which
many Of them, by birth at least, are enti
tledp
Because the speakers uttersnce was
still rendered indistinct by vigorour mssti
cation, while Fi'ztoy sat and unhsppily
eyed his food being by birth st least, per
soually disqualified for that title, ], an
honest man, begrudge it to o set OF COW
ardly thieves. Twas long time since
m most OF them we're born. and | hold that
their patent Of gentility hath expired. Al
ter ALL It's bit OF Judas work, betraying
their harmless fellows for few filthy
coins Pabl Ism farmer, and work in
the dirt all day, but would not touch
such money.
Hold, sitl cried Fitzroy impetuous',
while the old woman irowned 10 the back
ground. You are hsrsh, methinks, !,
100. am honest, yet have the poor mans
sympathy for him who, feels the world
owes him living and the right to COLLECT
ii.
And l. disputed McDougalI, have the
poor mans sympathy for ,bsse who, hsv
ing by hard labor collected ii, desire TO
keep it. Tis natural, is il notp
You argue we'll, sir; yet there is rome
thing to say for the hiehwsymsn some
times Take the case OF him Just spoke
OF, the Irishmau they call Paddy OF the
Roads. Tis not man | admire. nor
would willingly stand 10 his shoes; yet
tie said he was fine, gallant lad ten years
since, ruined at cards by cheating game
ster Colonel whom be could not denounce
Why. raid The Scotsman, that 1 call
What mean you. sirl Wnat dare your
hand was where soldiers carry
their swords. He had sprung 10 bis feet.
snd bis voice echoed indignantly TO the
low rsfters. will not int. what 4 vile ,
temper sm 10. for that an crossed 10 .
friendly argumen,l Pardon me. sir; and
laugh at my heat 80 much as you wish.
|. myself. may wax rs bot 10 putting the
ulter csse-thst Of the honest wsyfsribg
man OF trade or toll j, Tor instance, OF
course, carry psught worth taking. ,
OF course not, ssreed Fi'zroy crsiiily,
lbe travellers previous words ye, ringing
ID bis ears: My horse carries = heavy i,
osd.
Yet, we're |. but thirty stillings. or bat /,
me shillisg, or bu. sirpence. would bot !
inhxer II mn Tor thirty hlnnderhnssls In