The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-04-12
DYING LIKE A oINTLIMAN

s~~kNes ihe Hsi sbAea Fea HVD hVf
VALLEY 10 Woors Walls.
The trail -s 800 miles long and 10
op ball and dovn, ever plsia aud tLrous
scrnb sBd rov shd hen crossed rive
or climbed . mouptsip.
The feet Of 8 600 Assirslisn sol ) huu
err, scccmrsnied for hall the distance b
sss rs .od pset horses. tad lett sueh
plain rosi behind u the Etnt 3 0N
eguid toi 40 sstrsy
A, 90 poip, on The trail eouli dosst
scrss men hsve been picked 90, than tb'
" who ssi sronnd Jim Aguev's campfire
They hsd banded together becsuse they
sefs bad Had tSey Travelled siosly tbey
soaii have Jared dIy at The hands oil
be cfowd
At o'cloch, With every man ripe for
mischief from the liqnor be bed inbibed,
the camp bad caller two Of them.
mso turued 10 from The trail and
passed the 6te aud halted 10 the mids, Of
the qurrelins gang aud dropped bur
den from his bsck, Ii Sss little girl 7
or s yssrs cid and sound asleep.
He pulled bl.bket from under man
and fpfe.d II ont to make . bed for the
child, sld be tucked her up with tender
hsnd before be strsisttsnej up and look
ed sbout him and said:
l carried her on my back from Sydney
TO Hope Valley, and. 6uding the rush on.
I'm bound for Woons Walls.
Aod who may you bei queried Jim As
new OF the stranger.
A gentleman. cir, or the wreck OF a gen
tlemsr, was the reply. Y1u csn call me
Scott.
And Is this your child2
No. cir, daughter OF my I-partner.
Mrs Joe T,ylor He was another wreck
OF 9 gentlemsn. Sue wss motherless, end |
when be died lev We, ks ago be left her
10 my charge Couldb't refuse to take her,
cir no eentl, msu could. Very interest
ing young person, bound TO make 9 lady
II properly reared and educated. She'll
be waking up directly, and then we'll
shank you iors bite TO eat.
Il was boarding the lion 10 his den.
Alter two or three miautes the men recov
erei from their sslonisbment, aud then
there was resentment at the cool and
nervy way their camp had been invaded.
ha hsl,ra a
unkempt. and dissipation was to be read
10 every line OF bis face. but yet instinct
told them that he was not tf their ilk.
No matter Whist he was now, be bad one
day been gentlemtn. There we're nut
tsrines aud threats. and presently Jim As
new said;
Bay. I've heard OF youl Yon ere Scott. {
the gam bier You used to hang out at
Red HilIe.
Your inform itioD is correct sir / used
TO be gentleman. Then was Scott, the
gan bier. At present l an Scott, the
wreck OF q gentleman and guardian Of
thst cbild. QIite correct cir.
Hang your gentleman businessl shouted u
jim % his temper begsn TO boil up. Say, I
boys, lets chip 10 and buy the kid NIB
be she'll bring more lack than 9 hump u
back.
Ys; let's buy the bid shouted bali 8
dozen men in chorus. Of
Geutlemen. said the gambler ss be wsy
, ! his hand tox,rd the eirl. who had
been awakened by the shouts. permit me
% introduce Mis-, Ethel Tsy lor Of Sy dney.
iaus hier OF Mr.. Joseph TsJ lor. deceased, AZ
,x.convict, gsmbler. shsrpyr and bad 'un "
ln dyirg be left bsr In charge
II bis partner. the wreck Of Q gentleman, ~
rho has nov been . day aud 9 bali With =,
ut food. bat who wouldn't sell out bis .,
rust for sll the gold in Australia. .,
You'd better take . wslk exclaimed Ag
lew after q long look st the ssmbl II,
After the girl has eaten, sir, WAS the 90.
uiet reply. -.
The girl stays here. no
Not unless en- dead. :,
The man Agnew backed of . few feet -
pd pullet revolver from his belt and
,ised bis srm until the muzzle wss on . -,
ne with the gamblers right eye. The -,
rm rested there, and IS his fugers curled !.
'ound The trigger he said: ~.
III give yoi until count five.
H. ~ cto nnA nnnt
7. ssid Scott ss be bslf turned aud lifted 'o
is ragged cap 10 the girl. W.
She did not rise up nor call ont Az
~ meant to kill The msn before him II VII
did net move vfi. but si.er bic words to dn
Ie girl bis arm slosiy fell There wss ont
leuce for minute, and then the boss Of ind
Ie gsns ssid:
Cnss me. but you've got nervel Si. inc
,sn aiib The gal and 6ll up. dec
II vss accounted \ strange thing with the
70 ''rasbtrs" to zee . little girl among eve
., bsnd Of "bsd uns. esoh taking tnrn ]
ID turn about to carry bsr on bis back, frie
d both gusrdisp End wsrd lound them bir
lves among friends tep
Iadeed before the new disginss we're thr
sched Jim Asnes and SCOTT we're &c blei
united partners 1t vss stranger yet l
st little Ethel hsd liking for jim. Tor
A, Woous Wallis the child shared the TO |
ID OF shsniy With th tso men. Child LETT
oueh sbe yes. Scott treated her With 81 bis
,st - much tormslity ss II sbe bsd been 90 ,
Iifioi 90 told
Agneu tsested htr ~ child, enc, 10