The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-28
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"EXtruordlnar me "eulHeE ~
back.end," he said, afably.
"There's naetafng wraag WI The wa
ther" answered the stranger rudely'
IT'S fne and clear for seeing poaeh-
ers,"
The shepherd whlstled softly Could
this man be?
rs 1t possible" he said slowly and
dellberately-"can you be what they
ca ballift2"
"As yen sumo find out"
"Ay, man! Div We ken, never saw
n ballifr afore, and I've ay wondered
what they were like. But thocht they
would pit on bigger men for the Job
bod! I took ye for that new tailor
body that's come to the muirs."
The bailift was sensitive, and at the
suggestion his eyes flashed "Tallor"
he began. with snort of indignation,
but checked himself. I'm the mean
time" he continued. with forced polite
ness. IN trouble ye for your name"
"And what If ] dinna tell YEP" asked
the shepherd. swectly.
"Itll be the waur for yourself! I'll
iust haze to follow ye."
"Aweel. it's a gey lonesome bit o the
road anyway and III be name the
waur O. your company. We can haze
crack on the way. Ye see" he contin-
ued. as they set of together II Gamma
afford to gang to the jail just the moo
the wather's DER guId; and I've nae
slller to waste on fines"
III We wanna pay the fine, to the jail
sc maun gang"
wen see If We Gamma ind some ither
way" said the shepherd, chsarily. But
wen no crack about that the moo. Tax
a fII," and he held out stump of rank
black tobacco.
The baIllr was surly and taciturn..He
was deeply wrathfut at being compett'
ed to follow, and he walked onward in
stolid silence. The shepherd, on the
other hand, was in a particularly pleas
ant humor, and, considering his grave
delinquency, his conversation was light
hearted to an unseemly degree.
acr,a vo,vss" he said with a wave
% Nc hand toward the flock THE
Meet sbeen 10 he rot in the markell And
90 would scarcely believe IT. but 1
hooh, thorn frae the maist blackylrd
-. :, tho country ms n aueer
th,rg II doesna often happen: but
Tya managed It this time; and he
,o,.d ot good,v sheen with a grunt
~ .ot,sfoctIon and I see ye're eylng
tha dowrs " no continued. airify. Fine
onIr,o,s, Man arc thew mo- lust beau
Ties bath of them? 1t would TAX a
' 1,,', 10 boat tho black win; and for Meg
there's No, her marrow in the coun-
,,vside nmang sheep; she's a gieg yin,
ond mon n, n story / could tell abou.
ber YEN ken that wild bit, ava at
a., r.,d q, tho waiter ca'ed the Craig
s,ono weaI II was No dark winters
ni"st :" And he rombIed into some
.,orY NJ, ovor crcditabIe TO himself.
O. ho rat,la5 nm from subject to
.,,s,o.. stor,, ~ story entirely reek-
,os. ~ The fact that the bailiff paid him
- ~. loot o,,ent,or That minister
~ tho law albeit at heart he felt
s -, apnrehapsiye, preserved out
wardly a dignifed and scornful silence.
The day was approaching the dark
eninr. and the night frost was tingIing
in the faces of the two men when at
last the shepherd halted. They had
come to a place where the stream ran
in pools and shadows, and as far as the
turn in the valley there was no one in
sight
Meg" cried the shepherd, watch
tboe sheep" and he turned toward the
stream
"wbaur are We gaun?" asked the
hahn suspIelously,
"To catch saumor. Are We comia'?"
said the shepherd, cheerfully. He peer
cd cautiously over the edge of the bank
and drew back in silence. Hush!
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