The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12


st. 'hudais ot hos-~herl.pa I ,topn,a
vas siyen . bed 10 q ca.@. plsht. n
sindos lookirs cot on TO The ys,s.s a
) tee leci from The ~indov stood . large
apple tree. II being sumner tho vic
dos sa,h was raised,
II upst ha.~ h-ss ABOUT m'apiso'
wien q sosne At the window avoks me.
snd ! eot oat OF bed 10 see what vas
the matter. 1t did not take Ions 10 dis
cover that some one was trying 10 sarpri'e
me, A msn had climbed the tree and
from a handy branch bad thrust oai :
plank TO resoh the sil OF The window.
I, vas the end OF the plank dropping on
The slll which aroused me,
| stood back little to watch, and
presently The fellow, whose color ! could
mol determine. started to creep along the
plank. didn't know eysctly what TO do
u fret. but finally decided TO give him
q fall Instead OF bullet Waiting until
be vas midssy between the window and
the tree, gave the esd OF the plank .
shove, aud down he went, yelling 10
,Hfisht ~ he found himself going, he
had ,,scsrceIy struck the ground when
some one seizad him. The house was
lsrmed. every body turned out. and when
got down the owner OF the house was
standing guard over the man aud saying;
Nov, then. Jim Hivers. You uu has got
yo'seli into powerful iussl You no
has been tryin TO git toto my cabin 10
the nighttime to rob the stranger. an II
you doan dance high iur 1t doau want
20 mo- meat
Wasn't lryin to got In, sulklly re
piled jim.
Then what was you IN doinf
Arter apples.
AFTER spples which amt as big IS
sbucks this time sy'ar jim you is bad
all the way up and down, I've knoved
il for y srs, 90 I've knowed that yo'
would &c, cotcbed some day. The cotcb
10 has srrove.
Cawnt prove, II ss'in me, calmly OBJ
served the prisoner
You uu jus, waitl I'm gwine TO lie 20
ap till daylight and then take 20 befo
Squr' Taylor
Jess meant to look Ia the winder, ex
planned jim, who was evidently beginning
to be alarmed.
On. yesl We understaudl Now you
np come along to the smokehouse an
dosn Try any tricks on mel
Next mor,iay be WAS regularly arrested
on q warrant charging him with intent
10 enter and rob. The examination oh
place in the schoolhouse. and the justice
cond ucted it without any lawyers to
bother. Wheu jim was asked 10 plead
BIO replied.
Jess didn't done it, and I'll stick to
my fat il you hang mel
Then III enter plea Of not guilty.
said bis honor. and be asked me TO take
the stand. testified as related above,
bat all was no! smooth sailing. When !
stated that was aroused by noise, Jim
put ipi
he On doan't dun say what sort Of 3
uoise, sausr. Thsr's mo than fifty kinds
Of noises, an be ups got TO come right
down foe.
When l said that looked ont Of the
window and saw Q man 10 the tree. be in
lerrnpted with:
Sqssr Taylor, is you IN gwiDe to put
hat down sgin msa Tbsr's vsr'us sorts
u men. How does be un know ii wasn't
niggsr' Pin him right down, 50 usr. 4
Couldn't bin no Niger, nohow, said
,is honor. Couldn't been nobody but
Tous. ksse yous the one cotched. {
When testified to pushing the eud OF +,
be plank off the sill, Jim looked down
or minute. Then bright idea came.
md he exclaimed: {
Hold be un down. squar. He says .
,lsnkl How long was the plsnka What c
ort OF wood2 Who did /. belong top {
)osn give he "a no high ground over me
Isse be looks pesrt. ID
The owner OF the house testified TO {
Ia wing been disturbed by strange noise
md be had just gone to the door when 9
linn fell from the tree. q
Shore it was me2 asked Jim d
OF co:e.
Dosn reckon ii was anybody else2 A
Coul1nt bin, ksse grabbed it,
Better be keeifull Yous on oath
What did l ssyP
Said you M was srfer apples.
Pot that down plaii squar. Apples a
snt as big as beans yit. an II was arter @
ppies II proves insanity. Thsrs one for b
ne, n
Whom be took the stand 10 bis own de Il
ence. be was asked: O
Prisoner, what is your name?
What you driving Ut. Slnar Tay lor. =
int no nee TO menshun sny nsmes sn o
Il, up gres. foss in de papers. jess
% right along steady. o
Are you resident Of this village. coun o
' and ststei r
jess bar hin Si1sr Taylor, thst q
sin't no law. Thst's only ioolin around
qss like man lookin up coon tree
ben the coon is somewbar eise.
Whist Is your occupation confined q
be squire,
Say. tqasr, exclaimed jim as he srose