Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
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shake OF the head, IF wishing would
make the mare TO go, I know who'd
be the Squire o. Hurst" and he point
Led with his pipe to the ceiling, above
which the Savage was thoughtfully
pacing to and fro.
We've had enough o. Davenants,"
began the miller; but Jobson stopped
him with a warning gesture.
mo names, South-no names; this
air a public house, and I'm a man as
minds my own business"
$50 was the last squire" retorted
the miller, who was not to be put down
i-'leastways, he didn't NEEDLE or help
his neighbOrs. Not one shilling have
took from the Hurst since was that
high. Is there a man in this room as
can say he'll be a penny the worse for
Squire Ralph's death?
And from what l see it seems to me
that If things go on as they appear to
be going, we shan't be much better for
the new squire, If the names to be the
same"
"a nice spoken gentleman, Mr..
Stephen" muttered the tailor, from be-
hind the table.
The miller smiled and shook HIS
head.
There's some grain as grinds so
soft that you can't keep it on the
ground from the wind; but it don't
make good bread neighbor. No! Now
the youngster up above" and he jerked
his head toward the ceiling, 'he comes
OF different branch-same tree, mind
yer. but a healthier branch. 1t will be
good news for Hurst Leigh If it's found
that Master Jack is to be our head"
Nothing soft about Mr.. Jack. If all
we hear be true, it's a pretty wild
branch of the tree he comes from"
They say he's wild. No doubt; he
always was. can remember him a boy
home for the holiday. He used to
come down to the mill and poach my
trOut-a bit of boy no higher than
that"-and he put his hand against the
table-"as fine boy as ever see.
I One day caught him, and told him I'd
either give him a thrashing or tell his
uncle; for, do yer see, we allus called
the old squire his uncle.
"'All right said he, wait till I've
landed this fish and well settle it be-
tween US like gentlemen Another
timeI found him in the orchard. 'well,
/ Master Jack says /, 'bean't you got
enough apples at the Hurst, but you
must come and plague me?' He thought
moment then he looks up with that
audaciOus fash in his eyes, and says,
quiet enough: Stolen fruit is the
sweetest, South. If you feel put upon
take it out of the Hurst Orchard.
give you leave What was to be done
with a boy like that? Fear, He
didn't know what fear was. Do any o.
you reminder that roam mare as the old
parson had? Well, Master Jack
hears us talking o. the spiteful beast
one day, and nothing nd do but he
must go off and ask the parson to let
him ride 'un. OF course the old fellow
said no. Two nights after that the
young varmint breaks open the stables,
takes out the mare, saddles her, and
rides her out to the common. was
late at the mill that night. and | hears
her come Gathering down the yard like
a fire-engine. with Master Jack on her
back, his eyes flashing and his hair a.
flying, and him a-laughing as If 1t was
the rarest bit % fun in the world. I'd
just time TO cut across the meadow to
the five-barred fence, and here he come
past me. making straight for the fence
waving his hand and shouting someut
about Dick Turpin. All, and he took
the fence, too, and when that vicious
beast threw him, and we came up to
him. lying all o. heap. with his arm
his face-what's he do but laugh at
us, and swear as we'd startled herr
And as for fighting! There warn't a
week but what he'd come TO the mill,
all cut and mauled, for the missis to
wash him and put him TO rights. He'd
never go home to the Hurst those times.
Even then the old squire and him
didn't agree. The old man called him
a Savage, and I hear as that's what
they call him up in London, and yet
there warn't a house in Leigh as he
warn't welcome in. Many and many a
time he's slept up in the mill loft
after one Of his harum-scarum tricks,
and many's the time I've faced the old
squire when he's come after him with
a horsewhip."
They say that he run through all
the money, as was his by rights, up in
London I'm fast living" said the parish
clerk. gravely.
May Le." said the miller. CURLY. eff
fast living means open-handed living.
it's like enough; he never could keep
a shilling when he was a boy. the first
tramp as passed had it, safe as a gun.
What's bred in the bone must come in
the flesh. Here's to the new squire
II It be Master Jack" and the sturdy
old man raised his glass and emptied
its contents at one vigorous but steady
pull.