The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-17

by some means lie with his own race
straightway dashed out vicious hind
leg like a hammer and came within
an ace OF the parsons own valuable
horse-not the one which he proposed
trading for mine-and the wind OF the
lash frightened the parsons horse, and
he in his turn dashed out and another
horse at his side sprang aside.
Straightway there was such a com
motion in the tavern yard as never
was, and slaves and white servants
shouting and forcing rearing horses to
their regular standing, and l stroking
my beast and striving as best 1 could
| to bring his pure horse wits to COM
| prehend the strong pressure and re-
| sponsibility of humanity for the situa-
ton. and the Barry brothers and Cap
tain Jaynes came running forth. Cap
tain Jaynes swearing in such wise that
it was beyond the understanding of
any man IMMERSED in that language
of the high seas: and Nick Barry,
laughing wildly. and Dick. glooming,
as was the difference with the two
brothers when in liquor
Ard the landlord one John Haipin,
stood in his tavern doorway with his
eyebrows raised. but no other sign
of consterna ton, knowing well enough
that all this could not affect his Gus
tom and being one of the most toughly
leather dried little men whom | have
ever seen, and his face so hardened
into its final lines of experience that
it had no power of changing under
new ones. And behind him stood peer
ing, some with wide eyes of terror
and some with ready laughs at moth
ing the few other roisterers in the tay-
ern at that hour. Twas not the best
time Of day for the meeting of those
choice spirits for the discussion of the
other spirits which he raised. willy
nilly from the grape and the grain.
for the enhancing of the joy of life
and defiance of its miseries; but the
Barrys and Captain Jaynes and the
parson were nothing particular as to
the time of day.
When the horses were something
quieted, 1, desiring not to unfold my
errand in the tavern, got hold of Par
son Downs by his mighty arm and ell
bowed Dick Barry, who cursed at me
for it, and cut short Captain Jaynes'
last string of oaths, and hallooed to
Nick Barry and asked if I could have
q word with them. Captain Jaynes,
though, as I have said, being in the
main curiously well disposed toward
me. swore at first that he would be
hanged if he would stop better bust
ness to parley with a convict tutor;
but the end of it was that he and
the Barry brothers and Parson Downs
and / stood together under that mighty
humming locust tree, and l unfolded
my scheme of moving the powder and |
shot from Laurel Creek to Major Rob |
ert Beverly's tomb.
Noel Jaynes stared at me d second, |
with his hard red face agape, and |
then he clapped me upon the shoulder |
and shouted with laughter and swore |
that it should be done, and that it /
was a burning shame that the goods |
had been put where they were to the
risk of maid of beauty like Mary
and that he and the Barrys
would be with me that very night be-
fore moonrise to move them.
Then the parson, who had a poetical
turn, especially when in his cups,
added quite gravely that no safer place
could there be for powder than the
tomb of love whose last sparks had
died out in ashes. and Dick Barry
cried, with an oath. that it would serve
Robert Beverly rightly for his action
against them i'll the Bacon rising, for
though he was to the front with the
oppressed people in this his past foul /
reachery against them was not forgot,
and well he remembered that when
ne was in hiding for his life
But then his brother hushed him and
said. with shout Of dry laughter
hat the past was past, and no use
ndwelling upon it. but that when it
,ame to a safe hiding place for goods
which were to set the kingdom in
blaze and maybe hang the ringleaders
re knew of none better than the tomb
II q first wife. which, when the second
vas in full power, was verify back of
he farthest back door of mans mem
Try.
So 1T was arranged that the four
we're to meet me that very night after
unset and before moonrise and move
he goods, and I mounted and rode
way, with Parson Downs shouting
fter me his proposition to trade
lorses and even Offering f1O to boot
vhen he saw the splendid long pace
# my thoroughbred finging out his
egs with that freest motion of any
hing in the world unless it be the
Witt upward cleave of a bird when
he futtering of wing wherewith he !
ath gained his impetus hath ceased
nd nothing except that invincble ris-
lg is seen.