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Show BY THE SF.NI IN FI. 01IV4 vl!KMlDAM 1MI IT TIIE HOME SENTINEL I V. revr t will Ii pn.d ! TiiM-r- y. iny eyes, and a rontrli voice, in suppressed tones, said. Make no node, hoy. Wo dont want ter hurt ye, but 'll hev ter Tver IT MIK DID. n!ss a yun man that jut nuts me 1 don't coinealoiigquietlv. Wevegot J4M. T. JAKKMO. tlmiMjffr. Ta! er Than I hy at 1;t half ft h ad P. O. Kk 5 7 a iittle job for ye ter do tore we eo I. T. JI tirv!y mu?t be wit a a lae bujrht find home, 'n' thers a h nif stiekin' right k trio J toward e f e make the least troubinhale pnh r f ft iuht blfjp, Theke i a city of hniwn or u hair rjr wtrin le.' iants nut one of whom ruro a : it fur lbs triad. h lijiht I bad already teased what little dan-ftial -u fine coin IieHiuse is but mstfit par ari iuinr idoHar, 1 had attempted at first, resistance iv too. anknown in the part of India ulifw And tU as ftod Juries usvr w.rr t Id. tor I was neithera large noru strong the city is locate.!. No Miiokil.u a l!osw-for t lie vf.-lad of my age, and I felt that I was At d of rcuiiM no iwuaika that are rude or in the grasp of at least two strong tl! hivd. Wff v I M air ?hov its effort in the 1 d lik b so 1 allowed them one on e.-- h him And to men; iilways yiih!y Constitution- and progeny of those who drssd. to side, hurry me along. The night are oblige eonfmtly to. breathe thy The umi.jf num I mairy. khe ail the was a cloudy one nnd the stores were aid tame. A healthy, sound nee of people all closed, so tlial the streets Were Cannot bo reurol am.J such surround' And thn tue maid iuau usl !.p d.d. she darker than usual and 1 knew there dm inrs. was little bkei. hood ill any one in A tiio-urp ol f How urn li hittr than our progress. terniptmg The man or woman who run not h, 1 knew we had not turned, nnd o w ne a !? ? "ttr that but awkw.irdlv that hni pive an entertainment without the aid 1 was t lien-lorbeing taken in the A yossddy bp of a professional assist ml should pro iat that no bnld-- eonM ed same direction I was at first moving, dan And li Dire was a creak, arid he Dut of the business. Formality is an like ii b'.ir. that is, toward Salem street, nnd And hi tmw it min led, find dullgry wre was aware when we crossed that empty diow and kills all heartin;ri tii- - c and good will and when we passed And )ih d si tIip hour and Ktupidly fare, thoroughfare, And he nevei aid nii'.thing witty or wie, Hanover street without turning, and The king of Spain vwnt to the thea- And he Kinuked a la pipe, and liorn morning that the next street would be Ann. tilt infill ter a bhort time ago, for the Erst time which had not t lie nbeen re christened In lii mouth held of strong st Tobae o a in bis life, ihvlty soon he will be big North street. Then I feared I was Utiid. and to roll Ami he drps-e- d but enough, he bad two being kidnapped to be taken out to enough to attend milium, unite. sea. I had heard of such things ochis own cigarettes. His majesty, howAnd she unit i led him gladlv she did. she curring to boys. ever, will not have attained the kinder- did. (ientleinen. I began, what have Hat per lhuar. garten age for some time et. I done. Where are Shut yer yawp, younker, orver n The man who gives his time and IDENTIFIED. goner, and 1 felt something pointed money in trying to connect with the No pressing against my side. prio wheel of the Louisiana lottery is I tell ye, if ye to come harm'll ye, l,V AN OLD l.(K KSMITII. likely to none to the eonclusiou that mind. life is not worth living. And indeed We pass Ann street, still on Cross, Ml day ill the nn-- t It is so for him. The wheel of fortune of 1 S r, . blit after pl'ori'eding a few paces limn knows its proprietor. farther we stepped off the sidewalk while I was workthe cobbles nnd took several onto At'Tt.lc the aguny is all over, the. ing a ail appren- tarns beforeregainingthe bricks, nnd men w ho rat up nights declining t ho tice to tt prumi-iien- f when we again went straight honor anti tin, mi others who nearly ran Boston loc- on I knew by the slope of their log-- . otT after it will appreciate sidewalk that the buildings ksmith, n man the were still on my right, but the wisdom of the, man with his hat came into the whether on the same side of the lull of Im.iug heoi, who simply tawshop to get Mr. Senile, my employer; street or in tliesnmestreet I could not ed wood and slid notliing. to open a safe, one of the keys of determine. Presently, however, we Esiaeil is making its way. In the which hail been lust, and the posses turned a corner to the right, and as the occasional, sounds public schools of Japan the English nor of the other being away for some we procoeii-eot coarse la ugh ter and drunken voices is ho to language lauglit by days. required and violin play mg issuing from places taw. The brightest and most ambitious Mr. Searie questioned theman con- - we passed showed that I was on Ann of the young men in the open ports and . the make of the safe, and bv street or one of ita equally disrepucomint reml cities of lunauro all eager cermng the character table intersections. to learn English has a passport to llis rtJ ,lioH We now crossed one more street too of the lock, nnd being busy to at- nnd had proceeded wealth, position nnd employment. 100 tend personally to the job he culled paces when m.v nostrils perhaps wereassailed Ar the Paris Hippodrome the chief me, gave the necessary' directions, by a peculiarly disagreeable but was the spec attraction for the sea-o- u nnd told me to accompany the mes- familiar odor that enlightened ine taele of a lion taking equestrian exor-tis- e at once as to my locality. In om part of the city stood nn the animal really mounted on the senger. I was at this time seventeen years old tenement back of a horse and being carried sevbuilding of the vilest eral times around an ouelosure. The old, had been some two years at the class, the ground tloor of which receipts accruing from this novel per- trade, was apt and had acquired un- was occupied hv an Italian junk formance uro stated to amount to more usual skill in it for so brief n dealer, while the basement or cellar was used by a cheap dealer in than half a million dollars. period, nnd Mr. Searie, pleased lades from and pells; and ss and with my interest these two places came two distinct Eai'ghinu is catching and It also iti the b progri had confided effluvia, wiiicli, combining, made a siness, tnav he uttended with pain anil mortimost indescribable but sickening fication. Miss Taggart of Plainfield, much ol his own secret knowledge of stench, such as I never encountered of elsew N. J., laughed so hard at one of her the craft tome, and particularly here, and which generally inescort's jokes that she dislocate I her his method of ascertaining the in- duced me to pass on by the other jaw. For two hours, before a doctor terior mechanism and arrangements side. So, ns my enpors hurried me sould bo found, she suffered terrible of locks ot rival makers, by which he away, I recognized this odor and It eventually took two phvsi-fian- s was agony. enabled to pick even knew wleae I was. generally forty minutes to get tho jaw back the most diflleult of those then in use. However, we had scarcely passed to its socket. of effluvia when 1 was I went with the man, who was a tiie point turned sharply to the right, and, ns WllKN a Chinaman is arrested in messenger in a broker's office on I judged from the echoing of our feet California ho does not give the correct State street where the loeked-usafe andjthe closer pressing of my guards, celestial name, but puts up an was, and on arriving proceeded at conducted up nn alley lor a few rods when a left turn brought me against This is often once to America combination. my work. Several persons some stone which we ascended. For instance, when Ilop amusing. besides the proprietor were present, A door was steps, and we entered a I eo was brought in before a San Franopened and all watched with much interest house. cisco justice lie gave his name as in-of two nnd for stairs which a turn I flights did not Up movements, v Cabbnge Cow. John is imitative and to we entered a room, nnd the right so care did as esnot interfere American long they 00U falls Into ways where my captors, seating mein a w ith my space iuul light. pecially the evil ways. cfiair, for the first time released The safe was one of the best their grasp on my nrm. Archdeacon Fakuaus son, now nt f exclaimed one, that makes of that time, There, .JyhigU University, is qjUd ft wit, pnd lock an the excellent job is safely over. la Philadelphia he was Whifo ho Y(S, returned the lever tlio of kind, One wheres Clint? I thou; lionized a good deal. One evening nt but in less than half an hour I here first, dinner a rather fresh yotu Your father had f ted a key to it, frtfiglily made There he is now, said the first turned to him nnd said: Is one of tho big guns of England, is but sufficient to unlock it, nnd grent speaker, ns a light step was beard as113 was at one were the expressions of wonder nnd cending the stair, and soon the door ic not, Mr. Farrar? admiration nt my skill, opened and a t bird person entered. time, replied tho young man, potUl effort to without Hullo, hoys! So youve got him, Now, inakibg know." was a canon, lie you litely. do so, I had, during the operation, 1 see. Well, thats lucky for I dhl Th e French republic is stronger to--, mt'a the various persons piesent, hate to have to force the damned Frond tl nlul a'nongtlnun wasoneyoungman, thing, said the new comer, and I flay in the affection, of tho . who said verv little, but watched my heard him place something heavy, people than ever Indore, roc tho first efforts with marked interest, and You see apparently, on the table. tho after time since its whom I judged to he n clerk in the Ive got our prize, too. Take off bis fall of the commune the world enn see office. He fsis not over thirty years hoodwink nnd let's proceed to busino formidable dangers threatening its of age, was ot medium height, of ness. I could hear some slight movements security. The monarchy is tt ghost of light complexion, with uothingsti-ik-inabout his general appearance to nnd then one of them eainetomeand the past, which rises no more from the bloody gravs where it was laid n lmn- - distinguish him Irotn ordinary men, removed the bandage from my eyes. dred years ago and where at.ln.t ii' but, ns on one occasion he turned his My companions all wore masks of head usideto answer some question black cloth, so that I could form no rests in nenee of the broker's, I saw a small, bright idea, of their faces. WiiATtVEit progress has been made red mole on the buck ot his ear, or, Now, my young friend, said the in the improvement of society has been rather, there were two moles joining leader, addressing me, "we mean you vecured by tiie exposure of its evils and so ns to form an outline of tiie figure no harm if you do what's wanted without making any fuss. I said the attack upon injustice, dishonesty hi inverted. I find been taught by Mr. Senrlo nothing, for 1 was still dazed and and wrong wherever it exists. 'There is plenty of room for improvement; nnd tlmt, in njubof this sort, my work somewhat frightened, and 1 observed the critics of evil in the present day wns nccoinpliilied with the picking of that he held a pistol in his hand nnd the lock, nnd tlmt it was no part of that one ot the others was fingering Ere furnishing tho influence which, ii the locksmiths businesstonfterwnrd somewhat ostentatiously the handle fTective, will make the next generation and he continued: open the door, unless nt the cus- of a sheath-knife- , better than this, ns this is bettor than tomer's request. Therefore I arose "You see this box? Well, the Its predecessor. und said to the broker: quicker you do your work the sooner is nalc Led. You you'll get home and into bed. We sir, it Ir was hardly ft month after tho canThere, now open it. want you to open the lock without of to tried Germany put Emperor Heat once did so, and revealed the doing it any injury. That is all, and flown the excessive lovo of dancing contents of t lie safe, which consisted then you can go. As he spoke I looked at the box Etnong his subjects, until a kind of Drineipally of papers and books, but counterblast raised by the Iterlin 1 noticed in addition laid in one which lay on the table, and at once Academy of German Dances, which corner where there was no shelves a recognized it ns the one 1 had seen in which I the broker's safe, bat I made no sign. affered a prize for tho best new Gor- small steel box orrin-st- , I5ut tho edict recognized ns one which I had about said the man w ith Come, boy, man square dance. from tbo throno evidently frightened n month before tit ted a key at the the knife, advancing with a threatenHowever, I did not wait, but ing manner, git about itd -- d quick, competitors, for tho results were not shop. n t tor the broker lmd given me an orfor we ain't disposed to put up with very satisfactory. der to make a suitable key for the no delay. which I oi add do, of course, from But I have no tools with me," I Shakesi-eauhad tho richest vocab sale, I had made in unlot king said nt last. skeleton the iilary and the longest lingual string to it. I went hack to the shop but the Oh. thats all, is it?" he answered. his literary kite of any Englishman, mole on the clerk's ear still haunted . Dick, fetch our and a Buffalo school teacher lias figur- me. The fellow addressed, and who had ed out that he employed only JGJmM About a fortnight later I was one not yet spoken, went m ross the words. Milton could take his pick out .light returning home from the old room and, unlocking nnd opening a National theater. 1 bad just turned small iron door in the wall, disclosed jf 8,(k) words, but the average college from o. llnymarket square into Cross one of those wall-safe- s a has which are vocabulary graduate rarely stn-c- t and gone n few yards when, in still to he found in many old buildmore than 3.0X1 or 4, OX) words and I felt myself firmly ings, nnd u mirk brought thenre s, wooden generally half that number is all ho or sv...i J, a part, cloth bandage thrust over box containing a great varietv cf the cares to struggle with. . 1 1 . 1 J , . v bull-tigh- ts d utuU-'-Ktoo- p --- fire-proo- ! s .1 -- J , i ' ' tool-chest- machinists' tails, picks, keys, and jimtties in fact, plete burglar kit. said the man Then, lockey, with the knife, "I gne.-- s you'll find w hat you want among them. And mind. added the one who had brought the stivl chest, don t hurt the lock in the least if you don't want to he hurt yourself.' As I have said, I had once fitted a key to the box and therefore fully un lerstood ir. 1 feltc rtnin that robbery was the business in band and hesitated about lending my aid, but reflecting that 1 could not prevent it and refusing might cost me my life while liberty might enable me to ns sist in discovering the thieves, I decided to do as they wished. So selecting the necessary implements, which 1 readily found in the kit. in a very short time the villains had the satisfaction of seeing the lid ffy open, for it was a spring lock, which secured the lid by closing blit had to he opened by a key. Good! that's your sort, said the man who had brought it; and as lie reached forward to examine the contents the light of the lamp, held by one of the otlies to assist inv work, fell upon the back of his head, and I was startled at seeing the mole on the ear that had so tenaciously haunted my memory ever since 'my job at the broker's. It Hashed upou me in a moment. The mans height, figure, hair, all tallied he was the broker's clerk! A brief glance as the lid flew cqien showed me that the chest contained several packages of hank biffs nnd many rolls of coin probably gold. However, my survey was short, for the clerk said: But come, get tho hoy out of the way. He's wisely given us no trouble, ami, 1 guess, can do us no harm; so let him go. Here, young fellow, take something for yonr trouble, and if efficient, and we were perfectly satisfied w ith him. On our reaching the office, which was on the ground floor and oiened on to the street, Mr. Gould at once unlocked the safe, and as the door was pulled open wealleagerlv looked in, nnd there, sure enough: was the box! I was at firet stiqietied. The boy was mistaken, it seems, sai the broker. That No, I w as not. I persisted. is lie same box. I know, that I opened to night. See if the money is there. he said, my Tufortunntely, father has taken the kes with lmn. But if this box was redly taken away, why is it here now? 1 1 Shall 1 open it? Certainly, broker. if asked Mr. Searie. iou an, replied the Mr. Searie at oneeprodin ed a small collection ot licks. 1 generllv keep them with me," h explained, ' loreinergein ieslikethis." In a few moments the lid of the chest flew open and tiie contents were ret ealed. Instead of money they consisted of several packages of paper, pieces of iron, and other substances to produce weight. The hoy was right, Mr. Gould, after all. said the police officer. N ow, my lad, can you take us to the house where the thieves took von? T think I can, said I, to the very room. Very well, lead the way. You need not accompany us, unless you wish. Tlu young broker, however, did wish it, and we set out. The officer and I preceded, walkingtogether, Mr. Snrle and Mr. Gould close at our heels. In a short time we had reached Ann street. As we neared tho locality where I believed I had been taken 1 observed two figures, who had been lurking - in the shadows, fail into our rear ns we passed, and we calk'd the officer's attention to the fact. said he, They're all right, they're my men; we may need em. When we reached the house of odors I said in a low voire: lt is somewhere about here oh! this must he the alley. This wns a few steps further on, and as we turned into it, treading softly and I leading the wav, I, noticed that one of the other officers had closed up with us, his companions staying outside. At the end of the alley, without any hesitation, I turned to the left, a nil there were t bet luce steps and the loose hoard at the foot, and on examination we found the middle step broken, ns I had thought. The officer was delighted. Youd make a good detective, he said. The door was fastened. Mr. Searie prospected with bis picks and soon removed the key from the inside and tlnew back the holt. Fortunately the door was not bolted within, and we all entered without an.v trouble. On ascending to the third floor the officer exposed a dark lantern, and we looked at it. This is the room, I whispered, as I turned in a certain direction and counted my paces. you say nothing about, the matter outside itll be all the better for you, and he handed me a $10 note which he took from the box. I unhesitatingly took the money, for by this time, finding that they evidently had no intention of harming me, I lmd resolved that, knowing so much already. I would acquiesce in everything that would not implicate me ns a participant, in order to learn more, w ith a view to aid in bringing them to justice. And now, lockey. said the one with the knife, ye'll have to have yer blinkers dowsed agin. I submitted while lie again put the cloth about my eyes, when Iwascon-ducteout as I came, but by this time I was calmer and paid more attention to my course. I counted my paces to the stairway from the room, noted every turn in descending nnd when we emerged from the outer door I noted that the steps to tiie ground w ere three, and that the middle one appeared to lie split lengthwise, as my heel sank ns I stepped upon it, and at the bottom on the ground lay n pieeeof loose board. As we passed out of the alley I noticed that we turned to the right, so Are you sure? that I kj-'- J was not being led back (ppte sure. He fried the door and found it fast, ns I came, and we afterwards made several turns which contused me, but and by pressure Mr. Searie, who also at last my conductor tor I was tried it, knew that it had a slide bolt aware that only one had latterly ac- on the inside. Then sombodv is there, said the companied me halted, saying as he let me go; sergeant, and I spose we must force tt. But first Ill try persuasion. Wait a bit, till 1 see if He knocked gently, hut had to rewatched, and apparently off. peat it several limes befo re any reAfter a few minutes I felt convinced sponse was heard. Finally there was within, . and a that I was alone, and slipping the a sound of movement which I recognized as bandage from my eyes I found my- gruff voice, self standing in an old carriage shed that of my late captor w ith the looking on the water a out, cTarring knife, cnjled: Hi"h6s there? out I discovered Hint I was on It's I Clint, said I, with a sudden street and not far from Hannnd as nearly us I could inspiration, over. Was instantly taken. imitating the clerk's voice. My "The you say! I proceeded straight to my employ- Quick, I returned, let me in. ers house, mid alter I had n:!;p And I rattled the oral times Mr. Searie himself cam-.- to The games up, the door, la as few words as possi knob impatiently. We heard him now carefully draw Lie I told him my adventur Mr. Searie dressed as speedily as back the bolt, and the door opening showed the rascal standing in his possible and together we proceeded shirt and staring in amazement ns where to the nearest police station, I rehearsed mv story to the oflieeriu the light, now field by Mr. Searie, was thrown full on, and the officer charge. He asked ns if we wen1 will- confronted him with a revolver, saythe follow mailer at once, up ing to lut ing: You're caught, Jimmy. adding to Mr. Searie. I think, since your young man your duds on as soon ns you can. your pal? I don't lms done so well, that the thieves a re I'll wait. Who's trim before. remember seeing enalready halt taken, ami cun tie He referred to my other captor, 1 believe I know who at so. tirely who was still on the lied, but lmd least one of his captors is. started half up, equally wondering TVe at once expressed onr willingand staring at us sera ness, and the captain, calling In brief, the villians recognized me, geant, gave him some instructions knew wlmt the visit meant, and seeand then requested us to accompany ing also that resistance would be the officer to the residence of Mr. useless yielded, with a good grace. I lmd opGould, the broker, whose sate one whom 1 have designated as The erated. Arrived there we learned that with the knife wasan old offender; Mr. Gould lmd gone to Portland the well known to the police and prisons, be away a day previous and would was Front wall safe named Daggs. also his the officers secured the the week or more II is son, who entire burghowwas at home, business associate, the lars kit and about ever, und on his hearing, with much whole sum (about $12,000) taken surprise, my story, said; front tiie broker's box. Tho rest tiie Gentlemen, tho box was my fa- clerk, Allen, had retained as his thers private affair and lie always share. The latter war arrested early the kept the keys with him. He often had a large amount of money in it next morning at tfie station, where and I think there was considerable lie wns about to take tfie train for when he went away. 1 have the du- New York, and the remainder of the locked it stolen plicate key of the safe nnd chest money was recovered with was him. All throe were convicted of myself last evening. The then in it nnd we can go to the office burglary received sentences. All and learn, at least, if it lias 1, ecu tak- the preliminary examination the en out. reason transpired why such This we decided to do. and started care was taken in opening the chest, thither, and on the way the young and afterward replacing it in the broker gave some further informa- safe. It appeared that Allen was really tion. Mr. Allen, the clerk, was to go to about to nmrrv a young lady of reNew York last evening on t he a o'clock spectable family in New Y'ork, and train to be married in a few days, we was going thither for that purpose, understood, mid taken wedding trip, and had engaged passage for himself lie has been with tis six months, and nnd bride on ti steamer to sail for although he has never had charge of Europe the Saturday following. He the sate nor the handling of funds, it knew, of course, that Mr. Gould kept was not because tve distrusted him, a large amount of money in his priand had long waited for he alwats seemed fa.thlui and vate cash-bod I tym-morri- ul j i I I wide-eye- one-thir- d a favorable opportunity to rob fv The broker had really lost the key to his safe at tfie time my services had been Used to unlock it, but since then the clerk lmd found nnd secretly retained the mis-in- g key. Mr. Gould' projected absence lor a week or happened opportunely at the time, set for Allen's marriage. The tsa latter knowing that only the access to the boxv and that if the contents could be s broker-hiniselflin- without thechest disappearihe no until the elder Gould. return, when Allen would be with his bride well on his way to Europe. Therefore he promptly arranged with Jimmy Daggs the plan which had so nearly succeeded. 1 will add that this nff.nr was lp no men n Allen's tir.-- fi off uice, but that his new trial drew cut the tact that he was an escaped forger whom the officers of a western state were t hen looking for, and I was nlv.ny glad that 1 had h(en the means :iot only of bringing him to justice but of saving n probably estimable lady from allying herself to a (ouvicted ng, there would felon. Not in the Judge fond of C a. Statutes. of Vermont, was- joke, when It could be , dime without special injury or individual rights On one occasion, as lie ..as tra cling toward the southern part of the state, to hold a term of court in tho , lie cam" to a pub county of tV lic house where a Justice's court was in session. As it was hit". : ml the weather cold nnd wet, lie i or, eluded to put lip for the night. Sending his horse to the stable, he entered th" barroom, which lie found crowded with people, who seemed greatly excited about the case on trial, lie had throw n off his outer garments, and was composing himself before a good blazing fire, when a young man came up to him, qnd, bowing to him very respectfully, asked liis assistance in the ease. The evidence, lie said, is all agin me; but they say Tor Honor is dentil on desperit cases, and mine ain't as it might be, after all. Fpon inpuiry, the .Imlg' learned tlmt his applicant had been arrested for wantonly upsetting a churn of sap in his neighbors sugar-lot- . had been caught in tho very net by two respoctubh- w it t nesses, and thus the evidence was, as he had stated, clear agin him. Alter hearing all the fiats, tho judge informed him that it was really a desperate case, but he adfl- - 1 Bu t We T Am iVh I so-ha- r ed; I will watch the progress of fhe trial ami if an opportunity presuits I itself will you. he threw open leading from his appartnient to the room where the trial wns going on and sat a careless spectator oft he proceedings. Tiiecounsci for the State, put in his Accordingly the-doo- and proved the charge Thereupon tiie magistrate turned upon the respondent ami with a stern toice asked him if lie had ot anything to say to all this ere evidential testimony? The prisoner was dumb, but looked imploringly toward the justice, who at once arose and approached the table at which the Justice was testimony conclusively. sitting. iPlace, You needn't think ye can do any kinder good here, for the mind of this court is entirely made up about-thiconsarn, that I can tell ye, mis- "ue: j less ffiaid? rs, May it please Y'our Honor, said the Judge, bowing very gracefully, it is no doubt true that the charge-madagainst the respondent is fully sustained by the testimony. I do not deny it, but for all that he has a defense. A defense! the court. What is it? hich cress o nation rather "So i ,jrt u n e Jwir&el growled but I teeth And, Y'our Honor, it is this: I profess to know a little about law, having practiced more than thirty years past, especially the statute laws of Vermont. Now. Y'our Honor, I may be mistaken, hut I am confident there is nothing in the statute hooks of Vermont against upsetting either an empty churn ora churn full of sap, I beg of the court not to rely upon my word, but if Your Honoris not satisfied upon this point I would recommend an examination of the statutes. The counsel of the state rose to reply. vociferated the Stop! stop! court, this pint must be settled before we move another inch. And thereupon, seizing the statute book and turning to the index he for. gan searching uuder the letter Clook-! Churn. Not finding it he next ed under S for Sap. Not finding Sap he continued his search under U for Upsetting, Still unsuccessful! he looked undor the title Crime nnd Misdemenors. Finally lie rum f aged the hook from beginning end, and finding it silent upon the;j subject of upsetting churns arose, and addressing the prisoinor said: Young man, this ere court is sat isfied that there ain't nothin in tli' laws of Vermont agin tippin over churn full of sap, There ain't noth-j- j in about churns, anyway nor But I want ye should member one thing that this cr court has made up its mind that it a shame that theres so many maple trees in the State and no law ngmj tippin over sap. Whereupon the prisoner was I)o j ter, omc-w- ages. Testfa 5 Ah, ,be said & !, i'4t wa.-- day f,ngh tee Te tad spiie labo ft 6 bad sky, 'to the os o :,d then .'d fell pfe at Wa; hilis not a at day, on the ' J which be-- 1 pit ';'coloii f'on Wiif 0rt pauf "0!hhe: b'-- , o Ca dista k sniff, .phave aa? C' t Of r r. t i:, ! te D:)b-- u "'tr:-- j . leased. . i w .ihaP II, |