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@ T cr mt jae th M © Ph P cn\ @ medie $ $ EJ we t WoC W OW b b 2 PO CV W TCV WHITEHALL N Y,, SATURDAY AUGUST 5 1871. a ve me alie t (ale [( his revery by the shrigkand plash i\ the waters of the Laké,and try. ing in vain to ascertain the causy, as siateG.in our Ingt aliapter, Started in. Tho direction of his lodgings. Proceil- f tl a f ing up Canal street, he herida ery of| _._ * help! raeurder P and staxting into a run, é he moved] in the direction from which pub -——tlm sonrds scoomed to emanate. § ~- \Asha_drew near Myers' corner, he A& sawa single person struggling with - _-_ thrce ot:zers, who seemed to} - bold bink dows, for soma purposs or} othor; azad as ho came neazer, ho disooy- \__ that thi -who had ovidently |. called for help, was dreesod in army . bluo, that tha 'three othors whore -{ thomine whohave been intgoduced to tharadexr an Bill, Joo and Bob, the con- 5.6mm; in crime of Charley O'Zeary, \ the‘propmm Gf. the Shatorock tavewn \\rom took in the meaning of the whole Ho know that those U a Mm} at aa glance. & g seldom engaged in a row, except it wasfor profit; and he had no that t -+ - they wease trying to rob the nnfortunito ._. soldier, Acting, as he always did, upon _. ABs impolse of the- moment, ho threw off 'Riscont, and rolling up his sleoves, vow- ed he would reseuo his comrade, and 'The memory of the wrongs ho had auf [ - § r0 ® fam the three sneaking thieves.' 4 *+ Ferelat their hands, sent his blood up -+ to the boiling point, and Hike an aveng : »ing demon he charged down upon the 3 would-be robbers, who had not roticed his approach,and sending a blow straight into the facseof Bill, laid him at full 3L length in the muddle of the strect i Turming upon Bob, who was surprised ¥. by thesudderess of the movement, he E sent him to join his fallen companion in 'tmesireet, while the sclier, who finding himself reinforced, performed the same kind offices for Fos, und then caught * Tom by thehand'and began to thank him for his timely md. 'Never mind that now, comrade,\ said gs Hom, 'let's 'tend to these 'ere cusses, §§ afore they gets off. You take Joe, that, £5 and Ill jest cook the mutton of these if oBher chaps-\ By this time Bill began to move. and :@ Tom tearing he would 'slope' and evade _>, bis promised drabbimng, hastengd to him ; + as he rose to his feet,; he receiv- 4; eda sccond blow from the fist of 'Tom, [\* ' and down hewent again, as ifhe had rg- ceived a Kick from a mule, and as Bob after being mmuaefi from: a repater. a Mes [COPYRIGHT SECURED.] LIPE I N wmmmm 11.‘M?“‘§~« wor WL ect) , - % “Lia thereand be hangedto you,' said Tom. 'Et ain't enough to: try and swear a man into jail, butye must wind np with a robbery. I don't Hike to use the Indian hug and strike a chap when he's down, so I'll haul yo together.' Catching Bob by the collar, ho drag- ged him by the mde of Bill, * You're a nico set o' fellers ain't yo ? continued Tom, \threo 'on ye to ous? BDon'tlet up on him comrade! Give him h-I1 aud ropoat P _ * 'This laat was addressod to the soldier, | weho; now having only onoto deal with nad belaborsd him to such good effect, ho was begging Tustily for quarter. - 'Glveit to him,' repeated Tom, 'learn him botter than to come three to one next time. I'm jest goin' to give these fellers here, a taste of what Tom. Doves can do when his dander iigiz.' - - ~ 'The two villhins.. having . renowned womowhat, sat\ up and looked «bout them | in a dazed sort of a way. scoming not to comprehend how they came thero. At tength it slowly dawned upon them that they lad received blows from somo ono, and looking up, they saw Tom: calmly re- garding them, hiv arms folded across his chest; aind had it been daylight they would have seen an expression upon his fushed cheek, which to say the least, to them boded no good. *I s'pose ye know who I be, don't ye ? asked Tom. *So, when yo get your wits together. so yo can appreciate it, I'm go- ing to give one o' ye the worst dressings out two men ever got, if I don't yo can lam me. You held all the trumps in the Court, but now L hold afew, I does! ¥a needn't be looking for Joe, for I guess the feller ye was going to rob has fixed him, for he's stopped his music. No ye don't, Bill ; sit still there, or I'll put in one of my nefty ones on yer nob. Bob, you keep quiet or I'll mash yer snoot.\ At this time, there was a small crowd eollected around them, who coramenced to cheer the plucky Tom, and deride the two crest-fallsn wratches npon the ground. 'D--n you!' exclhimed Bill, who had more courage than Bob and José, to- gether, 'just give me a chance, and not strike me when I'm down, and I'll give you a lively turn.\ \ Get up then !' said Tom, 'but if ye run, yo won't make more'n two strokes of yet peds aforé I send a hand arteér ye.\ and he tucked up his -sleeve «with a, de- 'termiued look. | got upon his fest he;likewiso recemd OC tan haleapedtoms feet, (Whig talus *No fear of me turning tail, sand 13111, no 1 Pals Sok : 159m ‘f - (that the rnovemont saved his life, for ~[his watch: would be iound. Hofarthet companions to come to his assistance he let fly a blow at Tom with all his might, which was thrown off by the latter, and rsturned with interest. Oncemore Bill sought his mother. Earth, and lay as quist upop.Jiot Show breast as thoggh pugs»; inhndqxl to m; wom'turnecl, around and-therem no\ doubt ' At thumno rib Took 'for Bo something whizzed by his shoulder that ho know was a slung shos, and-his cow» ardly assailant wont heols over head. to. the ground, under a blow, deal}: by the soldier, who by this time had whipped. Jog so severely that he was unible to move. * The noigo in the street, even at this hte hour, had, at thid stage of 1)er ings.collected quite a crowd to witness the fight, and among the others Barnoy O'Riley and four or five who wore dress. od in Unclo Sam's uniform. Tholatter, after inquiring of their commda. the cause of the 'rumpus,' wore. informed by the soldier whom Tom had rescued, that [BiH, Bob, and Joo-had met him a short before; and demandsd his money; that one of thom had his watch, in& milled upon the trowd to imfiiiob and Bill, who scemoed desirous. of quittmg the scone, and 'Fowrch then; for upon.| . the person of.ono of them 'he was amuro that. tho threo wore striking him, and ho called for holp, and that this man, who had enlisted that afternoon, responded, and so far, fought two of them. Tho two wars seized, and upon the person of Bill was found the soldier's sil ver watch. Tho property was recog- nized by the other soldiers, to which thoy wore willing to take their oaths, Upon this evidence, one of the crowd proposed tosend for an officer to take into custody the midnight robbers. * Don't yo doit I' cried Tom. 'Iv'o got a grudge ngainst these fallers for what they've done to me. Some of ye know how they sware in Court that I abused a poor crazy girl at that h-Il- hole what's kept by Charley O'Leary,up town. That oath was false. Just leave them both to me,and I'll give 'em some- thing that'll be better than a year at Dannemors, or my name is not Tom Boves.' 'Arrah ! that ye will, me gossoon.\ said Barney. 'Ifist want to see ye in one more scrimmage. afore ye Iave us. Give the dirty spalpeens the raps 0° dar. by, me boy.! ~~ 'Let them at him, one ata time,'' shouted one of the crowd. \Makes ring P * Make a ring! Make a ring! went round the crowd, out now.' ' Ons at a time.' 'No;iet them both come at once,' said Tom. + But first tike that slung. shot from that miserable skunk thar,' snd he pointed to Bob, who was trem-| ___| bling in every limb, like the coward he really was, despite his loud talk and braggadocio, when surrounded by his b %, rof 'Let them have it friends. & Bob was searched, and. the murderqns weapon found. Upon disgoy evidence of trucker-$111 € of the spectator| ward informs, a?“ It, was with difficulty - thomtrom Mngmmmm “118W La fui, 'upoi the spot, >- rua - -Bob began to plead pltteously forth» 1, crowd to let him go, for he said. that ho- R wassure Tom would kill hiw. He con- - essed that they had perjured themselves. . - . , |_ _ in their evidance against Tom;and that . eee 'he would turn- Mtatee. evidence agiinet _. . \ [0 Bill, Charley O'Leary, ant all tha'oth= ~~ _ -~ ~ ers, ).{timy would interfore in his behalf , ._, ~ His wild appealsfor help were droWned . -,. ' ©... by the beas and:joors ofthe assemblage, -- »,, ed, which wag sach moment augmenting, 622 t on f 4 : 'Htop-your blating, you, calf! pa! 3 a L 'Bill, 'Don't you see wor'e go , to- mfighb 6 (02 C so cork up your jib, and between us, wa.. .! -. will show Tom Bovee. that there are oth- _. WT 2 s moanplayathiagamu, tsunami“ 3; B = self* * ~> This speosh wai hmmfiohwoa. and nog immediately Bill rese'in fare, , Aring® . [, <. wor made, and- mammwxw pro --* sbhoultist none of WWW‘EKEQ be | cried for quarter, and added with a grim 'emilte, ‘ifiwn’t‘bi'mjwwumiflt .' sm will 1 6 \You're. right, me - bowld - boy, mt~ 'dlaimid Bunm’*3:h, 'Tom, but you’fi mediyuinmmofiomnoww m Donnfimo’i ramumm trvidiat ye had the sthick Bk!“ Mu” c McGuire, » o The ring boing forméd, wmmm 2 contro, nud tuoking up his 51mm =-- 3C firmly announced that he was\ ready. Those holding the two men loosed their - grasp, and now Bob, who saw that his only chance was to do his best to help ° his frind whip Tom, made up his mind to bring about that result if possible. SBimulinneously they rushsd upon the Pesi (s man who stood in the centro, firm sand ~ © CT. _ ' C erect is any gladistor ever stood in the - (TS Collosseum, in the palmiest days of an- cient Rome, keeping his eye upon his most formidable antangonist, Bill, who no sooner came within reach of his mis- culararm, than he reached out' in beauti- fal style, 'catching' his antagonist upon the *tbugle,\ sending him to grass, and drawing the ‘clatet freely. Bob, taking advarttage®of thwamm cupation of our hero's mind leaped like ~ tiger upori ] his back, and susséeded in {throwing him to the gmmd and at once nommenced & hvfiiwttoonponfizs * <u head. (0 > Oo. *Foul! foul !' was heard fromm 31181665, woe y and a movement was madé to remove | ., > . po Bob from the prostrate body of Tom, i % he who sesing it cried out: {°. g ~ 'Tervée us alone; I'll 'tend to 111m my” , 7 hearties.' » 14W4 ~ Bill having. refiégeredbom femur of the blow c mxsfiered to 111m, and ~ i’nphigpn‘ci' xprang- to - - 'the assistance. oI-lusiué’nd, but he ar- Coe.! rived: £01316,\ 'For he . iwhom he om} j [o Cub & as beaten, sho E— 13; ti, s i* A1 y+ ‘r QC; m 1: Vis tery to #dp pay if
