HAGGY PLAYER CAUGHT AND LOST. 25 1 



Master Hagg." He knew Charley Player, 

 commonly called " Hag," for I had struck a 

 light with my " identifier" previously, but we 

 neither of us knew the other man. 



Haggy said he would not go with me ; I 

 said he should, dead or alive, and I tried to 



induce him to go quietly. No, he'd be d d 



if he go for me or forty such men as me. "All 

 right," says I. " We'll see all about that, 

 Hag. Joslin just cut two good strong withes 

 for winding." " What d'ye want with them, 

 Wilkins ? " asked Joslin. " Why, I mean to 

 wind them round Hag's shins and draw him 

 to my house ; one withe on your shoulder and 

 one on mine, and you and I will draw him 

 home on his back." " I'm sure I shan't take 

 all that trouble about him," says Joslin. With 

 that he whips off his scarf, flings it round 

 Hag's neck, gives the scarf two or three twists, 

 and fetches up Haggy on his shoulder like a 

 hare in a snare, and just about as easily. 



Hag began to gasp, for he was almost 

 strangled, but Joslin ran off with him over 

 his shoulder across the field for home. " Ow, 



