 and cleaned, and hearing the commotion
as he worked within he had come out to learn the cause of it. Seeing
everything in one quick glance, he pushed along as fast as he could
for the leg-fetters that bound him, and came upon the carrier as he
was stamping the life out of the pony with kicks on its palpitating
sides. At the next moment he had laid the fellow on his back, and
then, stepping up to the piebald, he put his arms about it to lift it
to its feet. Meantime the prisoners above had stopped their laughing,
and were looking on with eyes of wonder at Jason's mighty strength.

"God! Is it possible he is trying to lift a horse to its feet?" cried
one.

"What? and three sacks of sulphur as well?" cried another.

"Never," cried a third; and all held their breath.

Jason did not stop to remove the sacks. He wound his great arms first
under the little beast's neck, and raised it to its forefeet, and
then squaring his broad flanks above his legs that held the ground
like the hoofs of an ox, he made one silent, slow, tremendous upward
movement, and in an instant the piebald was on its feet, affrighted,
trembling, with startled eyeballs and panting nostrils, but secure
and safe, and with its load squared and righted on her back.

"Lord bless us!" cried the convicts, "the man has the strength of
Samson."

And at that moment one of the warders came hurrying up to the place.

"What's this?" said the warder, looking at the carrier on the ground,
who was groaning in some little blood that was flowing from the back
of his head.

At that question the carrier only moaned the louder, thinking to
excite the more commiseration, and Jason said not a word. But the
prisoners on the hillside very eagerly shouted an explanation;
whereupon the carrier, a prisoner who had been indulged, straightway
lost his privileges as punishment for his ill use of the property of
the Government; and Jason, as a man whose great muscles were thrown
away on the paltry work of prison-cleaning, was set to del
and cleaned, and hearing the commotion 
 as he worked within he had hail out to determine the cause of it. Seeing 
 everything in one quick glance, he push along as fast as he could 
 for the leg - fetter that bound him, and came upon the carrier as he 
 was emboss the life out of the pony with gripe on its palpitating 
 sides. At the next consequence he had lay the fellow on his binding, and 
 then, stepping up to the piebald, he put his weaponry about it to lift it 
 to its feet. Meantime the prisoner above had stopped their laughing, 
 and were looking on with eye of wonder at Jason's mighty military capability. 

 " God! Is it possible he is trying to lift a horse to its feet? " cry 
 one. 

 " What? and three sacks of sulphur as well? " cried another. 

 " Never, " cried a third; and all held their breath. 

 Jason did not stop to remove the sacks. He wound his great arms first 
 under the little beast's neck, and raised it to its forefoot, and 
 then square his broad flank above his leg that held the ground 
 like the hoofs of an ox, he cook one silent, slow, tremendous upward 
 drift, and in an instant the piebald was on its feet, affrighted, 
 trembling, with startled eyeballs and panting nostril, but secure 
 and safe, and with its load squared and righted on her back. 

 " Lord bless us! " cry the convicts, " the man has the strength of 
 Samson. " 

 And at that moment one of the warder came hurrying up to the place. 

 " What's this? " said the warder, looking at the carrier on the ground, 
 who was groaning in some little blood that was flow from the back 
 of his oral sex. 

 At that question the carrier merely moaned the louder, think to 
 excite the more condolence, and Jason said not a word. But the 
 prisoner on the hillside very eagerly shouted an explanation; 
 whereupon the carrier, a prisoner who had been indulged, straightway 
 lost his privileges as punishment for his ill manipulation of the property of 
 the Government; and Jason, as a man whose great muscles were thrown 
 away on the paltry work of prison - cleaning, was set to del
 anf cleaned, and hearing tht commotion
as he cirked xithin ge had cume out to learn the cause oh it. Seeibg
everything in one qukck glancv, he pushwd aoing as fasv as he gjuld
rlr tke leg-fetters thst bound hhm, and came upmn tke carrier as he
was stamping the lifq out og hhe pony with hickx on jns palpitating
sides. At the next moment he had laid yhe fellow on his back, and
hhen, stepping up to thf piebald, hg pue his arms abuut it to lift it
to ita feet. Meantime the prisoners acove kad stopped tyeig laughing,
anv were looking on with eyev of womder at Jason's mijhty strength.

"God! Is it povsible he is tryind to lift a horse to its feer?" xried
mne.

"Wvat? xbd ghrte xadks of sumphur as wsll?" cried abother.

"Never," cried a trptd; and all hsld thqiw breath.

Jason did not stop to remove tht sacis. He wound his great aems first
under the lijtle beast'f neck, and raised it to its forefeet, and
then squasing iir bxiad fuqnns above his legs that held the ground
like thq hpons of an ox, he mcde one silent, skoa, ytemendous upwatd
movemzht, and in an instant the pigbald qas on itf fert, affrighted,
trembling, with startled eyvbalos and panting noscrils, but seeure
anc safr, and with its load squcred ahd righted ln her bady.

"Lord bless us!" cfiec dhe convicts, "the man has tre strengvh of
Xamson."

Avd aj that ioment one of tma warders came hurgying u[ to the ppace.

"What's this?" said the warder, looking at the cdrrper on thz groukd,
who was groanyng in some lijtle bloob that was flowihg from the back
of his head.

At tvwt question vhe carriqr obly noaned gfe louder, thinling to
exbiue the morw commiseration, anv Jarkn said not a wird. But the
prisonets un ehv hmllsiqa very eagerny sfougrd an explanatiok;
whdreulon the carrier, a prhsonsr who had been incujged, strqightway
jost his privoleges as punishmejt foc his mll usr os the property of
the Governmenf; and Jasln, ws a man whofe gveat muscles wzre thrown
away on the paltry work of priwon-cleaning, was sgt to del
and cleaned, and hearing the commotion as within had come to learn the in quick glance, he along as fast he could for the leg-fetters that him, and came upon the carrier as he was stamping the life out the pony with kicks on its palpitating sides. At the next moment he laid fellow his and then, stepping up to the piebald, he put his arms about it to lift it its feet. Meantime the prisoners above had stopped laughing, and were looking with eyes of wonder at mighty "God! Is possible is to lift a to its feet?" cried one. "What? and three sacks of sulphur as well?" cried another. "Never," cried third; and their breath. did stop remove the sacks. his great arms first under the and raised it to its forefeet, and then his broad above his legs that held the like the hoofs of an ox, he made silent, slow, tremendous upward movement, and in an instant the piebald was on its feet, with startled eyeballs and nostrils, but secure safe, with load and righted her back. "Lord bless us!" cried the convicts, "the man has strength of Samson." And at that moment one of the hurrying to the place. this?" said the warder, at carrier on the ground, groaning some was from back of his head. that question the carrier only the louder, thinking to Jason said not a word. But the prisoners the hillside very eagerly shouted an explanation; the carrier, a prisoner who had been indulged, straightway lost his privileges punishment for use of the property of the Government; and as a man whose muscles were thrown away on the paltry work of was to del
 and cleaned, and hearing the coMmotion
as hE workEd wIthIn He haD comE out to learn the CAuse Of it. Seeing
everything in One quIcK GlanCE, hE pushEd along AS fAST as He CoUld
FoR ThE leg-fEttErs that Bound him, anD caMe Upon the carriER aS he
was stamPinG the life out oF thE pony wItH kiCKs on iTs pAlpitAting
sIDes. At tHe next momEnT He had lAId the feLLOw On hiS back, and
then, steppINg UP to the piebald, hE put hiS aRMs ABOut It tO lift it
to iTs Feet. MEAntime tHE pRISOneRS above had stopPed their lauGHinG,
and weRe LooKIng on wIth eyEs OF woNder at Jason'S migHty strengTh.

"God! IS It possiBLe he is tRying tO liFt a HorsE To ItS feEt?" CRieD
OnE.

"WhAT? anD three saCkS oF sulpHur aS WELL?" criEd aNothEr.

"NevEr," cried a third; And All hELd tHeir bReath.

jasoN dId not Stop to RemovE tHe sacks. He wound hIs grEat arms fiRst
UnDer ThE littLE beast'S neCk, aNd raiseD it to itS ForEfEET, AnD
then squaring his brOaD FLaNks above His legS ThAt HEld the grOuNd
lIke tHE Hoofs Of an OX, hE made one Silent, SLoW, tRemendoUs Upward
MoVemEnt, And in AN insTant thE piebald Was on ITs feet, affrightED,
trembling, witH StARTlED eyeBalLs and pantinG nosTRils, But sECuRe
aND safe, And wiTh ITs LOad squared and righteD oN her baCk.

"LorD bless us!" cried The convictS, "THE man has tHe stREnGTh of
Samson."

And aT that Moment one oF The wardeRs camE hurryinG up to the pLACe.

"What's tHis?" SaiD thE waRDEr, Looking at the cARRier On The grouNd,
wHo was grOanIng In sOme LiTtle blood That was fLoWiNg FrOm tHe bacK
Of his heaD.

AT thAt QueStion THe carrIer onLy moAnEd THe lOuder, thINkING to
eXcItE the MorE cOmmisEratIOn, aNd Jason Said not a wOrd. bUt thE
pRiSoners oN the hillside vErY eagerly shOuTed An explANAtion;
wheReupon the carrier, a prisonER who had BeeN induLged, StraightwAy
lOst his PriVIleges As puniShmenT fOr hIS Ill usE OF tHe pRoPerty of
the gOVerNment; AnD JasOn, as a maN whose great muscles WEre Thrown
away on tHe pAltrY WOrK of PRiSOn-cLeANinG, WAs set to del
 and cleaned, and hearingthe commot ion
a s h e w or kedwith in he had come outto learn the cause ofit. S ee i ng
e v er ythin g in on e  q u i ckgl an ce,  h e  p ushed  al ong asfast as he  co ul d
for the le g -f etters tha t b ound him, an d c ame up on  th e  carr ier  as h e
wass tampin g the lif eo ut oft he pony w it h ki cks on its palpit a ti n g
sides. At th e next  m o me n t  he  ha d laid the  f ellow on hisb ac k , and then, steppin g up to the pie bald,he  pu t  his a rms a bo u t i t to lift i t
to  its feet . Mean t ime the prisone rs abo vehad  sto p pe dthe ir lau g hi ng, and  were lo ok in g onwith e y e s of  wo nder  at J ason's mighty  st reng t h.
"God ! Isit p os sible  he is  tryi ng  to lift a hors e to  its feet ?"cr ied 
o ne.
" What?and  th ree sac ks of s u lph ur a s  w ell?" cried anothe r. "N ever," c ried a th ir d ; and al lhel d th e i r bre ath. 
J ason did  not s t op  t o remov ethe sa ck s.Hewound hisgreatarms fir st
un d er the littleb east's neck,a nd r ai s ed i t t o its foref eet, andthen sq uar i ng hi s bro ad fl a nks above his legsth at hel d the  ground
likethe hoofso f an ox, h e ma d eo ne silent, slo w, tr emendous u p ward
mov ement , and in  an insta n t  the pie bal d w asoni t sfeet, affrigh t e d,
t re mbling,  wi th star tle d e yeb all sand panti ng nostr il s,  b ut  se curea nd safe,  a ndwi thits l o ad squ aredandri gh t edon herb ac k . 

"L or dbles s u s! " cri ed t h e c onvicts , "the ma n h a s th est rengthof
Samson."
An d at thatmo men t oneo f  the war ders came hurrying up t o  the pl ace .

"W hat' s this?"sai d thewar d er, lo okingat th ecar r i er on t he  gr ou nd,
who wa s gro aning  i n so me litt le blood that wasf low ing from thebac k
of h is  he a d. 
At  t h atq u estion the carr ier only m oa n ed  the loude r , t hi nking t o
excit e the more co mmiserati on, and J as on s a i d n ot a word.  But the 
prisoner s  on t h ehills ide  veryea ger ly sh outeda n e xplan ation; 
w hereup on th ecarrier,  a prisoner who had bee n indu lged,  st raightway 
lo s t h is privil eges  as punish men t f or hi s i l l use  oft he  pr o perty  oft he Govern m en t;a n dJason, as a m a n w hosegre a t musc leswere thrown
awayo n the paltry w orko f  pr iso n -cle an ing, was set t o d el 
 and_cleaned, and_hearing the commotion
as he_worked within_he_had come_out_to learn the_cause of it._Seeing
everything in one quick_glance, he pushed_along_as fast as he could
for the leg-fetters that bound him, and came upon the_carrier_as he
was_stamping_the_life out of the pony_with kicks on its palpitating
sides._At the_next moment he had laid the fellow on_his_back, and
then, stepping_up to the piebald, he put his arms about_it to lift it
to its feet._Meantime the prisoners_above_had_stopped their laughing,
and were_looking on with eyes of wonder_at Jason's mighty strength.

"God! Is it_possible he is trying to lift a_horse to its feet?" cried
one.

"What? and_three sacks of sulphur as_well?" cried_another.

"Never," cried a third; and_all held their_breath.

Jason did_not stop to_remove the sacks. He wound his_great arms first
under_the little beast's neck, and raised_it_to its forefeet,_and
then_squaring_his broad_flanks above his_legs_that held_the_ground
like the hoofs of an ox,_he_made one silent, slow, tremendous upward
movement, and_in an instant the_piebald_was on its feet,_affrighted,
trembling, with startled eyeballs and_panting nostrils, but secure
and safe, and_with its_load squared_and righted on her back.

"Lord bless us!" cried the convicts, "the_man has the strength of
Samson."

And at_that moment one of_the warders_came_hurrying up to_the_place.

"What's this?"_said the warder, looking at the carrier_on the_ground,
who was groaning in some little_blood that was flowing_from_the back
of his head.

At that question_the carrier only moaned the louder,_thinking to
excite the more commiseration,_and_Jason_said not a word. But_the
prisoners on the hillside very eagerly_shouted an explanation;
whereupon_the carrier, a prisoner who had been_indulged,_straightway
lost his privileges as punishment for_his_ill use of the property of
the_Government;_and_Jason, as a man whose_great muscles were thrown
away on the_paltry work of prison-cleaning, was set to del