Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-05-02

ia..e excursion. thsi C.,,tno sss Lady Jsnc Smith.
Nc Informed b.. fslsnds thai he had perfect
beauty sud be s,fc she rnusi be. Accordingly he
hequenii, ssiled forth. aud 10 her presence called
himself NJ Ruibsrn. Ahef come Tine thus spent,
he returned ono nigh, ~uh Ioyful heart, ,nd said
--Io.aiouo~ .ho gives my final ahswof.' The
morrow came, aud Cosmo again visited Miss Jane
bu, he suen reioracd soNing revenge on Jane
SAITH srd liiH Taylor Thus things rested unlll
asl night. lie sgfcod with he comrades TO way
Icy Bhi Tsylef A. be crossed the fields, scize aud
b, ~ hlm 10 she cave. pbile some were TO GO aud
6re widow Sauihs horse.
! wandered ava, from the cave post before tho
Gun had sank behind The hills aud when Of a suI,s
bic distance TOOK TO nay becis. fret called on
Miss Smith then wcUi - Mr. Taylofs I; but, q,
found he going IN hrs coach uni not on foot
.cross the fields ! thought warning would be
Sufficient. T'hus far know. and 40 fsdher,' SAID
Felix.
Bet shy dad you no: tell Mr. Taylor of This =
.sd Jsnc.
lie was in haste TO be of. and could no, stay
returned Felix.
Thus the whole tlo, being explained oonlinu.
ed lane, The Ahole ncghborhood were immediate
!, collected and armed, ready To fly 10 your rescue
a.. soon ne daylight appeared in the east. Amer a
rncn aad boys. led by The faithful Felix, started of;
aud oil tho ladies' went to Mr. Shedon's to await
their return. As stood in the from, door few
moments since. thought saw you crossing the
fields towards your house. ! told the ladies' Of il
aud tina, was coming down to your house. They
said that 1t was more probable that 1t was one ot
the robbers md that should not go bu, told
them would--and well have been repaid At
this moment The door few open, and the loom was
soon filled with neighbors, congru,uluiiug William
on his fortunate escape. Here We must leave them
and follow Felix.
His company continued their march until they
were within mile Of the cave, when, as they be.
gan 10 descend bill, they espied the outlaws not
three hundred rods forward of them, crossing the
valley. Felix ordered his men to halt and hide
themselves until lie gave the word, and then rise
and presen, their guns. The robbers continued
advancing unconscious Of the company. When
they had arrived within twenty rods of the place
where the men lay in ambush. Felix gave the sig
nal, and the men presented themselves before the
outlaws. Surrender : cried Felix.
To whom 7 said Gamcz.
TO the officers Of justice returned Felix.
Not while Ga czs heart beats y said the lead
or, at the tame time raising carbine to his eye
bot he was to late, the next instant he was rolling
on the ground The others surrendered and were
taken TO the village, where all but Felix and his
four companions, were tried and executed.
| -Four weeks from that dreadful night, William
led the lovely Jane Smith to the altar and she there
became his wife. Felix remained their faithful ser
want until his death. William and Jane lived hap
ply and contented. William at this time though
that it was not necessary for them to decide b,
words what their future conduct should be bu
that the heart was the agent which formed per.
| sons character.
lie was in few years one Of the most usefu
and prominent members in society-had the happi
ness TO behold two lovely boys growing up unde
his roof, and felt that he was the person TO guid
their feet in the right paths-for if left to them
selves, they might tread in the Footsteps OF tn
desperate Edwin Byron. For this reason, we hea
him at the commencement Of this tale, tell his ser
want, away with your foolish trash He consid
cred novels dangerous books for his sons, and neve
permitted them to be read in his house. He die
il is true sometimes decide too hastily, and too Of
ten read book on the cover : but his path in lii
was never again beset with troubles. y. II. d