Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-09-12
NUMBER 3S
TilE TRAVELLER ~ a DEN or ASsAs.
SINS,

WV t'i'fl ont ilof AuAtuA) fatal rsmpsgn 1T l~uo
that esmFgn ~hlcb, began nobly bv Tho Aus.
'''anF' ended IN ihru sco.ng Bonapatic dictate tu
their PROSTATE empire Il om tacf csp,tsl SID shoot
ly after claim - bic bride the daughter Of tho ,s,.
eIoigu ho tsd imputed AID hunblrd that an
iiuugauau horsr-dcsl,t len ,eons To return 20
hls home. which Vas sitosicd "a al interior prov
lnrc " his countty. lie csiucd wnh la IN D.,
per money aud 10 g1ld very considerable sum,
the product ct he horace 10 had stld OF the Noe.
'risn capital To cary hi, 10 tBfriy vas di.
culi object Iusl Of that tine iot troops French
aud Austrian, were scattered "a cvcfy direction,
and he knew by experience, that II was 90; AlNays
safe 10 fail In With smai! parties Of soldiers. even
ct bis own country ot government Go say nothing
ct tie French bat that Creates, aud Wild Iu.ssf-
hnd lin'ans, and okris hat fought under The Aus
uan eagle. we're seldom ever sctupulaus AZ to
"kcePng their hands from picking and stealing"
when opportunity was favorable or tempting
The dcslci. however, relied on his minute kuovl-
edge Of the country be had iraverscd 80 often. on
the bottom and speed of his thorough bred Hun
gsnSn horse, aud having obninod what he corsnd.
cred good Information. as to the posts occupied by
thc behgerent-, and tho rango II country nost
exposed To the sodicty. hu vet out from Vienna
which he feared would soon be tn the hands Of tho
enemy. lie went alone. and on his road carefully
avoided instead Of seeking the company of other
travellers FOR he reasonably judged, that solitary
individual, meanly dressed as he whs might escape
notice whi,o party e travellers would be- sufo
to attract r. BY this good management he passed
tho Hungarian frontier vuhnrmcd, aud continued
his journey homeward by Il clrcutous. uuGcqucnted
route.
Ga the third night after bis departure from VI
emma, he stopped Mt quiet ian. situated IA tho
suburbs If rmall town. He bad never becn
there before, bot the house was comfortable, mud
the appearance about It respectable. Having frat
attended 10 his tired horse he sat down to supper
with his lost and family. Daring the meal, hn
was asked whence he came aud when he had cad
from Niennn, oil present Wefu anxious TO know the
news. The dealer told them oil he knew. Tho
a.-i ,h-n a"o,irnd what business had brough. ln
II Vienna He told them he had been there 10
sell some Of The best horses tnat were ever vet
taken 70 that market. When he heard the he.
the host, cos, glance al one of the men Of the
iamily, who seemed TO ho HE son, which the dealer
scarcely observed thcn. bn which he had reason 10
recaI afterwards. When supper was flushed. the
eiIgGed traveller requested to be shown to his Lrd
.be bort himself took up the light aud conducted
nm across hitie yard at tho back Of the house
10 detached building, which contained two room.
toiorably decent for an llungaron hotel IN tho
inner oi these rooms u bed, aud here The host
leit him 10 hnr"li AZ the dealer threw of his
J"chei and l"osened The gIrdle round hls want.
where his money was deposited. lie Thought be-
might % well zee whether II was all safe Ne
cofdlnglj, he drew out All old lcahefn purse that
contained his gold, md lhcn aitcroJ parchment
pocket book that cny"oprd tho Austrian bank
notes, aud binding that both were quite correct. be
'a'd them nndc! the bolster. extnguisheJ the hnlr
ana 'hrc" himself upon the he'd thinking God and
he M H. HIT a.I l.
rdiely. He had 10 lnisgiying. as 10 tho character
"l The people he had fallen IN amongst to binder
hIo rcposc md the poor dealer wss very soon "a 1.
profound sleep. lie might have been IN this STATE
OF boa'itudc an hour or two when he was disturb.
ed by q morse like that Of an opening vindow and
5y sudden rush ol cool night air: on ta,.iu,
himself on the bed he raw pcepul throngl, az
"pen window winch was uitnuet nnmcd,atol, abpte
bis bed, The head and shoulders Of man VIII,
"es eVdtnlly inonGin. 20 make his iu,tcss tntn
the room that way. Az The Terrified dealer looked.
the in,fudI0g figure was withdfswn. aud bo hestI
fumbling noise, and then tho VOICES of sc,st,l
men, as be thought, ciose under The window. Tho
most dreadful opprehensions, the more horrible o.,
they were 50 sudden, nov ngitaled tue irate.lri,
VINO scarcely knowing what he did, bot uiiefl, de-
spa'nng OF preserving bic life threw himssH under
lbe b'd. lie hhd scarcely done 90, when the isru
'''N"'''s ~ 4" H'h oH ufdfl ~ iNe N.fU
dow, aud The neat moment robost fellow trop-
PED INTO the foum, aud after staggering tciof- o.
CROPPED his Way BY the vaIs 10 the bed. Toar
had alnost deprived the horse deslcf Of be t,uses
but yet be perceived that tho intruder wbue.ef b.
might be-. was drunk. There vas hoycsff .bpit
comfort n the, fof he might have swallowed vine
10 make bm Tie more desperate, and the traveller
vac codylnced be hsd heard the ,o,cos If uiAst
men without. Who might climb into The faom '.
assrl Their brother villain ~ case Any tesi-iun.r
should be made. He Advertisements. however a..
great and RAINING ~hou be heard the fellow ihrnl
oil he Jscke, on the aJor. and then tues bime,
upon tue bed under which he iay. Terror hos
ever had taken too hun bold ri the traveller 't
De shaken on 81 oGc.--hI- IDEAS wcfs tua C.1.
fused 10 permt Ls giuihg any Dlhef motive llI
sucb mIdnrLt intiu ION ga 80 pngrmed o. .
with property uOpot HIN, cove tia, IT fDbbef, a.f
assassi'st'oa sud hc Icy qIIet Ahsfc be- sas 4u.Ii
be hesfd tie fg.l'e s5a,s hiss storing rrh ~ .t
.nuoroJsBc.s e GrunksfJ. Theh. lbIsra ua
~,uld have leii hs hning place. sud gone 10 rOIar
ine people in the iuu 90 get snpthuf iespng g.arr
instead Of the bed 81 ~h,ci be- had Lesu ~.
sss-ed 90 ~ tigguiars manner. br issi 40 he can.
fu tLfr fpsstuff1r LIE heard tie Il ayf 90 tbT