Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-19
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THE TRAVELLER AMONG AssAssINs.

THE TRAVELLER AMONG AsSAssINs.
twas few weeks before the termination of
the short but flor Austria) fatal campaign of1909
that campaign which, began nobly by the Aus
TRANS, ended in their seeing Bonaparte dictate TO
their PROSTATE empire from their capitol, and
shortly after claim, as his bride, the daughter of
the sovereign he had so injured and humbled-
that an Hungarian horse dealer left Vienna to re-
turn to his home, which was situated in an inte-
rior province Of his country. He carried with
him in paper money and in gold, a very consid-
cradle sum, the product of the horses he had sold
at the Austrian capital. To carry this in safety
q difficult object just at that time for troops,
French and Austrian, were scattered in every d.
rection, and he knew by experience, that it was
not always safe to fall in with small parties of
soldiers, even of his own country or government,
Ito say nothing of the French,) but that Creates
and wild Hussars and Hulans, and others that
fought under the Austrian eagle, were seldom
over scrupulous as to "keepng their hands from
picking and stealing when opportunity was
favorable or tempting. The dealer, however, re-
had traversed so often; on the bottom and speed
of his thorough bred Hungarian horse and hav-
ing obtained what he considered good information
as to the posts occupied by the bellgerents, and
the range Of country most exposed to the soldlery
he set out from Vienna, which he feared would
soon be in the hands of the enemy. He 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 was might escape notice,
while party of travellers would be sure to at
tract it. By his good management he passed the
frontier unframed, and continued his journey
homeward by circutous, unfrequented route
On the third night after his departure from Wen
ma, he stopped at quiet inn situated in the sub
urbs of & small town. He had never been
there before, but the house was comfortable, and
the appearance of the people about itrespectable.
Having attended to his tired horse, he sat down
to supper with host and family. During the meal,
he was asked whence he came, and when he said
from Vienna, all were anxious to know the news.
The dealer told them all he knew. The host
"
Vienna He then told them that he had been
there to sell some of the best horses that were
ever taken to that market. When he heard this,
the host cast glance at one of the men OF the
family, who seemed to be his son, which the
dealer scarcely observed then, but which he had
reason to rec, afterwards. When supper was
finished the .fatigued traveller requested to be
shownto his bee. The host himselftook light,
and conducted him across a little yard on TIE
back of the house to detached building, which
contained two rooms toerably decent for an
Hungarian hotel. In the inner of these rooms
was a bed, and Lere the host left him. AS the
dealer threw off his Jacket and loosened the grde
round his waist, where his money was deposited
he thought he might as well see whether 1t was
safe Accordingly, he drew out an old leathern
purse that contained his gold, and then a tattered
parchment pocket that enveloPed the Aus
TRAN bank notes, and finding that both were quite
correct, he laid them under the bolster, extln-
gushed the light, and threw himself on the bed,
thanking God and the saints that he had carried
him thus far home in safety. He had no mis-
glvngS as TO the Character Vi INC PeoPle hc iou
fallen amongst to hinder his repose, and the poor
dealer was very soon enjoying profound and
happy sleep He might have been in this state
of beatitude an hour or two, when he was dis
turbed by noise like that Of opening window,
and by a sudden rush of cool night air; on rails
ING himself on the bed he passing through
an open window which was almost Immediately
above the bed, the head and shoulders OF a man,
who was evidently attempting to make his IN
gress into the room that way AS the terrified
dealer looked, the ntrudng figure was with
drawn, and he heard rumbling noise and then
the voices of several men, as he thought, close
under the window. The most dreadful appre-
tensions, the more horrible as they were so sud
den, now agtated the traveller, who scarcely
knowing what he did, but utterly despairlng OF
preserving his life, threw himself under the bed.
He had scarcely done so, when the hard breath
ing of man was heard at the open window. and
the next moment robust fellow dropped into
the room, and after staggering across it, CROPPED
his way by the walls to the bed Fear had al
most deprived the horse dealer of his senses, but
yet he perceived that the intruder, whoever he
might be, was drunk. There was, however,
slight comfort in this, for he might only have
swallowed wine to make him the more desperate,
and the traveller was convinced he had heard
the voices Of other men without, who might
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