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

ty about him, save that ofrobbery and assassina-
ton, and he lay quiet where he was until he heard
the fellow above him snoring with all the sono-
rousness of drunkard. Then, indeed, he would
have left his hiding place, and gone to rouse the
people ofthe inn to get another resting place in
stead of the bed of which he had been disposses-
sed in so singular a manner, but, just as he came
to this resolution, he heard the door of the outer
room open-then stealthy steps cross it-then
the door of the very room he was in was softly
opened, and two men, one of whom was the host
and the other his son, appeared on its threshold.
" Leave the light where it is whispered the
host, " or it may disturb him and give us trou-
BILE" "There is no fear ofthat said the young
er man, in a whisper, " we are two to one; he has
nothing but little knife about hm-he is dead
asleep too hear how he snores -" Do my bid
Ding" said the old man, sternly; would you
have him wake and rouse the neighborhood with
his screams -
As it was the horror stricken dealer under the
bed, could scarcely suppress shrek, but be saw
that the son had left the light in the outer room,
and then, pulling the door partially after them to
screen the rays of the lamp from the bed, he saw
the two murderers glide to the bedside, and then
heard a rustling sound as ofarms descending on
the bed clothes, and Kissing, and then grating
sound that turned his soul sick, for he knew it
came from knives or dagge's penetrating to the
vitals of human being like himself, and only
few inches above his own body This was fol-
lowed by one sudden and violent start on the
bed, accompanied by moan. Then the bed,
which was low one, was bent by an increase of
weight, caused by or both the murderers
throwing themselves upon it, until it pressed up
on the body of the traveller. There was an aw-
full silence for a moment or two, and then the
host said, " He is fnished-I have cut him across
the throat-take the money, him put it
under his bolster" {" have 1t, here it is, said
the son; "a purse and pocket-book. The
traveller was then relieved from the weight that
oppressed him almost to suhocation, and the as
sassns, who seemed to tremblc as they went, ran
out of the room took the light, and disappeared
altogether from the apartment No sooner were
they fairly gone, than the poor dealer crawled
| from under the bed, took desperate leap, and
escaped through the little window by which he
had seen the unfortunate wretch who had evil
IDENTIFY been murdered in his stead. He ran with
all his speed into the town, where he told his hor-
rid story and miraculous escape to the night
watch. The nght-watch conducted him to the
burgomaster, who was aroused from his
sleep, and acquainted with all that had hap
pened. In less than an hour from it, the horse
dealer again at the murderous inn, with the
magistrate and strong force ofthe horror-strlck-
en- inhabitants and the night watch who had all
run thther in the greatestsc
| in the house all seemed still as death, but as
the party went round to the stables they heard
noise cautioning the rest to surround the inn
and the out-houses, the mag strae with the trav-
eller and some half dozen armed men ran to the
stable door-thls they opened and found within
the host and his digging grave The first
figure that met the eyes ofthe murderers was that
of the traveller The effect of this on their gull
ty souls was too much to be borne they shrek
ed and threw themselves on the ground, and
though they Immediately seized by hard
gripping hands of real flesh and blood, and heard
the voices of the magistrate and their friends and
nelUnDoTS u6HouHcillS tneIl as lluiuelelS, IL was
some moments ere they could believe that the
figure of the traveller that stood before them was
other than spirit. 1t the harder william,
the father, who on hearing the strangers voice
continuing in conversation with the magistrate,
| first gained sufficient command over himself 70
raise his face from the earth; he saw the stran-
ger still pale and haggard, hut evidently nnhurt..
The murderers head spun round contusedly, but
at length rising, he said to those who held him,
&C Let me see that stranger nearer; let me touch
| him-ony let me touch him. The poor horse
dealer drew back in horror and disgust :" You
may satisfy him in this, said the magistrate, " he
is unarmed and unnerved, and we are here to pre-
vent his doing you harm On this, the travel
lerlet the host approach him, and pass his hand
over his person, which when he had done, the
villain exclaimed, " am no murderer who says
| am a murderer THAT we shall see anon,'
said the traveller, who led the way to the detach-
ed apartment, followed by the magistrate, by the
two prisoners, and all the party which had col
lected in the stable on hearing what had passed
there. Both father and son walked with consid-
cradle confidence into the room, but when they
saw by the lamps the night watch and others
held over it that there was body covered with
blood lying upon the bed, they cried out, " How
is this who is this =! and rushed together to the
bedside. The lights were lowered; their rays
fell full upon the CHASTITY face and bleeding throat