Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-11-21
a GEO RGEToWN,T o. TUESDAY NOVEMBER p, l84s

. II 4 ~, 4, s.s.., GES
1ibe aged school master. and / strongly
susPusied Of William Clemen-
tine too, Beside, Twas only. nineteen
years Ofage, and having followed a seafar.
ling life, was liberally imbued with thai
spirit Of enterprise which that profession
HIS so we'll calculated to induce. / there.
tore determiAedt to keep strictly silsntfe-
gsrding allthat had passed, knowing that
the most advisable plan was to impress
Mr. Hoiderwith the conviction that his
artifices remained undiscovered. Should
i I-come in collission with him, | felt the
most perfect confidence ia my own re-
sources, having long been considered an
excellent marksman with the pistol.
4 Myresolntions being thus formed, I
proceeded to the sitting rooom, and was
not much surprised to hear that Mr.. Hol.
der had left the inn.
Il Thardly know what 10 think of that
man, observed one ofthe neighbors, che
is here 10 day, and gone tomorrow. Be-
sides, he calls himself a settler on the
Hawksbury; now, I know that three
months since there was no settler Of that
name there; and yet our landlord tells US
that he has been frequenting his house for
the last eight months, saying this, and say.
ing the other, and yet cannot find that
he ever bought asingla grain of wheat,
with all his talk. c ed
'tdont halflike the excuse Of his
said John Brown, about going up the
country 20 buy maize. This is not the
lime Of year for that work ;besides, couldn't
he have samples sent him, like all other
purchasers haveG You did right, MIR.
Stanfeld, MOTTO go with him--be spends
his money too freely to get it honest.
lyni 'rslss3a fsS
The hour having arrived at which il
was intended that Ishould start,'I called
for my bill, (Which betokened honest John's
moderation in charges, and the horse be.
| ing at the door, Twas ready to mount,
when the landlord requested to speak
with me privately. 8At 70 Z
.Mf. Slanfeld,' : said The honest fellow,
you ere acquainted with the bushrangers,
and Tam inclined to suspect this Mr.
Holder 10 be one 1 do Gnot suppose
that any Of them would murder you un.
less desperately resisted. II is not lhsir
fashion to kill strangers, but only Ethnse
settlers against whom they have some
grudges, or who have prisoners in their
employ. would, therefOre, advise you
10 leave any money you have by with me,
| If il is large sum, and only take as
much as would satisfy the villains. If
you should meet with any ofFthem, aud
be inclined 10 resist; don't stand parley-'
ing with them, but Gre at once. De.
pend upon il, that is the only way to get
off, n s@s~ori 3 81 'is9.e s,isy
Thanking the landlord for hisadvice and
informing him that had but triAing
sum with me, I bade him hearty fare-
well. and proceeded on my journey in ]
conformity with the direction furnished
me. n 9 's'
Thep path I hadtO travel was truly a
solitary One, and shortly after leaving
Maitland. itcommedced drifting shows
er, which in despite ofmy travelling cloak
soon wetted ne to the skin. The scar
crisp leaves, too, rusiled across the road,
adding lfpossible to- the dfeariness Of
the scene. Besides I9wOs iguorani Of
the track, andQno emotion can be less
pleasingthan that of having long sjonr.
ney before you, while every step you
progrssssis troddOn; with unceEtainiy.---
This feeling becomes bitterly paiRful to,
The traveller, in vast forests, where aif |
once lost, small indeed is the probability
If meeting with any but a hamlet al
which you might apply for objections
conceinihg your route. I strennuusly
endeaV0fed. howeVersas Irods undef.the
Bwithsred and wide spread branches Of
Baged.Hees, thst overshadOwed the path,
and rendered the track hardly psrcepli-
bic, 10 raise my spirits. but The eifotttwas
useless The deep gloomthat prevailed,
theloneliness ofthe place, the unceFtaine
iy OF mind, and the dismal aspect Ofisut,
rounding objects, struck coldly upon my
heart. Then too Iswas mou1entIyiRe ok
pectation Of being engaged ID conAict
wherein one1mnst die, with a TeHorses
less desyerados Often Wasclas the point
Ofturning the head of my horse, and re-
tracing my steps but pride invariably iu,
tbtp0sed; and would not let me carry the
procedHra, intn effect. i was tfuswaver.
ing and irresoluie, ,whenmy feelings were
fairly aroused By my attention. being diri
veEted tOa circumstance of ut0te immea0
diaiS Importance. y
This was some object that could not Be
defined il the 6bscuFisY Of The forest;but
which was evidently moving ii 5afaIIeI
hIine with myself This sight was more
than sufficientsn put me on my eliard.4.
ITo loosen the holster and abstract the
pistols, wassbnt The work of mcinsat.-.
These concealed insuch manner a.
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