The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-02

heard u move, as II somn one WIS pning i
up, Leaning forward ia iks bed, ~ near Il
The window IN ] could Tehch,gnd taking ain
more with nay ear thnn my eyes, discharg
ed ny pistol. The glass lew into thousand
/ fragments and heard footsteps ouIsHle, lie
/ those Of running men, Charging my pislo
again Wy the sruse uf trHiHF,i again took ~,
position, awaiting any further attack that
I might bn made, am brave man, sr, said
he. can bear good denli huf by-----lllml
night vas hurry yunra long Every moment
was an hOur,ns lay lhofo with tho hig droIn
on my forehead, expecting every instant ia
sec the fash Ola rifle directed tnWHftIrm e, or
. 20 be attacked hy the three men NJ once. liul
resolved 10 dulrud myselllo lho hast, aid
neryed mysnlflo meet whatever should come.
on how ledi0usly and iulrlully did lhr rrsl
Of that uight wear away llui ~ Inst tho
morning duwucd, aud with the earliest light,
! Jumped out OF bed and went into the next
apartment Tho WumcV wore already tlii-
ring, hut the men were 10 where 10 be- seen.
asked them where lhey were, They dad
not know, ried eycrj hing, enlrehlles,nnd
NJ lnst threats, "a induce lheurto tell me- bat
they resulu,rly refused although they cried
heartily when offered ~ shoot them,
They got me sod,e hroukiasl, aud waited
uulll lho run wHa quito high, fearing Ia. go
out Of llio house, Loot should be- picked OH
hnnl behind Anne slump aud Applng- that
hnne traveller might perhaps come along
~ luaI finding that u Nus 40 tee Go wait my
longer, | asked ono Of the women 90 get iuy
horse. She refused, and no cutrcuies 81
threats could induce any Of them 10 60 ancr
him, Allcr waiting u snort umu longer
hung my snddle.lmgs upon NY nrul, TOOK one
pistol ~ cAcll hand mud cautiously approach.
rd lho hltn, scruiculIing every stump before
d.
not a soul appeared, wcntto the harn aud
lurEcd the button, aud Kicking It open, step
ped hucl, pace or tWo to avoid sudden At
mck from Withlu--bui all was still; my horse
wus quietly eating his lny, aud ! mounted
Itit, Hllrr carefully fixing my sn,ldr-bag- IT,
cross hitu, aud laktug out NY map examined
The route wus Ia pursue, lruilcd leisure
" Until was out lsiphI of the house. aud
, Ven taking rghi-auglc from The main road
',',, .1tns IT, ny horse hnA lltW, fullicr' llidG
lnI,.' ,;,r q, hpul ,,'e miles directly through the
,looda / trlt .pte,i'W 'he robbers were
whiting 10 wn,la, me, aud wa" I,s"N'I !"
gc, nd of tipn posshly o., hrr' Nv" ''uuon
some hour OF 30, ngnln cousuuSd MY "'"P
and taking nu unplu tu thc left, rode o., UNI"
! HRniu uicrSrctpd the mum road, few NUE.
distant hum lhc next sclIrme@t which WHY
~ German village. | rccouutod the uN.lits
adventure, aud was told ttUt the place M
which had stopped was the den of lho mos o.
desperate sci ol robbers aud murdcrrrs IN
that region, Travellers had been known To
leave ~ lhgir dirccuuu vino were never
known to Toiuru md llr horses which they
rode were afterwards srcu ~ the possession
ut these drspsraducs | thought that had
had lucky escape
Nou should hnye heard this man relate his
IWu story sald NY friend, His eyes glcn,ncd
ps Ice told of starring up la brd,uld his whole
Iruue w1- ugiivr at tie mere remembrance
1f via, hc had gone through thut night. Il
was no netting thar nude li, story graphic
,uc bat the relation oi. Wlbt had actually uc.
'u't,d, Tod ~ he mu-l vigorous uaturt. J
,Ntll lever to get bus appearance, Nus