The Ottawa free trader., 1849-04-20

'lnp tue bfIuIe, ETaSptN lit bre aSt Ot The NJ
der, and dragged him 10 the ground. He
fell heavily ON his face, aud for several min
uies lay senseless. The stranger seized the
leathern bag which contained the mail for
the north, and flinGiug IT en- BIS shoulder,
rushed across the heath.
Early ou the following morning, the in
ha6ttants of Berwick were seen hurrying
in groups 10 the spot where the robbery had
been committed, aud were scattered in cv-
cry direction around the moor: but 40 trace
Of the robber could be obtained.
Three days had passed, and Sir John
CochIane yet lived. The mail which con-
tanned the death.warraut had been robbed I;
and before another order could he given the
intcrcession Of his father, the Earl Of Dun
donald, with the kings conrtssor might he
successful. Grizel now became almost his
constant companion in prison. aud spoke To
him words Of comfort. Nearly fourteen
days had passed since the robbery ofthe
mail had been committed. and prolracted
hope in the bosom cf the prisoner became
more bitter than his frs, despair But even
that hope, bitter as it was, peri>hcd. The
intercessiOn Of his father had been nnsuc
cessfnl-and second time, the bigoicd md
would -despo,ic monarch had signed the
''h"' v, h'> "'d'i', ah" "ithlh a i''le more
u."h announcer gay 'lat warrant would reach
MS PRISON:
'The will Heaven he done, 'groaned the
captive.
'Amcnn returned Grzel. with wild We
hemcncc: 'bnt my father shall not die
Again the rider with the mail had reached
'le Moor o' iWeedmou'h, and the second
nine he pore WIN h'm the doom OF Cochrane
ne Spnfren ms morse 10 ms utmost speed,
NC I"okeh cautiously before, behind and a
'oui'n nun ana Va ms rleh' hand he carried
"a P!>'"l 70 defend himself. lhe moon shed
chn'uy hGh' across 'he meath, rendering
deSoa'Ion v's'hi', ana giving n spiritual
embodiment I" every shrub. lie was tnr-
n!hT 'h' angle OF Str"CgI'ng topse, when
ms horse reared at The report ola pistol, the
hre Of wh'rh seemed I" dash INTO his very
eyes. At the same moment his own piSto
l">,l'"' an" me morse rearing more violent
~ ne was nt''en from ,he saddle IN
'h"'"ch' me 1907 "i 'he roboer was upon his
"r'h>', "no penoln" over MN, n orandiSh'
'hs Nhot' oarcer ne had III ms hand, SAID
1--WE me i'ine arms or Hie!
me nea'' "i INC kings servant iai'et
W'',h MN anu, without vrn,"rlng are
p'y; he ma as ne wa, commanded.
NO" Z" my way Said the rnbhcr stern
y. "'' "n't WIN u'e my morse. ana lcaFt
WIN w" 'he mhlI-Icst worse 'Nln5 come
"P,"' 'n''.
Nv n'hh "Iu>'' an" pr"ceeued lo"ai"'
pr ,'' "''N 'l'i."",'"' an' 'he f"no'r' mount
we ""'>' W'"ch ne I'D" ie'r, rode rapidly q
cross ''lr l'f"'i''
rpnl'','n> N.r' "'aNih" loF me eXecn
WV VI Hr '".n ,"c,rauF' anu INC oHlcef
:" i've H,W W''''" oh,y Tor 'ic arrival OF th'
nn"', "u'' hiS second nota'irWarrah''' 10 lea'
wv" ,"i'" v" we >r"i","' "ncn nhlheS ar
r''" WA, u'e mar! ma" again hern ronbed
ior Ee' i",''e'h Gays ,he nIe oi 'he PRISON
'' "",'' W Ur"'Wh"'u' He AGAIN itI oi
'ur "ccN u MS "a"Sh'er ana Welf, an'
>''u
S"o"-thc mana oi lleaVeh Is II
'"I>
Ia'n ! h"'', r'phe" me ma'den'-and i"
',' "'N u'n' >h' W'Pt aI'u"-'ihal my Ia
t"rr should not d'e'
ne fourteen uaSS were not yet passed
wnen me PRISON doors hew open' aud tn
,"' h''' u, nn"H'ha'" rNshen 10 'he arms
MS sen iiI> ln'crceSSioh win the confess
VI va" "N .e"c'h ne'h N"cc'''u'; an" alte
'WtCe SlVi'"" 'nr warrant Tor me 'N'rnno'
" ',r '"'n' "Nch ,la" rs ou'n 's'''n
"'"'"n ''> "r,' 'iai'n''h' E'hG nau >eaIt'
I"N 1n'o"h' ne hah hnr,i'd "i'h hS ia'h
" " MS OWL noh.'-.uH 'an'Iy WrrecI cIn"
Ivy "''"'," NM >n'""'hr tears "' l,'y-am
Wv! N''e 'n"rV''ihc WIN "'h nuNe ~ III
"H>"''''N Ur'N'''h'e ma, IN" ,"lc' l''ef