The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-03


" destitute Of weapons, They said liint lhcy
we're tIGiH md uilrrrd ii'f hHrler q pecullgr
sort Of hrHud composed o. dry Hreda Of illr
Wild Fuullower aud gfura hupperr, l about
equh quantities, pounded, mixed hHd pnrch-
cd together. SUrti nu article Gito0d would,
Of course ,iiud uu civilized purchasers TEES
emily The hlduous sHynFrH were joined ly u
sgi. greuler number, all iu tlo anne guwur'
hko condition, Wi'h llIe exception Of ouc,-
Thu wns huge, giuntllmbed bnrharian, ~
aspect very dirruut fiOn hia cunruif, a
proiusion If matted luir hung around hla
broad shoulders, md brislliug heard GOV
cred he lover part Of liis face, Ills body
Wus clothed iu deer'nkin, mud hh lvrgclons
cnuntenAuce seemed absolutely irighliilu on
tho strong olliquity ofhis hllle grey eyes
lie war obviously whlie man turned saw
age. The NTaich lpnhcd on tie emlgmhlp
with rluisirr cNprcstinnt bodug evil tot
uiur, till hs glance llll on ihc urW hrdC,
when his features contracted into dnbOl-
cal siHily,
NTThr moment, t,t,r,trf eFI.iNsd Liu.Aud
scrcumcd, 1T h Bil, Moore--lhu murderer
oI,my hr0lherw
Immediately dhC outlaw gave a load wlooP
--lhu prccorcefol bignrl--uud tlio whole
hnud Of lnhirnr rptnnE ttku 20 H'auy mad
pu,hcu, md grnpplrd with iho cnlgtuuis.
Ihr inter, butii men aud wdlurn, rrhlslrd
with The bravery OF dsrpcrHl,uu. The oddr,
however, was too rrcni; Lpd lu O. brief sUUrr,
ihcy were an uVcfpONCftd, Ucd Win curdF
ofburk aud lay helpless on tie ground, at
lhG mercy ~ their capiorU. Then, NJ the
command OF thor renegade chlul, tie Ltals
woke into pieces all the rifles they could find
and prepared 10 depart, leaving an the n,ule-
last bound. u,id carrying with them the le.
,inles. The shroks ct lho poor. women, IN
lhoy struggled IN vain with Ihe naked arms
which dragged Them away wcfcLuusi plic'
GUS 10 hem while ihe huftufn 81 tho hour
were incrcusud by the cries of children cling,
| INK couyulsiVcly TO the bosouls VI their mutg.
efs.
Thee ease seemed hopeless, when u llrd
party arrived on lilh-yiOuruhil lliuaue. The
brilliant light OF NY full moon revealed
large company OF lutAUus Oh horseback, dEsl'
/ lng RAPIDLY Sowurds The camp. They wcru
headed hy bcr%,ill yGune fcdialc, dlcsscd
! iu a lackskin sliil, pauialgDus, hild mecca
Gins, adorned Wuh many tasteful golden or
lnmcnts, wl,usc graceful figure nal upon her
iiuo sliced with fairy like cNsu Uhd elegance.
2 "Snshoucs tsJshuueS " shouted lh' ltuhs
giving Wny ton pnLIc of ungn'eruublu ter
FOR, and lyiug oil Ia all directions, leaving
llieir prisoners Haiouishrl AT so'slran6u do
lNcraucc. But there Mus one Who dIJ tot
let go lis victim. The refugee, Bill Moore,
seized tho lHintlug firm OF Eunnn,. nud scnl'
u., with Incredible velocity, "a nrighbuuug
oniuuncc, Disappeared with his living bur
den beg oud It's tall summit.
The minute after, thu friendly Soshoucs
reached lie scene OF recent Outrage, aud cui
loose the cords with which lho cnnilVcs had
been tod, hand aud foot Tho lovely leader
at Ihe Smnkes explained, 10y signs, aud sUine
lew words OF broken English, that the cou-
muudcr Of tie Utahs wac llcr husband aud
had that morning gone out, under Ihe pre-
tcuce of hunting, VIXEN she was Informed, 10y
u conrad, of her false lords Intention to
carry On white womap, during the night
lrom the South Pass-u woman whom hc
had seen Tie PfGyi0us tTy uuttTr T-vvuut-f
Water river, aud recognised as one ho had
lovcd before his exile among the Indians -
THIS intelligence drove Henry almost dis
iyacled: aud, as well us he was able, 10y gcs.
lures ~ told HE ether tlut her husband had
borne ulS>x. lls wiie--poiutcd uui lic course
,liry had tnEcN$ aud onIruated her lfphrs'"
diem, and sullSN ga. 10 attend ne co'npaTI'
The dark eyes SSSi(c female SoslfJle hgAli
ed wilh lie tics oi l~~.ss,-,I. aud .eFcpgc.-
She instantly provided lietTS>>~->h fleet
horse ITO tuuud his s,Ae, Nnlrlf 10y good
luck, had escaped tl,e gencld mut\IIion aud
having mounted tic Hardy stccd ofNho ptG-
irir,, The whole hahd Of Snakes dashed on
wards. Mak,npH shOr, circuit round the hlll
over WhJrh iSi,lt ~ arr had passed, they soon
reached the level plain, and GAialHgy II -'ELt1
OF the lIgiIiNc, who was gullopHg OH on u"
strong Aufse. lhai had been concealed Tor the
present purpose, aud ts5u iullct ui tho Whnc
rarmGnts tdI tie wlud proved iHHt the victim
was boruo ~ the Nbhorred ii,ltt's lap.
The sushonc Wouun uttered piercing /!
.yell, audit pTSucFs augmented their speed
to u ralc which rapidly diminished tho d'S- D.;
inncc hetNiNtaArin aud their Object. he
phase extended soHilI, IN the direction OF The
spiral. shnpcd buiic now known as "Jacubs
Tuwrrm mud ms thCluoop ucgrcd II, the iclun
was 81 uure tllriiOne iS;iidrcd yards nhend.
Ills escape seemed ml 'os-'Slei TOR the rocky
structure was OF considerable hcigllli ana us
irregular sides looked steep ~ TIC walls "l
house. Hence cyeu.thc savaEcs woe aSiUu'
ishcd when they behrld Moore leap from his
sliced. aud still supporting rl'c weight oills
burden, beEnu To ascend tIo extraordinary
brlttr He had discovered n h.rrnA ana dll-
GtuIt creyice, unt enabled him TO climb to
tie TOP Of the prccpict. AlnsI OF TEE snakes
Notwithstanding thessutrcHtics OF thcT itmnlc
leader, drew back, afraid TO uitempi The dan
grrnus ecyuriun. But Henry paused not n
moment. ClnEing 10 llis rillr, he urge" aus
wnyup the irowuing clif, and ty the utmost
cXcrIions, AT lust succeeded IA gnIning TIE
dizzy summit Here IN nppniug spectacle
met his eve Moore having deSPhlrou OF o.
luding tho pursuit of the Soshones, was en-
lrnyorins 10 murder tic beautiful Ehnh.-
Brtup uuproyiied win weapons, winch iiu /
nd last iit his husty, flight, The human ticud
yus cnonilug his cnpuve to dcnih' One /
hound brouahr ilenry ~itniu striking d.s-
-r----.-.- lilo could not tako tlho 10 COCK us
rifle a Single bI0w ttrr'-t'-tlla he4Ny iron
hnrrel went crushing ihrouhg tie ZONES OF :
the Villains skull, Gnd sent MN To settle '!7 I
final account at n bar where the court IS wa I
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