The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-02
Miscellaneous,
LIFEIN TIL E WEST.


one Of tho most startling accounts 0fat-
,smDIFi Fuhbrry WIS told 20 me, said NV
Gai Jones, hy n man whom met on board
Western steamboat lie was n powerfully
made man, some Hix feet and Two inches in
height Wtp bore the marks OF being Injured
M htisue aud danger lie was exceedingly
nervous, md although bold enough To- Gce
ANYTHING which threatened him, was sill CA
iablf enough 10 he aroused very easily. The
conversation chanced 10 ml upon robberios,
ana after mentioning the recent seizures
vhIrhlial been made ha sRid'
Of once met with nn adventure in tho NoE-
tern country, which lshnll probably geyer
rrFrr ir' -ri'lst't- Art ~ fi-nriy ttttttr,--r-
rI UJnp my memory III Il they occurred hui
lrsie0ip, some ten years ago, was u
WcHrm aud spec ulutor, had tod some
large tracts, mud having collected the pas
meGf which was n very large amount, I star.
tl 10 return to New Orleans, 20 mako IN
Yppmrnls. was IN The extreme western
potion Of Missouri, md WINS travelling over
irfu tracts Of country, only hero aud there
i,rrslhrd 10y some rude clearing. bad
-r--''l i''p~-tf VET -lrrririv, urrd TrruvHirri
.vrli van very rusty old pair nf snddle
afs,to avoid my suspicion at h1yiug money
lloul.' me, The only really good things
AMrh possessed were powerful horse.
,nul rriu- and stirrups, and pair Of well
charged pistols,
u was towards night lhnl arrived NJ the
tly clearing which bad seen Gpr hours:
al, iroang huPucd, stopped 10 inquire lhc
E.,.,.'e 60 Tho next settlement. 4 good
,o,t.o, o, ~ cono oul of nm old log house,
ao.I iollue ttI the nearest clearing wns 10
,.,l..o,, As m, 'torrc was used up, u,k,
"1It,,,,ir fl, co,.l accommodate w for the
rslT IT, re,lied tin, he c'nId give mo NJ
good %. be- had himself sou ''hl '" WI wy
.rc, and taking my saddle hnrs D.' 49, "''n
we'd him into the house. The GrH ann
n nri nay eyes on ouleriug was u purty %
Womcusnnd Two more men, sitting F
lhc fire. They were rough, rugged
fproplr mud scemUd 10 have heou drirk,-
largely, for lllcir eyes were hloud-hoi,
"I here Wns wild expression ln thrir Gn.
tlrs which was anything Int cnnsuling to a
.flry traveller. | di,llkcd their looks 20
~.'h that was half resolved Ia Tmuuut my.
.r.e, nnd proceed on my journey; hat ma
Uruts reflection convinced ne that IL they
we're Inclined ~ rob me, they might waNlny
one boz lhe woods; To ! mt down with them
hnd ut"d Ia open cal4gurEatiau.= Hat lhrC
were No, rs nl incllurd ~ tr communicative.
| asked hrw how long they bud been settled
ihrrr. aud hnw hcy rot their living. They
answered that They Rived hy hunting. This
convinced me lnt had fallen into Danger
D' COMPANY, for knew hy the nature Of
'l,onnry that IL WIS impossible TO subsist
yTt77t wry. Then ! saw rHrs mud pistols
w'i5wlr knives ranged over the chimney,
.d'lbI., ndtlcd Ia the wild appearance or tie
ne1, made me wish mysclrwc away from
i.f place.. They brought mt snuie SUPPER
All || l..
mc lo nch other with most suspiciuus CLINT.
&C., occasionally exchanging n whisper aud
anol IT lte head. When the meal was pvrr
lr'kcd lolr shown To- my bed, for felt tired
'ri was anxious 20 got some rest ! had no.
red iWd apartments opening into thn one IN
H.rh hail been sitting. One of them had
'hNr which lorl,cd,1nd the other was mere.
'lInl"d itoAr the adjoining roam 10y u hlnn
n +" suspended before an opening. They
n 'oN"d me- into the latter room. told them -
\ Al preferred to sleep ia he oihcrhut WINS
"lN1lit WAS the womcu's apartment and
lc0I'I not occupy it. ofcoursc mndr no
neither remark, huI taking my saddle bags h
OIou my arm went into the room assigned
me-, ! Ind snon. thrown aside the crcnicr
IhH my clothes and after putting the snd-
.e h'gs upon the bed crcpt into t.myscc
rev. INTO nb'nd Of browse wliGh wight have
"N'e' some twenty minutes, when ! was
"or'rn ht foo, step, and Looking M snw
me ~ 'nr men creeping Into the room; hut
"Oun9 mat WI, still awake. lac pretended
obe looking for something. lIn was 80 poor
nn0clor that snw At once he had only come
10 ascertain If was nslccp hui finding me
wake Ice left tho room Immediately.
nus 'nc'lent completely aroused mc.Slccp
WIS ch'ircly bnnished from NV eyes, aud
,Fghh To feel really alarmed waited about
"1,'n minutes more, and then another man
''' ~ on the same protenCc; hut he was ns
l- III iiria1 a. tlie BET, aft,l emily -6Nritet
ny lcnr' The more. When hc went out.
i"g'IY slipped on my clothes, drew my snd.
"s ms' towards me. tool, ont my pistols.
'Ucn were heavily charged cocli' II Item. got
~ N! -n'''' tuttrg nur Fiytuiin cdcl =,
SUI p'nced Them under the bed cloihe de
Tlnncd TO sell my life M denrly ns possiblc
case of,hcing attacked. | should ,binL ,hni
Rnilcd some half an hour. listening IN AGO.
noise nbout me. ] could hear rilcn wills.
tung outside, and moving stcnlthily rou,rd
Nlle end Of about half Nh hour, nv Ilrnr us
'ould calculate saw the blanket slowly md
amiously rniscd, and the third man came =
'eeplng townrdsmc in his stocking frct'EAz,
VAS too much for me TO bear. | had been
'odually getting more mud more eNcitcd;rUd
"inEup in the bed held my Two pistols J
Wy 'i al 'he fellow, and shou,ed,n a,drtcrnlitl,
~ l"ce;-ri mwm woman, or child enters
wv room again tonight, will shoot thom
"eHl t-was now thoroughly aroused, aud
~ 1''n2st crazy with excitement. The mau
WI me ro"In, MS ifhe had really been shot;
a'G footsteps in the next apartments the
.on' beyond was closed; aud then an WINS
XVII, '---,
)" Tue mcnntlmc n tremendous storm had
."' up, 1t ralucd aud blew Rnd Numbered
M, 's 'Niuliy, md II was so dark that could
D., zee one foot from my eyes. In n state of
.'od which cannot describe 10 Won. Inv