The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-29

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Oh, no" l answered You arc
quite rishi--he won, ca, il. lie never
takes any,bing ,hat !. not hi.
Saying this, | wished them good
nigh, and closed the door.
They had provided me with din,
tallow candle. and the frs, th,ng I did
Was 10 examine everything in the room.
u waa pretty well numbered up. Va.
rious kinds Of vegetables occupied Jf.
iercnt corners, among which were
pumpkins. potatoes. MELONS. &C., to-.
gether with quarter of yrnison. some
Jerked beef, aud skins Of animals. |
examined the bed uex,. Ii was apoor
concern, the frame being made of round
poles in the same state they were taken
from the woods and the c!c,hing upon
il was coarse enough for n hermit. Bui
what struck me as being little singu,
lar Eas that the head ot sid bed was
turned totrord The partition separating
the two rooms, and right nrrsriis the
pillow was u wide crack, which had the
appearance Of having bccn len there
by design.
began to feel queer land this is no,
just the word To express what ! mean
! had large sums OF money about me
enough TO tempt the cupidiiy Of my en-
tfrtainers, at any rate. rs their actions
had already convinced me. How easy
ii would he for them to shoe. me through
the crevice while l slept. The idea
20, possession Of me fully. and | could
not drive ii away. ] would have fast
cncd the door, but there WAS nothing to
fasten it with, and was impressed with
the idea that the danger would not come
in that direction. II il should. Lion
was there 10 apprise me Of it. Threw
OF my coat. and BUSTED about. as
/ though was undressing. ] put my
pistols under my pillow, and laid dow"
but such an .unaccounrable and tcrr.bl'
sense Of evil pressed upon me that !
could not think ot sleeping. Lion. too,
} appeared uneasy--camc and pu, Ia,
fore paws upon the bed every few min
uies, then went back 10 his post by the
door, and laid down with kind os ic.
ycr.h anxiety.
| AT last ! ieiencd sleep. and snored
most musicaliy; but | did not fail to
/ look through the crevice TO SEE what
my host and hostess were doing. The,
laid down upon the bed Which stood III
the room. without taking OF ,hei'
clothes, and were quiet until began t,
snDre, then ] heard them whi-pcr.--
What were my sensations, when | sa"
them arise softly, and the man take tht
gun from behind the bed: saw him
assisted by the hag, draw out charg'
OF shot which Was in the gun and rc!oa'
over heavily, and pretended to awake
My plan OF action was arrang d IN {
moment.
had worn wig Tor several years
on account OF loo.ing my hair by fe
yer. now determined TO make il 0
more use to me than i, had ever been
before. ] lifted myself quietly iron
the bed, and felt about in the dark. un
Ill | had found one Of the pumpkins
had seen. Over this ! drew my wiz
and it happened to be an eN client iii
( Having dressed this useful vegetable il
this uncommon manner, | crrpt back t,
my bed. and placed 1t upon the pillow
in the exact position my head had oc
pi.d. When il was thus adjusted. i
was in juXtaposition with the long crev
ice. through which ! now took anohe
look. Heavens. the icnds were load
ing a bracs Of horse pistols with the
same internal slugs.
l can, say but felt little dry abou
the throat then. ! looked towards Ok
Lion. could jus, discern his grea
eyes through the darkness. lie wa
sill upon the alert. Pre.piraiion be
gan TO roll down my face in grea, drops
not that felt absolutely afraid for
flatter myself ! am not a coward bu
| did not like the idea of taking human
life. ! was confident ! could d.ftp
myself, yet even that confidence wa
not enough to make me feel altose,he
comfortable.
| Taking my pistols in my hand,
bent over the bed. aid commence
snoring again. at the same time watch
The movement. Of The man and hi
amiable spouse, Every explosion iron
my nose seemed 10 give them the great
es, satisfaction. They looked at eaci
other, nodded, and smiled erimly Ill
took the gun, and in his stocking fee
approached the cresicc opposite IN,
bed followed by the lag with carving
knife. STOPPING he prepel into m,
room, and brought his ierocious-!ookin.
eyes to bear upon my wig. knew !
would be dangerous 10 zee any more
! raised my head enough 70 get ont o
harms way, and emitted now and tiei
sLore. heard him distinctly fix ih'
muzzle Of ihe gun against the fi,sur'
opposite the wig. and then With a ue
NOR OF Indignation, and a Kind Of creep
ing sensa;,on all over me, | drew barl
and awaited the result. II was mo
men, Of awful suspense 10 ne. " Ni'a
ii he should t.scDyei the chea, and el
eyaie his piece: \ ihou,aud .ucI
thoughts rushed lhroush my mina u
an in stsn,. The cold ,Sesi ran dowi
my face in streams. Thank Heaven
| ras not kepl long il, susi,suss.