The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-10-29

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| il the Hlderbrand and all his cut throat,
stood in the way. Now art thou all
sweredF'.Y irj. le 3F4 , lua -
/ A. this taunfing rebuke his opponen
became ,enraged. and throwing hinsel
from his horse, he rushed upon Malcolm
exclaimihg-,q ,.cfset{ su. If cs h3.
| Boasiing IDIOT Knowes' thou standes
in the presence OF Hllderbrand! lie AMI
the hostler are one! Now say thy las,
prayer, aud make preparation for thy long
Ijournpy!Y ~ ST .sa..ne
| .'llo! no! come and we shall decide
who shall travel this road first" and iheil
swords mel iortIls dreadful conflict Long
aud desperately they fought and it was
doubt ulf tor u time which would he the
victor as both were powerful men. and
lwell skilled IN the use OF weapons. With
the desperation, off, tiger llilderbrand
pressed upon the knight. but hr mantaiDed
his ground by his superior coolness and
presence of mind. until llilderbrand. with
a powerful blow, broke the sword Of Nal.
colin. and rs he did so loud laugh OF
scorn rang through the midnight air
Nov thou VOLTS whelp know Thy time
has come!"
lilo! ho!" said the knight, drawing
one OF his pistols from his belt and pre-.
seniing it to the breast Of Hilderbrand.
Nov by my good fortune has thy time
come. and to morrow | will claim the ten
thousand thalrrs which the government
has set as a price upon thy head"
"To-morrow thou wilt never see!--so
fire, and know that thy weapon is power
less, and that at my command the charge
was Withdrawn"
''Ilo! ho! So we will try then and see
if thou lest and firing The ball shait.r.
iug his arm. Lodged in the brigand siie.
lie gave one leap into ,l,- air aud fell: bul
quickly raising himself ON his knees he
attempted 10 raise the signal whistle TO his
mouth.
lilo! ho! said the knight. as with a
dexterous movement l,s knocked the whis-
tie from his hand.
''Cursrs Oh the rascal Barnard. He has
played me false; but | will not die till
have my revenge"
"Nay-you Can spare your curses. for
he did your bidding but too well. dis.
covered your vilIany too soon Tor your
purpose. Now il you will suffer yourself
TO be bound hand aud foot. will take you
to the Inn. Ii not. | shall only trouble
you for your head. as that is all that is
required 'or the len thousand thalrs."
In I,,,t h,I n
that was that some of his men might res.
cue him.
The once powerful robber suif' red hun.
sell TO be bound and placed upon his
own Iavorile horse. Hunting Devil. and
with Malcolm returned 10 the Inn. VIII re
they arrived al daylight just as a party OF
soldiers arr we'd at ih- Inn, on tnrir way
through the Black Forest. as an psco I. 10
whom uildrrbrand AMI Barnard were giv.
en in charge. Within three davs from
this i,ns. they were tried by public tribu-
nal, condemned and shot. The band
was broken up and dispersed. Malcolm
received t,e ten thou ,and ih,lcrs, which
h al been 81 on IIiIlerbr nd head. and
ten more for Birnar t,r landlord c,nd
III command. With tn, money MaIcnini
erected "a magnificent dwelling. called
ll,! Ho!" or Black Forest Cas,l,,' by
which it is known 10 The pres III day.
! This ends, the adventures OF "A NIGHT's |
RIDE"
CEDARs AND PINES OF CALIFORNIA.
A writer in the San Francisco Herald
gives The following description oilhe pines
aud cedArs oil the land OF gold aps.J |
'.Of alt the wonders | have ever seen in |
the vegetable Kingdom" remarks this OBJ
servant traveller, nothing will bear com
parson with the magnificent and loiiy |
growth of cedars aud pines, which emb J.
lish the hills and the mountains that lead
and u,ake up the Sierra Nevada range.
The magnificence ami grandeur oiscenes.
10 which these trees abound. cannot be
by any man who has not seen
them, aud lelt the awe aud subllmity To
which they give rise. i have counted ia
circle OF fifty feet, thirteen pine trees. not
one of which was less than 250 ieei IN
height. nor were any of them narked by
CuiV VI IitCilUuuVU. y IVY
are the inlmitable and lofty monuments OF
Nature. unipfuenced by sweeping storms
and winds, lunbent and undecayed by
centurian age. No, limb or a knot can
be found upon their bodies, until YOU reach
the altitude of from one hundred TO two
hundred ieet. beyond which height they
to grow. until their towering ma
jes,y overawes all surrounding objects.
and affords fit refuge tor the noble bird
which adorns the banner Of our country.
No man can travel through these scenes
without feeling that the grandeur Of ON.
Impotence itself is teaching him his finite
and Insignificant powers. Such was the
moral influence Of those leviathan growths
Of cedars aud pines. upon my mind. 1.
would not have dared to have given enter
a fugitive thought against The /,
wisdom. and power oil Jeho-
Yah. Such are the pine and cedar forests
of California. which cover an area of hum