Washington telegraph., 1854-08-30

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they would not submit to the many wrongs
heaped upon them by society but the pow
er Of the woman's eyes upon me were such
that the words stuck in my throat, and the
more | talked the bigger fool made of my
self.
"At length, becoming drowsy from my
severe fatigues during the day, | begged
permission to retire, when the woman re.
marked. (what 1 had already noticed that
there was but one room in the house, and
but one bed, but that she would hang up a
couple of sheets reaching from the door tC
the fire place, and would make up a comfort
able couch for me on the floor. This being
shortly done. retired with the expectation
Of falling Immediately to sleep; but the old
woman's idle boast that she was master Of
profanity, and the sinister expression of her
burning black eyes, were such that could
not sleep.
Il had laid in this manner about two
hours, when the door was slowly opened,
and a tall broad-shouldered, rufianly looking
fellow, with dark-lantern in his hand en-
tered the room, and proceeding to the wo-
mans bed, exclaimed in whispered tones,
" Molly, is all right %
The woman slowly raised herself up in
bed, when | discovered by the light of the
lantern that her dress had not been romov-
ed, and replied
John, you shall never touch this man
He's a gentleman, who, has not come here
to become settler, but has been driven
here by the storm, and although cannot
call him by name, am sure that | have
known him in former years there is some
thing about his face that reminds me of my
mother
Course your mother," was the brutal
reply. I've had my eye on this bird ever
since be left Detroit. and the game shall be
mine, now, if have to loose your friendship
in securing it."
quickly saw how matters stood, and
knew that there was not moment to
lose so rising from my bed as noiselessly
as Death himself, took my pants in hand,
and darted through the opened door with
the speed Of an arrow. had net proceed
ed ten feet from the cabin, before a pistol
ball grazed my ear, and | heard the steps of
the blood-thirsty villain rapidly following in
my track.
A race now onsued too graphic for Ian
guage to portray | exerted myself to the
utmost for liberty, life, everything; while
my pursuer bounded forward with the thirst
Of a bloodhound, and the grasping penuri-
BUSINESS of a revengeful jew.
The race continued for nearly a mile,
when luck turning in my favor, the villain
fell to the ground over a halfdecayed birch
log, and before he could regain his feet, |
was beyond his hearing.
I cautiously ascended small hill at my
left, aud seating myself near the trunk of
large maple, to rest my severely tested
limbs, was greatly surprised half an hour
afterwards, as the moon for moment came
out from black cloud, to see my pursuer
digging a hole in the ground, not fifteen
rods from where was sitting Twas but
fora moment that saw him, as the moon
was almost instantly rehidden with the fleet
ing black clouds: but twas long enough
for me to know the man and mark the spot.
On the moon again making its appearance,
saw the fellow lift from the hole a square
box, deposit something in it, and quickly
return it to its earthly receptacle.
! now felt certain that this was the place
where the villain was in the habit of bury
ing such treasures as he took from robbed
and murdered travellers, and as considered
1t no harm to appropriate to my own use
wealth unlawtully secreted by murderer,
/ resolvedFto remain seated where was, till
he should leave, and then take from the
ground the box and make the quickest pas
sage possible from the State.
After carefully covering the treasures,
the man scattered over the place few small
brush and leaves. and left the spot. An
hour afterward, when all was again silent,
and darkness resigned supreme on all around,
| visited the secret place, and with the aid
Of my hands and wide splinter torn from
a Eghtning-shivered hickory, soon brought
the box to light, and lifted it from its bed.
1t proved to be made of iron, and was fas-
tened by rude but strong paddock. As
was unable to break the fastenincs or to
carry the box, I resolved TO replace it in the
ground, and proceed with ali dispatch to
Detroit, where / would procure a wrench
and iron bar. and return the next day for
the treasures which | felt certain the box
contained
1t now occurred to me that it would be
we'll to so mark the locality that it would be
recognizable even in the night; so | tore
off few narrow strips Of bark from small
elm standing near, and tied them to stake
which | planted IN the ground fifteen PAGES
southwark of the spot, and"-
jackson !" shouted the conductor.
The man sprang to his feet and exclaim-
ed
Gentlemen, I leave the road at this sta.
tion I'm sorry to be obliged to interrupt
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