The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-06-21

arrived IN kanSiS Territory :hc 2'th dav al
last Aprli: hay" taken Z. earn on :hc No
sho River. >rvcn', Ave miles from Lawrence
and thirty Eve mics from Connect tlt>: i,tt
home last THURSDAY mornin" 10 get load OF
provisions from han>a> City. with pair OF
horses and wa"on: nothing remarkable oc-
Cured until iriiav nigh:. when was abon'
fifteen mics tins sd, ol .-Onc Hundred az,
Ten," on Rock Creek : as was laokin. out
for place TO eicanp for the night | met a
man on horseback and inquired of him for a
good place he said there was good place
about one halt mile ahead. that he had a
WAGON inst encamlin" there. and Unless
stopped there ii would be fifteen miles 10 any
water on The road drove on: soon saw TIVE
men with an oxtram enramped hear the
Creek; drove near them and took oil my
horses. fed them. and was soon in conver>a-
ton with 10 two men: spoke OF finding
water. when they offered 10 show me where
| could find il: We walked down long dis
lance from the road together until We were
out OF sight of the wagons. when they stop
ped suddenly and told me to say NV PRAYERS.
for had not long to live: they sad they
knew | was from Iowa and that was enough.
| must die: | saw they were IN earnest. and
tried 10 tell them nv circumstances. AMI The
great loss INV drath would cauS,. TO my FAM
": told them had mo'hcr and seven
brothers and sisters dependent upon me Tor
support-that they would never learn the
particulars Of INV death if they killed me
there hat | WAS on business wlih my nrI1h-
torS team a,i1 money. and he would never
know INV end many such things | told them,
nut it was OF 40 use: they swore | must die
and seized ho.d %. III, hands IN order TO tlc
them together: made some resistance. when
they both drew their bowie knives and told
me il wl> Of no u.s.. 20 resist II | did. they
would cut my throat a.. g.: | We. led 10
my fate they then tied NV hands >-r al,
together behind M with larg" cord. then
robbed me Of >2l2 in gold which took to
buy nv load with: they then ted me 70
kncel, or partly lie down. until they brought
nv hands and feet together. which they ted
strongly in that position II wa> then ini'os-
side 10 lie without rrca' >nii.lInr. tat l. WI
soon made more ntcr>c: they took a III k
q. wood. about an Iuch and quarter III di
ameter and nearly foot long. with not he,
near each end : they pnt tins stick in ny
mouth with much difficulty. and my Ii~ A..
sill very sore. anl 20 mu Ia >wol."' that
canno. ca, bread ih,, yioaic. j; MO n.y
mouih As far as possible. then took a cord
and. putin. it around the back o: my neck
rird the stick IN lik" butts IN h"r>r month
1t was hardly po~>i''i" tn breathe; had hu'
little hopes of NV life 'hcn. tor could u.l'h
ar s,,.at NOR move. they sad | >haliI dc.
but that they would keep the buys f'n'n nay
face so INV friends might know me- 1t VA
found hv tying my Film-i'af hat over III,
face this Is the same hat ] had then Nnr
See these holes IN opposite >'i"> al The trln
they PIT NY bat o>"r NY -" 'hcn l'!' In
ends Of The >tI-k h"!! IN my mouth ''i"H.'
'hr>" hplc~ 70 k"''I II on r":ii >r' n''h
M then: TIT finished IA, i'.i';-'nn'nf y
supposed. frorl That c"i'Nti>iiI"i. >h't''
soon he. an! VA I'D away from M hu; 'h',
soon returned 20 sec Ii | WAS dead: tn,
pulled llr round som" ani t1"n-ht Wa
one cooked hi> pistol and h"id u '.'tr NV 't'--
aud TAXED % >h"n'In- I" mtkef sue, hi
The other on" sal wa> dead. ala. Il w'> II"
br>tio fire; 81 't'v went Ct. artn and lei
me- a they suppose. dead l was r"'i>.1'H
ii everything. and a soon a thought 'h',
wcr" away tired to move
soon i"lt >tnt'' rock about my iahi>
ana inca 10 move IN - Il WV Il :" "'rN
sharp cd" ~ 'ii>' the cora hH' Il din u"
"a rrei: next 'ri'd will my 'rF' 10 ''' III,
cord against r"'k. ana VINE mus h"'if.
i'n"' 90 a. >''' ~! '''' IN nv '"'' rms
confirmed long 'lm"' ana A ~ ln''''' one
III my frr' on 'n'> f''' ''' M SOM IA A.
I'M '"N'd h'' .'' san ! - . r'lf'''" '"'
operation untH BON t"o'> ana one 500 KIN!
were on NAV "ha''''" me 10 III" I" my iee'
an" "'''r w" '" '"''' '""'',' ."r nH' IRON
ID! ia'e' "'> ,r'! IAN, am "n' o",> '''
>'"' MN o'i III, "''' IA '''> ''o" 80
yea Gown me NV me are soon I'"''' an IN
"'al' .tI'' ,"t' soon re-! we 10 wagon r"''
t ''''i ,''"' :" = wa '','N l "rN''' ''' '','"
Two '""'S o',",e ,o",'"- 70 nous "'' ".'-
am "'' al" "a, N''' '"'' '''''" ii, u"
l"'A>' "'', '".!'' 10 MO" WI" was 'h'''
""' '""'' ON. '">"ri ~ "nr- ihr ho'>'
'l'' hi'T'i'I '"'t'' ana 'h's 'h"""h' II Wa
"'"''N'" ',''' III '','' SUN ,'"'' we. can"
'''' "'' "a NV r''''' ;, ''N ''' >''S WI ~
NV '',''''' "'''' e." ana "'''i NY -"
= "'H ','''''' ''''' II ""'''i''' ana a's' >''
me |" :" i i-''o''iio" Al once ana can ~
Wv ''"'n'"" ''l a." L" i''i me ro'''r> ah'
secure NY "t'h 'n't showed me Inc r"a'
ana >''i II was not ever ten or twt've miles
l wa much exhausted. hnt thonrh' must -
there II ] ever expected to get back IN season
, 10 accomplish anything: after travelling
'rw miles stopped and iouni WAS IN bloom
lnGton: the first man found took dccl
interest IN the ALTAR. ard >ali he would ca.
: III his ncicht"r>; he DID 50: they held