Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-04

his requiem should be the winds as they
fpassed bowling over his bleaching bones
He pictured to himself the distress of his
family consequent upon his sudden and
mysterious disappearance and their fruit
less copjectures in regard to his fate,
and then ran, with his minds eye over
the pages of their future history, lamented
their desolate and forlorn condition as
they should be drifted without an earthly
Iprotector on life's wide ocean. tossed by
the waves and exposed by the tempest
But he felt admonished by these reflections
and turn unto others. Every moment
he expected to feel deadly stupor COM
ing over him, and ever and anon he cast
his eyes upon surrounding objects to as
sure himself that all was not dream,
and that he was still in possession of his
reason. Such was the intensity of his
feelings that it counteracted the effects OF
the spirits which he had swallowed, and
! impelled by that love of;life which clings
unto man to his last moments, he yentur-
ed to ascend the roof Of the shanty and
cast inquiring looks far into the forest.
anxious to ascertain whether the robbers
had actually taken their departure or
whether they were still lettering about
awaiting his death. In a slight opening
Of the woods of the distance of half a
mile. he atlength espied them pressing
on with all possible speed. and in mos
men: his resolution was taken to attempt
his escape. Mounting his horse lie enter
ed rayine near by. which he judged
must lead him in the direction of Rea-
mer's, an then urging the animal forward
as fast as the nature of the animal per-
mitted, he kept in the ravine. leaping
over rocks and trees, and in very short
time reached the point he was aiming for,
where he gave the alarm and urged inn
mediate pursuit
We may here remark that among those
backwoodsmen who employ most of their
time in hunting and fishing, Sunday is
not generally reverenced as it should be
and it will therefore cause no surprise to
learn that when McClelland arrive at the
tavern just mentioned he found there
some half dozen or more rugged noun
taineers, who had called in for their 'bit-
ters" preparatory to starting into the
woods in quest of game. No sooner
were they made acquainted with the rob-
berry that had been committed than they
volunteered to go in search Of the robbers
and in few moments had all things in
readiness and set out, resolved to do their
best.
The hunters had general knowledge
of the Typography of the mountains, di-
rected their steps towards point some
distance beyond that designated by Mes
! ClelIand as the one where he had last
seen the robbers (; having reached which,
they divided into two parties and moved
some distance apart. and in this order had
not proceeded far when they espied the
objects of their search by whom they
were seen likewise at the same Instant
The robbers tried to escape by running.
but before they could get beyond the
reach of the hunters rifles, Lewis was
wounded by ball and one of the others
killed. whilst the third escaped unframed.
Lewis was secured and carried to Bed
ford Jail there to await his trial, but after
wards made his escape and was pursued,
and whilst rowing himself across the
West Branch of the Susquehanna in a
canoe was shot dead by one Of his pursu-
ers.
Whilst in prison, Lewis stated that he
had concealed large sum of money un-
der rock-the specie in vessel and the
bank bills in bottle-near small stream
on the west side Of AlIeghaney mountain;
and after his death dilligent search was
made for the treasure. by different per-
sons and at different places but it is not
known that it has, ever been found, and
that the probability is that it had been
removed by some of Lewis associates.
Had Lewis mind been directed into
the right channel and subjected TO pro-
per,course of training; he might have liv-
ed an honor to himself and his family and
been useful in his day and generation
but having penchGnt for the romantic
and lawless. wherein he could indulge his
passions without restraint. he became
alienated from society. an out-cast and a
by-word. and in his death we have but
another proof of the truthfulness of .he
proverb that "the way Of the transgressol
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