Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-12-24

! NEW SEhl I'D, Y0L L,
] fnished--iime only was wanting to give
1.-THE fnal sirOke, ard that was drawing near
s,eadily and surely.
/ Robinson was stroIiing listlessly around
t,he camp. endeavoring to assume an easy
care for nothing stgls, yet connOisseur in
4 human nsture would have marked restless
ness in his small, grey eyes, and slight
quiyering Of his neither lip which III accord
ed with the careless mien he presented
Tine last streak of day had now disaP-
peard. Robinson fingered moment near
the camp, ere he resolved upon the course
10 take, and then darteS with an uhsteao3
step down chiseled pathway in mountain
side.
! .Step aside, Wiikes-let me go-l have
business of in mportanee that calls me away
I He now heard a stranger ana nscfnE 9
sound from the direction ne had come ana
fancy pictured it u party OF his comrades
with orders for his arrest and Imprisonment.
No. have orders to stop YOU! replied
the sentinel.
"You want to joke me--but I'm not In
humor new, for | haven't the tlme' Lei
me pass, wont you'll"
.You have NV answer, sir" was the firm
response.
Then, curse you, take mine!" hissed the
tory between his teeth. And before the
unwary sentinel could lift his arm, Robin
son seized heavy pistol from his comrade
belt, aud dealt him blow OF crush"g iorce
upeu mis- head. In a moment the william
hkd leaped over the PROSTATE oocy OF INT
solder, but he did not take secohu steP-
A strung arm, from a concealment In the
psth. was thrown around his neck bearing
aim violently to the ground. He struggled
wildly for a moment, but second and third
persunage appcsred 10 the assistance oi
the victor. who, relieved of his charge, arose
to his feet. 1t was Henry Raymond and
near him stood Wiil Durham aud one or
two OF MS comrades.
The tory, now firmly bound and foaming
with rage, xas lifted from the ground ana
borne upon the shoulders OF the STURDY
soldiers towards the camp he had just leit.
In five minutes he was thrust into ruoeiy
constructed log cabin, at the outshrtS oi
the camp and there left to brood over his uu-
timely and melancholy fate.
IL was the:morning succeeding The arrest
of Joe Robinsou--the first blush OF morh'
ing, and The brigadesmen ot Inc Pa't'o'
camp were still sleeping around the dying
embers of their fires. Henry Raymond ha6
been the first 20 wake, and leaving his I'M
conscious comrades, he strolled listiessiy
down the mountain side, until he came up
on the very spot where first the reader mdde
his acquaintanee-it was >on the grass
grown shore OF the sequesiered ioke III 'he
mountain side. What delightful view
was here spread before his gsze! Inc qaiet
v stels. OF Lie light b.ue Tue. hasaea Oe-
wilchipgis beIsarb The raygs Of sllt1 re- ea' 2
suu--the dews of evening had gently van
,shed-the timid iurest flower ssnranK BACK
again 10 its leaiy ceil-the purple grapes
blushed upon the eye and clustered tehuefiy
together around their curling vine. All Was
a scene OF loveliness-e'en lovely as nature
could be and as Henry gazed with raPlurouS
delight upon the vision before his eye, ne
could -luost fancy himself in an oriental
land, where orange blossoms and spice trees
after a summer rain intoxicated the dreamer
with their red"Ience.
But hark. a football arrests his attention
He started from his reverie, and bent a
searching look among The brushwood In MS
vicinity. He could see nothing out oil way
vet he could not account for the sudden
cessation OF the sound-the wild deniZenS
of the forest were not prone TO stand quietly
in the face of man. their most deadly enemy.
He was about to turn his head away, when
he heared quick, rustling sound from the
opposite side OF the pain. He wheeled
quickly around, and Just caught glimpse ot
giant figure approaching him with rapid
strides--then all consciousness was gone,
the assassin struck him down with the butt
end of a rifle ere he could make show o.
res stance.
The bravo raised his towering form 10 its
| full height, and whistled wild lingering
call. The reader would have recognized
him in moment as TEN Miller the rene
gahe, and as he stands there waiting for an
answer from his signal, one could scarcely
imagine more repulsive creature. A gieam
of demoniac triumph flashed across his
sensual ieatures-whle his soul became
sbso, bed in one idea and thought-he was
the victor at last! he had conquered the in
vincibie rebel Gl3ns!
A half dozen men sprang from their
coyerts in the woods, and at dignltled
gesture from their leader, they seized the
still in>ensible Henry and bound him head
and foot. He was then lifted upon their
shoulders and hurried through the woods at
a rapid pace. MOI a word was said by one
OF the band-every order seemed TO have
been previously given, and each one obeyed
| its iniunctions like clock-wOrk. In few
moments they reached the rendeZvous--the
Old House in the Meadow. Henry was
thrust rudely in one corner Of the cave.
when council of policy took place. Some
were in favor of forwarding their prisoner
Immediately to Berksford in New York,
while a number contested that the danger
of re-capture was too great TO run in the
day time. But the former, being in the ma
: jority, prevailed.
as the horses all ready for START" asked
Tom Miller, after rejecting moment.
"Yes-lhey was fed an hour ago." an
swered one of the men.
"Then, guess, the sooner he's off, the
, better. | don't believe them chaps in the
D mountains are up yet, and we'll stand q
: smart chance of getting clear on 'em."
- The order was acted upon, and in a feU
moments Henry Raymond Nas OH his woy
e toward the cily-a prisoner to his mos
$ deadly enemy, with little hope of an escape
He cast his eye stelnly among the rougl