Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-02-13

of disrobing his feet Of the snow--his rea
object being to await the light of the fire
that he might fairly encounter the Williams
whom he had just heard taking in al
alarmed and startled tone of voice, in tn
lower room. When he stepped over the iool
sill into the bright light of the FIRE, his 6rs
salutation was the loud report Of q muskei
from the lower room, the tyo balls of which
struck the door post an inch or two from his
head. No time was now TO be lost. Reser-
wing his fire, he sprang down to the lower
room, yet reeking with the smoke of burning
powder, and using his .omahawk will
dexterity and effect, knocked the william
senseless who had just fred upon him, and
whom he believed be had killed. In the
/ interim, while these events were passing,
the smaller william of the two, had erept
through small uuglazed window immediate
Iy above the side of the bed, and was run
ming off in the bright moonlight; directly
towards the north. Lambert soon discovered
him, and mounting on the bed, as the fellow
was running directly from the window, in
straight line, clothing IN hand, brought hin
down on his face, with two balls from his
own rife planted precisely between the
shoulders of the horrible mizcreant. Then
seizing with giant grasp the sturdy villain
whom lie bad felled Oh the foor, and who
seemed to be resiging for further combat,
Lambart placed his knee on the fellows
breast, aud asked the old woman for rope
This she furnished BY cutting BEDFORD from
one Of the bedsteads.
With this Lambart bound the How, aud
dragged him to the fireplace IN the upper
room. Then absenting himself for a few
moments only be brought in the dead man
on his shoulders, and placed the corpse side
By side with the living murderer
When the day dawned, the work of death
being finished, Lambert prepared to turn
home, having accomplished in a few hours,
what VOID have immortalizal any heroes Of
The ages Of chivalry. When deserted By
his faint hearted companions, ills man of
iron resolution, aud strong energies, never
faitered or betrayed the fs-ss hss;,..;on &c
purpose.
Lambert now accepted the loan of horse
from his aged and venerable friend, the old
woman Of she mountains. He next placed
his living captive on the animal, after having
pinloned hts arms behind him and secured
has feet under the horse. And then fastening
the dead body Of the miscreant he had killed |
across the shoulders of the horse, and firmly |
lashing 1t to bis companion in iniquity, be !
grayely led the horse, with it's burthen OF !
murder and carnage to the house of his
brothcr-in-law. Here he found many persons I
assembled from all sections of the country.
among them, the ehopfallen deserteis of his
heroic and suseessful adyenture-who met
n the contemptuous counteDanees of the
assembly, the disdainful reward of timility
md cowardice.
Toe captive murderer was soon sent TO
all under strong guard, and in the course
Il time ezpiated bis crime on the gallows.
This was the last robbery and murder
yer committed on this wild aud lonely
DAD. Instead of the rich plunder the mur-
erers had expected from the rich drover on
be white horse. they found but three OF
'ur dollars from the pocket of poor Pollock
HON they had mistaken for the venerable
len drovcr, who arrived at the place directly
tier the tragedy, with his money safely
eposlted IN his portmanteau. When be
ld been informed of the particulars rela-
ne TO the murder of the deceased-and | .
lat he had left a widow aud large family :
children stepped to the lips in poverty
ID neutrality-suspicious. arose proudly
his bosom. Being wealthy, and having {
} family of his own, he constituted himself .
9 guardian protector, and faithful friend b
Pollock's bereavcd and destitute family,
d made them bis heirs at bis decease which
pPened soon afterwards.
81 regret" said the speaker, in conelu-
~, "that / cannot give you the name Of
IS generous and noble spirited individuals a :,
I be no doubt received his great reward a
yond the grave" NJ
After short pause, asked the speaker =
ether Mr. Lambert, the hero of this in. s.
esilng narrative was still livinge
He replied "Yes sir; he is sitting on
chair next to your own''-and I took
as ion TO observe his appearance with L
ch attention, that 1t might be deeply 4 4
'ressed on my memory. cri
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