The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-25


tiger on these people z.
Eb, parbleu = replied he. and why
no, What else do they deserve Are
they not also tigers? You don't know
them as do The tall rascal is con
vc.ed itlon, ard ought to have been hanged
two years ago at San Francisco. lie con
triyed TO escape. and ned to Kansas. As
70 the other rogue, there is hardly crime
he has not stained his hands with. Make
your mind easy about that %
A sudden thought came into my mind
and ! asked him whether he knew anything
about that murder Of my friend ten years
ago in tho ravne near jose Maria
No. he knew nothing about that, II was
before bis time only he should not wonder
if the major had "a hand in it ii looked
very like him.
We were interrupted by u loud knocking
ut the door. Tho lad came Ia soon after
wards. t,lng us that hc could dcscry five Of
them. all on horseback.
The cd man rose, and moving one Of the
mattresses little aside, ho looked cautious
ly through the window. Il was about nine
ocioch' and tho uarhWFs oeRah W se' III
with the rapidity peculiar to southern ell
mates
Inc kaocks were repeater more ',he'
mently. accompanied no" with loud sum
mons to cpea the door,
Here they are. surc ,noug - said the
old man 81 wonder why ih'' mayor
doesn't g. to kansaS he is tbs very min
for kansas politics
eli you don't oprn now, you French dog
SAID "A coarse voice, wen break ,hr door
The eyr OF the ODD man ilAshcd IRE. bnt
spoke never word.
lyon ka1w me, Dela'n"tte. ra'i another
voice, which J. had heard before ou
know Colonel Brown b1t though W. ave
to settle nn Old account ave no business
with you thd time Ius the stranger want.
he has stolen orSc give HIM up 10 ~, and
we'll bs b. otl IN minute. -.
" No use talking TO that OIL m'ser, said
the former voice with an oath " Come on
boys, break the door III, and ond IT,
lie seemed to suit the acton TO the word.
fora Tremendous cra'h came d,
=" I'm avant' said The nan 10 The lad and
they both went doyn stair.
] rose aud pacei np anl down Tho room
with rapid steps. Som' Thing set'ble a"'a''
was going on.
The whole block'h1u'e shook and trem'
bled with the violent Kicks and blows which
wrre dealt at The door, but nevertheless !
co'dd hear distinctly when The iron bar was
removed from it, ani then J 'clt az " all
my blood wcrt rushing sndIenly to my
heart, leaving not single drop IA gny limb
oiniy whole body.
Aroar--not al al Ike those you may bear
in 'he I)o'ogica' Gardens, Regents Park
at atfedny time, bat hundred time wilder.
sharper, more piercing, more lurions-ihcn
human cries fhjFror ani despair, the tramp
ling Of flying horses. the quick report Of fire
arms; then again, the ronr, but the time
INCH louder, more savage, more ferocious,
DTe horrible; then heavy iail and con
iupd noise Of grinding OF totb then moth
ing more. because stopped my ears with
ny Lands.
When J turned around my host sa' at the
table again, slipping bis grog, as II nothing
bal happened.
i am afraid. be said, alter u while.
the Princess has been wounded. never
brad her roar that way. Wei, w mnst
see after tins tomorrow. II would b. Il
dalgerons Jpb lpr any man to ~ near ber ,o-
nilh,!'
Next morning ] stood by hi, sds when
he opeDed the door. Ny first glance fell
upon the tiger covering IN thick brown-red
pol. She was licking at u red spot upon
ha leit Hank, which @eined to have bed
po'asely, but with both her powerful igre'
psws -he clung 10 deformed and shapolcss
mi's which borc no like 70 anything ] bad
ever @en. The corpe Of hors', irightiul-
ly mntilated, lay close ~ ard the whole
ri,Ie spp.arsnce. Nv hos. having examin.
es them oil with intense curiosity, cracked
a., ub;,, a,d .,,.i,b, ,nw,-d. tb. ,i,.r