Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-24

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The second days journey b.ouIght US
up early in the atternoln. ata Iatm i,oaSe.
10 which we took shelter from a fierce
sEotm aud where. after. The weather had
cleare'i we we're forced 10 ,femaIn In cati
Isrqaence Of creek a lev miles ,listan..
wuIch. After heavy rain, ran wild as i
young Niagara, We were only 60 miles
from Van nBruen, and' II MAS necets4ry.
the rs x day. To make up ior the l1ss O.
'soigrett potCioh Of hal OF he proceeding
50 after AN ,earlL breakfast We again star.
ted. and meeting with no accl en- by
night arrived At a rich bottom An the Ar
ksnsa< river. at the foot o. steep, rouy
mountain road. known as The Plney lbs
Here We -resied alter travelling 90 ,mr's.
At n farm house. the prdptietot or which
could boast ui domain noIe * vuslVei
Than one hall OF The 6 rnan principals
ties. aud ricn beyond the inaginesIou of
those sons OF toll VINO coax tae yellow
grain from the well worked nnrtGeru
lauds. His name was Tom My, ana
people tor miles around told >l"rleS or his
great wealth aud miserIy h4bi $. rue IL
'as. that tnure uuappe u ny supper
than that which We sat do Il u discus,
was never set before coupi- OF way worn
travellers. and--annther argumen AgMn>L
tee>totali>m-S turned WIN graft. lde to
the spiritual cousolttinn sffIrIed by the
black b1ttle wnlcn IN acq unttnce had
50 providentiailt btoug"I along vi Ii INN
from tue Indian n .,lon The o.d Inlser
had wile and a large family, eacn mem
Der of whom bore n look OF despuudency
which it was painful To contemplate
There was in tact an un atur gloom
pervadinG the whole atmusphere; they
SpLke and replied ~ each oLNer ia mou
nusy tables. rs it q lew ezra words W uId
be an UNNECESSARY waste. The mother
.pprarrd 10 be Ihroughly identified viii
od Tom in feeling. ana The DO, aud glrls
were uui and out crips OF the old block; !;
a smile divided amongst the crowd coIld
no have gone found. il would nave been
drowned IN the vinegar al any one :oun-
ten4nce. We we're glad 10 retire, AMI
hnylns expressed wish to, lha, etfec /.
>ere shown To capaclous lOtt IN Tue
second story. tina heavy r4,ters OF wien
were bare, where tWo mattresses upon -
couple 1t cots were pt .ced t0r our accom-.
m1dAtiuu. FAiis que. the b+sl prOVOeAtI u
W oNOu aChlCh III C1NaS auh i
$IumbercL until ahDu, 4 p'c,uck iu the
IN ,ruIns. whtn | WAS .aw !krnei bS my
cYtnp .hton, who TODD o1 the side OF n>
cot, an ~huse Singular exp ession ot couu.
tenaute hall never forget.
Be,0re | was we'll awake | was startled
by me question:
Ia. tue, name Of Gpd, have you seen
am body beside ourselves in This room
during the nIght,'
HIS manner throughIy aroused me. and
assured hIn ,hat had slept rom ht-
tine thAs hal laid myself down unrIi
thas very lnnmonL.
4 am 'SoOsd.' ~hi-psred he. :robbep
Your belt. said |, why where had you
u?'
/ Around mv waist he, replied .see here
: Is the mA'k AMI sIre enough ne xnIb>
tied "a led circle around hts BODY. deuoe
Ing where The g'rth had been
! ANA i la, bccn taken from you while
yuu siept?'
: III must have been. for am slmo..
cer'nIn that | mad it on me when goc
ln'o the bed
1':Hi'w much money was in q
I'm, ttluuSani dollars. principally in
4ba%k 1tes ot 10th Tennessee aud Ken
tuck? m"ney.' sa..,1 ,,...,.-g ,-rso,
l,r Hers wta a stunurr. WAS nov a.
wide Awake ,4s .ms c,nnp4n'in. AUD tell
tlmpst aS .unenvIanle, | cuuhl not doubt
the tru,h,ul ii,e statemrnt, and In nwardI>
accused OH Tom or prrpetArng rI,e
r"bbrEy7; put how Could iIe have taken
,1i .IfGa
out awakening blm. iperpIexfi anu 5AgITH
vhted me say az rav+telp Il dII DOT
know bu tnAt he mIGht divide hIt ,uzii
cIons perhaps between Old Tom and my
selt. ffr.a hf t.
was soon dressed. and down stairs.
where the nmiiy i~ere stItrIng who ts-'r
speedily made acqL .IuIed "IIu ms cam
rpanIon's loss. a. | watcnei uIl ION +,
eOInlenance, sh all never seL me 'AIn-
ls,er Look vi, n Gu he regarded m
from beneath hls shaggy eyebrows " re-.
turned my own suspicIou, 2gtInce with
. cent. per cent. interest, and ns nj hal
been guilty OF the LtisEt. | Actu4Ity q I4H-
: ed 6r nedttl IS. 8.Fa stt- 10 '-8 ~F.
,oOAe hope remained; we had Chor
oushIy searcnrd tne m4etress aud shee.s.
un'h We were SAILS ueH Il"I " wa" o0I tn
u e room where we passed tue nIgnc ;
but u l,,pe, rnm aimed, VhaI IL might nave
slipped from his oJtly wnsre he slept ths
nIEit previous. 4nd whicn ~esIna c4pa
clIus old fas lI0nslI ,ea,ueri bsi Ut the
most CO nlortAoIe dimenuons. Back re
determined to .rg5rsce his steps. but as
eodiI1no spare the-tIme. or 'u1s up a.
horses IN teturuiug wI.h him. Old L IN
readily consented TO furnish htn WIN a
saddle horse He hlms-H appeared to
enuert4in hopeful Impression that he
s,,,,,,IL YER n, GOV .I the trsAHare ,bu ND