Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-09-08
NEnasDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8. II
COUNCIL BLLfRs IOWA

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I0Itise zvsz q IS or stones, In s MAJ
- - "A sssss asiea the idea al bsin
Z sas,az. 4 ra9ml vi tEaKAled stsRe-rgasA.
& q Rxassse # Tor iuserFupfing you,
aasa ii 81 esiaad friend, sbat baT
\ q sSs,e VA .ls - raaSa roadps
= sggpoa ~ sasAs il woald seszn 20
be rspliaa n 1siand WoEEsll~-hOs
! Ahoai thie + assy no stage pasaea Oyel
: ground ike t&sE
! q sThsrs sElsisE hsYe been heavy tAir
4 here, ard eaDliaa the read answered
! lroxRaal; s.se nj hOFSs has been along
here toe sfsan "a mistake the way.'
II .sstI think M wiil al come right pres-
4adsIy, MI. wsthsss,' sAid the clsrgyman,
Il addressing 10. The road il HomswsIal
xoush. Il Z tsseg bat believe il is TIE
main road, phsagshaless- Let me see
where was nhs ,yes-I remember 7
: and forthwith be resumed his story, and
went on to Eta seneiuson, ossapying
Esome gifsaan Ehimatss maEe, aAd NO al
shis time .ioltihss rOsking, and pitehing
ss badly as ever. -..-.-
fWali, npoa ny word, friend Wor-
lrelI, ha said as so0n as be had finished
! his marEasioss ~ seTIoualy isslined
to belisys yeu have got cut Of the main
road indeed p
sssI dc nos see how that can be, re-
I piled the other for certainly the in
sGinet of my horse would not permit him
80 turn aside from q route whlch he must
know lsads to good quarters.,
/ sfStili,' said |, There Is a poasibil.
| ity Of our having turned of from the
main EouGs; and | think, before We 70
any furthsE, seaEeful examination sho'ld
be mads.' ..--...
Einney. @ r Fl -
So We'll, Kantleussn,' raioinsd Wor-
rell, / will wager half dozen bottles
Of wine thai We are right but To gatIs.
fy you, / viii agree to make an exami-
nation la aye MINUTES, IL We do not come
20 smooth travelling bsfoss that tims.
We rode on, sleyly bat roughly, our
way being very dark and running thrO'
a heavy wood but afteT lapse OK more
than The time tpeoifkd; anding our road
had not improved, insisted upon halt
and o careful sxamiAatioa Of the leeali-
y. h. e. ....sa.. tsss.
"'E' Certainly said Aar. Kinney, an
examination must bs made hsTe, for
think myself thersis come mistake. DO
not disturb yourself, however, Mr.. With |
srs,' he added, as be / 1T the vehicle With |
his friend, shut ramIn quietly where
you are, and we will sson have the ,mat-
teF cot right
' After leaving the carriage, my two
companions walked away together few
spaces, as if TO make AZ examination Of
the surrounding scene, and | heard them !
converting togtther in low, cautious
tones
" And then it vas, | scarcely know how
or Why, that strange feeling of distrust !
and suspicion began to creep over me. -
VI Who were these menY Psh&w! one Of !
them was q alaFUmaA-aRd could SUE /
Pect 3 man Of hls sacred calling 7 and (
the other vas his friend. Ha! bnt did /
| know him to be minister Of the gos- |
pel5 Aight be not be awolf in sleeps I
clothing | then remembered having 7
heard Of noted desperadQea and robbers /
assuming clerical appearance for the /
purpose OF carrying out some sinister |
design; aHd my suspicious beng nov
fally aropaeds 1 thought sapidly and even |
painfully, and recalled hundred little |
fueidents, nothing as ii we're IN them !
selves, but aow seeming to form chain
Of evidences that should be duly weighed
and conaideFsd.
"Who was this Mr.. KinneyP had
met him as q stranger in q strange place;
he had in manner pressed himself up
on my acquaintance; he had proposed
accompanying me, and had done SO, not
withstandlng such obstacles as would
have deferred most travellers from like
proceeding; be had absentcd himself,
perhaps to Rnd confederate hs had
Unexpectedly, and somewhat mysterious
y, found q friend On the route, aud per-
sgaded me to accept Of private convey
ance instead Of the regular coach and
we had apparently got lost on PLAN
road, or else turned into some by-path
ia q manner that seemed 10 prove some
design rather than accident
What could all this meang Ii might
mean much, Or il mighs mean nothing,
Bak was not 9 poor traveller ] had g
Large sum OF money in my possession
a large Hum OF money might be temp
tatlon to men of Feputsa integrity, to say
nothing OF ifa effect upon professional
robbers OF highwaynsn and under the
circumstances, vas it not best for me TO
look ous for myself2 ! thought So
Gould there be any harm in my being
upon my guard Certainly not. Il
they we're honest aasB, should do them
no wrong il they sure dishonest men, /
shapld 6qt dp justice ia sheR sRa my
self.
e ALI these thoughts flashed through
my brain, seemingly In moment Of Gime
and the fEss thing did vas to feel for
my pistols, a loaded pair Of wich al.
ways carried concealed about my person.
I drew them forth, and examined them
with my Eaal-rod. 70 MY attsg ama2e-
ment aud alarm, found they were cap
ped, but empty
"' Then is was that my suspicious be-
eama confirmed and | remembered Of
Of once having left them In my rooms 10
which my clerical friend had access
Instantly felt sho hot blood rush to my
temples, aud beads of Geld perspiratioR
seemed to start from every pore.
s. Gracious heavens perhaps vas on
| the point Of being murdered
f"QuIekly, hgs1 quietly, | reloaded my
weapons, and capped Them anew. ThsA
stealing soesay and silently from the cog-
cred vehicle, found myself in q deep
hollow, with heavy wood on either side
4 Of the narrow by-roAd. bly, companions
| wesa ssslH caarszaing In Love 4onaa nd .
shart distance. stsalshily agspt gp %
| within faw feet of thsTa, Just ia Eims
| to hear tbs voice Of the reverend gentle
| man say
u Yes, Charley, tell you il can bs
done In khaa wags We will saAoapcs
that we have made O miasaka and then,
IN our apparent sndesEor to turn the
| cal rage, we viii manage TO eEanp ant
. upset fs. Thsa, 90 yen pFeteud 10 aSsisl
Nlshegz 30 res eaks ypu can sei&s him II
auoh manner IS 70 pitch him forwart
upon the groand, 30 that ws can hatl
/ spring upon ak the same time, drag hin
into die bushes, and pas an end 70 hiu
whsEe Ais hleOd viii nsk show upon ia
: path.' H 4 s.as 5
. ffT heard this, aud, vishpgt waiting
: for aRsply, stole round g shs hsek 9
, tha carriage, 10 aw@is she rasais.
) could hare escaped, but = large portiol
1 af my nonsy wss consaiEsa IN ny tFav
E cling trunk, and Was resolved that tbs
: shoaid not fafl into the hands Of the vii
: Iaias, evea if tAsy escaped themselves.
. = | bad scarcely gos aayaaif into q
> pOsition intends4 whaR ME. cTEal
q came up % tise eaRssage aad aadresainl
Q | me, whoa hs supposaa e hs ssill insids