The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-11-17

urgently taking to the ostler, who onl
looked at me In rather impudent mar
ner, when I told him to bring out m
horse, and paid me no further attention
| 1 therefore began to bride for myself
| Z say, captain r said the colonel
coming up to me after while, and tap
ping me on the shoulder --Eossss@
| 'Sirp g s.5t@aztrs 1s
Come on, mani don't make fool o
yourselfi, want to buy that ere 'orse
captainP ssJ 3 s e.
! do you p E,ea ez as.sz,
Thank Heavenl / was in the saddl
by that time. -ssA e9T a
| DOLE Am the man to be put ou
of my way by one of these ere chaweG
up Germans?
He laid both his hands upon the bri
die of nay horse. My blood generally
boils at an insulting word against my
countrymen, especially when I am far
from home in foreign lands. In a trice
the stick of the ridiDgwbip came down
upon the colonel's head, whilst the horse,
urged to powerful leap, threw bim ten
yards away upon the ground. AS
knew very well that, according to the
customs of the country, this was re-
Volver affair cow, and as had no wish
to become tangled in such business, I
did not wait until the colonel had pick
ed himself mp, but rode forward without
delay.
was stopped by the waiter, whom I
heard calling after me, and who was out
of breath when he came up to me at last.
The honest fellow gave me direction,
which I was afterward glad to have fol-
lowed. He said that the colonel, though
q coward, was a most desperate villain,
not at all likely to giveway so soon, but
that the worst of the whole set was that
tall fellow, the major, whom he suspec-
ted to have gone in search of some of
his companions. You will be chased
by couple of these rogues,' he said, 'as
1 am Saxon Let me advise you
Follow your way mp to the north until
you are out of sight, then do you turn
back to the south, as far as Jose Maria.
At the rayine southeast of that place
turn to the left, and, following the
course of the brook, ride for your life.
Twenty miles up the stream you will
come to settlement, called the Wood
Greek. Old Delamotte lives there, and
he's the man for you to trust
1 offered the waiter a few pieces of
money. but he would not take them;
then hearty shake of the hand, and
this he took most cordially. e.
sStopp he said, when I had already
set spurs to my horse. He lifted up
each of the horses legs, and looked care
fully at the shoeing. aAlI right he
said Il thought the ostler might have
play ed you one of his tricks, but be has
not yet had time, suppose. Now, go
ahead, and don't forget the Frenchmanl'
I darted off.
It was eleven O'Clock in the morning,
I had to make twenty miles to the raw
inc which my countryman had pointed
out to me. But my horse was worthy
of the eolonels admiration; and, in
spite not only of the round about way 1
had taken in accordance with my friend 3
advise, and half-an-hour's delay for rest
at Jose Maria, it was but five in the
evening when I reached this melancholy
spot. .tt5s5 z+
1 stopped and looked above me. The
surrounding country was all barren and
desolate, the soil sterile. There was q
wooden cross erected on the spot of the
murder, and beneath it lay the mortal
remains of the mao whom had known
in the full glow and JOY of youth.
A strange feeling made me lipger in
that place. The little rivulet smoothly
gliding eastward, showed me the way I
was to go. 1 could follow its course
with my eyes to far distant forest, the
high grass of the prairie having burnt
track down, as it always does at this
time of year. Yet I still fingered.
The horse began to neigh softly, and
to prick up his ears. He was familiar
with these prairies, as had bought
him but few months ago at Little
Rock, in Kansas. There was something
tho matter. go -. I
listened, but heard absolutely moth
ing. I alighted, and. pressing my ear
to the ground, listened again. The
earth trembled family with the tread of
horses yet at a long distances but, when
I mounted again could hear the sound.
1t was rapidly approaching from the di,
rection of Jose Maria, and, although
the woods on that side of me- prevented
me from seeing anything, I had but lit
tie doubt who were the horsemen. Now.
colonels, majors, captains, let us see
what can be donel Ny horse gave such
q sudden and vigorous jump when ]
merely touched him with the whip, that
1 was almost thrown from my seat.
lost ay cap, and gust of wind threw
it against that very mound by which
had been bound to the ravine. To picl
| it up would have been waste of time
and, as I wished to be out of sight be