The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-12

4 or more brawny, fierce looking despera-
does. 1t was complete surprise, aud
ion the spur Of the moment, | yelled
aloud - @4sst 2. <.f..f
Andy, Andy, wake up?-
Yes, wake Up, Andyr echoed The out
laws loudly AMI deris;rely.
Aroused at last, my comrade sprang
] to his feet and the next moment lie was
standing by my side.
Instantly q dozen or moro rifles were
leveled at us with deadly aim.
Yer amt going to show fight are ye!'
/ demanded one of the outlaws, a brutal
! looking wretch, and the leader Of tbs
band as it afterwards appeared.
! That depends on circumstances re-
spondea Andy, unhes:tatingly. We're
, two good men, afraid of neither man or
beast--and if your intentions are ostile,
as they appear to be, you can take my
word for it that we'll give YOU all the
trouble we can
.Yerwon't now, will yer 2 reioined the
desperate, tauntincly. Guess VEN have
yer bands full ofyer try, that sort Of q
game a...,
.yvo,I, ,ylot do ror wont Ior, ~ -
bowv demanded Lo1d1v s,t;sro, :,
nv own mind that five cot out Of our
present scraro VIC had to FIGHT for if.
+ What do YOU want here 2 was the ra,
pid reply. 4 guess the forests as free to
us as it is to any ono else. Don't kalke-
late that your Dos, here, stranger, do
verg.
.Nor was-AnIy's quick repIv. and he
took the words ont Of nv mouth, NOR are
Won. Bat that is not to the pointr 10
added; what do You want with us!'
Yer money an yer traps! Under
stand that sort O talk, don't ycrn
Yes, we understand that you're gang
Of thieves ana cut throatsp responded
Andy; but If YOU ret ANYTHING from rs
you've GOT to fight for it, though we are
but two AGAINST n dozen. Give 'em
shot, comiadc.r added the fiery fellow adj
dressing himself to me- 'Wo can't make
the matter worser
thouglt so. too. and raising my rifle,
Andy and myself fired simultaneously.
Immediately two of the outlaws fell
dead to the ground, and tie rest uttered
n concerted ven that sounded more fear
fully than the howl Of tie wolf | had SO
recently driven AWAY. lsaa..1. ,....aI
Now, Give EN- the, uistoIsr shouted
ANDY. his whole sUul in deadly conflict.
Each Of rs carried q brace of double
barrelIed pistols. Which rave us eight
shots between ia, and ouick as lightning
We were dischareing the loads in the
faces Of the outlaws. Six moro Of the
br;;canjls fell before our aim, while we re-
NAMED uniniured, notwithstanding
number Of scattering shots whst!od
around our cars and oyol our heads.
New charge upon the th.eyesp yelled
ANDY, III stcntorian tones. 4.
7 followod my comrades lead, and to-
cether we charged upon the remaining
fyo outlaws, for that number wero left.
4 fierce and bloody frht ensued. Andy
performed miracles, and did double du-
~; but as fate would have it, we were
both rendered Aors du combat, my com
rade by pistol wound in the side, and
bya bowie cut in the rjghtshouller.
I knew nothing more after that. for the
next moment became unconscious
VIXEN 7 came to pvse]t. I found I was
il > cave and twas the baupt ofrobbcrs
,rb;s q,,,sb learned bv listening for I
corld COO :,,otbiro- tbo hr;ol,t l;obt Of dov
bseen,; no never. to. nepetrate. that dismal
cavern. rItwas the gloomiest, chilliest
pIaee I was ever in, and from the bottom
of.m1heart / wished myself well ont Of
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