Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-04-06

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Fwhasla wsaad szsn usa 81 thesr 49,.
Al aeagsh y - asAs te Iay rslaas
noted tha 80 0vw the deags aas
taking the sa0 81, lhrew the 4shaI
bed Apua ehe - aad dESesaay over III
sltsReesed aEaFt - CD |, hoFraxl what
7 discovery ha9 sAa. The bed sxas SAT.
j uFasad with bEaN and la many pIsae,
bard from ths IL Il wEfseh bad dried Ii
B@ng shne has ed, aaooka saat sz
nns erA ot ths q With say saaaallas ha.zs
close by me, rny Assife Ia on hand, ass]
nay revolver 10 khe other, and dmy an1fagH4
nj aJB c0EgF sni esaas III sasa shoald need
it. blew cat ~ be agd HI the siASk.
mesa awsiked shs sn0umenk az sha Got,
Hoe isng Z ksH gssd I eOaid not Yell.
bas 10 spsse ~ ~ psviiusas sisaassoa,
nay eyas graw aaEy, snd SAs almssa
ogsroons with st. BaE aa easy.nex-
ing oR the bsd AxsAssd at nv parcepEive
faculties, an3 Szn instant was wifle
aMake. u aoN sasaFna ssmss quite
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nothing. Presently Afains whisper from
aa adjoining room eAzAa my syes fol-
Inwea the diseetion, aad SAW snail
stream nE light pouFsng shPoagh an aps-
/. ming IN the partition, | stole softly to
the spot and listened moment, / then
pat my eye to shssupenIng, and had
. fair ViGw Of the npasMtians iuside.
Il So horrible was the sigha then be-
held, thar its reeoilsitions will neger be
erased from my memwy. Hanging from
fihe bed, and With hIa head nearly sever
cd fTam his body, virus an old grey head
!. cd man, while the pxple current Of life
I was steadily streaming from tbs cash
4 / rgeied moment tSth dizziness, aud
! was about TO withdrsw from the scenes.
I When tbs door opened softly, and per-
son entered. LOOKED again, aud thrs9
men had seen in Ehe har-room were F.
atanding near the dad man. '@~
Why Hams, said one, tsE thought
yaE bad fixed him b. thia si4ne.''
s. We2il have sroable With that ens-
t9megs" replied HaRa shaking bis head,
"he Is up TO something; he pat his bed
over the trap.D i1st.-
81 The dsvit,' p they both exclaimed and
looked at each other with surprise. Il
We must manage him somehow
said Haas sSfor he has maRay. am
certain Of that.' -.-. II
81 Hadu't we better attend 10 that 'srs
ga. FIRST !" suggested one. /,
" Yes, the old man is fixed nov for
the gal 5" and ptokiag up the light they
left the room.
What girl 7 thought /. Is It possible
some persons as unfortunate as myself ,
have been compelled 10 stay hare. Ii
| listened eagerly, and presently a
crash came followed by a shrili scream.
/ sprang toward my door, but recollsc- I
ted thas had it we'll scared, hesita- c
ted 8 moment whea another screarn, !
more terrific than ths first, foIlowed BIZ
a sharp report Of pistol. IL Was bat {
the work Of moment to unfastsn The 1
door and dssh out, As | spraae into j
the passage, met two men, Who fred
almost slIaultansgRs, bat without eEfsst. / :
ieyeled nay revolTE, and sent the q
contents Of one barrel through the head /
Of one, who tumhlsd heartily down stairs | !
dragging his companion VITA him. {
rushed into The room, aud found the b
C'rl sheltered behind s bed, keeping 0
liamx "a hay With revolver. As / sa-
tered, Hams spraug b ne with nend- /
ID expression, Rnd in spite Of nay ef- I
I3rts seized me in bis hsrcalsaa clutch y
Is. My pistol now was Of no use 10 me, r
- harhRg 1t from nae, drew my knife,
md soon put an end 20 the struggle. | !
gathered up my pistol, and hurried the 9
sirl into my own room, and soan had the 4
door basrieaded. / then explained to v
y oar situation, and how came 10 Il
discover that sha was b be yiotim.-- &
3uE when told her OF the old man, she =
aIntlg gasped ''is is my father" and 81
he nsxt moment was senseless on the g,
taor, ] WAS in . trying position. | ex-
,eeted every moment the attack OF the n
ohbers would be renewed, and in
Ill probability they would overpower q
s, aad then our doom would be sealed. "a
Involuntary cast my eyes tawari tina a
gadow 80 see IL Il would afoTd soma q
roint scape. Bat then Che robbers In
7oufa have a fair' ehanda, could sur p
0End and murder as without show OF
efenee. bad all this tims eou7ted up. IN
n my fair Tny fair companion AZ an as n
istaut, not rejecting that she was = wo~
lan, and | had gssayed 10 protect her.
Then this thoaght crossed ny mind, all hi
~ combatatlve poW8rs were aroused 81
nd felt streng and competent 10 con- FL
end With host. sz~
heard whisperings and footsteps m
entity stealing up the stairs. i dim a.
got shone beneath the door, and re- -
called several large holes snd cracks. 49,
kept my eyes intentiy fixed in the di- "
aelion, while my heart palpitatsd no
Dui thai lis vibration could be distinct D'
? heard.
a slight shutting Of the feet, and n
rash went several reports, while the
ulLgss whizEed sharply about my head. hs
he glrl gaEe shgIil scream and gFsaB.
j and eFept close 10 the dooE, which y
as Fiddlsd with halIsss, and through 81
se hole l could plainly discern their ae- Ga
ons. A ca
/ stlII bad Ave shots in nv revolver do
ID determined to use them to the best 10
dyautage. ~
'' He's done for, now," said one, a.
e stood cycling the door. .. ..- go
s. But the gal,np replied little short ne
lick set man, ''she hghts like thun- gr
er." -s. s. .a "a
81 Hai ysa coward, who would fear = b.
ogHaHf~ returned the hrsl speaker with 10
anasf a in
- 3iau Bstes, pll maka ysu smell pow il
sr for thAs AfaFa msrnin,b aaia ahe liz .
e man, savagsly. q se
4" We must have khia afs foor opea, CD
nd ssitlug she as9os 10 the word an iel
IS anA& vas made upausikss Ia
| teyelled my pistol and 8sads when. ba
ithssn cath tha man fell bask upon tha ST.
lng. gaya two mere shots when they pF
t-eated peFsipitaasly dawa atairs. L
LOADED nv pistol and returned to nav
smpapiun, who was trying to staunsh ha
te blood which was Aowing from I %.
ound that she had reseiysd in her
g fear sir, ny life Ii abort. and y q.
nosrsly thaak you fer your kind ura. =
esisn,n abs fesbly marmured, and "a
lnk exhausted upon the bed. a
] gas about to oaer sons assi stanoa la
ben Ingaiu heard ateps aposa TIA stai tssl
n saagnass talking as af some persons
Thinkins tha assaok as -
e door wouEd Be renewed, drew the &c
sdsteaa ovsf against IT, ana thus fssAn s.
Kind Of hrsaatwnrk. "a
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