Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-16

, he caught in some such srrape A. this ere :"
" "Don't let the man Lii Lim-saye hrn for
an example. There's some getting to be like
hlm TINT wait a warning
They pulled me To my feet, bound the ~.
low and dragged him away with them. The
boy, in all this confusion, had lain ununiicrh
and was evidently biccd;ng to death. This |
could not bear tO see now that the excitement
had passed. ! took him and laid him on the
bed, saving ct the same time TO Mr. Il; Hho
had in some measure rcgnined his faculties -
This boy-what shall We do with him !:
1t won't do to let him die"
NO, no, poor fellow always piticd him
for he was always quiet lad, an1 never did
any mischief but what the old rascal forced
him into"
4 loud shout arose Fl ON the crowd. who had
again surrounded the house. They had IT,
some way discovered the boys participation
in this business, and wrrr eager to make an rx.
ample Of him also. " hnr' the Lnl >whar'>
: the boy?-1ct's have the lousy, blood minded
little Sarpent ~
With the a>sstanrc u Mr. T. | barred the
door securely, and then leaned from the win
dow toward the cioNi.
"Mcn, gentlemen, citizens! am stran.
ger aud Il gentleman. PLEASE Listen To me-"
They were still in moment. The prowcss
! had displayed before their eyes. a few min.
utc> before, had convinced them that was q
gentleman, according u the stringent rules of
Arkah~aS etiquette
The boy j. severely wuunlci bleeding to
death Now ask y0Ii, wound il be Christian
or human 10 abuse him in such state -
- Leave him with, mr. r shah TIC kept close,
md delivered up 10 you nt the proper time
Send physician imm, dluIely, if there is or,r
in tie Stttltmel.t"
They seemed impressed broke vi, into little
groups, and after Some muttcrcd talk among
themselves, quietly Withdrew turned to my
prisoner. O!d Mrs. H. at last vcntured upon
the scene Of acti m and her pity had 30 far
DvCrcCiut' her tear, that she was making pre-.
90 rratio;t- for 'l''tnrsti: surgery, by tcarrr
sh-'t, "nc'i the only pair III the hu,!S, into
strips for bahdaclnS. removed the boy
ragged iHchct toe open the dirty t,anIrl >hu; ;
when, hca',l.' and raIth that ihir Lcch, and
that L!!iu. bj>"tn--:l,"y worc those of II giI
Here was chsr for Embarrassment; |, 4 racl!
clor. was almost embarrassed niiI would nj
once hayc left hcr ~ the cure oi the old la,lv,
but a single .llncc al iiat venerable inIi,i,lual
still trembling With fisht showed that hcr
care would bc Inadequate. Dclicacy must Join
hands with necessity, said to myself 50 |
proceeded TO wash away the clottcd blood and
prevent its further flow 10y pressing my thumb
on the wound. The doctor entered while
was thus us",cnprd, and gladly Transferred the
responsibility to him. lie declared that the
injury was only II, sh wound, and that serious,
results would be "bvintvd by careful nursing
! VAS anxious, for reasons Of nv own, that the
prisoner 5 SEX shottl be kept secret from the
ucighborhood, and the doctor being an ac
comm01atiag man, aud withal thhning tlnt
fam ia II ifI ,sill
then left her to Tie mo,hcrlv attentions Of Mrs
Is. 1t was nearly daylight; exhausted with
fatigue and excitement, | spread blanket on
the kitchen floor, spread myself upon that and
Sept s"uhdIy until long after sunrise.
On awaking resolved to remain in the set
Element few DAYS, and the old folks were
only too happy To have me make my home at
their house aS long aS ! would. Stroilcd
about the village, and found myself hero
wherever went. | learned that court would
lit in PcnthIakc in n week, aud that Bully
Lake was in jail there. IT. the afternoon ,i,.
tied my captive patient. Mrs. Is 5 skiiilul
nursing had wrou.ht wonders in her appear.
ancc. She was lying pr".prd up 10y pi'io"-
Her pale face VA, iiu>hcd ~ lEutcrcd. ami sll"
cast upon me an aplrrhcn>ivc glance, whrh
changed 10 one Of JOYFUL surprise n She saw
the sympathy depicted on ny cruntena%cc.
She APPEARED To be about seventeen vt1i1 #
age. Her features. though not beautiful were
remarkably interesting, and bore cast OF re-
iincmcut strangely at variance with the CIR.
cun>tanceS in which lornd her at first. -
Drawing n chair To the bedside, gently took
the slender hand which lay upon the counter.
pane, determined to gain her confidence and
learn something Of her history. succeeded
in both. She gave me recital which thrilled
me with sympathy aud mitigation, aud Mt the
close she clung to me, sobbiug like trightcn.
cd chld-"Oh, sir, cannot you save me,"
81 will swear will" exclaimed, ngi.
tatcd beyond endurance: "You shall tell that
story to the court, and then if they won't give
you to my charge, | will take you in spite Of
them"
The next day my plans ere matured; Mrs
Is, at my request, accompanied me to Pen
thrak", and selected snch materials for female
apparel as were necessary to make the young
lady prcSentablc paid the Lil which was
by no mean, alarming, owing partly 10 tie
fact that the old lady'S ideas Of extravaganza
in dress had not expanded to anything hike the
present dimensions Of crinoinr, and partly to
the great drarh Of costly dry good, in the
stores Of this primitive region. We found
sufficient however for our present purpose.
Court day came. The sheriff came also, To
claim the ullimcnt Of my promise to the
crowd ! had INDUCED hopes that they might
have forgotten it, or perhaps, decided to let
the boy pass without further concern. Not
so, however, and iet compelled to unfold
my precious secret to the official, and oilcr
some suggestions, prompted by the peculiar
state of affairs. These he promised faithfully
- to observe; so gave her into his charge, and
haStcncd to the court house.
This was log structure, used as a school
house in the intervals Of court, and as n church
on the Sabbath. 1t vas already throngrd with
the denizrns of the backwoodS, in every vari-
ETY. Of costume, from hides in every state of
preparation. to linen and linScy woolSey, and
all bearing rifles and bowie knives, rs il, on
their way home from the hunt, they had
dropped in to see what was going on. The
judge, noble looking old man, Of powerful
structure, bare footed, and in his shirt sleeves,
occupied the only chair in the room, with his
/. Coon,skin cap on the table before him. And
in the presence Of this judge and this assem-.
bly, was TO plead for life or death, the cause
of one in whom felt already more than
professional or passing interest. felt equal
To the task. When reached home, and told
my mother the story, she wondered how had
the face to do it but as have previously in.
timated, modcsty is not my hcSc,ting sin.
The usual prcliminaIcs were passed
through, when murmur Of dissatisfaction
arose at the non.nppenrancc Of the boy
Every man in the ncighhorhood Of my nights
eXulOit was DrpScnt and I rould see hv the