The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-05-02

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HSs1g;no, HsSs1pal1 1tb;s1 'v;.bed tbem ., od night
aud closed the door -
I Tbey had proyided N me e. with dim tailow
candle and the first thing i did was to exam
ine every thing ia the room. 1t was npretty
we'll numbered up. Various kinds Of oyegeta-
| bIes occupied difyerent- corners. among which
were pumpkins. uotatoes. melons, &C., together
with q quarter Of venison, some .jerked beef,
1 and skins of all. animals. It was, arpoor CON
cern, the frame being, made of. round poles, in
the same state they were. tax en- from the woods,
and the cIuthipg upon it was coarse enough
| for hermit But what struck me as being a
| little singular was. that the bad was turned to-
wards the partit ion separsthei thestwo rooms,
4+and-riyht opposite the piiiowwas "a wide crack,
which had the. appearance Of beieg left open
by design. - ~ sEs -
lob Ibegan to feel queer, Car d that is rot just
| the word to express what mean.) + had a
large sum Of money about me,eReugh to tempt
the cupidity of my entertainers at aoy rate, as
their actions had already yesincedI How easy
it would be forSthem to shoot me through the
erevice whilst 1 slepty CThe idea got posses.
sion of 1ue fully. andI could not drive it from
my mind; i would have fastened the DOOR,
but there e-was aothiHg tev fasten itIwth, and I
was impressed with the idea that the danger
would Come in that dire ciion. IF it should,
Lion was, there, 10 apRrise Ye Of rita Laid Iof
my coat, and bustled tabeutI tIas- though was
undressing bse sEyit9E Is ( ] 90 ..
r. Il put my pistols under my pillow and laid
down, but such an unaceou table and terrible
sense. of evil pressed upon me that Icould not
sleep. Lion, too, appeared uneasy !; came and
put his fore paws upon the bed every few min
utes, and them went back to his post at the
door, and laid down in kind of feverish anx-
iety. 81 81
At last feigned asleep, and snored most
| musicalIy, but Izdid notlfaa to look through
the crevice and see what my host and hostess
were doing. They7laid down upon the bed
which stood in the room, and were quiet
enough until1 began ito snore; then heard
them whisper. What were my sensations
wheuI saw them rise softly andfhe man take
gun from behind the bed. l saw him, as
sisted by the hag,-draw out charge of shot
which was then in the gun and reload it
with handful aioE slugs.a d. turned over hea-
Willy, apdl pretended to have awakened. Ny
plan of action was iarrahged ina moment. 1
had worn wig for several years, on account
7 to make It more use than it of had ever been be.
FORE Il lifted myself from -the bed, and felt
about insfhe dark. huntil Il found one of the