Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-08-28

fonmd him taciturn, never speaking nnies;
spoken to. When we camned, lie would takc
the saddle off bis mule and go of by linn
sell, never helping to get grub ready: and
when it was ready hc would come and pitch
in with the rest of us. However, though VIC
Gid not like him or his actions, We said moth
ing, thinking he might haze some secre! sor-
row that we bad no right to pry into. We
had travelled two days, when what am
about to tell you occurred. We had camped
at noon ard as the weather was very warns
some one proposed that We should take bath
All had felt that it would be dcliciously
cool amusement, bathing in the shade OF the
cottonwood trees which hung over the banks
OF the river. We stript instanter aid were
soon enjoying ourselves g!oriously. had Il
belt round me with several twcnticS in 1t, ail'I
took i, oil to givc IL, free play in the water.
laid it down on my clothes carclessly: ncv-
er thinking Of hiding il iroiM any OF the Gem
papy, as they all knew That had the mone!y,
and had no idea that the stranger would be
b: tempted TO take il. rs | came ont e. =!
water, | no'iced tic stranger '"o"":s Wy
Ionsir,sly s: lny belt, BIZ; though! no more
about 1t. That h'sHt' iron: s'E's '"use, =,
could ne! sleep well, and vixen won:d "a.
into state of unconsciousncss, was troub-
~ ,.:,I#.,,.y, Wild lilo Grn,.ns Tint I would
led win sacD "l'a'l'hc 0se"'ls ','' WV .
ratier haa re'haineu oto"u d" aNe' 1'' .,'';
about Midnight went 20 s'eer 'o"Ho'!
Row long iay co '''' N'io"' 'u' ! """e"l0
suddc"iy to lind some one Nhee!'"s over nv
aad very care'"l': cutting ':'S S''''' o''''.
Now, !aT. Always Ia" 'tc power :''' IL
presence oi mind, or ahY'-':G c'"e') 'l c0'''-
pretending III al Instant 81 tha' Is 'i'ss Oh
around me, no mater rom s''" s"":'" 4
sleep may be wai1'. II iS '''' a'"i' ''e''s'''1
TO wake a'd f'nd oneself N '4t :','"sf "' d
desperate who will have 10 he,!'i'';o" ~
rluaging knife in your heart. :! sei; mySei
in anything Du; an envia'lo s't';;''e'': ";;o",
ing that The slightest indication On my par o.
being awake would cause the ''i'i''n 70 give
me between the ribs the length Of LIS o'w'e,
or the contents of his pistol. For although !
could not see his pistol, ! Iclt Sure that he
had it handy. To secure M pistol without
letting him know that was awake, was
very delicate operation, and | aticinptedto ac'
complish it in Tic following manner: My
pisto: and bowie knife were both uHdcr my
saddle, Which used for apiio#. l 'nrc"
INV rigi; arm M over inN'issys, taking csre
NOS t" t'''ei' ' F''5"@r. and yawne,t: ;'s II !
vas 'l:'li awake i''t ready with my 'sl' Ea'a
to catch his ara! III Tic 'Se''' "' MS ATTEMPTING
t. stab he. Aaa my eyes parry SH''' -
that he could not easily sec item s's'e''; na'
sufficiently open TO see his tTciy move %hial
| could easily 10 as Il! was Il clear starlight
night On the instant that ! novel; nc
raised his arm to STRIKE ~" "e1r'y "
trayed to :'''' my De'''s '*''"e . '.'0",,'s
mp my 'e:t l'nna; 0H' some strong imT",:V
pr'vSl's.' "'e rom GEM NJ '"' nc ',''" -,
A'';e S"'i'-'''s'' ~ ~ 80 '''' ''s'' ''' '''' M
a'";'&; .;"SH. !" ';e'' ! ''''s" ~ '',,' wv
M i''a''' wa ',e sun '''l',,'s,' 'sl"
L '''''Ss w >'''''''' ''.',' VI -, -
p'''"' "N'c'! "'> &C.,. - -
laE ii '''*' !"'S'''1'' W '',"''' '. ,,,
pu' il sc'';'e" .: '''''' " .'','' - c, @ @
power ever MY pisa'''''!1' "'''-" Va 49, S, ~,
king came very i!'lcN. 10 SON ~ ~ '''>'"s.,
that was SCUM" asleep ".''''' n' 'o",..u
his hand ana oeea" op'''''i"s "'i ''' sN''
cieanrg II away ifo'' Wv 'e''' "e'.
thou!nt ny ol'l"''S''''' ""'. e'"''' ,.''| '''N
to JERK my SIX s!o''s', H''' II WIS 'o'.' 'o'"O
way and 1t would no' COME thought '''at
my time hac arrlTcG' 'or u iulfH d, ''i''s sh'
be drew and sn"cN WIN HIS A''''e' ~,
struck at my 'hroa'' ~ = 60 "e'e ''0'N
open then, ana l 81" Wi'e'S '"o N''''c "'''
coming. by Il qricE 'hvo'ai''"'S ii'''e''''"'
threw myse'! nsiue: a'''. NJ '''''S' ,'".s wv
reached himself l'F '"e Hi''e S.ueN ''''o mt
Taiii'e, and $" 'i5"' 'i''' Nc eo"'" '''' s,e' Il,
ut. la trying to setmy pistol my h.n"
touched tie COLI silver '.l!!"i my bowie. l"-
stnciivcly took llol' %! 1t, abandoning inc
pistol, and was ncrvins my arm ipr the blow
when l lclt Tie cold "i''z"ie ct lis pistol
against lny forehead. S;r;:eH @nf n'iH'Iy,
and, as did 50, there was ilie "''ai''!'S t.
port OF Ills pistol How '"s"ica LOO '''
kn"*; my t"ce was oi'cEr'e". "''' !'H pow
der, III" ny "a'Sk''" 'c"r'. '''r''eu '''' Da'
th;t was ;''l 'Ec ''''ii''5e "o''e ~ "'c. ~
'l'*, Trough struck AT rai'''''n; i'''' pi''eo
severe one. MY k"'ie h"' gone ''''o inc
lett Suc Ql his heck, Inside CT tEc coiar Donc.