Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-05

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. / am going to kill you !" said the man.
I" Kill me !" she exclaimed, her face grow
ing pale with terror Kill me What have
l ever done to you that you should kill me?
" Nothing, nothing, my dear, only you know
yon have seen me, and you will know NE again "
And he advanced upon her.
" o, sir, let me live Have you not done
enough 10 take my husbands money, without
depriving him of his wife too / will never
say word against you if you will spare me,
oBly spare me p
As she spoke she clasped her hands and
looked imploriDgy at him.
+" I'm sorry that cannot safely grant your
request" he responded There is no help
for 1t. so come along out doors"
He reached out bis hand to grasp Milly.-
But the instinct of Sef-preseryation was strong
upon her. She ayadrd him, flew to the chin,
ney piece snatched her husbands loaded rife
from The hooks on which it hung, cooked and
presented it at the breast of he robber Her
motions were SO rapid that before be could
prevent it, her finger had pressed the trig.
ger aud there was an explosion But with equal
readiness the man had stepped aside, the ball
had passed over his head, and the next iustaat
his grippe was on her throat
" | will teach you how 10 handle arms" be
said. " You would have killed me, would
yOu ? | will show you trick worth two Of
that.'
Mercy, mercy cried the terrified wo-
man
" There's no mercy for yon," he calculated.
lie dra ged her into the entry. ID flung open
-, ts 18th T.,s., h.
" Hold, what is this ~ exclaimed a deep
toned voice "CuAaad that woman, you scou4-
dfel.7
A powerful man stood in the doorway. He
dealt the robber blow between the ewes which
struck him back into the entry. HIS grasp
Of Mly was reliuquished. aud she fell 10 the
foor
20. sir" she cried to the conner, " save
me- This man has robbed Us. and would muv-
der NE that would not tell Of it
Fear not madam, be shall not harm you, -
responded the stranger. " Fellow, surrender
yourself
d" Get out of my way cried the robber, ma
king a rush for the door, and striking at the
stranger Sith q bowie knife Giving back a
few steps. the stranger seized the r0bber by
the collar, whired him around and threw him
on his face in the snow The robber struggled,
but the stranger kneIt heavily on the small Of
his back, aud grasped bis hair
Lie still, said the stranger, " or | will
send a bullet through yolr braiu'
The rObJrr felt tie cold barrel Of a pistol
at hi, ear, aud obrYed- MIlly quickly brought
ropes, at her rescaer's request, aad the TObOer
was helud hand and foot
IL va, q strange providence, tae new com
er said, that OTeTjooa me wiki q SNOW storm
on the Prairie. and fore d me au hour ago to
take refuge ig year smOke LoUSe. nearly dead
With Geld "
Mily acknos ledse3 the truth or the remark.
and >he kuglt and thanked Hec Father IN
Hravan for her dehverauce
The ue1t day Miiy husband came home
and When he had been told all. he remark
ed -
This felIow was in the tavern ct the village,
the day | sod my produce 1t viii learn lle
a tes>on-Eever to let strangers ku0g wueu
money i plenty with rne, lest they Should be
tempted 10 cume snd bring ruin on he aud
n.Iue'
That day some sixty or seventy men gath
ertd at be house Of NJ, DraC. The robher
had long inieStrd the uejghborl0ol. There
vas q summary trial, and ;Len 10 dogged 81
leuce. the wretch wh0 would have burned q
harmless infant and murdered a faithful and
gentle woman. submitted to his inevitable
fate 4 rudrly Constructed gallows, aud
stout rope ended his existence. So on the
thiuly settled frontiers OF the vest Go they
meet out justice TO offenders against proPert!
aud life
About seventeen hundred dollars in bills
were found 90 the person OF the robber. besides
the god he bad tak~n from Mrs. Dean
As there were no claimants tor the bills, st
the suggestion OF The stranger. whose life had
been saved from the anger Of the winter storm
by the shelter he had found ia the smoke
house. a thouSaud dollars o: the seventeen
hundred we're presented 10 Miily 10 coas!deFa-
llon OF What she had passed through aud the
remainder was divided around.
On that very spot there Is noE thriving
town. and one OF the iarSt residences IN the
place is that where dselis MiIly Dean aud
ber husband.