St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-10

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k li.sl says = the oeea.;opsl swapping sel
some dried txigs bene6t, our feet aud ~
lmuttered nals diction bestowed upon, il by
/ ny eompsnion. zIt.,s..'1. i s
At length We came into close psQximity
t@hs house. Everything seemed "a, s.
buried & : dosp sti1nsss. Not ; sossd
could xs bear. Mt &c .11,.rpipg grvsl 81
& dog gave notice Of our applpech.-- No
light was but the one which had hitherto
been oar guide, and ibis still shoae Iron
the halfclosed easement Of IN apartment
% TIE ground :dooe. The rindox-sill Ne
about q Nigh from the ground . he, o..
binary height Of man, and under this W
crept and ctouehed % listen for any sounds
that might e5eape from the interior. Qi-
rvsay over this room II told me orr
intended ptti1ss ~ concealed. He was
thotoughiy informed = e the relative po-
Gtiobs ofths diEeult paasaeee necessary 10
pass through IN order "a. ga;n, III desired
treasure The dsrkness s. tho night vas
Is dense that Il wss, With difficulty. No
could discsI11Ahs presence Of each other
Is W ny lid listened. '.t. ..I.,.'.g ii, n, !.
Suddenly there MAS J, bustl4 within and
the sound Of several voices. The warning
produeed BY The low, kissing ...hnsh" Of
my eomrade, prevented . halfuttsred 1ez-
clamation of surprise from fully escaping
my lips. Thus noise Of men and. voices
was evidently caused BY = large party COL
lected il the room in which the.light VA,
burning. They must have entered the
house from the. ether side, and the, el.ne
Of arms . We distinctly heard the men
earclessly lay aside their weapons, assured
% they were no neutrals 10 the struggles
going On between our divided country
men. z.-,.zsr -.
From fatigne, .ristng from the oonstrain.
ed position in: which lay. I made sud.
den movement which caused me 70. fall
against my companion, It the same time
making the gravel beneath my feet send
forth the grating sound peculiar to il when
suddenly and violently disturbed. In IN
instant the sounds within ceased, (silenced
BY the suspicious caused by my most ~.
fortunate stumbling.) the easement Vas
dashed open, and half dozen heads we're
thrust out into the gloom. "A movement
now, if no louder than that the lizard
makes amongst the grass, or . single sigh
forced from our beating hearts and co,n-
pressed breath, would have been the fore.
runner Of certain death. Nothing could
have saved us from the fate Of the SPY
For several minutes We remained motion.
less, and heard various copjecturcs among
the men as to the cause Of their sudden
alarm. Little did they imagine that Il
that moment, within few feet of their
knives, which more than one grasred in
his hand unsheathed, 10y concealed in the
darkness two Of the hated invaders. RI,
We would have been found no easy sacri.
fee. Each Of u covered with the muzzle
IF his revolver the breast Of : foe, and the
first intimation given Of OUT, discovery
would have cost them ct least two lives
that night. 800 -, i. Il.
AZ. length they Withdrew thor head.
into the apartment half CLOSED tho case,
ment . before. and We we're again alone
Whether they retired perfectly satisfied
- 10 the result Of their blind inspection Q,
not, We could nos tell. H,waa a.thi. mo
ment that h, grasping mo BY the
arm, whispered me to follow him clossly
10 crouehing attitudes We crept round the
building !, each step taken with ,pecaliaz
care, lest any unlueky sound on our par,
should again aroqss Suspicion, which IN
al hahility ;1e1s still aaallaysd.
Alter many cautious passes and aa7ioue
straiui6g d Syssnd eal, We reached hi
other sids of the house, where after pro.
toeeding : few slept, my leader halted sad
bsgas aexplosisg with his hard, until II
lighted upoa the latch fof . door In the
wall. Placing biz mouth closs to my ear
hs again whispered ne that it Vas Of Vi
I'll importaaoe We should cast Of GU,
shoss'and carry chem ID our hands, IS s,
leaving then behind they might be found
| By The enemy and thus beeoaic the sseaa,
lbf bst1>ying %. Accordingly, in a;ies
second. We stood IA our stockings, ready
70 pulsaS 70 the hst limit the wiindings q
Itha ba1ve1tass. % Noisslesely Hiring sth,
dooslAtsh, Id The 1ay i.eo ! pss
lags, # psaibly dasksr than the outside
\ gloom from which 80 entered, &.
Ii Gripping uof Wy x !, carefully advanced
| ard e1saohsas the hot IL . flight IL stairs