Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-09-19

J
you, I'd have knocked your brains out p
pursued the villain with broad grim
"As it is you can pass-for l can sw'ar
you haint got a red !"
"Much obliged for your candor, any
how p rejoined l.
He yet stood before me, looking
straight into my eye, and now seemed to
be pondering some new idea. Presently
he muttered as if to himself
81 think he might do" Then, a mo-
ment after, he said to me, 81 say old fell
low. how'd you like to make a raise ?"
GLOW would like to eat when hun
gry?" l answered, thinking it not unlike
ly that the scoundrel had some dark pro-
ject in view which, by seeming to chime
in with him, l might discover.
"Well, I've got plan, he said, throw
ing down his club, as if to assure me Of
his pacific intentions towards myself and
quietly advancing to my side--"pve got
a plan that will give US both a heap of
money, and it'll take just two TO carry it
out. I've been wanting a pal, and if
you'll join I'll 90 halves"
"If there's any chance to turn a penny,
I'm your man" said /.
Good - returned be, "you look like
a trump, and I'll bet high on you.
don't know he added, eyeing me sharp
Iy, "but | may be deceived-but | think
III risk it. If you 60 for to play any
game on me, you'd better look out for
yourself, that's all"
''Do look like such a scamp as that?"
returned l. in an indignant tone.
well, let's take a seat and talk it
over
We found an old log and sat down
and after some preliminary conversation,
my new and interesting acquaintance un-
folded to ne most damnable scheme,
the substance Of which was as follows:
He knew the country well for miles
around, and the exact position and con-
djtion Of every settler. One man, living
IN rather lonely quarter. about five
miles distant, was a sPecu'a.or in horses
aud c,s,ue, Which Le sO,ao o,iuios brought
up and drove to distant market. He
had a good deal Of money, which it was
be kept secreted in his house
and to get possession of this money was,
Of course, the object in view. The trou-
Jle was, that the man himself was
brave, determined fellow, who always /.
went well armed, and had, besides his
wife, two grown up sons and a daughter. /.
which was force too great for any one
Individual to encounter. About a mile
rom him lived a poor widow, who had .
nothing worth stealing except her clothes, /
which would be valuable for carrying out
'ur plan. This plan was to rob the wild
w first Of her clothing, dress me up in
hem, and have me seek lodging in the
peculator's house. Then in the night,
when all should be asleep, was to un-
'ol; the door, let in my confederate, and
ye were to attempt the murder Of the in
nates-the robbery and burning of the
ouse was to follow, and be the conclud-
og scene.
l secretly shuddered al the atrocity of
he contemplated crime, but appeared to
eceive the disclosure with the business
ir Of the most hardened wretch, inquir-
lg as to the amount of money we should
aus probably obtain, and objecting to
othing but the great risk we should have
} run, both before and after the accom-
lishment of our purpose. I permitted '
~ eager companion to gradually quiet
y fears, and at last consented to act.
When everything had thus become set
ed, we struck off into the fields, to
void being seen, and just before dark |
lme in sight of the widows house. As Z
y companion was acquainted with the b
remises, l insisted that he should pro- a
Ire the female garmerts-but soIemnly c
armed him that if he harmed the poor Il
oman in the least, l would have nothing c.
rther to do with the affair. Il
As good luck would have it, the widow D
as not at home, and my murderous 81
end managed to break in and get the u
cessary clothing without doing any fur
er damage. The widow being large th
,man, had no trouble in arranging the Ell
ess so as to pass in dim light as a 81
erably respectable female; and then, it,
wing agreed upon the story l was to th
!, how would manage matters, and fo
signal that would assure my accom- fol
ce of all being right, we went forward ed
'ether, till we came in sight of the th
Ise TO be robbed. when | nnnda my 10