Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-09-19
E Entrapping n A M T d er er.
A SPECTATORS STORY.


in horses, lands, or anything that might
give promise of profitable return for a
cash investment. OF course ! carried a
good deal of money with me, but knowing
was going among a Wild lawless class
of every grade and colOr-among half
civilized Indians, negroes, G a m ers,
thieves, robbers, murderers and assasslns
with perhaps a few settlers OF some
claim to honor and honesty, if they could
he sifted out from the mass-l thought 1t
the safest plan not to seem well off in this
worlds goods. Accordingly l secured
my money in belt around my body, put
on a very coarse, rough dress, which by
intentional carelessness, soon had very
mean, sloyenIy appearance, and allowed
my hair aud beard to manage matters
their own way, without any troublesome
interference of razor or comb. Thus
prepared. and armed with two revolvers
and a Bowie knife, l passed over some
dangerous territory in comparative safety,
and fattered myself that no one Guessed
my riches through my apparent poverty.
In fact, on two occasions, | began to
think it might have been to my advan-
tage to have looked little more respec-
table. The first of these was when, IN
travelling in the Choctaw nation, | found
a drove of horses that pleased me very
much. and was told by the owner, in re-
ply to my question as to what he would
take bond for the entire lot, that he was
not in the habit of naming bis price to
every wandering beggar that chose to
satisfy an idle curiosity. | was disposed
at first to put on some dignity and get in
dgnant, but concluded after a careful
survey Of my person, that the man had
good cause for speaking as be did, and so
merely assured him that l knew an indi-
vidual who wished to buy horses, if he
could get them at a fair price. Inc
horse-owner, however, was not disposed
to believe my statement, and 50 passed
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It or the right a human hsure o' a most
tartIlng appearance. II was man o'
medium height, but OF stout Po"erIuI
rame, all covered with dirty tatters, that
ne appeared to have worn and walIowed
n for years. lie had no covering Tor MS
head or feet, and his skin was so coated
With CRIME that it was difficult at first
O0k TO tell whether he belonged 10 the
white race or not lis lace h'Su up 10
lis cheeks, was covered with a d'r'y
'rown beard, and his matted halr huhS
n wild protuslon all around hl5 head' eH-
ept a little space before his s"ooIen'
'lood-shot eyes, and altogether lie looked
ike madman or human devil. His !
lands held and swung a formidable clu5, :
nd his attitude, as he leaped into the
Dad before me, was one OF fierce menace ,
nd defiance.
stopped in alarm, and, while fixing :
~ eyes sharply upon his, quietly slid
~ hand into a convenient pocket and
rasped the ou't oil one of my reVolVers'
rin'y ue'er'n'neu 10 keep nun AT 'ne .
lort distance 'na' u'Vioeu US OF XIII nun
ne advanced -
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