Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-15

| think we shall see. Don't be sullen, 10.
These ups and downs are natural. you
know. Besides, | don't want your mi er-
able life, so don't be frigh ghtened. | don't
want your sisters life, neither. want
my revenge, and | want your money, and
I'm going to have both to. night"
| saw no way to prevent it, and be-
lieved he was truly going to have both. |
did not doubt but the stranger was his
accomplice. | had neglected to whisper
a word of caution. before | left, and
could not in my present situation give the
alarm. Besides, were she informed, there
were two savage men against one weak, de,
fenceless woman.
AS we neared the cabin, was glad to
see light through the window. My
sister evidently had not retired. The
light burned as cheerily as though no
robber were within the walls, aud no ma
licons spirit in human form approaching
from without.
Il don't want your miselabl life, re-
member that, 10, unless it becomes neces.
sary, Vary but one single hair from my
directions, and III shoot you, as Id shoot
a dog"
He dismounted and came and walked
beside me. We were only few rods dis.
tont from the cabin.
Il shall unite your hands on one con.
lition. You shall enter the house-where
do you slcep?"
'ln the chamber"
He had me so entirely in his power
that | knew of no other way but to fol
low his bidding Life was sweet. and
knew his words were something more thar
idle threats. knew that he could shoe
both my sister and myself, with as little
remorse as he could cheat in gambling
So | answered, truthfully, lin the cham
ber."
"And Nelly9"
"Relow."
"Mind. 10. don't want your life. bu
I'll have it, unless you do as tell you
where's the stranger p
up stairs"
"Now then, I shall unite your hands
and you shall tell your sister that aske'
for lodgings. She wont know me; II
manage that; If you go near her, III
shoot you dead. You shall lead me a
once to the chamber, and 90 before me i
everything goes off to my liking, we viii
retire quietly, but at the first sign q
treachery, you are a dead man. Or IL
tie you here to this tree, and go in alone
, 1t seemed better that | should be nea
my sister; some opportunity might occu
to help her, so answered, 81 will 60 in
, He united my hands, left the horse, an
, walked toward the cabin He held a re
volver in his hand, and carried | kno'
Q not how many more in his pocket; and
Q had neither pistol nor knife He ha
been careful to take everything that coul
, be used as a weapon from me. The nor
Q ey in my possession he had also taker
| Another sum, which had constituted ou
| reliance for buying stock, and which W
s had just received for produce, my sist(
had about her person.
| Our bin had been hastily constructe
and the chamber floor was made of loos'
rough boards. There was but one windo
in the cabin, two others being boarded u
9 till such time as we could afford to tax
8 off the boards and substitute glass. Th
abin was oblcng, with the door littl
nearer enc end than the other, and To
r window near the door. There was ncithc
partition nor screen in the room. A sill
r gle table stood by the window, and til
s light was upon the table.
r As | entered the room, ! noticed thu
my sister, contrary to her usual custom
was not sitting by the light. but bacd nei
}, her bed. My captor followed me closel,
= A thought flashed through my mlnd' as
saw the situation Of things. aud seeming
lly by accident, | extinguished the ligh
a Mcsser (his name Caleb Messer) dash,
me upon the floor in a moment
you scoundrel A single word nov
and I'll send you to perdition y
Dividing the house at right angles wi
/. the door, we wore in the smallest pal