The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-11-29

robbers and murders, and told Of the
} ingenious way in which travellers had
fIcoheealcds their yplpsbles, 1, being
young and gidaSs 'as | tOld you, and
excited by the talk, which was very
free and friendly, with great pride
tod Of my little hoard, aud where |
carried il. had scarcely said the
words when felt that / had been
very foolish, for | saw the old man
look around with a stssnge, sharp
look that somehow frightened me-
Well, sir, we went on, stopping to
dine aud rest, and as friendly and
merry a party We were as ever you
saw, except the jew, who kept to him-
self in bis c,per, listening to all our
nonsense, but oever saying a word =
The priests place at Nancy was
taken by an officer going on to Stras-
bourg, and we won't on happier than
ever, until we passed through the
town of Mogeu,is, and found our.
selves in the Wild open country lying
between that and Strasbourg, As for
me, ] was. SO gay,at the thought OF
being so near home, aud making my
poor father sO'happy, that 4 laughed
land sang like a giddy child. II was
now quite dark, aud had become very
wild, strong wind blowing udfcsS
the heath from the dlslaut mountains.
Suddenly, witholai jerk the horses
.lwere pulled up, mud loud shouts and
toaths told as cur misfVrtppa, We had
scarcely time to kBei1re the door
was torn open, and we we're, dragged
OUT AS, for the officer, who had
talked exceedingly Brave, he mover
offered Resistance, but cried outa for
mercy. The young man who was
with his sister fred his pistol, but il
was of no use, for he war surrounded
mud disarnied in moment Iwas, as
you may suppose half dead with ter.
lror, for We we're completely at the
mercy of these men, who dragged an
the baggage down aud instantly be-
'tgap to ransacg it all our things
were theyn into, ., heap, and they se~
lected every article Of value, The
lJew was certainly a. great disappoiRt.
ment to them, for all they found Of
his was a little -talise eentining some
/, worthless clothes, aud . few Russiap
roubles. While they were threate6-
Ling and swearing az him, man rude
,py toek my arm, and shaking INC vio-
Y lcntly, demanded my money. Leave
\ the girl alone lsaid anoiber Of them,
! how should girl like Sthat have
, money I poN began to experience
t a hope of escape,ssand Nedturcd to
look about me-; they Had taken out
t tho horses and were tying tho traces
,d around the old mans neck. Perhaps
7 they were only trying to frighteh1iidf,
D aud perhaps they we're really savage
. from disappOintment.q But, oh, sit, II
4 was a dreadful scepe in the dark
e night, not Knowing which Of oul
-tthrns might co@e nGxt. AT last he
screamed out 0sStay, stay, aud
! will tell you, as l am "a living man,
. where l hid my money! Tho little
girl carries itall a grest sumi upder
Fher stocking, In a moment, sif, they
r were roaringlikewild beasts around
; me, and took my shoe and stocking
df0HIAdo not remember anything
: more until i came out of my. faint
and found that we we're again on oul
$ road My heart was almost broken
5 hcould do nothing butcry and think
Q fof my poor father; | think even tn,
sfN1FtN tfiuILa fH .TrfL sf.l. ~ !.
o other passengers pitied me, although
tEthey all had Some loss, aud during
!. the whole, journey never ooasedA tt
vest their indignation upon the ole
9 man. He never seemed 10 mind OF
! beaD word that was said, and /. tool
;, leave of us all at yStrasbourg with /
' humility that was almost insulting g
0 81 cannOtteliyou whetla miserabl,
return was mine. My poor father
r could only cry over me, and thanl
God that my life was spared to him
J and poor Carl, that was SO unkint
to, came running across aud wept lik,
J a iittle child, though be awas FIN,
d. tdll man-bigger than you, sir-whci
}. he heard Of; my es'ape. My heart wal
I melted, and all my pride gone, and
Q was, in all my trouble, thankful TO 81
d there in our little parlor with hi
/ strong manly arm around my waist
e andknow that there wasimy dear hus
S band, that was to be. So, sir, ~,
!. we're all in the twilight, thinking sad
Sly enough of tomorrow, yet happ,
J. in to>day, when ring came at oul
: gate. Our maid, Grechen, that wal
. Afterwards Fritzs nurse, went out
} but presently came running in osay
. that man wanted to give me letter
y but must put it into my own hands
d [ was still very much frightened anG
4 nervous, as you may suppose, bul
{ Carl coming with me, We went to the
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