Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-10-12

Simply because he could carry me nc
farther, and had not been in the habit
OF carrying. him He was deadr'
Dead p
/" Yes. 1t happened very strangely
These are troublesome times. I know, but
L thought the war had not invaded this
/ quiet province, at least 1 was told so, and
! therefore [ rode along fearless of danger
( When 1 came to that little glen with rocks
aud woods crestlng IN upon either side,
/ thought natural idea for a soldier
| that 1t was a capital place for an ambus-
cade, and so it proved for I had scarcely
entered It, when two carbines were fred
from the thieket. My horse neighed
! with pain, reared up, and then fell to the
/ earth, carrying me with him. / knew he
was badly hurt, for [ had had horses
shot under me before so [ quickly
! snatched my pistols from my holsters, ex-
/ traeted my feet from the stirrups, and
went down quietly with him. Fortunate
/ ly, he lay stone dead and did not kick l
| lay mOtlOnless on his body and waited for
/ further developments. Two men with
/ carbines In their hands emerged from the
! thlcket and came rapidly toward me-
/ When they were within ten feet of me, I
| arose and called upon them to surrender,
| as was anxious to learn the cause ofthis
/ unprOY0ked attack, there being nothing
] IL
/ the idea Of booty. But the rascals who
| evidently thought me dead, were so ter
/ Fihed that they beat a hasty retreat tow
ards the woods, so I was obliged to send
a couple Of bullets after them; and being
an Indifferent good shot they did stop,
and until some good Christian gives them
burial. they are likely to stop there for
some time"
You shot both of them ?" stammered
~ H-.- = H. i IL J
/ he grew very pale, all but the tip of his
I nose, which, from contrast with the rest
/ Of his face, looked redder than ever.
w hat would you have me do z" asked
/ the soldier, in his usual careless tone
/ They might have fired with better success
at some other poor traveller who might
/ not have got off so easily as [ did
What could have possessed them to
| ire upon you ?" exclaimed the landlord !;
I and it almost appeared that he was ask
/ ing himself the question as much as he
| did the soldier.
's Precisely hequestion Iasked myself p
returned the soldier, " and since you have
mentioned the expected arrival of the
/ young Baron of Ravensburg, l think [
/ have clue to the whole affair. Some
outlaws, having heard of the Baron S
! journey have formed a plan to Waylay
! him. These two men were sent forward
/ as scouts to apprise the others of the
/ BarOn's approach. Seeing solitary
/ horseman approach, they concluded to
pIunder a little on their own account
| As [ was not molested further on the
road hither, the rendezvous of the band
must behbeyond here, consequently the
Baron will reach this house IN safety
/ Now, fyou cannot accommodate me with
/ a bed I shall take up quarters tonight
upon this bench, for 1 feel it is my duty
/ TO warn this young Baron of the danger
/ which threatens him, for l know some
thing of his family"
/ The landlord gazed euriously at his un
/ cere emonious guest There was no mis-
taking the man. Courage and determiu-
latiou were highly stamped upon his fine
cut features.
You are an officer ?" he said inquir-
ingly;
Captain ?'
Exactly
Disbanded."
/ The quiet smile that accompanied this
| answer bewildered the landlord. La fact,
! the Captain was an enigma that the wOr-
| thy host of the Traveller Rest found it
| impossible to solve.
The appearance of the maid OF the
hostelry with a flask of wine and the re-
| freshmeuts the Captain had ordered, in
| terrupted the conversation.
| The host whispered to the girl and then
J hastened away.
{" What did he say to you % asked the
Captain, abruptly, fixing his keen eyes
upon the girls face.
To wait upon you while he went up to
! the monastery" answered the girl unhes-
itatingIy.
The monastery ?" rejoined the Cap
! tain, leisurely inspecting the contents OF
a flask of Rhenish, which seemed to be
much to his satisfaction. That old rU-
in upon the hill, yonder2 It is then oe-
/ cupied."
Oh, yes About a year age. a party
/ of wandering monks, whose monastery
4 had been destroyed by the soldiers of the
] league, occupied it; and they have been
there ever since. They call themselves
! the Black Brotherhood of st. Bruno"
And very pious and denying men, too.
! They keep wrapped up IN an order of
sanctity all the time. They never hold
aDv communication with the world with
out: no stranger is ever admitted within
their walls; and whenever one Of the
/ brotherhood comes out, he always has his
! black cOWl drawn closely over his face
/ Though | have been here as long as they
| have, | never yet saw one with his face
| uncovered
= thought you said your uncle was GO
! ing there, remarked the Captain, care
lessly slipping his wine.
Oh be only goes to the porter's
wicket; he never goes in. He supplies
] the monks with food.
/" And how many bottles of this capital
wine a month Z"
g 1 am sure I don't know how many,
| but know that we have more empty
/ TASKS at the end Of the week than the
number of travellers would possibly have
! drank"
g [ thought SO. The close neighbor-
hood Of these good monks accounts for
the excellence OF the wine. st. Bruno,
your very good health. Do many travel
ers pass this way, sWeetheart?
Not many; and what seems to me
very singular, continued the girl, bend
/ ing towards the Captain, and speaking in
a low, cautious whisper, none that pass
this way ever return
Indeed what kind of a road is it be-
tween this hostelry and the next stopping
= Very lonely and desolate
+" Infested by robbers, eh p
! " I believe so, though my uncle always
assures travellers there is no danger.
Z" Who is your uncle-the landlord p
q Yes [ am his niece, Bonita, If you
please, sir.
+" Whether [ please or not, is more than
I can say, but you please me, my pretty
Bonita"
He caught her quickly around the
waist, drew her upon his knee, and i'm
printed a kiss upon her cherry lips. The
| girl freed herself from his embrace ano
! retreated in confusion, but she did moi
seem very angry at the liberty the soldier
! had taken. It was something to be Z
] bonIa1t,o ~ rrafr avyan la those daVE