The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-03-09

come over. which was unlikely, bal ~
thar hal teen; and besides. ee should run
4lie ,isk ofnprd-r and robbery a. 'inuph
| VIZ remained where We were. We would
camp tor tie night; and that, too, on The
| very spot here We were then. s#T t--
a wild looking spot it was IN 5oo,h for
| a canp On each side Of The path WIS
dense fSfest seemingly impene,rate 10
| man o. hea'i; so much so thai we had TO
| ,ether our horses. 10 the road. to the trees
on either side The mountains frownin2
down upon us and the black forest full
| o Ut told danger, on either hani. all con-
-pir-,i to make the place ~ wild and
gloomy As it were possible fnr an, place
IL he. 1t ;nakrs NE shudder even now,
with all YOU aht Ut ne, vi hen | :iirk Of
our situation thai night; ana then a'n"at
wished tha, the heavy bag of gold that
was Sung a. my belt, and which seemed
II weigh me down 80 had rever known
it to do before. was back among the
treasures from whence il had been ga, her
ed
We had plenty OF food with us: and,
! afer making a hearty ~uprpr. we. having
p~-vionsiv constructed >h-itsr turned in,
ali save mvs-ii | pret4r,e to keep the
| il watch. for knew If ! laii down !.
would be impossible for me 10 siee,, A
i pre,en' meut IF danger that | ND not
gri of hung over me- and entirely pre-.
ru'-d al rhonghts o. ,epo>e. An hour
passed and | hal heard nothing bur the
ra;t-r OF The rain Drops. ard The wind
,'ghing among the branches nf the trees.
save indeed. now and then the startling
cry ct some wild animal far in the depths
Of lie forest. Bnt these w. cared NOT for
Brh'es are ofeutimes better friends than
men '.E
" iialf an hour more, and nv hour WAS
up: hu' did not rall the one that VA. 10
succeed me never wa. more wiIe-awaka
in my life and felt not the need Of r-st
Suddenly | was startled bv distant
sound. ard ! listened int4ntlv. Again I
beard II wav back on The road over which
we had come, and I was all attention.
AGAIN the sound fell npon nv ear, and
thus time there could be No mistake II
was the tramp Of a score of horse. picking
their way along the road a, as swift a pace
a. II " ~ l'S-i''Ic WI mem 70 pursue. ana
at no great distance away.
woke up my companions, ard told
them what | had heard Tha, the ap>
preaching horsemen ware bandlli ,hs, in
tested me mountains. there could be but
little doubt; and that their number VA.
treble to our own, there was s'il less
doubt, we judged by the sound that every
moment grew nearer. But one resnnrco
was Il u: ard that FLIGHT in he darkness.
minute more, and each man wa. hv his
horse. Another, and brides were srrsnq
ed ara We were upon their backs. Bv
this time the approaching horsemsn ~.re
close upon US, so close that their yo,ces
could tie plainly heard as they urged Oh
their horses
just AS We we've shout to move for
ward, voice exclaimed. in Mexican Jar
- Blu, tell yon Il ey are ret far eff.
Ii Ia Impossible for them % have kept on
IN the darkness, after bad done al
could 10 nllslrad them
- ret o.n'z-d the voice in moment.
II Was thu, Of the innke4per. who had told
~ OF ihe way, tack in the village We hal
eff
This Was enoneh There ~a. no
! nIiStak!ng no We had 10 deal with now.
and plunged the spurs into NV horse,
aud, g1rlug hlm the 'ejns, led the VA, It
Il t'eakneck space IL III. dal kEess 4
loud Shout came from behind pr, c armiuu
Nat our pIes"nce was known. aud our
motives GlscuveIed; aud the next tnon,ent
shower OF halts went whizzng past. on
either side, and ato,e oar h-ads. We
were uhnurt, aud Went on. Ours was a
ride for lite that u,gn,
tn"ard we went, with the rain pour.
lug down III torrents, and he da kuess 40
drhse thAt We could not ~. a hand before
our faces, leaning lorwaId wirh our heads
close 10 the neck Of our horses 10 avoid
| the long limbs OF the trees that hung over
the road; and on came the biooGihits.v
ere" behind us, eager for our money and
our blood.
=" / tell YOU. friends that was a terrible
'"!e; such one a. h.pa never again TO
Rave. Every moment Expected that nv
f"rse would sIuutIe in tie rough pa,h,
and thru" nIe upon the r,ck- who~- sharp
edges lined ever, foot of the way. which
vas now rising considerably, and every
step forward told upon the vi: d Of our
horses. But there vas nothing to do bu.
to 90 on; tor behind came The h.oodlhi:stv
d. mons, sometimes gaining upoI us, 20
hat shower OF tulIe'. ~oud hv pas US
bu' Providence took us US lhfo oh them
un>rathed.
Had | NOT been riding for so srea, a
stake. trIuk | could no, have KEEP, my
seat; but To tdIl nov was death A man
viii d" much when his lf.. is At sake,
and thought n broken neck c. i he 10
worse than he cold Steel OF rhe M-xIrans
For some iuluue 4 dnil roar had
been sounding In our ears. and knew
that we were approaching one Of those
mountain streams that are 81 nuuierun. in
M'Mco, and which are passed b, frail
bridge, oiientiines great distance above
| the water. and which have TO b. crossed
with The utmost caurIun bs hor>ernen.
one o. these aas before us, ard here uub
Sudden thought determined that the
| race should end.