The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-10-26

the grass Mt the roadside. He was
soon back again TO my assistance; and
leaving the horses on the road with
their brides tied together, he came
with flask of brandy / had by this
time ascertained, by the aid of nv
lantern. that the blacks master had
received severe blow on the head.
and n knife wound in the neck. which
appeared to have bled profusely, but
that he was still alive, though uncon-
scious. We lost no time in administer
ing the brandy, and before half an
hour we had the satisfaction of seeing
the wounded man 80 far recovered as
TO be able to speak. We dressed and
bound his wounds, and, divesting our
selves of part Of our own garments,
clothed him and laid him upon the
heather. Here we remained until the
day began to dawn, when the wound
ed man, appearing so far restored as
to be able to bear lifting, we placed
him on one of the horses, and, the
black man walking by his side sup
porting him, we lourneyed slowly on
ward until near the middle of the day,
when we came in sight of farmhouse
towards which we at once made, and
were most Hospitality received. Our
sad plight was sorely bewailed; the
wounded man was put in a comfort
able bed, and had all the care and
kindness shown him that could be
given under the circumstances, while
| was myself also induced to rest where
l was for the day.
The poor gentleman told his story
rs follows:
q He had loitered longer on the way
than he had at first intended, and hav-
ing arrived about midnight, the first
night, at public house, some twenty
miles north of the place where we then
were, he spent the night there, and
also part of the next day, amusing
himself by getting the stories and in
form alton of the place. He loitered
on the road the second day as he did
on the first, so that he did not reach
the place where he was found till
some hours after dark, though he cal
culated to have reached that distance
by sunset, and the next public house
two or three hours after On reach
ing the place alluded to, he was sur
prlsed by number of men springing
upon him from the roadside and de-
handing his purse or his life. He
happened, and as it turned out very
foolishly, to have large quantity OF
money upon him. and, not wishing to
risk the loss of such sum in this way
he first demonstrated with the men on
the wickedness OF their designs, and
then offered them five pounds apiece
This appeared to satisfy them, and he
was then allowed to pass on.
He had not gone very far, however,
when, apparently, after second con-
sultation, the men were after him
again, and coming up to him, they
said they wished to know his name,
and Immediately ne felt blow ON his
head, and he remembered no more -
j fter thus hearing the wounded man S
narration, l produced the money found
IN the bohanari, and rehearsed our
own story, and was delighted in thus
being guided by Providence to restore
the lost property to its rightful owner
Next morning l started for the
south upon the planters steed, and
attended by one OF the farm servants,
to bring the horses back. The black
remained to attend to his master, who
having some knowledge of surgery,
was able to prescribe for himself until
bis further recovery should enable
him to proceed on his Journey. On
my way back from Edinburgh, after
the meeting of the Assembly, / called
at the farmhouse to inquire for my
friends, but found they had gone few
days before. There was, however, u
letter left for me, and packet, which,
on being opened, was found to contain
all the money that the black and L
had recovered from the robbers.