The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-11-09


You have counted two who are killed, and
you have not counted me.
.You will aid the theni My dear Cap
tain, this IN generous"
my dear Baron. il 10 nothing OF the kind
l merely enter into this alliance for mutual
benefit; as you have the strongest parry the
advantage is decidedly upon my side. Yon
they might possibly plumber and suffer to
depurf, hut me they would certainly bill
in revenge for their co,rru,les' slaughter."
captain, place the direction Of this af.
fair in your hand myself and people arc
at your orier. What Is your best course
OF action7"
"Inyite me in to supper with you when
the landlord announces that IL il served.
will secure him. Then your people must
securc the hostIen and put them in q safe
place. Then collect your whole force into
the house aud let us barricade Il to the leai
Of our ability. Eighteen men will find il
difficult to ,lislodge seven. even out Of this
small wooden framework. Having depriy-
ed the robbers Of MI means Of obtaining in
formation in regard to our plans, will
make the landlord divuige theirs. You
have no idea what persuasive way j
have" go
This plan was carried out 10 the letter,
and pistol held by the firm hand Of the
Captain at the head Of the guilty and treul-
bling landlord, compelled him to divulge
NIL. The BarOn and his sister were to be
held for rur,soln. and the Captain killed, he
not ieing consided worth a ransom. When
nil had retired tn rest. the landlord wus to
ndmit the rol,ters into the hostelry,
The Captain laid his plans at once. The
front door was lett unlastened, but every
other available aperture wa. secured AZ
firmly as was Jossihle under the circum.
stances. The Countess and bonita were
placed in the upper story for security. with
the Postillion as guard. The Captain,
Bapn, and brace Of pistols occupied the
large apartment on The ground floor. The
landlord was 10 admit The robbers one at a
time, IN had been arranged by the captain
Of the hand himself, and as fast as they en-
tered they were to be secured, gagged and
bound, or killed outright, rs circumstance
warranted, 20
The hour for the attack drew near, and
every heart beat anxiously. The coolest
man Of the parry was the Captain. Uncon.
sciolIsly, he Ind assumed entire direction Of
The affair. aud the young Baron and his fol.
lowers ol,cycd him implicitly, seeming to
recognize his fitness for the position with.
out question.
A stealti,y footstep approached the door,
and the landlord assisted by the cold pistol
barrel which felt ,lisagreenbly close to his |
head, admitted a rOl,ler who was instantly
secured. Another followed, and another,
until It came to the eighth--a stout, brawny
fellow who by hsrculcan effort, twisted
his throat ont Of Captain Bcnart's grasp |
and shouted at the top Of his lungs, 1--WE
are betrayed"
Two other robbers who were close be-
hind discharged their carbines at tho door,
aud instantly retrented. A yell Of pain an.
swered the discharge, and one man. fell in
the llostelry. The door was instantly shut
and barricaded. Lights were brought for.
wnr,l. aud the man who had fallen was
raised. II proved to be the landlord. He
was quite dead, both bullets having taken
effect In his body.
Aher l,rief consultation the robbers adj
vanced in l'Otly against the door, atte,npt-
ing To licw il open with axes which they
had secured from the st,bles. They were
met with iiisilade Of pistol shots that thin.
ned them one half before they had forced
the door, and then il was the leseiged that
sailed forth and not they that entered.
The survivors of the band fled. |
The fight was over. Fifteen ofthc hand
were killed. wounded, and prisoners. The
prisoners were treated will the summary
Justice of military times. being shot at sun.
rise by the I,aron's followers.
The Baron and his sister renewed their
journey IN the morning, being attended Ivy
Captain Bernard, whom The l'aron furnish |
ed with horse by dismoun,ing one Of his
own followers, and Bonita whom the Count.
ess had engaged as mHid. "1'
The Captain lef the Baron at the first
stopping place. They parted with mu ual
expressions of regret. Bat they were des..
tined to meet ngain. On the bloody field
OF I.ntzrno, when Pappenllein fell and his
routed cavaly fled in disrnny before the i'm
pe,uo,is charge Of the Swe'les, Rayensburg
was made prisoner. Hc was led before the
victor Of the we'll fought field, Bernard
Won Hciman, who had assumed command
Of the Protestant urny on the fall OF Gus |
mvns Adolpl,lis, aud in the brave soldier
and skiiul general he Recognized Captain
Bernard, The destroyer Of the "Black Broth. |
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