Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-03-21

animals, which were too fatigued to run
far, lazily moving along and biting the
grass by 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.
I had by this time ascertained, by the
aid Of the lantern, that the blacks master
had received severe blow on the head,
and knife wound in the neck, which APP
peared to have bled profusely, but that he
was still alive, though he was unconscious.
We lost no time in administering the bran
dy, and before half an hour, we had the
satisfaction Of seeing the wounded man so
far recovered as to be able to speak. We
then dressed and bound his wounds, and
divesting ourselves of part of our own gar
ments, clothed him, and laid him upon the
heather Here we remained until day be-
gan to dawn, when the wounded man, APP
pearing so far restored as to be able to bear
lifting, we placed him upon one Of the hor-
SEES and the black man walking by his
side supporting him, we journeyed slowly
onward until near the middle of the day,
when we came in sight of farm house,
towards which we at once made, and were
most Hospitality received. Our sad plight
was sorely bewailed, the wounded man put
in comfortable bed. and had all the care
and kindness shown him that could be Civ
en- in the circumstances, while was my
self also induced to rest where [ was for
the day.
The poor gentleman told his story
as follows ''He had loitered longer on
the way than he had at first intended, and
having 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 information 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 calculated to
have reached that distance by sunset, and
the next public house two or three hours
after. On reaching the place alluded to,
he was surprised by number of men
springing upon him from the roadside. and
demanding his purse or his life. He hap
pened, and, as it turned out. very foolish
ly to have large quantity of money up
on him and not wishing to risk the loss
of such SUM in this way, he first remon-
strated with the men on the wickedness of
their design, and then offered them five
pounds a piece. This appeared to satisfy
them, AMI he was then allowed to pass on.
He had not gone very far, however, when
apparently, after second consultation, the
men were after him again. and coming up
to him, they said they wished to know his
name, and Immediately he felt blow on
his head, and he remembered no more"
After thus hearing the wounded mans
narration, [ 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 | started for the South
upon the planters steed, and attended by
one of the farm servants, to bring the hor-
ses back. The black remained to attend
to his master, who having some knowledge
of surgery, was able to prescribe for him
self until his further recovery should ena-
BILE him to proceed on his journey On
my way back from Edinburg, 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, letter for me, and
a packet, which, on being opened, was
found to contain all the money that the
black and | had recovered from the rob-
bers. chambers Journal
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