St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-10-30

least SIX feet high, and tar stronger than
| was
Il will dress your wound" said l, "if
you promise to be quiet
He promised.
'If you make the slightest movement"
said |, III Put bullet through your
head ; SO you had better be quiet"
l went up to him.
Come" said |, ''Tll not trust you.
won't trust you unless tie your other
hand up
l had my pistol, and he had nothing
but a knife. He flung the knife down.
$50 ahead,' said he
The miserable wretch was evidently
suffering awfullv. His wrist had been
shot through. In his pain he thought
OF nothing. but relief At first | intended
to tie up bis other hand, but, seeing how
lie suffered. forebore.
lie lay down. | put my pistols in
my side pockets, and began TO bind up
his hand 1t was his left hand that was
wounded. Suddenly he plunged. his
right hand into my pocket. was on
the watch for there was something in
the devils face that made me diStrust
him | seized his hand before it had
grasped my pistol, and with my other
hand clutched bis throat.
He had only one hand to fight with.
| silcnced him pretty quickly. lis hand
dropped lie begged for his life
You sC,uulrel - | cried, you don't
deserve it. Any how I'll spare your life.
But won't dress your wound, and.
what's more, I'll bind your hand
| dill -. Hfwa- afraid, am! did not
attempt TO resist. l bound his uwound-
ci iaud 50 firmly that he could not free
it, and then leaving him, | went to the
others One Of these WAS desperately
wounded \ billet had broken his leg.
ana there was a stab in his shoulder
TGe other w;- wounded in the arm |
dressed their wound, as well as l was
able, and then waited for further develop
mems There | was with nine pri,ners.
all wounded. Some OF the wretchcs
were asleep. Those VINO were awake
were eIodiiluT III l. tlT pam.
Nine were captured 1t was very
: .oi night work wodered how many
more there might be. That. however
II was impossible to find out None Of
the mea wouId answer. They ali kept
4 sLrly silence.
"WN," ,,iI l, Il don't care now
many "f You tuere may be. I'm ready
for you all. Eve got enough shots here
to la; me tor some day. The only
thing that can reduce me is starvation {:
but then, YOU know, if | starvc, you'll
have 10 s;lrve too. How do You like
that -
some hours passed. away. No one
came. AT last went TO the window
AMI shouted oI,:
There are mae wounded men up
here. They all want food and drink.
Ii ANY body comes up l won. hur, him.
Send up the woman"
Nothiu. was sail -. lon. time. At
last ihtrc was 4 rap at the door.
Nv nos thcre ,"
M, said Il womaI's : voice.
| opened cautiously. al there's any
body else" SAID l, la fire
"Ihcse', nobody else said the wo-
man. She came in carry lng "A basket
full ol things. She wen; up and down
several Zines bringing provisions.
Sac informed lne that there were SIX
men below, and they wished to parlev
with me. consented. and neld par
ley Tor some time. They offered TO lei
M 20 free if would promise not 10 mo-
lest any OF them or inform on them. 1t
was Il tulr offer, but a irOwn from the
woman made me suspect foul play. |
refused, and said | would consider. AT
last | offered to give up the prisoners If
they wonll come up unarmed into the
room, and let me 60 in peace This they
refused. Our parIcy then came 10 all
end
As the woman left for the last time |
prepared to tastcu the door she looked
anXiousIy at me. bent my head to-
ward her.
"Iherc'II he teams along to-day, said
She, and departed.
Teams What did she mean Ev-
identity passers-Dy, men on whom might
rely. The thought gave NE fresh hope.
From time 10 time | amused myself
with Gazing TO the men below from the
windows. portrayed The suilerings OF
Their comrades, told them tina: ali was
known, and thar L was determined to save
my life and denouGce them il had TO
wait there month. | Informed them
that / had plenty sf ammunition, and
that amy OF them could prove it in his
own person ii lie chose. Nothing was
said in reply to my harangue.
he day passed on, and began to an
tlclpatc another night. felt tired, but
not at all anxious. could have stood
this sor; OF thing tor three or four niy At5.
The wounded men suffered most, The
man whom had shot last called on his
companions 10 ''kuock under,' but with.
Out clfeCt.
At last, aC about 1 o'clock in the after
noon, l heard the noise Of wheels up the
road. l looked up. There was line
OF FARMERS wagons approaching.
l was saved
They came up to the door. shout
ed to them, informed them of my case
and leaped out of the window to til,
ground. None ofthe rutfians were ther,
to intetere with me. They had fed.
told my story. The team-drivers es
pouse sed my cause with the greatest ardor
They followed me up stairs and secured
all lie rutiians. l looked out for tn,
woman to reward her. but she had gone
My horse was missing also but l di,
not mind that. l rode in the teams tl
Wheeling, where these wretches wer
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