The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-12-01

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himself under the bed.
'fou scoundrel!" ] cried, 81 have
my pistol pointed under the bed. Come
out at once or will fre!"
'Don't fire !" cried voice in feeble
but imploring tone. 'T'll come out"
waited. A man crawled out from
under the bed. One hand was covered
with blood. II must have been from my
last pistol sLot.
ii have any quantity of shots here. 3"
said |. ''lou may as well give ", you
have nnClnnce."
! Don't kill me-" said he,
'lf you he quiet" said !, "Ill dress
your wound. as ! already have don. to
the wounds Of these other wretches. |
would have fixed up these last two. bnt
| You wouldn't let me-"
/ lie said nothing. ThereI was in cx
expression Of intense pain on his face. lie
was a large, stout broad built man. At
least six feet high. and far stronger than
I was.
~ will dre4' your wound" said 7. '.if
you promise to be quiet"
He promised.
''lf you make the slightest movsmcnt. '
said !, "l'll put bullet through voui.
head, So you had better be quiet" "
went uD to him.
"Come," said |, '.I'll not trust yon |
won't trust you unless tie your ohter
hand ap."
had my pistol, and he had nothing
but knife. He flung the knife down.
500 ahead" said he.
The miserable wretch was evidently
suffering awiully. His wrist hal been
shot through In his pain he had thought
of nothing but relief. At first | in.rn,lci
to tie mp his other hand, but seeing how
he suffered, | forebore
lie lay down. i put my pistols il, m,
side pockets, and began TO bind un hi,
hand. 1t was his left hand that wa.
wounded. Suddenly he plunged hi> i.lt
hand into my pocket. | was on the
! watch for there was something in the
DEVILS face thar made me distrust MIN.
seized his hand before it had grss,nrl ,y
pistol, and with nv other hand | elm .h,1
his throat.
! lie had only one hand TO tishr with.
and silenced him pretty quickly. Iii.
hsni dropped, and he begged for his life.
"lou sroundrel!' cried, ''you lo. I
deserve ii. Any how I'll spare vour life
But ! won't dress yonr wound, and what.
more, I'll bint your hand"
lie Wa airai.,, and did no, strcrnt 10
resist. bound his unwounded haud 40
firmly that he could not free il. AMI then
leaving him. went TO the Others. One
OF these Was desperately wounded. A
bullet bad broken his leg, and tlIcr, was
a stab in hia shoulder. The other wa.
wounded in the arm dressed their
wounds as well as ! was able. AMI j, .itod
tor iurihcr developments There wa,
with nm" prisoners, all voun "d some
oi the wrc'ches were asleep. Thi-. who
we're awake were groanng in their main
Nne were captured 1t was Il very
good nights work. wondered how
many more there might lie That. bow,
ever, it was impossible to inl or -
None OF the men would answer, rh.y
all kept su,ly silence.
Well" said ]. II don't care how
many Of you there may he. Pm ready
for yuu all. I've got enough .h,l< L,.r,
10 last me Tor some davs. The only dim,
that can reduce me Is ,taryati,r lam
then, you know, if .tarve. ynn'u have
TO starve too. How do YOU ike tlup .
Some hours passed away. y, ora
came. 1t last ] went to the winIo., and
shouted om:
'srhere are nine wounI,1 mon ma h,r,.
They all want food and drink my
body come. IN I won't Lut him S.nj
mp th, woman"
Nothing WAS said lor long iimc At
last there was Il rap at ihr door
wv hos there
''Mr, said q wUman's voice.
oi'"'" ,he hoor cautions'y. 'h there
"ny 'o'S ''Ne' 'a'a I, lll hre.
i"''' '"'"''F t'-e' SaId the w"m1n.
','.o came III carrying basket tell Of
'n'"s', Que "ehi up ana down ,.v"ral
''"ies bringing provisions.
que '"'or"ieu III mat SIX men we're
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