Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-10-07
nlisccllanu.
Trulh Stranger ihan Fiction.

a dark, broad, lovely forest in the western
Part OF the State of New York.
lie had ridden three miles since -ccing
human habitatIou, and had vet two to go bee
fore he could ret sight of another lie was
descending @ hin into gloomy looking yal-
ley, through which flowed % shallow but swift
running stream and on reaching the water
he allowed his thirsty beast drink
AZ that moment man stepped out from q
cloister of bushes into road cor horse path
on the other side of the stream This man
was dressed like a hunlcr aud carried rifle
on his shoulder ln his general appearance
there was nothing that indicated hostility or
wicked design lie was OF medium size. COM
pacuy built with intelligent features aud a
certain air of gcutiity seeming rather as one
abroad from ,onc new town FOR days sport,
than professional hunter.
All this the mounted traveller carefully
noticed before he crossed the stream TO cou-
tiuuo his journey, and when they came io-
gcthcr, pleasant -aluations were exchanged.
" Fine weather for travelling, SIR, remark
ed the man with the gum
Aud lor hunting also. ! suppose. smiled
The man on The horse
eyes there /, game enough returned the
other, but am poor hunter, aud can only
show one bear for my days work thus far
and that is almost useless 10 me. for ! have
no means Of taking il away would will
lingly give a dollar for the usc of horse
like yours for a couple of hours. II you can
spend five minute. or So ! would like you 60
See the bear; It Is only iu-t beyond these
'"''1', ~. .g'n' '''V l1I'5 ''''n ,'''
wv 'o' o"'y 'o1N c' '' '''I ''e ''"'-
elsr aisnoun''ns ana l@s'emng h,. horse
pu' Il no. roo "'"'y, ] WIZ ''N' y ".o'H
lot Sou' s'c'ns 'in S''nS me -'''' way
Inc n""'g' l,'''N'i ".," '' "''S' 'o'''','
'n'"le, ""' '"'h "N " 20 u''N' N'''.'''
agreeable ana Keep up conversation inquired
"hcro y''' DINER was rom "n'.u'r J"nruey'
s ','a % io''n' "u ,r '''i'''' '' ''l'}' ''.'
'no 'a c r',uI ,l I'D Alpany, was ,''Eenns 'u
per' TOT MS ne"''h' anu p"r,'y WIN tue we"
OF ln Yi, au extensive i"hu purchase.
Wen mere we arc eAe,"ii1eu 'h5 nuu,-
er' as inc Two emerged from inc ueile l4icNo'
'hrousn "n''h 'h'y ia" Slowly iorceu inc"
way k,o ,ne more open Ioau mere we arc
ana / " s'o" you as I'''o anu '", " D'as' as
you eyer so" V'sor'e "ncr' Po'"' my
rune,
lie stepped PACK elgh, or ten 'ee', del'he,
ra'ely f"iseu ms gun TO MY eye ana pointed
was Fash, a loud report. and the victim fell
like log. his face covered with blood.
This might or might not have been the
first crime committed by the man with the
rife. But as the traveller fell, the rife slip
ped FROM his hands and he shook violently
from head to foot vet he ran to his victim.
and hurredly robbed him Of his pocket book
a gold watch and chain. some curious seals.
and diamond ring, which lac fairly tore
from his finger. Then he dragged the body
into the ticket picked up his rife, plunged
madly through the bushes into the road
mounted the traveller horse, and dashed
away from the awful scene.
We must now suppose lapse Of twenty
years.
In the spring of1s37, there lived in the