The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-06-18

bro,Igbt with him be said n sum OF
moncv which be desired M ipvest in
land. ON which Il was his purpose 10
settle. 'a'io'a i.aHt nh'' .l'IN961
"I expressed a strong wish to have
him for neighbor, and gave him a
cordial Invitation to accompany me
homo. giving IL as nv belief. that he |
could nowhere make a better selection |
than in that vicinity. fii-' 't lio.e' 'ajnI
uJJo readily consented and we set |
ont toyctber. Wo had moi rI,idc,, MANY
miles, when George suddenly freecollect. |
cd n commission he had undertaken for |
friend. which would require his at |
tendance Mt n public land sale on the
following day. '1'3 Eo ''a''a' '.'
"Exactinp n promise that he would
not DELAY his visit longer than neces-
sary. and having given minute direc-
tions as to the route, continued my
way hom reward, while he turned back.
81 was about retiring to bed on the
night of my return when summons
from without called me to the door. A
stranger asked shelter for himself and
his horse for the night.
I invited him in. Though stranger,
his face seemed not unfamiliar. He was
probably one of the men had seen at
the land-oflico, a place, at that time,
much frequented.
"OHering him a scat, I went TO see to
his horse. The poor animal, as well as
! could sec by the dim starlight, seemed
to have been hardly used. His painting
sides bore witness of mercilcss riding,
and a trcmulous shrinking, at the slight
est touch, bctokcned recent fright.
"On rc.cntcring the house, / found
the stranger was not there. Ills absence
excited no surprise; he would doubtless
soon return. 1t was little singular,
however, that he should have left his
watch lying on the table.
"At the end of half an hour, my
guest not returning, 1 wentagain to the
stable, thinking he might have found
his way thither to give personal atten-
ton to the wants of his horse.
before going out, from mere force
of habit-lor we were as yet uninfested
by either thieves or policemen-I took
the prccaution of putting the strangers
watch in drawer in which / kent nv
own valuablcs.
81 found the horse as | had left him,
and gave him the food which he was
now sufficiently cooled to be allowed to
eat, but his master was nowhere to be
seen.
Gas approached the house. crowd
of men on horseback dashed up, and l
was commanded in no gentle tone to
, 'standp In another moment / was in the
) clutchesof those who claimed me as
, their sprisoaer.' p. e" 90.
"I was too much stupified at first to
| ask what II all meant. did so at last.
D and tho explanation came: II was terri
) HE, F cor "2',4 ''L -'. .
uMv fricnd with whom had so late.
lv set ont in company. had been found
mur,lorod and rohbad near fhe snot at
Y ,uhioI, hut aIono Eraa ,va hod
0 .anorato,, ,tho Iost norso, knoyn
$ En- ha ,,i,h Him ond was noww, rraasfed
t on su0nioion nf HE nrrdar - VI
..A soaroI, of tho nrou;sos wos ;,ro.
[ a;oto,v ;nstitutad pho watch ,,yas fonnd
: in thc drawer In which T had ,nlacad n
), on1 ,ros identified os me ,,r,one,tv of me
4 ,,,n.,Io.o,, ,,,on uis barsa too ,vas
# sound In NV stable for tho animal / 7
hah iust nut thore ,yas none other
noooo,iaoh hin, ,,,,soIr when COM him
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: o+ ,ooot In crowds Of mon n NAV not
a a'""S' i'''"''eoo '''o' AZ p"y' 1'. w.,
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: cruci. ,,o oo, os ,,;,, ono or,or
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= arodno,i, nrow into a c,amor for van,
= e,ooroo ond hr, s,r ,ho f,rmnes, of ono
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!, ,yo,Id do,ht,oSs have III tho nenol.
:. tv or NV snnnosed ofyence on the snot
+, ct. ,,,o, ~ s,,n,na,h,, s,r =, q That ac.
t,,otod INV nr,tootar H;s heart was az
:, harI | os his nt,,oo. h,t ho' renreSented
. ,,, .nn 'na,ost,, % | of thn ,au, and TOOL sort
os U I'll nr;n, .ri1o ID e ~ h,s ~" nosit,on oa M
.sks nunh undor ,ho Glance of bis
ayo 90 herore the muzzle of hrs nistol
: Tho cowardIv ,cIomorers drew hack
. porhons tbov woro not suf,ic;entIv
nun,arors to Gao, Tho fn,l ef:.et Of that
=. n,,sterious ref,ex inan.nca which ,nakas
a crowd of men 40 mucb worse and Mt
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