The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-02-17

place. Su ilIe ouly thing iOr me 10 do
was 10 prepare my self for the worst
| was absolutely unarrped not even so
| u uch as a penkniie about ne. sought
TO find II stick, but coCld see nothing of the
Kind. | was forced To walk slawlv.
The resul; was that l regained NY fresh-
ness, and drew near the summit OF The hill
as Vigorous IS when LETT Ile city. My
fear, which felt at first, had given way
to anger. | Was enrased at my self, and
fniuus at the man who thus ventured 10
aSSail All innocent Traveller.
Full of these feelings. ! gained the top
| of the IIll. | was not mistaken The
form of the mnlaItu Stood in the middle of
the road Immediately before me. walk
| ed straight onward and came close up 10
| Tim.
''S:op!" cried he
'.Nhu are you g said l. ''What do
you want 2
II want that money"
''What money"
''That money on're taking home"
Away, ynn fool Let me pass, or
! I'll blow your brains out y | led, putt
ting my han,i in my breast pocket.
''i'"oh y sal the fellow, witt, sneer
you've got n"thing, Ont with Your
m"ney now, 'r Il blow your brains out !"
And he levrled i,lol tull at my face.
i gave An involuntary start.
''Qu:cl; - he med, with "a deep oath
Il haven't time Ia talk Qlick, OF
your "a dead man -
'Wril, wait a minute, can't you?' said
|, Previ~Ily. 81 suppose must give you
what have 1t IS not much.''
''No humbug - roared the fellow, will,
another oath. Il want that package f
money that you're taking home. Drn't
try 10 hnmbug me with any Of your beg
garly pockcI bnuks"
all This time the pistol had been leveled
at my head, and had been collecting my
thoughts. | was calm and cool
You want the package do you p said
| /, moving slightly to ore side.
YES" said he. "If have to speak
again, il will be through this pistol -
Take it, then J. | cried and hurl-
ed lie sharp stone with all my strength
foil against his head.
! The man uttered shrek The pistol
! fell irom his hand and exploded on Il
ground. The neat moment he sprang
"pon me- lie was "a strung ami vigorous
rnnn--a giant, in fact, in comparison with
me. But | was nerved with the obstinate
courage Of despair. Life, lends. home
all were forgotten. | would have died
a hundred deaths rather than yield.
"Yonr momy!" he screamed, in a
hoarse vnire
.'Never!'' cried
lie wound his arms around me We
wresIed for "a moment aud then fell heav-
lily, he uPpermost. But his right hand
was puwerlesS thanks TO the blow bad
given it, and he could only use his left
| The struggle was terrible Again and
again dashed the stone AT his head, but
at last lhe wretch can2ht II, and III the
struggle it dropped away out Of the reach
of both Of us. / hen he fastened his fin
gers on my throat. lay completely at
his mercy, weak and utterly exhausted
| from The struggle.
Give up that money !" said he, stern
| ly al don't want 10 commIt murder,
bu: if must | will. Give up The money,
and I'll let yon ."
In the last moment of despair, when
the obstinate courage which had hitherto
sustained me Was f,lufing beside The re-
awakened desire for iIie, | was suddenly
seized by AN idea which proved my saliva
ton.
''Wait, then 1 sail bitterly. And
put my land IN my p,cLet
The man relaxed his ho;d on my throat
drew fo.th my snuff box and ol,cned 1t.
| rhe man bent forward eagerly.
Take il - cried. And dashed the
contents of the box full Iu his eyes
Tae shriek of mingled rage and pain
whlch burst from him shall never forget.
lie male frantic dash AT my throat, bmf
kept his hand away Then the incI cas-
my agniIy overcame him. lie started To
his let and run willy about. NOT know
u'g, in his PAIN and blindness where 10 fly.
I5ut 81 few minutes cumi.le,ed my Victory.
| caught him, and succeeded In bindiug
his hands hct.ihd hum with nv cravat
Bind and 4roauing with pai>. he could
make but little resistance, So HAT | was
able, by means of blows and threats, iO
make him my prisoner.
Scarcely had thus been done than |
heard The sound of tooIs:eps. | called
eagerly, aud was answered by a familiar
vuive. Ii was my farm servant. lie had
come out In search of me, as had been
lunaer Than my usual time. With The
assistance of this man we dragged The roh-
Der 10 my house, where he lay III confnc-
.nrnt until the following morning, when
he was handed over TO :he auIhuriIies
In the course of his trial it InIneI ont
that he was notorious burglar from New
York, who had been visiting Rochester
Tor few weeks and exercising his call
ing. lie was caught now. h"wcver, and
ten years sentence in prison gave him
leisure tn mediate upon the virtue of old
scotch SnuH