Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-23

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fuieksnel our speed, We had rene about
four milss, When vs noticed some distance
ahead of as . man tara out Of the woods
inio the road ani come riding toward us.
thought his hsure was familiar and, ss
he came nearer, recognized the man Jack,
Who hal gone in search ~ the COW, Ny
heart gave Wild lhfob 81 apprehension,
bni | said nothing, As the inan adYaHe'
81 he glanced anxiousiy up aud down the
road, and once, when his lead vas lHrnel,
looking behind him, Mr. Lamont gathered
his weapons aud placed them in eonyea-
jsgt position. did not move or speak,
hul knew by his actions that some iaH'
ger was impsnding,
la Few minutes the man came opposite
as, and riding quickly up iothe buggy, pre-
ssnted pistol - Mr., lamont aud demand'
ed in a desperate voice;
sfour money or your lifel'
At the sight ofihe deadly weapon level
ed at my husbands head, my brain seemed
10 whlrl and grew faint, while objects
around appeared 10 dance before my eyes
suppose Mr.. LAmoni's movements were
h6t swift enough to suit the man, Tor he
repeated impatlenny;
ut VIII lNuu NNAN NNAs W
other place ID a second IL you think you
eau fool I'M me this time, you are mi'ta-
KEN, for II | can't manage you, can have
help here In a short time lie still kept
his pistol pointed, aud !, closing my eyes
10 shut cut the horrible sight, heard Mr,
Lamont cay, In clear unfaltering voice; /;
"You need not tell me that you have
help near, for can see II quite plainly, as
| suppose you mean that man coming just
behind you there" and he pointed down
the road as though he saw some one ap-
preaching.
A surprised, frightened expression came
over The fellows countenance, and he has
tily turned his head In the direction Mr..
Lamont was pointing.
No sooner had he Withdrawn his eyes,
than Mr.. Lamont quickly raised his pistol
ahd discharged the contents into the base
creatures brain, who recled and fell hcayi-
ly from his saddle.
Mr.. Lamont sprang from tho buggy and
bent over the prostrate figure. lit is all
over with him now" he said, "my army-six
has done its duty we'll this time"
made no reply, but sat dumb With
fright, unable TO utter a word. A.
al think there IA n house about q mills
ahead" lie cottirdcd, entering the buggy.
I'VE will go on there, and will tell the
inmates of this affair, and they con make
como disposal Of Mis- body, as hc vas their
ncighbor."
As we started again, the wind suddenly
rose and swept through the pines, swelling
louder and louder rs If sounding an an
them of praise that earth was delivered of
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hoarse murmur, as if wailng over his soul
now lost in perdition.
shuddered and covered my face With
my htnds.
"This excitement has been too much for
you fear" said Mr.. Lamont, placing his
arm around mo and drawing me closer to
him. ~ am truly sorry that anything SO
unpleasant should have occurred, when
had W ished this trip to be altogether q
source of pleasure 10 you Try to forget
it,,
When VIC come to the house, Mr.. Lamont
called TO two men, who were sitting upon
Tie gallery, and related to them what had
occurred. tVf.,
sI knew that Jack Hun. would meet
his just fate some day. said one Of the
men. "If we may believe all we have
heard, this is not the first tine he has at
tempted to rob travellers, and besides there
was o traveller murd cred not long since
and his body was found in the woods near
their house. The. next day after it hap
pened some of us men went to their house
and we saw tliat the no6r was SmcEfed
with blobd, bit they said they had been
hunting the night before ard killed deer
and its blood had got 0h the floor. We
had no positive proof that they did kill
the man, but we have thought SO ever
since"
"You will OF course sac that he is buried;
will you not 2" said Mr.. Lamont.
They assured us that they would, and
we started for the ferry. have now re-
lated to you every incident that in any de-
gree approaches an adventurci but nothing
that is very pleasant to hear. In short
tihie We crossed the river and were soon
whirling rapidly over the smooth prairie
road. The prairie stretched for miles and
miles around us, the tall grass undulatipg
to and fro under the morning breeze, like
tho waves of some vast emerald ocean,
thousands of cattle quietly feeding upon
its rank luxpriance, In the distance
chains Of hills rise, their stiirnits. COVERED
with hazy, purplish mist while, high
over all, q cloudlcss sky bent like n bcne-
diction. At intervals we would come to a
narrow belt of timber through which a
clear brook ran, bubhlng over its sandy,
pebbly bed, the little fish distitctly visible
sporting in the cool liquid depths. The
scenery was indeed beautiful, almost be-
yond description, and as my eyes wander
ed over the picturesque landscapes, felt
a glad sense of relief, felt as If We had en-
tered the realms of o fairy y-land, such q
contrast did 1t present to the gloomy pine
woods through which we had so recently
travelled. The next day was but repiti-
ti6n of The Preceding except that the bills
seen in the distance then, now loomed up
around us. About dark we stopped ut o
house and asking the distance to D.,
found II was only four miles. We concln-
ded not to step for the night Until we
reached town, as we were anxious TO see
our loved ones, and accordingly Travelled
on passing several fourishing farms. The
twilight fadedi
"The evening star lighted
Her crystal lamp on high"
and at length, the full moon rose in cloud
less splendor, dispensing the dark shadows
which were beginning to gather over the
hills. The scenery was as lovely by moon
light as II had been during the day, but !
VAS too impatient t5 SEQ brother and his
family to appreciate its beauty ss other
wise would have done. At length we ap-
preached q long, gently slipping hill, and
when we reached the top, an exclamation
of delight burst from my lips, The river
wound its elittering course at the base OF