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

asakinF Nc. Lament, when ny aiisniian
uas arrested by slight noise. partially
raiiei myssll and looking in The direction
lT0m whence the sound came, saw The Cd
man upou bis knees eresriug 10 our bed -
I Ny trsi impulse wss 10 screain, bat check
81 nyself and, quick as ih0ughi, removed
Mr. lAmonls weapons from under his pill
los, As ee we're reiiring 20 bel, Mr., la
noni had given me his money, mOslly cur
reney and carefully secured in a leather
{ Paeksi-book, and had placed Il between
ihe mattresses on the side neat the wall
4 WHERE slept 50 knew that I, was safe
! for a wRiie, az least, as the man would, Of
course, search fer II under the pillow and
maitrass. ON the outside, IL our money was
! what he wished. The man had BY this time
reached our bed aud began feeling under
the pillow. moved resiiessly, as ifAwak-
I log, and Ia low, audible voice, said I;
"whai 10 you Waut, Mr.. LamOnI1f
The hand VAS instantly withdraw, aud
The man hurrieiiy, but silently, errpt back
90 his bed and laid down.
My words Partially aroused Mr.. Lamont,
Who turned over, mutiering some ineoher
7 ent sentence.
l shook him and whispered Ia hls ear,
I "Mr. Lamont awake That old man has
been 10 our bed, eearehIng under y.ar pill
low."
saw that he was awake instantly. but |
repeated, in an audible voice, as II still try
Ing 10 arohse him; "Mr. Lamont, tell me
what II Is you wishi what were you looking
forf
lie yawned and stretched himself then
answered, sleepily "NOihingi was asleep,
and did not know what was ioing.'
then whispered and asked him II he
understood what had said about the man,
and he replied that he did.
We talked aloud indiferenlly o few min.
utes, then he kaid carelessly; "well, as
am awake, win go and see how my horses
are getting along. Do you wish to go with
meY sss ,lt..
"Yes' / answered, aihe moon Is shining
80 beautifully out Of doors, that would
like TO 60 out for whilc.p
~ had removed nothing but my shoes,
J on going 10 bed; so by the time he had
I drawn on his boots, was ready.
| Aswe neared the stable, where the horses
were, We saw two men leading them away.
Mr.. Lamont, without 4 moments hesitation,
| dew his pistol and called TO them 10 halt.
They turned, and seeing the weapon point
| ing at them, Immediately stopped.
swat are you doing with my horses, nj
this time the night? he sicrnly demand
cd, when we had drawn nearer and fecdg-
/ iiiseJ the ttys men whom we had seen at
] the house, two m lies distant.
They made no reply for several moments;
but as Mr.. Lamont still kept his pistol
p8inted toward them, the man, whom We
had heard called Jack, answered.: "Tbe
man that lives here is my father and he
was afraid them wagoners might steal your
! horses, and told us TO come nnd get them
and tie them near the h0nsc so VIC might
watch them. | was sleeping out here I'M
der tree, though he added, sand could
| have watched them myself but par is so
perticular about folks things when they
4 stays bero.'
We knew that. ali his was said to hide
| their embarrassment, but Mr.. Lamont, ap-
parcnily much relieved, seid, in thilder
voice: "Well, / will not trouble you 70
watch item. If there is any danger, will
| watch them myself" aud he ailvanced as
he spoke, and took the bridle-reins from
| their hands.
The men walked away in silence and we
approached the stable. Mr.. lamont tied
the horses securely to post, then vent to
our buggy, which stood near, and bringing
the cushions and q heavy blanket arranged
q comfortable seat for us. When we were
seated, he looked at his watch and saw by
the moonlight that it was past midnight.
We then talked over the incidents of the
! Hight.
Il can SEQ through their Pans very cast
| ly,n said Mr.Lamont. "The old man was
quietly to rob us of our money and other
valuables, while the other two were to Sc
cure our horses. They know that aut TN,
acquainted with this country and would not
know which way to 60 in pursuit of them;
besides, they could have led the horses away
through these woods to some hiding. place,
knowing, that as the ground is so thickly
! covered with pine straw and burs, would
not be able to track thcm. They could have
/ accomplished e1erythihg ard have retlirhed
to their accustomed places by daylight, and
\ would have made these wagoners rcaponsi-
Bile for the mischief. But, luckily for us,
| out generated tlem."
az think YOU owe your success partly to
! me-" / said, and related how had watched
the old mans movements. 81 have net re-
covered from the fright yet = added, still
trembling violently.
nNever mind, it is all over now" he snid
4 tonderly, @you need feur nothing more
from them. i know that but for your
bravery and courage, we might have been
In deplorable condition by tomorrow"
The wagouers werein motion, by day
| light, preparing their breakfast and feed
ing their teams, and by sunrise, they had
started upon tlleir journey, going in the
DIRECTION from which we had come.
Mr.. Lamont fed his horses quite early,
and while they were eating, he returned to