The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-09-26

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But nowthe ship VA It Ind. Tas
two friends stepped On: shore IL vea'
der. Where, set,atesla d ys.1ns' y, u b.tor.,
;spi..d green fo!e.t, ,p.ople.d !. ealy b
kang.roos and ho,sslss ' naa;vee, j
| great metropolis md = .eoantlsa shrsnl
Of busy people met tbsir .eyea Ship
~ere crowded it. 'ths't5qus,s; piles 81
merchandise l,yg on :, the shore i, "a
Thousands Of pecple-,p, esgeril quea'
Of gaia-.n' bun5iog . ead iro,. ia1
| tent on their own thoughts and affairs,
and noughtt beslae--xss.dsd : .lopg
tnee-deep ip mad; ! amid g. ,he IL din and
confusion Of :dr.ysJ, shoutiug ,d.iver',
mobs Of horses, omnibuses and drosh-
kies, bearing 'usoouth freigbts Of hairy.
faoed men and ;talauuting ! women: .s T..
e They hurried . fast . they. could
out Of tho town, having put, into the
care Of trusty Northuubriaa NOR
-chaat, letters from home, and . good
remittance from Adam TO his jmothss
aud sister, Still more .extraerdiasspsy
were the seenssTsa' 9 ! 81 a, a road II Res41 4
that could b toailsd which vss ons
CHASTITY; rsissE.sioa Of friskHll bsss,
plooghsd 5ya,ds:od odeep .xby iee.t~et
wheels ; y'avnins gslhes, ~ Fapks
and hills, The;~hole Of: this Tsrtes7
can track "a. tkrltonsed,by hug. dr.ys,
heavily laden, aud. d,asl.,gsI.dr ;,|ens .bJ
enormous: : teams III i = of bunoeks.z oas,a,
dr.ys, ballostaas': i hoa,.,4as, nj, ~ ia.sioa .ads
in death ai6ng ths whole line; snd stillu
tho wondroas ,.reau IT life sad IL
Dor dragged, rolled, and ts1blsd
along, amid deaisnipg din II esths
and curses, amid snashe. and eeash,s; !;
vehicles stuck fast 10 hopeless ;nor,ss.
es, or dashed over hedges aud prseirit-
Gus gullies i; people eonfouaaed By
their difficulties, Or brought 10 4 stand
bya breakdown. ~.
Still our traveller marched on in
wonder, but in comparative ease, earzy-
ing only their rugs and d.uper at
their backs, with tho indispensable.
paoikin, K tquart:pot, and revolver, At
their girdles. In about \ week from
leaving Melbourn, they found them-
selves At Sawpit Gully only four miles
short Of Forest Creek. They had
halted for the night, stretshsd their
little blanket.teat over Il sis1,lp&d 1s,lp&d. t,st..sd
to t~o trees ;, kiudl.d Z. aap fps IL: IL: t,os.,
and were preparing tSr' ~ - t: Adam
was arranging couple ot y bsseililflSetj s 4 -
Two pointed sticks .at the. Ars, and
George vas -, returning e. tten s.s =, ths" sreek
With the quart-pots full Of vase.,t vhsn
Up came 1: three n.a dressed !!,! = dig
ges, but: ".rmed with :?nguns: g Ons ef
them stayed vith Adam q, 4 ars,
and the other two eonfroatsd G,erEs
at some little distance: They, present.
ed their gun.muzzles simultaneously ~
bis head, and said, "Qaick, mates |!
Shell oatw
George took glance At them, and
set them down for two of Z the most
strong-built and brutal vsGabonds tia.
he had ever beheld. They had bushes
Of black hair about their faces, aad q
genuine devils expression. But they,
did not leave him much time for eriti-
eisisg them They repeated The VOID
.Quick r. and backed il BY = force oath.
George, who was not only courageous
but most adroitly expert in his move
ments, stopped a. 20 set down bis va
ter, and rose with hi, revolver in hn
haad. With his left arm hs knocked
up the the guu.muxzle Of one Of M
villains, dischar ged ono Of his barrels
At his head, and with the 7r.pidity Of
lightning, seized the gun Of tho sthsl,
and repeated his 6re. This time ths
bali went through the fellows hat, but
not through bis head, and he das>sa
E.v.y. through the brush. Ths e.A.,
10y dead On ths ground. Georess1>s il
the fact Of spendiag' e itesna .Ah1ts
aftes ths a5ine .hiet, ls !.halese u y se@A.ld
Ibis friend Adam s.sJi txliat i.aite - W
ea'oaadod', md l.ssel tfiilless fill III 30.
his. ehest, .bssi9 bsplasdsriss biz
iaserge ,pr,sas teFFaz tteFFazd' hiPes nh.s b.
rose and Aads ,eh- also. 1Ak-skee ,v6o
s.at.f,,s hin, ssx,Ss III s. e.y,.Ai i;
leap, elepped Ais lhe4d. ~ Aisz 1hfh,
shoulder, but soatidas4 III M6ht ~, .''
George widdriagsoa'A 'Aad no tine e
pursue him; For, looking at poo,
Adam. he behsld b;@ ,'l.tshea: q. hi,
back, his faeec aud hsndso edtvtersls viii
blood, sod 40 sign is' Il liz 81. ba s''i i..yy
Igsdimn&; ~hiehaa.s&Psd hinni;:E ~:
q "Adsm! m!,,my ;dsar fellow; Ad.a l, "a
you speak E cried Gsorsa 3aptisally:
There was no reply, bus asuosh.ris deeI
groao.- "Oh, God e i killed, = sried
George, "aud what shall I DOR" He
sprung up, looked wildly around: - for
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