The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-19
NUMBER SO.

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when he had travelled about tel
IL miles without meeting a soul, b
% reached a place where two road
met, one leading to Loretto, til,
II other the way he proposed to go
"Here he STOOD" to quote his ow,
words, "some minutes in the mos
profound perplexity. The dreadful
alternative appeared now in the
strongest view; and he was ever
: tempted to quit his darling project
3 as impracticable, and SO turn to
Loretto. Bat at last collecting all
the force Of his staggering resolu-
ton, he.boldly pushed his horse into
the contrary road, and at that in
slant left all his fears behind him. -
1t WAS in the month Of April that
Ehe set ont, In the first seventeen,
days he did not go one hundred!
miles, SO terrible were the ways he
was obliged to take among noun:
tains, thick woods, rocks, and,preci-
pioes; generally 30, better path than
ia sh~eep-track, and sometimes not
that Whenever Bower met any
one, which was but seldom, he pre-.
tended he had lost his way, and in
quired for the high-road, to avoid,
suspicion. For he we'll knew that
as soon as they missed the papers
he had carried away with him, or
had any other reason to suspect his.
fight, expresses would be dispatcheds
in every direction where it might b.
expected to gain tidings of him..
Every possible mothod would be
used to effect his capture. As ap--
peared in the sequel, the expresses
were actually a hundred miles in,
advance OF him in a very short time.-
During these seventeen days he.
supported himself with q little
goats milk, got from a shepherd,
besides some coarse v~ictuals he was,
able to purchase from people whom
he met on the road. principally
wood-cutters. His horse was fed.
what grass could be found, his,
sleeping place being always chosen
where there was most shelter for
aud a liberal supply Of
grass for the poor beast. At the
expiration of this time, having:
'asted hardly anything for the last.
;hree days of it, he was compelled:
o strike into the high-road, and.
inter the first house he came to-.
which happened to be apost-house,-
only one small room, where
Gentlemen stayed till their horses,
we're! changed. He begged the.
andlady to give him some victuals,
ut looking about he saw q paper
'osted up over the door, which
obtained the most minute descrip-
ion Of his own person, and offered
reward OF eight hundred crowns
any one bringing him alive. to
be inquisition, or OF six hundred
rowns for his head This was ter
enough, as there were two
ountrymen in the house. HI tried
hide his face by. rubbing it with
Is handkerchief 1la and blowing his
ose; and when he got into the
pom, by looking out Of The window.
ut one Of the fellows presently
'serving: This gentleman does.
Ut caro- to be known" Bower.
fought there was nothing for il but
brave it out; So, turning to. the
be put hia handkerchief in.
8 pocket, and said boldly: "You
seal ! what do you mean? Whist,
we I done that 7 need fear to be
Look at me you villain ?"
be man. made no reply. but got
,, nodded his head, and winking
5nifeantly to his companion, they
9nt ont together. Bower watched
EN- from the window, but q
rner DISTRACTED his view for q Few
In a short time he sspied
EN- with two or three others in
ose conference. This foreboded
good. Not q moment was TO be-
He drew out his pistols. put
le, in his sleeve, and with: the,
her cooked in his hand m.nhod