Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

why It was We had 50 little cash ~ told him we
had lie asked me whether they couldn't fS %
with me 50 they could get In some other time, and
what time We opened md closed the lock, and who
came down fnt They were very particular to
know this The question 81 who came down first
was asked me ns much as half r. dozen times In
different places.
When we were going up last Mrs. llowaids
house the leader ioll into the ditch aud made a
very loud exclamation After he got out oi the
ditch we went along n tlc same order We came
down. excepting that the man behind me was
fmtacl on When we got To the top II the hill
There was light banning ia Mr.. Richardson's
honso, In the northwest window should think Il
was Tie mon hcsiiatcd very mach about passing
this, and made inquiries o. to whose house IL
was and Wig light was burning there. After
we passed wc marched along to the conner and
TUNED down, aud came in front 81 my gate again.
noticed that the men were very careful TO pass
round the paddles with me. There WAS one in the
rgad just before we came tn ihe house. and they
tool, quite wide detom 20 ~ round IT, They
opened the front gate aud front door and wen, In.
A. soon aa VIC passed In thc man who was left be-
hind n charge of my wife said, Well, and the
leader, or The man whom took - De the leader,
said, No aud saw nim shake bis head. Tie
man who WIS left behind said. "What2" The
leader said. o'clock" and then the man
.aid. She told mc s3." was then taken to the
door of small room which we used Cor buitory.
WIS log tnnd.ns there Cora little while. and the
... wal. t,l.en out of n. monn, while the men
were BOO ihc nc.t room consulting. As soon H.
uIoy had finished their cansulation they came ,n
brought me 20 t.e opposite side Of the room and
tied inc it te chair. IN front Of this chair was
Large ring screwed into uo door. and a similar
ONE behind Then one OF them made the remark
that IL wouldn't do. 10 Mmdfold the man: hc
mustn't See too much. was b.iudiollcd again.
my fcot wcrn fastened Co. thc ring in thc npor and
my hands Ncre changed from n front of me a.
behind mc. end wcIc pressed hotaoun my body
and tlo hae,, of Gle chair They wcr tied iu thnt
position o. tlc ehais and the chair 10 The ring m
Che iloor Tii. was riherau uncomfortable posi-
tion ior me. aui asked one OF tho men o. loosen
my handcans. told him they were too tight, aud
my hands we're swelling. To ofderto do il he bad
too I1oscn Gre string, and this gave ue nn opportu-
niy 90 Zip ny hands from between my body
and the chair to behind uc chair. aud gave
inc more OF an upright position aud less of
"a forward Then Dos tcl my hands 10 Gle
chair, and also uc CHAIR to- The floor While
this was hen- d0Lc and ju.. before I WAS
blindfoldcd. and before they came aud tied me- !
saw standing in the other room against tine clock
n man al.,pt g,o f.of oi..et o. n, tec. ll very
bro,d-shoaiaerel. a s1ua,e tuaa with a arre
be.d and pcel and l,ebinl him "a ,er,. short man
who inst e,,,. 49,, p, i,js .b,.iler Toothor tuo
men were ordinary mon Of pa,a,s five feet nine
or soneuhoro. tbe.oslouts eouldn't eyactly
tou becanse ono If m. mon tc,t MI. bcad down
and his shoulders .lial.tly bent Alter thcy had
tied r,c ti,., e,,-,i,si ,io f.,sn,,,s ,o, ,,ifo
and to.i On, ii,r, dam .lser and seated her i'm a
chair b.4i,ie ,uy vife and tol bor b, ,,..in,, a
,,,,o ,,,,pl lcr t.,J, f..teu,it to ti,s.bair and
tbe chair to t,e a,,r They lied her les Z, .he
,tair AMI allowed ttem T., d,ngls balf-q-a, be- |
tween the chair and the door tappoued to see |
tli. III, ,,,.i,,. n,,.la. ms f,,l aud asked ope
.f t,, ,ro., o., t.rt ..,,,,ri,, t,rt.rt,.r,.tber
foot ueou u,rr ,.at inf, D.a .iftiur-r,,u
l,ro4..lt a,-.,,t ONT. and ,.,t II unler bor feet
1be, .t...eI iu.Iio,i q, r,i.y ti,e,n.cl,es and
i,nBi,l ar,und L,r .o.oci.in~ 4, cat Nv oife
,oil tbrt, ,,be,e 4, fnd bre,J aud brttlr and
milk and ii.oy crt tfa dozen. slice. Of l,,esj lint
the, didn't eat much. And while one man was
leslip, af,er M. eysr,iui,, and fastening ns the
,t.e,. were b,,,tip, ,,i,ot The honsc seeming 10
epi,, thensoiyo. lool.nr I'm au sorts of odd |
,iac,.. l,pobiog and i,li,. viii, c,.b otbor
,rer they had opi.l,.l f,edip. with the broad
ami mill, t,, ~ ,lo,o leaned nm, ,,.i,,.t the lo.r
of tle r,p, i'm ,,hi. . wore fastened and t,l.,d
i,n u-. talked II, .,,, 49, ,,,,ii,. M a.. co,,il
tried q, mako n,aw ee,i ,,en ana cns, They
eto.r,l ami i,.,bel ,,4tb no rben tbe,. won,
iyt, The .ittin,-r,,n,. an. d,ou aud isn,bod
,,n,n, ,i,o.o.ei,s.. i,iol. we ,,,,,5 be,r tba,,
,ar aud i,.,,, ,,,,i+e,l,f,i,. p.t,ro ,i,,,. ,y,.
,,,,,, ti,.,. ,-,o,,s.i T., .-,., r. OH ~. r,odo
,,ne ,fi...iai anil mali. so,,,e ,r.,,,,,,,ts =,
,b,.u. Il, iuJuee tfe,u T., relin,ri.b no oa,,.in,
ami q, t,i., ,i,e fan az INV eycs rbo, tried ~
h,,d.p,r mel ,r. .il hrt l,.. t.nl. ,.o.o 40
..,,ii ,l.,. sI,,,.ol ,l,r,,.l,
Anes ti,e tsd Finished ,lli,,.. ,i,o,. c,,,, ,,,d |
...tborel ,,, , .t,,,,s.,,l r,..,ti,i, ,b.,. b,4
l.ft /, tina rs.,, one ,,,, ,,,,. s,,,,l,,,., n,,,
will, 81 br,, i,.e ,,,ar ma, ,i,,ir inst in.iie ~
The door Of the r,o.., where ,,c were Fastened /
another man ,,,s tue,lin, down ,ri,i,, b,ci 4
into tbe biacl. lao the .t,,,- and rin... co,I1 |
hear him rla.bipo tl., rin,s AGAINST e,cl, o,l,or
and nnttip. n, the t.,ols And willie in fiji. ,,osi-
,ion the loader or ono f ti, bur,,lar. ylo n,i.lt
have le.n tie leader .,il. We .bau leave N |
man on,.ile tbe l,,r and vop mp.t lac careful