The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-05

ton was strong upon her. She evaded |
him, flew to the chimney piece. snatched
her husbands loaded rifle from the hook |
on which 1t hung, cooked and presented
it at the breast of the robber. Her mo-
tons were 80 rapid that before he could
prevent it her finger had pressed the
trigger and there was an explosion. But
with equal readiness the man had
stopped to the floor, the ball had passed
over his head, and the next instant his
grippe was on her throat.
81 will teach you to handle arms"
he said. "You would have killed me,
would you9 l will show you trick
worth two of that"
"Mercy, mercy y" cried the terrified
woman.
"There is no mercy for you," he eiac-
ulated. He dragged her into the entry,
and flung open the door. "Out with
you into the snow r.
"Hold what is this2" exclaimed a
deep-toned voice. finland that woman,
you scoundrel -
A powerful man stood in the doorway.
He dealt the robber blow between the
eyes which struck him back into the en-
try. His grasp of Milly was relinquished,
and she fell to the floor.
"Oh, sir, she cried to the newcomer,
"save me. This man has robbed us,
and would murder me that should not
tell OF it. ;"
"Fear not, madam, he shall not harm
you, responded the stranger. Fellow,
surrender yourself p
"Get out of my way" cried the rob-
Der, making rush for the door, and
striking at the stranger with bowie
knife. But the stranger was prepared
for him. Giving back few steps, he
artfully seized the robber by the collar
whirled him around, and threw him Oh
his face in the snow. The robber strug
gled, but the stranger knelt heavily OF
the small of his back and grasped his
> hair.
"Lie still, said the stranger, "or
will send bullet through your BRAIN"
The robber felt the cold barrel of {
pistol at his ear and obeyed Mill,
quickly brought ropes at her rescuert
r request, and the robber was bound han(
: and foot.
) at was a strange providence" thu
newcomer said, "that overlook me will
a snow-storm on the prairie, and force,
I, me some hours ago to take refuge IL
your smoke-house, nearly dead will
: cold"
!, , Milly acknowledged the truth of tin
!, remark, and she knelt and thanked he
= Father in Heaven for her deliverance.
l The next day Milly's husband CANE
J home, and when he was told all he re
marked,
!. "This fellow was in the tavern at tn,
!. village the day sold my produce. 1
- will teach me lesson-never to lie
strangers know when money is plent,
: : with me, lest they be tempted to crim
= and bring ruin on me and NINE"
That day some sixty or seventy mel
gathered at the house of Mr.. Dean. Tn
c robber was recognized as notoriou
horse-thief who had long infested tn
neighborhood. There was a summar.
!. trial, and then, in logged silence, tn
e wretch who would have burned harm
less infant and murdered a faithful an,
o gentle woman, submitted to his newt
!, able fate. A rudely constructed gallow
Il and a stout rope ended his existence
SO OH the thinly-settled frontiers of til
It West they mete out justice to offender
n against property and life.
Is There were about 81, 700 in bills foun,
l. on the person of the robber, besides tn
e gold he had taken from Mrs. Dean. A
IS there were no claimants for the bills, a
the suggestion of the stranger, whose lif
p? had been saved from the anger of tn
y winter storm by the shelter he found i
h the smoke-house, 81, 900 of the 81, 20
e were presented to Milly in consideration
:. of what she had passed through, an
the remainder was divided around.
e On that very spot there is now thirty
ing town, and one of the finest resi-
II dences in the place is that where dwel
e Milly Dean and her husband