Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-03

TO be about twenty-five years of age
ana rather prepossesslng IN appearance.
lie was about SIX feet high and very
muscular. The expression of his face
was one OF extreme pain. The girl was
a brunette OF about eighteen years, and
looked as If she might belong 70 a we'll
TODD family. Upon my entrance into
the room she looked up. Nv guide
pointed to the couch, telling me. There
Is. your patient, do what YOU can for
him. Save him if YOU can, for your
hte depends upon it. If YOU kill him
you must also die
walked over TO the couch, knelt
down, and soon ascertained the nature
of the wound. He had been shot in
the tieshy part of the shoulder bv a
spent ball, which was now resting against
the shoulder-blade, and had partly
shattered the bone. While this exami-
nation was going on, nobody spoke.
As soon as had looked the girl said
Oh, good sir, know you are Il Christ
ian gentleman, and would not like to
see any one suffer. Please try and save
my darling Ben. If he dies it will kill
me. If you save him you shall, be
amply rewarded. See, here is a bag
containing twenty pounds. 1t shall be
yours, only promise to save him."
told her not to be alarmed, as there
was no danger All he wanted was
careful nursing. When the men heard
this they set up such shout that |
thought the roof would come down
upon Us. The girls face frightened,
but she said nothing.
soon had the ball extracted and the
wound dressed. Telling the girl to take
good care Of him, as that was all he
wanted. ! arose. She was profuse in
her thanks, telling me she would ever
pray for my welfare Seeing could do
no more | signifed my intention to de-
part. The girl called my former guide
who came forward to lead me out, not
forgetting to bandage my eyes. | went
out through the sameswinding passage,
down the ladder, and into the boat. and
in an hour was left standing on the shore
| from whence | started.
Just after the boat had left the shore
the man in the stern threw me a bag,
which, on opening, | found to contain
one hundred pounds, which, together
with the twenty already received, made
a good rccompense for the inconven-
fence | had been quito. | never forgot
the nights adventure, but never heard
of Daredevil, Ben, or any of his crew,
until five years afterward, when one
day Il carriage stopped at my door and
Il man and woman alighted The mans
face seemed familiar, hut | did not know
where to place him. Coming up to me
he grasped my hand and said
Are you not the man who attended
Dare-devil-Ben at one timer
Taken off my guard for a moment ]
answered, YES"
| am the person YOU attended" he
replied.
After he had recovered from hi.
wound, he gave up the business to his
lieutenant. He bought home about
twenty miles inland, where he and his
wife were happy in each others love
| have visited him at his home. and
met with a hearty reception. found
him very learned and agreeable per
son. and looking at him one would no
think that five years before he had been
a smuggler with a price set upon his
head.
often think of that nights adven.
ture, but | never blame myself for the
part | took. | may have defeated the
ends Of justice by doing what
| did, but | think did what was becom-
ing Christian gentleman.-ITa rgiy
Magasine