Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-10-20
| noticed that the door had become
unlalehed, aud was then ajar,

! noticed lllht the doof hhu ppep"e
Unmatched, aud was then ej'r
Suddenly, ike flash OF light, came
the thought, ! might go ont Of tha'
door and make my way TO The f'ees'
| can get there before they awake
aud save life, perhaps ! am already
dressed, and they have said they VIII
not come 10 here again before they
20, ,
There was no time 10 be lost !
arose with the greatest caution, taking
care to dispose my pillows and my
husbands oycrcoat In my vacant place.
40 AZ to bear some resemblance TO a
human figure,
then took my shoes in my hand
threw my heavy travelling shawl over
my head, aud crept toward the door,
If il should creak as ! stretched It
open ! No, II opened nolsclessly' aud
| dcseerded the few steps TO the ground
and made my way out of the shed In
my stocking feet.
The road once gained, ] stopped to
put on and lastcn my shoes and then
| sped away, running as fast as | could
In the direction Of the brick house,
| did not dare to think OF my hus-
band. God take care -of linn !
uttered aloud once or twicei and
once, l remember, it occurred to me
how fortunate it was that they should
have kept the dog in the room with
them.
II was long mile, but reached
the house at last. reused them, and
gave the alarm. Then remembered
no more. Mrs. Rice says | told them
calmly as if l had been asking an
ordinary question, but as soon as !
finished fell into a dead faint, which
lasted for hours.
When came to myself the sun
was shining. | heard voice say
She Is better now;' and the reply
came in the voice ! loved best on
earth, Thank God
Thank God! echoed teebly. and
Iopened my eyes to find my husband
bending over me.
For few moments scarcely knew
whether it was real. or only dream.
They would not let me talk about
it then, but after 1 had eaten and
drank and rested they told me the
men grouped themselves around the
,ock-room window, and the party IN
the house were watching them, and
waiting for some of them to effect an
entrance before they bore down upon
them, when Mr.. Rice's revolver, &C.
cidently discharged, gave the alarm,
and the robbers escaped without even
being identifed--tha is except the
boy, Coonoy, a half.breed, which they
found shut up in the lock-room try
ing to climb up the :window from the
inside.
They gave chase TO Turner's gang
but they eluded them, and Mr.. Rice,
with two or three Others proceeded to
the cabin, where they found my hus-
band 'sleeqing peacefully and the
woman, Patty Turner; awake down
stairs. They felt sure, and so
did !. that she knew nothing orher
husbands attempted crime.
But Turner may be caught yet, l
observed. He will be very likely to
come back to see his wife and chill
dren.'
Mr.. Rice smiled.
'We'll never see Dan Turner again.
He has ibeen wanting an excuse to
leave his wife for some time. l
doubt if he stops much short OF New
Orleans.
They were as kind as they could be,
and begged be to stay until felt bet
ter; but telt as if l must get out OF
the State as soon as possible and we
resumed our journey next day, making
our way to the nearest railway town'
and in a week was telling the story
of my Texas adventure to q roomtdi
Of admiring friends at home.