The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-22
An East Indian Adventure
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 retired to my tent one evening greatly fatigued. and during the night had an ad- venture which might have terminated with more loss 10 myself had l slept 1 sounder
 My bed, low charpoy or |" four feet. = was in one corner of the tent close 10 a door. and woke several tunes from a teX erish doze. fanc,ing that heard something moving stealthily Tn my tent But could see nothing. though ht,le Indian lamp was burning on the table therefore again wooed the balms pow CT and slept
 Al length. just as the |" iron tongue of midnight" had told twelve for had looked at my watch but i've minutes be fore. and replaced |, under my piliew-l was awakened by rustlling sound under my head. and halt opening nn eyes. without changing the position efmy body. l saw a hIdeous black face within |, loo; ofmy own. and the owner of ihis index oi cu;-throa, or. a, least. cutpurse dis- position. kneeling on the carpe,. with one hand under my pillow. and the other graSplng. not a dagger. but the deof-post
 Sull. without moving my body and wi,h halt-elosed eyes. l gently stole my right hand to boar-speiI. winch l; night was always placed between my bed aud the wall and, as soon a> had elutehed II. l made d f,pld and ,alen, moyemen; ID order 10 wrench | rom its place and try the virtue al .is penn; upon The iIs- ;rader body. but @renehed n ,ain. Fortunately for ,he fohbei. my bearer. in placing the weapon m t> usu ! recess. had forced the posnt into the Bop oi the tent and the butt lnto the ground so hrmly that failed h extract Il tt the first effort. and mH visitor alarmed by the move ment, started upon his feet and rushed through the open door.
 had time to see that he was perfectly naked with the exception ofs blanke, already slowed away m his clothes my eandIe-S,ick and my dressing-case, which latter contained letters, money and other valuables
 had leisure also. in that bret space to judge from the size of thc@arr4e~,en.ie.i to my bed, that its owner was better formed for activity than strength and by its grizzled beard. that he was rather old than young.
 therefore sprang from my bed. and dar,ing through the purdor of the inner door. seized him b, the eummerbund Jus, as he was passing the outer entrance. (The tents in India have double flies the outer khanaut. or wall. formng a seran- dah. of some feuf-f fee; wide round the interior pavilon.) The fellow blanket, however gave way. for he had held Il loosely about him. and before could re- . cover my hold upon him. he had made good his escape through the outer purdor. but dropping in his hastv eNit the much esteemed dressing-oase.
 Twas so close upon hls heels that the bheel (robberl could not recover the prire: and jumping over the tent ropes. which doubtless the rusue calculated would trip me up. he ran toward the road l was in such fury. that forgetting my bare feet. gave chase vociferaung lus,ily; Thief, thief. Choor ohoor But was soon brought up by some sharp stones. lustIn tune 10 see the ra,- cal. by the ligh, of the moon. through the thick foliage overhead. jump upon one of my horses, standing near the road. and dash down the path at full speed. his black cummerbund flying in the wind behind him.
 What would not have gwen for my double-barreled gun at that moment. As he and my beautiful Arab went clat,ering along the rocky fores; road. though, of the black huntsman of the Hartz, or the elf-king.
 Returning to my tent, solaced myself by abusing my servants. who were just rubbing their eyes and rousing themselves. and by threatening the terrified Sepoy sentry with an immediate couu-martiai
 My trunks at night were placed outside the tent under the sentry's eye the rob- Der, therefore. must have made his entry on the opposite side. and he mus, have been an adept Tn his vocation. as four or five servants were sleeping between the khanauts.
 The poor wretch did no, get much booty for his trouble. having only secured a razor. a pot of poma,um (which will seree 10 lubrcate his person for the next exploit and the candlesuck. which. on closer inspection. vii prove to him the truth of the axion tha, all IS not gold that glitters, TOT silver either.
 The next morning. on relating my ad- venture. was told vas fortunate ln hav- ing escaped cold steel and many com foring instances were cited of the robbed being stabbed in attempting ;o sec ure he robber.