Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-13


po'h 10 the ground aud drew Oil our boots,
when the idea that the place was rather
pubic seemed to strike them, and they
Dragged us 10 the cover OIL some near bushes;
here they held us on the ground and chokeI
us whlle they lore open our clothes, and
searched us 10 the SKIN Tor gold, taking from
our persons everything tney deemed OF value,
inciuulng u part OF our clolhlug. lhe attack
mad been so sudden and unexpected that
this was tue ntst time that could even think
10 pray, ana am sure earnest pc'itons wenl
up, especially ior inc uear ones mat niiehl
DC ielt WITHOUT projectors, tnat our lives
might be spared. They now tore the white
from our hats TO tie our eyes with, barely
permitting me TO use inc ends OF my bandage
to staunch the iast-nowlng streams from my
head. Then with some cord that was in MIR.
hnapps dressing case, they tied our HANDS
behind US, pinoned our legs, ana left us.
Alter moment oil silence sign from MI.
knapp revealed that he was alive 1
'hemmed," anu lie answered IN the same
way, ana as no one look notice ! ventured
to ask, Are you badly hurt mot az al,
was the reply, how is 1t with your mot
dangerously, ! SAID, ana we were both re-
lieved. Then began cautiously 10 invcstl-
gate how securely my bands were tied. IL
was not many minutes oelore one hand was
loose. Llttlng the Danuage from my eyes
aud seeing no one, soon united my legs ana
went TO MIR. MS assistance. lhey hau ia'u
MN on his lace and ms ianus ana lcet
were very securely tied. l had before an
| nounced that was Tree, put he did not near
me, and II was not unlil MS hands ana ieet
were unbound, ana had SAID you are
Tree, that he knew VINO IL was ny lhls
tinc our men had come up ana we could
near them talking exciediy IN hooru'sh'
ana 50 'hought our assaiiahls' Propaoly le'h-
forced, were roDDlng them: we reasoned,
we can help 'neni' anu II we Ieseai ,hc
iact that we arc Tree we shail DC re,pouna-
let us Keep still ana aiterward Tree our
friends. II proved mat TINS .alk was WIN
TWO men whom ,hey lltt lusi ,nc.c vi gu,
HORSES anu VINO reported 'iiat 'ney had i
louna tne hors9s loose on inc pam anu i,au
causht theu'; ha'ncr re'uo.antIY .hty saee
them up ana our men, haV'nS no iuca U!
our Whereapouts went on 10 the ncA,
village ior heiP. N,eli .he no,sc l,au ecasc .'
We instituted sea,ci' among .nc ous.os' ou.
iinnlng no one ana seeins HORSES .ln. ii,sn.
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Mnch pIc,.ntl iiu'oo'u'o aum us ~
"ilns'ng ms MINUS anu "a.mns 1'a' .u.
.ainIy cnilu 10y na'o iI nnu 49,, &C.,
interesting appearaiiGG. NV mca' n"' ,au,
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oea.lns iiiise' lu t"o p 2,om, oh ho,' ua
sy,hPu.iizins tio"u y. nou' auu ,. any,
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aress,ng my "oanus Inc WIS d was o" .ni
.op anu oaeM =. y nIau, amI NIL; Io ,sa sLi,,
a;s as iq Srn ,ha Ions t~n inches and
was iaiseu U', III. o0rr ~ d ,os,
.ne zone l'sei, a hlatNeo ms p Thra oius ers
asain a. oe,ns o .i' ~. a,,
TOUT o.nei uous'. i aoII s ranoS , ~ ny
NJ @ any, uaso ond rashed nav lin yhia n h.dlv
III ,,y no s'd Iu.i ad a., r., ,h d;selrnra
n, m an 49, Sa " h ,U VI, ucy nn, ~
i me ons LIZ. i',, ndu - ad
t ne ooHe, ono .nu,'' 'ao o' 49, III
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mJunu ~, ~ ,i.h. 49," , a,' 90 NJ
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;pa. u.y iou. uaS ,';,,,e od'a uu n,,,,d IT,
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ooui', VIZ me WV an. ' "f ,i,;s Hoad,,
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