The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-03-20


There vas ~ army e1lcer, ssatlsr, .
surveyor and t~o msa Who might hsvs
been mice inspselou In The sises ~hcn !,
drew up Al nar Hill to ,sls sae'hsf rs'
ssagsr
,'uoady. said she new passenger /. he
crowded 10.
A he stood for moment IN tho light
OF the station lamp. all saw thai h's lst
eye vss gone, lie vcrr 20 shade ~
patch 10 csncssl ,Le loss, aud these Who
gave Lim secoad look fslt hat th. hfs
Ia his remaining eye ~1 might s1"uRh
70 answer Tor two Dark ss il ~~ 10 "a.
stass hs seemed 10 have ''sir@i ap ',''s
man iusids Of minute, ani ss,m'na :"
b sAtlsAed regarding tho crowd, hs 49,
tied back is his seat. aad had no rmsfls
to make.
BY and by thu army officer msa'ioned
sonsthiss about road agssts aud directly
the ssnvsrsatioa became interesting,
Coachss had bssn stopped At various
points on the line within week, aud i
vas pretty generally believed shasa gang
had asscssded On The route aud we're st'll
rips Ter basinsss. The mAs With one sys
Lad nothing y say, spcs or twiss hs raised
his head and that single eye blazsd IN tho
dsrkssss like lone star. but not > word
escaped his nsuth. The captain had said
what hs would do il case the coach was
halted, aud this brought cut the sthsrs,
II was firmly decided TO hght' The pass.
sugers had money 10 fght for and weap'
ons TO fight with.
The man with one eye said nothing.
At such time. and under such eircum-
stances there could be but enc interpret.
tation Of such conduct.
"A coward has NO business travelling
this route" said tho captain IL voice
that every man could hear.
The stranger started up. and that eye Of
his seemed TO shower sparks Of hrs. but
after moment 10 fell back again with
out hsviag replied.
II he wasn't chicken hearted, Why did
not he shsw his colors? II he intendeaio
fight where were his weapons2 He had no
Winchester, and so far as any one had
seen a. be entered the coach he was with
out reviewers. Everybody fslta contempt
for a man who calculated to held up has
hands at the order. aud permit himself to
be quietly dsspoilad.
'Popl pop haiti"
The passengers we're doing as the So
lute OF the rsad.agcnts reached their ears
The COACH was halted in way to tumble
every body tosalher, and legs aud bodies
still tangled up when voice at the door
Of the coach called cut.
mo nonsense. noYi You gentlemen
climb right down here and pp with your
Lasdsl Tho first man who kicks on pe
will got bullet through his head
W. had agreed to fight The eaptaib
had agreed TO lead us. We we're listen
ing for his yell OF dstiascs asa the al'ck
Of his revolver when he stepped down and
out as humbly as yeu please. The sutler
I ! had been aching to chew up dozen road
agents. and now he WAS the second map
out. The surveyor intimatsd that he
never passed ever the reuts without XIII
ing At least three highwaymsn. but tins
occasion was N exception. In three min
, utes the Ave OF US we're down and Ia line
and with hands up, and the road.agsns
had said:
.Strsight matter Of business! frat oAs
who drops bis hands went ever know
. what hurt himi"
Where was the maa with enc eyer The
robbsr appeared to believe that wa we're
all out, and be was just apPr0sohiag the
head OF tho line to begin work when q
!. dark form dropped out ot the coach, tbsrs
xa.a,eIl as II from wounded Tiger. nnd
revolver hogan 10 crack Tbs rob
i Der went down st ths first pop ~"
}. partner was just coming around the rear
of the coach. He was game man lie
. knew what had happened, but be vs.
. coming 10 the rescue. Popl popl popl
went the revolyers. thyr hsahe" lighting
|, up th. night until We esuld see the driver
II il his ssat
II didn't take twssty seconds. Ose "
= the robbers lay dead in front Of us = 'hs
|. other under tbs coach Nhile The ma4
|, With Owe sy. bad lock cut from li'
head aud the grazs Of bnllet across hi'
clssk Not QUE Of MS had moved niger
Il We we're fye fools 10 y row, Thsrs was
4 a painful lull after tho lat shot Aid Y
,f lasted = full minute before the strApge'
- turned to US and remarked ~ qniss, cnl
ting manner:
4. "GsntIsnen. 70 kin drop yer ksnd''
20 We dropped. We undertook 70 thank
N him, and We waited 10 shake basds, and
10 .omsbody suggested sbskepurss Tor ll'
asusGt, but hs noiiouel US into th'
coach. banged tho door after MS, and
climbed up TO > seat beside the driver
His contempt for such crowd could MOI
be measured.