Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-06-27

in chill. AS he was big, strong fell
low, and had laughed at the idea of
bushrangers meddling with us, could
not undertand his fear until Sam spoke
again.
''Better and betteri" he said, as a
fierce look came into his eyes. "Boys,
here's that overseer who set the patrol on
our track down below, and who wasn't
satisfied with that but must turn out to
help them. I think we have made a
good haul of it."
All of our arms were in the wagon, and
we were helpless to offer any resistance.
The first thing they did was to despoil
the two gentlemen and the overseer of
everything of value, and then each one
was lashed to a tree. O'Hara was ordered
to sit down beside me, and the black
took matters so coolly that nothing was
said to him. The rangers signed to hims
to turn to and get supper, and he cheerf
fully obeyed. When they had eaten and
drunk and lighted their pipes Sam
turned to me with:
"And so you didn't tell the police that
you gave me food and pistola"
'INO,
"I know you didn't, for I was that
tired out that l laid myself down for two
hours almost in your camp. Even when
they told you who was and that price
was set upon my head you hadn't word
to say"
"No, sir"
"Well, you boys have nothing to fear.
We have nothing against you. After
day or two you may go free"
There was no sleep for anybody until
after midnight, and l don't think the two
gentlemen or the overseer slept at all. l
know they were wide enough awake
when l opened my eyes in the morning.
All of us had bite to eat after the out
laws had finished, and then the wagon
was robbed of whatever they fancied and
hauled off about thirty rods aud upset in
deep gully. The oxen were turned
loose with the sheep, and when we set
out Sam and two of the men rode the
horses and the rest of us went on foot.
One outlaw on foot went ahead and the
others closed up behind us, and the gen
eral direction was to the north. Every
mile took us into wilder and more un-
settled country, and it was so broken
that felt that could not get out even if
turned free.
At about four in the afternoon we
reached the rangers camp, which was in
wild and desolate spot. don't think
they intended the gentlemen any harm
from the start, but that the overseer's
doom was sealed we all felt certain He
realized it, too, for | observed that he wis
constantly on the watch for an opportun-
ity to bolt. 1t came as we entered the
camp. Realizing that they meant to pay
off the old score, he suddenly dashed for
a thicket He took them off their guard,
and if an accident had not happened him
he would have got clear off. Half way
to the thicket stone turned under his
foot and threw him, and as he got up one
of the men shot him down in his tracks.
They left him lying there and went into
camp, saying that they had meant to tor
t'Ire him with fire, and that he had got out
of it too easy. The two gentlemen were
very closely guarded, but O'Hara and
myself were allowed to walk about as we
pleased. They had taken over $1,000
from inc TWO ana bore them no SruuSe,
but for five days and nights we were
prisoners and in their power. On the
morning of the sixth day, when it was
plain to be seen they were off for another
adventure, the four of us were turned
loose and told to make our way home.
They headed us to the west, which was
the wrong way, and we travelled twenty
miles in that direction before we found out
the trick. We were nearly a week in
in the scrub, living on roots and berries
and decayed wild fruit, before we reached
a settlement, and were then all of thirty
miles from Davidson's. We were sad
looking lot when we finally reached
home, and, while Mr.. Cullen was taken
with fever to die in about ten days, Mr..
Williams was so broken up that he lived
only long enough to get down to the coast.
A year later Sam and two of that crowd
were caught, tried at Sandhurst, and
O'Hara and saw them drop from the
gallows. -Mp York Sun.