Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-20

"But don't let them in. Get down
your shotgun lay it across the table.
with the muzzle pointed at the door, and
if they break in pull both triggersv'
"They are cursing me and declaring
they will set the cabin on fire if ! don't
open the door," declared the little wom-
an moment later.
IF you open the door they will muir
der you'll You have a sliding window to
the right of your door if | remember
righty
YES"
Take your revolver slide the sash
back and fire upon the fellowsY
But may kill one of themr'
That's what you want to do-both if
possible! If you show any fear of them
they will batter the door in. ard then
God help youl"
Its awful to shoot -
Then came break | knew that the
fellows were making some demonstration
which obliged her to act and during the
next sixty seconds heard every beat of
my heart Then came the tremulous
message:
live shot one of them. and what
what-shall do about it,"
did you fire from the Windows"
YES"
Don't do anything except wait and
watch. If you've hit one, the other will
likely make off. If he tries to get in,
however give him the same dose. Do
you hear him about?"
| 4. 1T Al.
one shot is groaning and taking on
awfully."
Let him groan. You'll have train
from the east in thirty-fve minutes.
Keep me advised"
had two more messages before the
train reached her. One was that the
man had ceased to moan and was prob
ably dead. and the other was that the
other tramp had tried to burst open the
door, but had been driven off by her fir
ing one barrel of her shotgun into it
from her side When the train rolled in
dead man was found at the door and a
wounded one lying on the ground a few
yards away. There wasn't any inquest
ing on the dead The body was carried
few miles west and dropped into d
gulch. and the wounded man. who had
half dozen buckshOt in his shoulder
was turned over to the first sheriff. The
little woman's adventure made her q
heroine for many weeks, and was moi
mean enough to let on that had beer
obliged to brace her up and direct oper
atoms from distance of thirteen miles
Everything went well at Lone PINE
until the 18th of September That fal
there was Il regular army of tramp'
headed for the west. and the employees
: of every passenger and freight train haC
to be armed to the teeth. In some in
stances the gangs took possession o
freight trains and ran them to suit thei
own convenience. The number of train
men killed or wounded every week wa
something astonishing. On the 18th
gang of twenty tramps seized IA freigh
,, train at water tank twenty miles cas-
,, of Big Rock ard ran it to that station
There happened to be big construction
gang at Big Rock. and they turned t,
and overpowered the trainps and scat
; tered them in every direction. 1t began
raining at o'clock in the afternoon, ant
when night fell it was us dark as pitch
At o'clock train loaded with bridg
material and accompanied by lively
mechanics reached my station from tn
: west on its way to Big Rock.
Just rs it came in | got word fror
Clark over the wire that landslide ha
occurred between him and Lone Pine
and no trains would be able to pass
before next day This, you will observe
{ cut Lone Pine off on the east. and it he'll
the bridge train at my station. | turne
+ in about | o'clock. with the rain con
y ing down as if everything was to b
u drowned cut, and it was just half a
u hour after midnight when | was Gale
!, by the little woman at Lone Pine.