Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-20
AN ADVENTUROUS LOCkET.
ttolcn by Bandit, II Was .tfterward Re-
turned 20 Its OMncr.

ttolcn by . Bandit, II Was .tfterward Re
turned 10 Its Owner.
had slcnt several weeks at home
after graduating from college, when
my father, Who was exceedingly
fond Of travel, proposed our taking
a few months trip through The
United States, Canada and Mexico.
We had already visited the many
points Of interest in the two former
countries aad had crossed the Rio
Grandc TO lie city of FL Paso, where
we met with The thrilling eXpe-
lience8 which am about to relate.
On arriving in IL laso we register
ed at The - House. the largest
hotel in tho town. Though we ill.,
tended remaining here for only
three or four days, we We're forced
to lep2then our stay owing to Il
sudden warm srCll, which forbade
our travelling farther south for Il
few days longer. Quite number of
Phlladelphians were stopping at the
hotel, and it is needless to say we
soon made their acquaintance. We
were six days in I'll Paso, when two
gentlemen wanted Us to accompany
them TO the swamp five miles out
side the town, il which grew IA
nous herb sup o. ed TO have great
supernatural overs. Owing to our
monOtOnOuS rCuLdings, we vel
coined the invitation. and at 2 p. IN.
the follow ing day we started out on
horseback with our new friends. We
had gone two OF three miles, and
were resting On the summit of Il
hill, enjoying tho far fanlsdh MeXi-
can scenery, when five men rushed
out from the lrushwood near by and
suddenly called "H<!'
Our two companions, seeing the
danger and being in the advance,
spurred their horses and made IL dCs-
peratc rush down the hill. A shower
of arrows followed them, but owing
to the swiftress OF their steeds they
escaped safely from the bandits.
The latter then crowded about us,
and i'll one voice ordered Us to give
up the contents Of our pockets. Be
ing without arms, we made no re-
sistance whatever, and the robbers
were soon searching through our
pockets for booty. Fortunately, our
lives were not i'll peril, though our
molcsterS occasionally handled us
pretty roughly. They spoke fre-
quehtiy to US, but my father, beng
overcome ny nervous exhaustion,
made no reply. at last when an at
tempt was made to remove locket
from his neck, he looked 1mllolln&-
~ at tho ROLLER and sad, lake all
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