Year: 1860

'COlne, Ooe, Lcll us WuuI you
turn pale awhile ago when Jack toldus
that he had seen grave, and asked
whose it was"


Bah, boys turn pale, did - There
are circumstances in the lives of most
men who live on the frontier, which to
have them recalled, will make them
turn pale. And mentioning that grave
and asking whose it was recalled fear
full event in my experience. But as the
night is young yet, will tell you abo ut
it; and perhaps it will be a warning to
you never to trust too much to a stran-
ger or throw temptation in his way"


Thus spoke your humble servant
some month ago, to party of pros
pectors, of whom he was one. The fol-
lowing is the story to which alluded
above.


Several years agoII Wa out with
party prospectin Yer, high up in
the gala riNas leen sometime
without me- Win any success, and
were retura to Fort Yuma. disgust
ed with the oQntry. We L d left the
Pimos villagS days journey behind
U.S. when we fell in with man travel
ling the same way that we were. He was
without grub or blankets, and said he
was going to California. AS we had
some spare mules, we told him that if
he could ride pack saddle, he could
go with us as far as Fort Yuma. None
ofsus liked the looks of the fellow, he
had such thoroughly villainous expires
sion. But as he seemed SO badly used
up we took pity on him, and made linn
the offer that we did. He accepted with
out any hesitation. We found him tao
turn, never speaken unless he was spo-
ken to. When we camped, he would
take the saddle off his mule and go off
|sby himself, never helping to get the
lsgrub ready and when it was ready he
would come and pitch in with the rest
| of us. However, though we did not
like him or his actions, we said moth
ing, thinking he might have some Sc
| cret sorrow that we had no right to pry
into. We had travelled two days when
what I am about to tell you occurred.
| We had camped at noon, and as the
weather was warm, some one proposed
felt that it would be deliciously cool
amusement, bathing in the shade of the
cottonwood trees which hung over the
banks of the river. We stripped in
stantly, and were soon enjoying our


selves gloriously. / had q belt round
me with several twenties in it, and took


it off to give me free play in the water.
I laid it down on my clothes carelessly,
never thinking of hiding it from any of
the company as they all knew that
had the money, and had no idea that
the stranger would be tempted to take
it. AS l came out of the water, | no
ticed the stranger looking very lovingly


at my belt, but thought no more about


it. That night, from some cause, !
could not sleep well; and when I would


fall into state of consciousness, was
troubled with such wild like dreams that


/ would rather | had remained broad
awake. At last, about midnight, | went
to sleep soundly; how long / lay | do


not know, but | wakencd suddenly to


find some one knceling over me and


very carefully cutting my shirt open.


Now l have always had the power,


(call it presence Of mind or anything


eIse,) of comprchonding in an instant


all that is going on around me, no mat


ter from hrw sound a sleep l may be
walked. ItSs anything but pleasant tc


wake and find ones self in the power


of a desperate who will have no hcsita-
ton in Plunging n knife into your heart


l felt myself in anything but al
enviable situation, knowing that tn,
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