Year: 1866

his saddle, ran away again in pursuit Of
the horses, calling himself by no aattering
names for his stupidity in letting the horses
20, and almost Immediately came upon the
high road, fsom which il appeared we had
been but q little way on when we stopped.
He then listened, aud catching a SQUAD of
the horses hools, he bounded off in the
direction indicated, and soon found the poor
animals, which were too iatigued to run far.
lazily moving along aud biting the graes
at the roadside. lie was soou back again
to my assistance and leaving the horses
on the road with their brides tied together,
he came with flask Of brandy. ! had by
this time aseertained, by the aid of my Ian.
tern, that the blacks master had received
severe blow on the head, and knife.
wound in the neck, which appeared TO have
bled profusedly, but that he was still alive.
though unconscious. We lost no time in
administering the brandy and before half
an hour we had the satisfaction of seeing
the wounded man 80 far recovered "a to bo
able to speak We dressed and bound his
wounds, and, divesting ourselves of part of
our own garments, clothed him, and laid
him upon the heather. Here we remained
until day began to dawn, when the wounded
man, appearing so far restored as to be
able to bear lifting, we placed him on one
of the horses and, the black man walking
by his side supporting him, we journeyed
slowly onward until near tho middle of the
day when we came in sight OF a farmhouse,
towards which we at once made, and were
most Hospitality received. Our sad plight
was sorcly bewailed the wounded man
was put in comfortable bed, aud had all
the care and Kindness shown him that
ceull be given in the circumstances, while
was myself also induced to rest where |
was for the day.


The poor gentleman told his stHry as fol.
lows: He had loiterod longer on the
way than he had at first intended, ami
having arrived about midnight, the first
nigh, at a public house, some twenty miles
north of the place where we then were, he
spent the night there, and also part of the
next day, amusing himself by getting the
stories and information Of tho place. He
loitered on the road the second day as he
did on the first, 30 that he did not reach
the place where he was found till some
hours after dark, though he calculated to
Lave reached that distance by sunset
and the next public house two or three
hours after. On reaching the place alluded
to he was surprised by number of men
springing upon him from the roadside and
demanding his purse or his life. lie
happened and, as il turned out. very fool


ishly, to have a large quantity of money
upon him land, not wishing to risk the loss
of such q sum IN this way, he first remon.
strated with the mcn on the wickedneSs OF
their designs, and then offered them five
pounds apiece. This appeared to satisfy


them, and he was then allowed to pass on.
He had not gone very far, however, when


apparently, after second consultation, the


men were after him again, and coming uI


to him, they said they wished to know hi,


name, and Immediately he felt a blow OF


his head, and he remembered no more.


After thus hearing the wounded mans nar


ration produced the money found in Ii,


bonhanari, and rehearsed our own story


and was delighted in thus being guided b,
Providence to restore the lost property t
it's rghtful owner. -.'...
, Next morning started for the South up
on the planters steed, and attended by on,
, of the farm servants, to bring the horse
back. The black remaiued to attend to hi
master, who having some knowledge o
surgery, WAS able to prescribe for himsel


until his further recovery should enable hin
to proceed on his journey. On my wa.
back from Edinburgh, after. the meeting D
the Assembly, | called at the farm.hous


to inquire for my friends, but found the
had gone few days before. There was
, however. a letter left for ME, and packe
which, on being opened, was found to cor
tain all the money that the black and ha
recovered from the robbers.