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6GOVERNED TOO MUC1ITAt StgjO in Advance—Otherwise S2,00.T.JULY12, 1S60.ru\ung iB.flmu lmna.,1 « full length |s:.f ja,m a look of heaflss d.u-rmiJ: »po» u* floor. k*»wm? onlv tbal h« «n» i««,. She became tmn th.t the colioi. m m °!S' 11:0 #Sgstion of the t hi aa h-.mosMro regn- *1, thJ IraBgtirraenu of the child were smokin- w3’.U,U'**r’,wblt;** Hf° 1,:‘d b“» «#ved from -■o: b:iconf mu* warm wuh tisi! .smoko which | the lies:t« a l*10 n»g^l of the vrintcr storm by the‘ rn^r1 I O non Af1 -1 • I T . 1 e « - 1 n)t*:TFOk« It.'. - I. _ i * •horse-thief who had long infested the neighborhood.^ There was a summarytrial, and then in dogge'd silence the wretchwho would have burned a harmless infant and murdered a faithful and gentle woman, submitted to his'inevitable fate, A mueiy constructed gallows, and a stoutrope ended his existence. So on the thinly settled frontier of the West do theymete out justice to offenders against property and Me. * r rThem was about seventeen hundred dodars in bills found ou the person of the-robber, besides the gold he had taken from Jrs. Dean. As il^re were no claimantslor the bills, at the suggestion of the; rose from a pan of smothered coals in the! ‘How shall it be ?* asked the nffi-m JoheIter^ found* in ihe- .smoke*houseT'a i centre of the pbce. dt was a settler's I 'Hurry, or the child dies. I have no time....,’'7. r. e ^nnoKediouse, left to care for itself | to waste here.’and the; ^ ‘Anything, anything. onlv give me nr patnontcrciuld i she cried. The next instant i(hiring the long winter's night, and the;travelor’s ijnueful heart. sent udr • , r . , ~ Any insianc it-o iie.aen lor tins puice ot relugc in uic ; was handed to her. and she sank uponJeaer. of snow. , ti;lt;M:oor and folded it to her bosom.i i , 7~ 7 , ,, . Come, exclaimed the man, touching.,!?.!- U c;':j!n in t?!e va;Ie7 uUue : !\ ri:doI: wi‘h. .llis foyL 'you have nolfljJ ^ *w* ' J m I ^ k ‘ * *140 4 x.7 V/V | js'rearrm-t, Miliy Dean sat alone. Her j told me where this monev h.* bus* band l:ad.gone to a dbinnt town, mid j ‘In a box on the upper shelf ’ sli© re*— ine young wjie was le-11 with, iter baby.— plied, pointing to the closet.• Accustomed to the solitude she fei: safe. ; The man found the box, placed it on r• JUiu sat. iii^conten'n'cnt be lore the blazing the table, and opened it. saving—iho ; the ft;u..v.s leaped light joyfully up; ‘.U far wed. it is nearly all'gold. I/Ttue cliunm-y, and tim logs rUxied : will pocket ii with your leave or withoutam. crriciwei^ in the heat like a iking oi your leave, just as you pleased He filled me. Out door, the wind was howling; his pockets with the golden coin, and _ t.rt-arnv, and the snow falling heavily ; ■ tinew the empty box in the lire. Then out Miliy eared not, for it only made iite lit* came and stood beside her. ' *::•« more cheerful. There came a rap-: T’ut your baby in the cradle,’ he said, ^ping at tnc dnor.^ , ‘if you W:h to s.’ve its life, i have otherI low strarw . no can that be r.l buiiu*s for you.'’•rfvour doot, ' ■ ' , - • — » v» rr m ti:i' wim nigut V she said to. *\\ hat do you mean V cried Miliy eve- f!e! a v■ i. J I t - *!. . • i • - • *-► lihri'self, as she rose mid went iuio ihe little ing the man with suspicion, entry. ' ’ 1Tim rapping was rc-:x-a:ed.•d.‘Let me have him,’ he said, trying tcY l;o is there ?’ s.e asiteukLMt. w ai‘An, no, 1 will put the baby in the.vi - * . ------ - , i ’ ’ A 111 J'ul Ul- uauv in cue. ?v heaven s sam.-, iet me m ! 1 am :cradle mvself. You shall not touch thetreer.ng to death was the reply. poor little thing. Xosv sir/ she continued,;«AVI r • “ 1 4,4Jo‘ .lii, uvmuineu ._ » nuynv you, and how came you m - almost ohokhig with excitement, ‘what is' Uis oue:y j-iaee cm such a night as this '?'; it ?’ After liaviug laid ihe pretty infant* am, a tJ ttve-i-.-r, and have lost my . on its dowuv place of rest, she stood erect way, anii run dying with cold. Tor pity's jaitd waited the replv.j let me in, or i -haii perish 1’T am going to kill you !’ said the mami J. .iJ. *• \Miliy hesitated. Hie was alone, and it j ‘Kill mo I’ she exclaimed, her Tee was tnree nutes to tne nearest neighbors.‘growing pah; with teiror. ‘Kill me!V e.' Iii'll 1.1 r ii . . .i V.' b . .. . . . t ! • A ' ’ I . . I r ■, .... i.ig p;u« wi.n tetror. ‘ivil! me !.v.nal sijoiiid sirn no V fchc paused in ; U hat have I ever dono to vou that vouf \ iperrUxuy. should kill me J‘UUH^A•Aotidng, nothing-, my dear, crdy you.-jra*0. s tve me—save me I T am dvhv/.were tnc words that met her hearing.— know ylt;m‘ have eJhn me, and vou \v|]?-: inere was n heavy tail against the si;l, j know urn again.’ And ho advanced tm-;u'«, awli j.nv nuanlt;. llr.v woman nniure lt;^n her. 1could stand ISO more : tree to the instincts ‘O. sir, lot me live. Have vou notOt lier being, s,;e imbarred the door and 1 dene enough to take mv husband’s mon-! hri.n* *r Aiu.n A ^...... i r * . . . ■,t - ~ . , v ........ .....a Hit uUfeUiUU) S mon-.lirewit open._ A cmseiy muiih-d figure j t;y, without depriving |„m of his ivito, too ?«n ay- r;:e:eu by her into me room, and shutting j i wsl] never say one word against you iU i,.;i -;-e i.rn.r sue Ka.uWcd. On reaeimig tin.- ‘you will snare me, only snare me !’ * b . . I ... . t ;*• i * I ■ I * p i •’ I r» 1 1i , - ( J -j.r-.-v. p.ie, ‘Jiu » M/.iiL Hi i; ;vwt are puc- ti:e strang. ,- threw off I.is dis- j As she spoke she’ clasped her hands0’ r.fc. gui.'c, and stood erect and strong, with-1 and looked impiorim-Jv at him. ' Qllt;ii I 1. j I '.l - (M I •! lUi'i.tM- i.ih.inn l'., ,....41., , t ! * * . . k .ur:i. oat a sign of inconvenience from the of- j *L am sorry1 that 1’cannot safely -•raidit,, n-cis oj the wemner. Hilly retreated ; yoar request,’ h« responded. ‘ThJre isII' O'/.i t.' .mt • * If 1/k.. . i ll'i 1* •. 1 i.” * .SI... - i ^ i v.-'uyiitniu, J IR'I’O■ii- n-om ran: m amazement ; but recovering j no help for it, so come along out doors «- 1.....:.....T - 1 - *• •' j|(, l.:. » . i • n■ .. I • , . . , . , i ......... 'HVIM ULik UUOI.S,am i--.se... and puttingbest lace on the. He reached his hand to grasp Miliy ^ vcl ma.lcr, sue tremmou-dv addressed iho j out the instinct of self-preservation was ^ Kli : Utrong upon her. She evaded him and u;r;i.L'5 •)'\ nm *arr\\ sir, von are soeuUi.. , - . •. , 11P • II to liso chinmcv piuw, siuuchetl her or?V'-dSh-1 '.f. f iK*is !1™.nv‘• ! l.‘:1an:«k'-'i'-J im#lt;» lt;k|Ks«n,s- .i.v «,se hre . f,r.u m,u pttsned u cnatr wnsen H hung, cocked and prosenled it at*,,J. o! the robber. Jlc-r motions. ;:i man ma m s:o response, but stm-p-. were ,, rapid that before he could proven:r over, ran las J:!1g,rs tnmugh the : it. her linger liad nressod the triu-vr, and? l a*, I' .. 'o.ts. .1 1 I \ i I .... ... 1‘JUHllXtli.l J' s; * ‘ \ , , ^ . r -— « ■ -3 iji tASLa lUV iriL^iT, HIM 1a. :;.c , ha-t, oirn-d ana stared at ler tl.eijr was a,-, explosion. Um w,th equalOi.u a mam- li. r lioou run ream ness the man had stooped to the‘••a.: A ongi.t tnoagnt came into h-r : Horn-, the bail had passed over his headmil.!., ^lut won..: pieiciid tiicre woe and the next instant his gH]-e was lt;m her lilC tst'.vrr la '.i:e {«»;* mu: a'reaiv■dV.V-!of Heman. and btttevly rc.ivtted ‘ ‘i will lend, vmi to handle nrms/hvi*- -......... , „ s:li:5h would have killed me, would L.I wih show you a trick Worth Uvuvuu.d vlt;u lilir ;o soo soiViC of flit's men vmi ?r-n Ail’ ?’ irvr.iire,!.‘If SO, i vi'A ut tJ;:U/‘Mercy, mercy,’ cried ihe terrified wo-num.rJM.L- I.v.; car. tnoni j in m liirirlt;'!■ 1:-^ imcmi liuyhod iM.'HYxdy, and ren , ‘ 7i:orc h 110 *»ercy for you, » lie r-jacti-v, -*ia.v j)inini ,or Jaat 1 Oe*ieve is vour kiLi-o, ’ Jua:r.e. you .- ui::.-' me 'ihm arc tie dragged her into the enfrv, andSy. a., m..m- :n in:- m use J look pariicular i-aag op.t|.,; door. ‘Out with vou ivmni a-e^i 'am li.M bt-f-nv 1 name, ,Sv tiio hiow/ii. you may as w-ii mak- ymirscif easy cm ‘lb,hi. what is tin's T exelaimed a clo.m-” !i:' 1 bhi -vn;i-? ‘1 niumd that woman, youas you hi A nm !’ . xciainu-d Midv, scoumltf-.1Ki:n :prior : *woat ,m you wan: m-.- T | A p.-.wrrfu- man aicod in ;hn don-w^- Vfy ‘i wur.t tne r.vmje ..tmdrcd d-iiars in - He dealt lt;!;■• ;„b!K.r a blow bctw,en MeI- \m:i nu^naiu. r.-tv:veO hr his pro- : -yes vliicl: sUi!.;k 1dm back into the cccrv • ..u,-e nnn.-ivs ago. i ou probably know , id is gra-p ,-,f Mi Uy wa.i rclinmtishod, midVW,’,|V1'. u um: K'jl door. j f Mo.y Sj rang,;.-to the emry and wouhU ‘0, sir,’ ,!.« cried to the new comer i . '.:»«■ llyu, out I.-IC Stranger caugiit ];cr hy . -save me. Tids man has robbed im, and 1y -Aits., and uraggod her rnrjgjiiy hack. . won;.! murder ::u-ti;atUhmilt] imttell Mr ’V. A mi cannot c.mp,- me, young woman.’! ‘Tearrm. madam, ho shall not. harm : vv:,rt l.e s.u.f. b-itii;,, liiiiu most coavi-n- . rc.-pona-.-d the slr,t;icr, T-'dluw 1-;y inime a o;ean breast of it at once. : surn-uder volirself.’ * ' g.'tgi;i.1 VIL Wt!; In: l;u -Irr I Mr \oV.M...... t . ; uu‘ njy cried the robber, ll,;Usuioe ii -^ivn-asc ncr arm. t no making a rush for DiC door, and strikim-■;,lui■ mg,I Itva im-ii: sue rooetveu aroused her at t!w stranger with a bowio knife. Bill'l-K‘st-l.l lu ll ...Mil .11 I I. s . i . . ' ~ * ' .1ni,i,a ;i:u;oii o\irfcii^nis all C.\c ^iriinijcr was pivnarcd for him. vi for li3 , . , !him a lew steps ho nrtfuilv seized the I,v* 1. / yf';'/Tl);:]r’:L l:L :iiG ; rolI°V' hy U:lt;1 c,’li;ir Khh ^‘ around, aL-.u01 c ,l‘;lM, 'p^ _ .;!»'* t:i-cw h:,n on Ids face :u the sn-nvd c3'HriLali, you iv i t.rn orut.iL feimw, 1 i ne robber struggled, but tiio stramo-r ' S1Vt:‘V ‘am. mucn may jt no you. Teen knelt heavily on the small of ids back,:m V(«urLMt t'l.ii, aiKi ti*ji n^e svhoiutljc jnu:i-, and yraspod his huir. i A'Ijiti AJ],‘ lt;}\a] ili(j stranger. ror 1 will ’I i s . . .J T .I -M . 1 ' - l , ui v.iii . si;c cxciaar.ua. ;o*r ovo.s .ivral a bu.itfi ihroiwh vuur brain 3r SOJUIV n ... . , , , • . Tli0 n'l'b,'r ‘-m cold barrel of aii!CCo!•\eit \VS!. not, ho replied; 'we snail pist-d at Ids ear, and idmvod. Miliv ■SteA , , . . , ‘Hdokly hrougi.t ropes, at her rescuer'::' P° Phe released her wnst so vummily thn: rviuest, iin-d the robber was bound lutnd ilier*! she I:sue reeled jlialf across ihe room. Then and tout.• svir.-d iho sleeping infant from Its era- . “It was a strung* providence,” the new !,,ut 0* * 111....... 7 - . ‘ curia;■ - ;■ .....ov 1'ivmuvjiu:, LUC nc-w fme. an.1 ut-ni t. ;u arm s ..-r.gtli almost corner smJ, 'ihat uv-.-ttook me with a snowinto the bl«2sng Grc, so that die ten iih-d .'-farm lt;m the prairie, and forced Vie some 'c';vri1mother vxp-ctrd to see its light garments hours ago to lake refuge in vour snmke !1c:\-.ca tile liiunvs. ■ hout\ near!v lt;ieaii viilj^colcl * \•Xow til or., where is tlm monev*?—: MiiSv uckiio-.v led g0d the truth of the!, . » , , • * 'no oi util * l»V.t'P'-’nk out qt;:c,r or hear your baby shriek remark, ami she knelt and thanked the. . T , . “ , - . ,, ‘i.ju tuiwiiit.awith pmn. I w;:l burn it to cioruli m.-foro I’arher in Heaven for her deliverance• your eyos. if you do not. tell me where - The next day Miiiv’s husband camel• -he money rs.'_ _ home, and when ho bad been told all, he 't.\lon:^r, give me mv childftrrielied remarked :M::iy, endeavoring to roach the little cne. j ‘This fellow was jn the tavern at tlie 'x.ft me have my baby. village, the day 1 sold mv produce. It; Lut every effort was frustrated, for ■ wili learn me » lesson— never to let stran-: again and again the strong hand of the : gers know when money is plenty with me, robber thrust her baera : least they bo tempted to crime- and bringrhv.hes will be on fire in a ■ ruin on me- and min.;.’ficulttionI tendesober:voa-dX*read 1 it willget inget in^ J ^ ---- ■ ' * l 1 T I » # # f W * J A A I lift'/*j minute,’ said the man. putting tho help-1 That day some sixty or seventy men iE* | less infant closer to the flame. * j gathered at' the house of Mr. Been. The othert; The mother looked into his eyes. She'robber was recognized as % notorious j the ki
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