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We heard the story from the lips of one who professed—and we had no reason to doubt his word—to have played a prominent part in the thrilling occurrence, and we give it to you just as we heard it. Some years ago, (said the nar rator,) a friend and myself agreed to take a tramp, hunter fashion, through the great wilderness of the North-West. Having provided our selves with what things we consid ered actually necessary, and nothing more, we started upon our perilous journey; for that it was perilous we were fully aware, and every reader will admit. After encountering innumerable hardships and many dangers, we found ourselves in the wildest kind of a region, many miles distant from the haunts of civilization. Already we had passed through, enough to discourage most men, but We were young and full of blood, and not easily put out or frightened. This was particularly the case with my companion, whose name was An drew Huff. Both of us were perfectly healthy, as strong as iron, and considerably experienced in the use of such ar ticles as rifles, pistols and bowie knives. In all these 'respects we could hold our owi with the best; had it been otherwise, we would never have lived to reacli the point at which we finally arrived. _ Just about dark one evening in the latter part of July, after a hard day's tramp, we hilted for the night. A darker, deeper, lonelier solitude than that which surrounded us, it would be hard to.imagine. Silently we made a little fire and cooked our supper; silently we ate it. Worn out, and for the time being slightly dispirited, we were in no humor for conversation. • For some time we sat by our camp-fire without uttering a single wore, and almost without moving. I was thinking of home and absent friends, and it is only reasonable to suppose that Huff was similarly oc cupied. After the lapse of some time, our fire burnt low, and I arose to replen ish it. The bark of a wolf startled me, and I spoke to my companion. Huff did not answer me, how ver, but, without noticing the cir umstance, I threw a quantity of f agots on the fire, and said: "Take a few hours' rest, Andy, and I'll keep watch, and "after that you cau do the same by me." - Still I got no answer, and then I began to notice my companion's unusual taciturnity. "Anything the matter, Andy ?" said I, regarding him closely. • No answer again. "That's a little strange," I mut tered, moving over towards my companion. Tuff was sitting facing the fire, with his head bent upon his knees. I shook him without arousing him. Finally, I raised his head, and at once became conscious that he was soundly, deeply asleep. Laughing off the fears which had for a few moments oppressed me, I left Huff to enjoy his nap, and set tled myself down as comfortably as the circumstances would permit. I was dreadfully drowsy, and de spite our perilous situation, despite every effort I made to the contrary, I could not entirely resist the over powering influence of sleep. Occa sionally I started up suddenly, and found that I had been dozing. The last time I was aroused, I was awa kened by the barking of a wolf. Jumping to my feet, 1 beheld the fierce animal not a dozen paces dis tant, his ravenous eyes glaring upon me from the darkness. Seizing up a brand, I flung it at the rapacious monster, with all my strength. It struck him full in the face, and, with a terrible howl, he darted off into the forest. My comrade did not awaken—did not even stir—so sound was his repose. BUSINESS CARDS, After that I did not feel much inclined to sleep, though nothing more was to be seen or heard. I examined my rifle and pistols, piled more faggots on the fire, and kept on the move, with my eyes and ears open for any more .nocturnal vis itors. Some time. passed away quietly, and I began to grow insufferably weary. Every muscle relaxed, and a drowsy stupor gradually stole over me. My eyes closed unconsciously ; my knees bent beneath me, and I was about dropping to the ground, when I was suddenly aroused by the sound of a man's voice. LEGAL BLANKS "Hello! fellers, how d'yer do?" were the words which fell upon my ears, and aroused me to full con sciousness. I looked around in bewilderment. Our little camping-groun,d was en circled by-a dozen or more brawny,, fierce-looking desperadoes. It was a complete surprise, and on the spur of the moment, I yelled aloud : "Andy, Andy, wake up!" "Yes; wake up, Andy!" echoed the outlaws loudly and derisively. PAMPHLETS Aroused at last, my companion sprang to his feet, and at the next moment was standing by my side. Instantly a dozen or more rifles were leveled at us with a deadly aim. " Yer ain't goin' to show fight, are ye ?" demanded One of the out laws, a brutal-looking wretch, and Mr toxii-VOitr. HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1874. the leader of the band, as it after wards appeared. "Thai depends entirely on circum stances!" responded Andy, unhesi tatingly. " We're two good men, afraid of neither man or beast— and if your intentions are hostile, as they appear to be, you may take my word for it that we'll give you all the trouble we can." "You won't now, will yer ?" re joined the desperado, tauntingly. " Guess ye'll have yer hands full of yer try that sort uv a game." "Well, what do you want here, anyhow ?" I demanded boldly, fully satisfied in my own mind that if we got out of the present scrape we would have to fight it out." "What do we want h-yar ?" was the rapid reply. "I guess the for est's as free to us as it is to anybody else. Don't karktilate that you're boss here, stranger, do yer?" • " No;" was Andy's quick reply, (taking the words out of my mouth,) " nor are you. But that's not the point!" he added; "what do you want with us?" " Yer money an' yer traps ! Un derstand that sort o' talk, don't yer?" " Yes • we understand that jou're a gang of thieves and cut-throats !" responded Andy fiercely ; but if you can get anything from us you've got to fight for it, though we arc but two against a dozen. Give 'em a • shot, comrade !" added. the fiery fellow, addressing hiniself to me. "We can't make the matter any worse !" I thought so too, and raising my rifle, Andy and I fired simultane ously. Immediately two of the outlaws fell dead to the ground, and the rest uttered a concerted yell that sounded more fearful than the howl of the wolf I had so recently driven away. " . 2sTow give 'em the pistols !" shouted Andy, his whole soul in the deadly conflict. _ Each of us carried a brace of double-barrelled pistols, which gave us eight shots between us, and as quick as lightning we were dis charging the lodes in the faces of the outlaws. Six more cf the bri gands fell before our aim, while we remained uninjured, notwithstand ing a number of 'tattering shots whistled around our ears and over our heads. "Now charge upon the thieves !" , elled Andy, in stentorian tones. I followed my comrade's lead, and together we charged upon the remaining five outlaws, for that number was left. A fierce and bloody fight ensued. Andy per formed miracles, and I did double duty; but, as fate would have it, we were both rent,lered hors du com bat—my comrade y a pistol wound iu his side, and I by a bowie cut in the shoulder. I knew nothing more after that, for the next moment I became un conscibus. When I came to myself, I found I was in a cave, and it was not long before I discovered that the cave was the haunt of robbers. This much I learned by listening, for I could see nothing; the leight light of day seemed never to pene trate that dismal cavern. It was the gloomiest, chilliest place I was ever in, and from the bottom of my heart I wished myself well out of it. I thought of Andy, you may be sure, but could see no way of find ing out what had become of him. After a while, however, an old and outrageously ugly Indiarfsquaw made her appearance. She brought me food and medicine, and tempo rary light. My wounds had already been dressed. Of course, I was ea ger to question her. " My good woman," said I, very pleasantly, "I would like to know where I am ; will you tell me ?" She shook her head negatively; and to all I could say or do, I got no other answer. I inquired about Andy, and other matters, but re ceived no satisfaction. Finally I gave up in despair, and let the old hag go. _ A. — week passed, and I was com paratively well. About the expira tion of that time, the old squaw came to me one day and beckoned me to follow her. Having no reason to refuse obedie"nee, I complied with her directions, and after traversing a number of dark passages, found myself in the open air. It was a bright and sunny morning, and, despite my situation, I inhaled the pure atmosphere with delight. Assembled on the spot I beheld a gang of a score or more of the worst:looking men I had ever en countered, and in the midst of them my friend and companion, Andrew Huff. Andy looked pale and ema ciated, and appeared to have suffered much more than myself. We had barely time to greet each other, and say, "God bless you, comrade!" when we were suddenly and roughly seized and gagged. At the same time one of the out laws, whom I at once recognised as the leader of the party we had first encountered, stepped forward and addressed us : "Now, cuss yer!" he cried pas sionately, "well rgike you pay for yer hard work Vother night. Strip 'em!" In a few minutes we were stripped to the skin, and we had neither the power to resist nor expostulate. We were separately led to the brink of a chasm near, and made to look down into the almost un fathomable depths. A stream of water dashed along over the rocks at the bottom. It made me dizzy to look down! We were then sta tioned a few feet from the brink, with a guard over us. I then ,be gan to comprehend that some hor rible death awaited us, and my feelings were fearful. A plank about twelve feet long and a foot wide was then brought forward and placed half-way over the precipice. My blood ran cold at the preparations. On one end of the plank two men stationed themselves. "Now, drive the chap forward!" shouted the leader, pointing to my comrade. "rother feller shall see him drop, au' then he follers arter him. Drive him on thar, bosses!" Every effort was made to move Andy, but the poor fellow continued obstinate. The outlaws beat him with their rifles, and pricked him with their knives, but lie refused to stir. "Carry the man !" shouted the leader madly. Despite his struggles, Andy was picked up and carried to the plank. As the outlaws let him down they gave him a violent push, which sent him forward to the end of the plank. Andy swayed from side to side, and struggled wildly to regain his bal ance. He failed, however, and fell over—in his fall desperately clutch ing the plank. There he held, with his finger-nails buried in tke wood ! It was a horrid scene, and my blood runs cold at the bare recollection of it. "Let him go!" shouted the fiend ish leader. The men who were standing on the other end of the plank jumped off, and the plank and Andy whirled down into the seething depths below. Despite the gag in his mouth, poor Andy uttered a loud and terrifying Shriek before he disappeared from sight forever. The cry rings in my ears now, though years have passed since then; I shall never forget it. The outlaws sprang to the edge of the cliff; and with a savage ex ultation watched Andy's descent. "Now fur t'other one !' shouted the leader, after a lapse of a few minutes; but at that instant a loud report of fire-arms suddenly rever berated far and near, and at least one-half of the bandits fell dead to the earth. The balls whistled around me a;• thick as hail, but I escaped unhurt. Instantly after wards a party of trappers rushed upon the scene and charged at the outlaws. The fight was short but desperate. In the end not an out law of them all remainee alive, al though they fought like incarnate devils. In the first moment of the melee I got away, out of the reach of all harm. Pinioned and gagged, as I I was, I would have been of no use in the fight. After it was over, I made my ap pearance and gave a statement of all that had transpired. From the trappers I learned that Andy's cry had directed them to the spot; but, poor fellow, they came too late to save him. I thanked God and the mountain eers for my own preservation, and quitted the scene with, a sense of relief mingled with a feeling of sail ness. Gentlemen, that was about the worst situation I was ever placed in, and may you never have a similar experience. aterfiliug for the How to Succeed The young man who thinks Ile can car r his boyish pranks into the serious busi ness of life is not a man and defrauds him self and his employer. "After work, play." That should satisfy the most sanguine.— °•Business before pleasure" is the motto of the prudent man whose guide is experi ence, and it is sufficient for the most novi tiate in active life. . But it is despicable to sec a young man just starting in life, so wedded to his for mer enjoyments es to place them above present duties. Yet this is often theease. The young man, who steers his own bark, launches forth on the sea of life, too often, looks back on the pleasures he leaves be hind, and forgetful of present duties, steers back to past enjoyments. There is no royal road to success any more than to knowledge. He who would succeed must work, and after all there is more real enjoyment in work which has a worthy object than in play or pleasure in tended to kill time. We remarked a few days ago to a business man whose present means are amply sufficient, but who work ed really harder than any of his numerous employees, that he ought to "take it easy." Said he "I am never so happy as when I have more than I can do. 1 may wear out working, but I dread to rust out idling." He was right. His work was a part of himself, a part of his life, and it was al ways faithfully done. To apprentices espe cially, this earnestness and interest in their work is necessary if success is ever to be attained. Some et Eismark's Ma:drns, When pushed to extremes, I prefer my shirt to my coat. A question of right can be settled only with the bayonet in .our European quar rels. Parties and castes are mutable—they perish, and new ones arise. • The Kings of Prussia have never been preeminently the kings of the rich. Whoever makes the most promises is apt to carry the election. All classes r.:o a little smuggling, espe cially the women. A great country cannot be governed by partis.um. _ _ _ . . Put Germany into the saddle and you will find that she knows how to tide. Governments are like women the youngest pleases the most. It is nut possible to hasten the ripening of fruit by holdidg a lamp underneath. Centralization is tyranny, more or lens. Whoever carries the money bag is the people's master. Every country knows that peace and security rests in the sword. Liberty is a luxury which not every one can afford. People are a great deal more lavish whed they pay out of a common treas ury than when they pay out of their own pockets. Clairvoyance—Theroy and Fact of Sec ond Sight. Tar said to be en ?