Legends of the Shawangunk (Shon-Gum) and its environs, including historical sketches, biographical notices, and thrilling border incidents and adventures relating to those portions of the counties of Orange, Ulster and Sullivan lying in the Shawangunk region . lfReynolds opened the door, and then went to the fire-place to procure a Hght.\\Tiile his back was turned to his visitors one of them struck him with the flatside of his sword, and told him to make haste. This at once i-evealed the char-acter of his guests. He made a rush for the door, but just outside stumbledover a log, and fell headlo
Legends of the Shawangunk (Shon-Gum) and its environs, including historical sketches, biographical notices, and thrilling border incidents and adventures relating to those portions of the counties of Orange, Ulster and Sullivan lying in the Shawangunk region . lfReynolds opened the door, and then went to the fire-place to procure a Hght.\\Tiile his back was turned to his visitors one of them struck him with the flatside of his sword, and told him to make haste. This at once i-evealed the char-acter of his guests. He made a rush for the door, but just outside stumbledover a log, and fell headlong. Ere he could recover himself the gang wereupon Irim, and he was di-agged back into the house. When the struggle began, Reynolds called loudly for his son, then a merelad, to come to his assistance. Wlien the boy came into the room, one of themen seized him, set him down upon the floor, and told him if he moved evenso much as to tuni his head right or left, he would cut it off. This so terrifiedthe boy that he sat as motionless as if he had been carved in stone. Mrs. Rey-nolds, accompanied by some of the other children, noAv came into the apart-ment; when she saw her husband in the hands of ruffians, she fell upon the lOO Legends of the HANGING OF floor in convulsions; and it is believed she remained unconscious through mostof the ensuing strife. After binding Reynolds, and wounding him ?\\ath their knives and swords,they, in the presence of his family, proceeded to hang him on the trammel-poleof his fire-place. HaAdug accomplished this, the members of the gang dispersedthrough the several rooms and commenced plundering, leaving him, as theysupposed, in the throes of death. At this time Phebe Reynolds was twelve years old, but large and robustfor one of her age. She had become inured to the dangei-s and terrors of bor-der hfe, and was resolute and fearless, particularly when her blood was advantage of their temporaiy absence, Phebe cauglit
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