Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . RETDKN OF THE HEART BROKEN DAUGHTER. THE SWAMP ROBBERS OF LOUISIANA. KiDNAPPixG and horse-stealing had become the order of theday,—or rather of the night,—for scarcely one passed that someplanter had not to deprecate the loss of one or more of his chattels. 212 THE SWAMP ROBBERS OP LOUISIANA. Faithful and esteemed family servants were spirited away in the most mysterious manner. Choice stock disappeared from the stables, jj though se
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . RETDKN OF THE HEART BROKEN DAUGHTER. THE SWAMP ROBBERS OF LOUISIANA. KiDNAPPixG and horse-stealing had become the order of theday,—or rather of the night,—for scarcely one passed that someplanter had not to deprecate the loss of one or more of his chattels. 212 THE SWAMP ROBBERS OP LOUISIANA. Faithful and esteemed family servants were spirited away in the most mysterious manner. Choice stock disappeared from the stables, jj though secured •?^ never so strongly under lock and bolt,t\\ \ . , / \J , J- and watched over. M0BDER AND ROBBEKY AMONG THE PLANTERS. by trusty and vigilant sentinels ;—sometimes ward and warden woulddisappear together. Dwellings were liable on any occasion to noc-turnal visitations ; and unless the occupants slept with one eye open,and were prepared to defend their premises, some valuable article,—a fine rifle, or double-barrelled shot gun, or perchance a saddle andbridle,—would in the morning be reckoned among the things thatwere. When a saddle was thus taken it was usually accompanied bysome favorite blooded colt of the planters, or perhaps his nearestneighbors span of matched carriage horses. In short, no one wassecure from plunder. For some months this state of things had con-tinued, and of late the scoundrels, whoever they were, had becomebold by success, and the highways were not only becoming unsafe, butabsolutely dangerous to travel. Several prominent planters hadbeen murdered,—shot down from behind trees for the valuables about THE SWAMP ROBBERS OF LOUISIANA.
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