Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-15
From The Ol,rc Branch.
The Fate of a Iliehwavman.

anl fcil, ms may be found lylnr between
tIo towns Of Canton aud Stoughon. 10 Nor.
folk county Massachusetts Taking the
Turnpike road ia Canton, at the hple tav.
era known By the name Of puukapog. and
Immediately after ascending the hill you en-.
ter into forest dense and Wild The road
winds through the woods the distance of
about five miles before any open space Of
ground Of any notable extent can be found !,
while It's sides were closely lined with the
iores, trees, whose proximity often causes
a raule roughly against the carriage top
and at times the spreading branches almost
IMPEDE the way A moro Dick Turpin'
likcavcnuc can hardly be conceived. |
have passed through the wood many times
and at all hours, aud never without having
my inauguration busily set to work with
thoughts OF gentlemen Of the road and that
very laconlc and pcremp,ory sentence, stand
and dcllverh Drive over the spot as mel
low twilight casts her velvet shadows. and
though you may enjoy the wild seclusion,
you will find yourself inclined to give your
horse the reign, and mayhap little of the
whip or spur besides
One fine July afternoon in the year 1925
having received intelligence from Taunton.
Mass, which demanded my immediate per.
sonal attention, started forthwith for that
place, taking for my conveyance my own
horse and vehicle. 10 make the drive !, The
course of the afternoon. After pleosont ride
by the wav of Brush Hill turnnike of -, n.
tie more than dozen miles / bn;,ed NV
horse at Cherry tavern. n we'll. known re-.
sort and then Continued INV wav towards
Taunton by way of Spuphton, where nro.
uosed 10 mass few momonts IN n call unor
a Younger brother: then o,tordno n school
at tina, place. think the school was kent
bya MIR ToIman. who still resides in The
same place. and is similarly occnnied
Il was a MOONLIGHT niobt thouoh a Gan,
clouds interspersed The slv at intervals oh.
scuring the LIGHT of a still summer niobt
had lust passed point lust obout midway
between punkapoq and the farther extrem.
ily of the wood where road broncb;nr
from the main route leads still deeper into
the forest and was lust rising the summit If
the hill that forms the roal at this point.
when was overtaken by single horseman.
As we reached the level together he turned
his horse. and dismounting. seized the bride
Of mine directing me in calm voice TO
stop. drew up nv horse satisfied that 7
was about to realize one of the adventures
that had suggested themselves to me. as
had passed the lonely wood His horse a.
ware of his masters purpose stood like a
statute where he had dsmounted flom him.
You must know said the man, fhat
there is but one errand person can have,
who stops another on the road in this man
ner | want your money, sir, and must
haveit'
This spoken as calmly and with as little
apparent emotion as though the fellow was
addressing friend. save that there was de-
termined look in his eve that told he was a
desperate man. As he spoke he unbuckled
my reins from both sides of the bit, and then
approached the steps of the vehicle. He
was about The middle size, dark complex.
ion man with prominent features, his eyes
dark and piercing. His dress consisted o.
dark broadcoth, the coat rather jockey
cut ornamen,ed with dark metallic buttons
Now as am not a person to give ur
even to an argument without q pretty Sc
we're discussion, was not as the reader may
suppose, one who would be inciiped to give
up his property merely for the asking.
carefully examined the robber as he
approached me, and satisfying myself tina,
he had no weapons in his hands for imme
di,tc use NV Man Of action was immeda,,
~ formed. LAYING his hand upon the dash
or Of the chaisa / was in. ne said.
,WeU SIR Won will oblipe me by wait
ing rs linle time as possible' Just hand me
The volnobIes about vour nerson and nro
coed oniellv on vou2 ROM,
! mn,,ersd sowe,bin@ intended 70 sound
like ins,icc and words Of like imnort-anC
half risino nc IL IN oct nj tho nocket Of m,