Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-02
From the New York True Sun
A Narrow Escape of a Young Lady
from being Shot.

A few months since, one of the travelling
agents for large house in this city, whose
route brought him into The small town of New
Frankfort, Scolt county, Indiana, as was his
usual custom "pu, up" a, Tho bes, inn which
the town afforded. |, so happened lha, on the
afternoon on which the agen, arrived at The inn,
the landlords daughter, Nelly, blooming coun-
try lass of seventeen, on the invitation of one
of the neighbors, Mrs. Dolbear, living couple
miles distant, had gone to "quilling;;" and on
her leaving home, she told her parents that if
she was not home by l o'clock that night, she
should stay with her friend, Susan Dolbear,
until the next Accordingly. as that hour was
passed, Nelly's parents concluded that she
would stay all night with her friend Susy, as
she had promised So, without any hesitation,
The agent was put in possession OF Nelly's room
(her bed included) which adjoiIed that occu-
pied by the old folks; and he, after looking in
vain for some instrument 10 fasten the door, un-
dressed himself, taking care, however, to place
all the money (abou, 5000 which he had, be-
longing to his employer, in the pockes of his
pantaloons, and put them under his pillow for
safety; and also. as protection against robbers,
he put loaded revolver" ready capped for
service, under his pillow. After these arrange
menis were completed, with the slronges, as.
surance Of safety, he retired, lillle dreaming
that he should be disturbed that night.
The quilting parry, a, which Nelly was
guest, did moi break up until considerably pas,
midnight, when, somewha. 10 her disappoin,-
ment, she found many young ladies' who had
come much greater distance than she had,
and who, owing to the laeness Of the hour,
were desirous Of staying a, Mrs Doibear's ill
morning. Nelly, with true nobleness Of heart,
forebore to press her claim 10 her young friends
hospitality for the night, lest some Of those who
lived farther off should have TO GO home. So
she arranged with Susy, who was one Of her
most intimate friends. that she should go home
with her for company, and that she should stay
at NelIy's all night. Under This arrangement.
they started in the direction of Nellys home,
which they reached after walk of abou, an
hour, bringing the time up 10 about two o'clock
In the morning. Without making the least
noise, they effected their entrance by the back
door OF The house, and, Nelly leading The way,
beiook themselves up the back stairs in the
dark 10 Nely's room, without having disturbed
The old folks, and without, the leas, suspicion OF
finding an intruder And, as they had arranged
between themselves, TO keep from the old folks
the laeness of The hour al which they arrived
home, their conversation, " hle disrobing them
selves 10 retire, was carried on in whisper.
The agents ear, from long habit and practice,
possessed nice properties OF hearing; the whls-
perng and igh, tread upon the aoor awoke him
from his sleep. and supposing il TO be occasion
ed by robbers, he listened to The conversation
holding his breath lest he should give them no.