Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-09-11
Early Days Of Sii:as Wright.
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4 friend who was an old acquaintance
Of the late Hon Silas Wright. related an
anecdote Of that distinguished man. which
he received from his own lips. and as we
have never seen it in print (althoush ii
may have been. we give 1t TO our read
ers.
Mr. Wrigh, left his home at an early
age to ..seek his fortune" having by way
Of earthly possessions. fine horse. sad
die and brldle. a pair of saddle bags. a
small stock of clothing. and five hundred
dollars in money. which was i'll bills, and
was deposited in his saddle bags. He
took a westward course. and in ,ravellin z
one day he overlook man with wagon
and furniture. and an old span of horses,
apparently emigrattng- There was moth
/ ing particularly attractive al first view in
the person or equipage. but on closer in
spection, Mr.. Wright discovered the
daughter of the emgrant. a most beauti-
+ ful young lady, evidently refined and in
tellisent. They journeyed onward to-
ward Geneva, chatting closely together.
when suddenly the old gentleman recol-
lected that he wished to get his money
changed at the Geneva Bank. and to ena-
be him to reach that place before the
close of Bank hours, he proposed that
young Wright should take his seat he
/ side the beautiful daughter. and allow him
to mount Wright's horse and haster. for
ward. Ardent, and half smitten by the
charms of the young lady, Sllas gladly
accepted the proposition. and 1capng
i from his horse. allowed the old man to
mount and make Off with all his earthly
possessions. money inclusive, without a
second thought.
"Rapi.ly the hours Of Thalaba wen,
by" while these young and gifted beings
pursued their course (Guite leisurelv il
may be surmised) towards their journey S
destination. On arriving at Geneva, MIR
| Wright drove 70 the principal tavern, left
the lady. but then for the first time. a shade
of anxiety crossed his mind for the safety
Of his fine horse and money. He wen,
to all Of the public houses. but could hear
Of no such man as he described; he beat
up TO the quarters of the cashier of the
bank. and learned to his additional con
cern, that such man had called at the
bank and endeavored 10 get some money
changed, which he had declined doing
as the notes were coHnterfcU! Our fl-
tnre statesman came to the conclusion
4 TN al ne n1fi ff1auc Il cToOkcu start III lie,
! Nbout fifty dollars worth of old furniture
dlapidated wagon, and span Of worn
| out horses. for II new wardrobe. fine horse
and five hundred dollars! Aye. but then
there was the pretty daughter-but hel
he could not keep as personal property
without her consent, and without money
he hardly wanted a wife He was at hi>
wits end, and had just concluded to make
the best of bad bargain. when the old
man made his appearance with horse ant
money all safe. 1t turned out that the
money which the cashier had thought tc
be counterfeit was not so, and the mlStak {
had given the old man the trouble TO &c
some distance. TO find acquaintance, who
might vouch for his responsibility in case
I of trouble. and this occasioned his myste
rious absence. In the sequel. the beau
tiful daughter became afterwards the wife
of the future statesman Detroit Adv