The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-09-24
A Thrilling Adventure!
NARROW ESCAPE OF A YOUNG LADY.

4 Thrilling Adventure!
NARROW ESCAPE OF A YOUNG LADY.
A few months since. one of the trave'irr
agents for alargc house In Phi. elphia, who's
route brought him to the town Of New Frank
lin, Scott county, Indiana, as was his u.ua
:ustom, put up 81 the best inn which the town
Afforded. II SO happened that on the afternoon
on which the agent arrived at the inn, the
!andloi DIS daughter, Nelly, q blooming country
!ass Of seventeen, on the invitation Of one Of
her neighbora, Mrs Dobear. living few mics
distant, had gone to quilting, and OH leaving
home she told her parents, that IL she Was not
1t home at eleven o.. lock that night, she would
stay with her friend, Susy Dol6car, until the
next morning.
Accordingly, ~ the hour was past, Nclly's
parents concluded that she would stay all night
with her friend Susy, ~ she had promised, no
without any hesitation the agent was put into
possession Of Ncllys room, (her bc,, include,l,) }
which adjoincd that occupied by the old folks;
and he, sfler looking around in vain for some.
thing to fastcn the door, undresscd himself,
taking care, however, to place all the money,
(abcut 5000 which he had, belonging to his
employer, in the pocket Of his pantaloons and
protection against robbers, he put loaded re.
volvcr, ready capped, under his pillow. After
these arrangements wero completed, with
strong assurance of safety he retired, little
dicsming that he should be disturbed that
night.
Tho quilting party .. which Nelly was
guest, did not break up until considerably past
midnight, when somewhat TO her disappoint.
ment, she found great many young ladies
who had come much greater distance than
she had, AMI who, owing to the lateness Of the
~
Nelly, with true nobleness Of heart, f6reborc
to press her claims 10 her young friends hos-
pitality tsr the night, lest come Of those who
lived further, of should have to 20 home. So
slio Arranged with Susy, who was one Of her
wpat intimate friends, thst she should go with
her, fof Company, and that sho shouid stay nj
NeAy's all night. tsssf seiFf
Under this arrangement. they started in The
direction Of Nelly's homo, which they reached
sftcr walk Of about All hour, bringing the
tlae up TO about two o'clock In the morfing
their entrance by the back door Of tho house
and Nelly, leading the way, betook themselves
up the hack stAirs ID tho dark to Nelly room
without having the least snspicion Of finding
IN Intruder. A they had arranged between
themselves TO keep from the old l6lks tho late-
t,ctls Of the hour ct which they arrived II
home, lhcir conversation, while dsssobine
Themselves 70 sstiFe, was carried On n whis.
Tts assrt's cav, iten ,eps |h4a,s and prac-
tice, pesscssed fine properties Of hearing and
the Whispering ana light treedihg awoks him
from his slecp, and suppcsing Il 20 be ocersiou-
ed by robbefss he listcncd 70 their conversa-
ton, holding his breath, lest he should give
thsaa notice OF his being awake. The girls
Themselves were litt3e alarmed At the late
ness Of tho hour, and extrcmely anxious tlill
Y should be kept from NelIys parents Their
conversations Wss upon the best method ol
oonceaiing it ftom them, etc The agent
caught this parso it4-And part too, excited
- bis inaslnssiea was = that Time. aiiitlc
starliug.
sesy s.ys Nelly, =. i much l.ser ,l,an
have Eet'in without disturbing any body. So
6r. all IL right; but We must bo quick, or wc
shall be discovered. and ~ will 90 xrong with
us"
s Tho xgcnt was now certain that they were
roBbers; and In the dark, a no now wns, saw
toshing beiore him but rohtNry and murder.
He yFasped HE pistol, mechanically end tiy1n-
y, cautiously cooking Il, ne prepared for his
asseilants directly he hit hand on the lsesl
clothes passing In the direction Of his pillow,
under which his money and pantsloens were
laid; he held his breath and nut himself In q
position % retucs tho liability Of ipjurins him
seif on disclarging his pistol, and 10 insure La
elect upon hts staailantS supposiug he aimed
Al vital .,srt; ths hand ccsai,inusd 10 pAss
round thc upper part Of the l,<t, but dsl not
secm % hls che particular pillow.
This gave the agunt unle f0s reqectIor.s--
"shall " thcuEht he. "shed bsc,d n psoscc.
ton ef this triste ef my employers. az shall
permit it % be stO}en Aati hear the ixunt II
unjust Ia they would l,s) spspicioss agasass
mysclft" This waa ~els--it vaa uot,ar--- fsr
had Ae fssd. ee1iess weuld have been hi< re.
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