The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-03-28
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EARLY days of silas wright.
AN INCIDENT.

A friend, who was an old acquaintance
of the late Hon. Silas Wright, related to us
an incident of that distinguished man, which
we received from his own lips, and We have
never seen it in print, although it may have
been, we give it to our readers:
Mr.. Wright left his home at an early
age to seek fortune,' having by way Of
earthly possession, a fine horse, saddle
and bride, pair Of saddle bags, small
stock of clothing and five hundred dollars in
money, which was in bills and was deposit
ed in his saddle-bags. He took westward
course, and in travelling one day, he overlook
man with wagon and furniture, and an
old span Of horses, apparently emigrating.-
There was nothing particularly attractive at
first view in the person or equipage, but up
on closer inspection Mr.. Wright found the
daughter of the emigrant, most beautiful
young lady, evidently refined and intelligent.
They journeyed onward toward Geneva,
chatting costly together, when suddenly the
old gentleman recollected that he wished to
get his money changed at the Geneva Bank.
and to enable him to reach that place before
the close of the bank hours, he proposed
that young Wright should take his seat be-
sides the beautiful daughter and allow him
to mount Wright's house and hasten for
ward. Ardent and half smitten by the charms
Of the young lady, Silas gladly accepted the
proposition, and leaping from his horse al
lowed the old man to mount aad make of
with all his earthly possession, money in
cluded without a thought.
Rapidly the hours of Thalaba went by
while these young and gifted beings persuet
their course, quite leisurely, it may be sur
missed towards their journeys destination.
On arriving at Geneva, Mr.. Wright drove
to the principle tavern, left the lady; bu
then for the first, shade of anxiety crossed
his mnid for the safety of his fine horse ant
his money. He went to all the public hou
ses, but could hear o mo such man as he de-
scribed; he beat up to the quarters of the
cashier of the bank, and learned to his ad
ditional concern, that such man had callet
at the bank and endeavored TO get some
money changed, which he declined doing
as the notes he presented were counterfeit
Our future statesman then came to the con-
clusion that he had made a crooked start il
life. About fifty dollars worth of old furni
ture, dilapidated wagon, and span o
worn out horses, for new wardrobe, fint
horse, and five hundred dollars! Aye, bu
then there was the pretty daughter-but he
he could not keep as personal property with
out her own consent, and without money h
hardly wanted wife. He was at his wits
end, and had just concluded to make the bes
of bad bargain, when the old man mad
his appearance with horse and money al
safe. 1t turned out that the money whic
the cashier had thought to be counterfe
was not 50, and the mistake had given tn
old man the trouble to 60 some distance
: find an acquaintance who might vouch for hi
responsibility in case of trouble, and th
occasioned his mysterious absence. In tn
sequel the beautiful daughter became afte
wards the wife Of the future statesman.-
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