The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-04-18
EARLY DAYS OF STLAS
WRIGHT.

A friend, who was an old acquaintance
of the late Hon. Silas Wright, related
to us an anecdote of the distinguished
man, which he received from his owl
lips, and as we have never seen it il
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
ef earthly possession, fine horse, saddle
and bride, pair of saddle-bags, small
stock of clothing, and five hundred dol
lars in money, which was in bills, and
was deposited in his saddle-hags. He
took westward course, and in trav-
cling one day, he overlook man with
wagon and furniture, and an old span
of horses, apparently emigrating.-
There was nothing particularly attrac-
tive at first view of the person or equip
age, but upon closer inspection, Mr.
Wright discovered the daughter of the
omigrant, most beautiful young lady,
evidently refined and intelligent. They
journeyed onward to Geneva, chatting
costly together when suddenly the old
gentleman recollected that he wished to
get his money changed at the Genevn
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 beside the beautiful daugh-
ter, and allow him to mount Wright's
horse, and hasten forward. Ardent and
half smitten by the charms of the young
lady, Silas gladly accepted the PROPOSE
tion, and leaping from his horse, allowed
tie old man to mount and make off with
all his earthly possessions, money inclu-
ded, without thought.
Rapidly the hours of Thalaba went by
while those two young and gifted beings
pursued their course, quite leisurely, it
may be surmised, towards their jour
ney's destination.
On arriving at Geneva, Mr.. Wright
drove to the principal tavern, and 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 went to all the other public houses,
but could hear of no such man as he de-
scribed he beat up to the quarters of
the cashier of the bank, and learned to his
additional concern, that such a man had
called at the bank, and endeavered to get
some money changed, which he had de-
clined doing, as the notes he presented
were counterfeit. Our future statesman
then came to the conclusion that he had
made crooked start in life. About IF
ty dollars worth of old furniture, a di-
lapidated wagon, and span of worn-out
horses, for new wardrobe, fine horse,
and FIVE hundred dollars Aye! but
then there was the pretty daughter-but
her he could not keep as personal prop
erty, without her own consent, and with
out money, he hardly wanted wife
He was at his wits end and had just con-
oludsd to make the best of bad bar
gain, when the old man made his appear
ance with horse and money all safe It
turned cut that the money which the
cashier. thought to be counterfeit, was
not 50, and the mistake had given the
old man the trouble to go some distance
to find an acquaintance who might vouch
for his rsspectability in case of trouble,
and this occasioned his mysterious alb
senoe. In the sequel, the beautiful
daughter became the wife of the future
statesman.