The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-10

rvANsy1IIE fVD WEDNESDAY, MORNING, OCTOBER TO- 1853
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AN INCIDENT I'M THE LIFE OF sILAs
- WEIGHT

T Al friend, who was-aa sl9 acquaintance of the
late Hon. Silas Wright related to us an anecdote
| of that distinguished man, which he received
from his own lips; and as we never seen it in
print. although it may have been, We give it
to our readers:
Mr.. Wright 'eft heme at an early age to
seek his fortune, having, By way Of earthly
possession, a fine horse, a saddle, and bride,
and pair of saddle-bags, a small stock efcloth-
ling, and five hundred dollars in money. which
was in bills, and was deposited in his saddle
bags. He took a western course and IN travel
ing one day, he overlook a man with wagon
and furniture, and an old span of horses, appar-
emily emigrating There was nothing pecu-
lliarfy attractive at first view in the person or
equipage, but, upon acloser inspection, Mr.
Wright discovered the daughter ofthe emigrant
a most beautiful young lady, evidently refined
and intelligent. They jouyneyed onwardS to-
ward Geneva, chatting costly together, when
suddenly the old gentlman recollected that he
wished to get his money changed at the Geneva
Bank, and to enable him to reach that pace
before the close ofbank hours, he proposed that
Iyoung Wright should take his seat beside the
beautiful daughter, and allow him to mount
lWrights horse and hasten forward.
Ardent, and half smitten by the charms OF
1.-The young lady, Silas accepted the proposition
land leaping from his horse, allowed the old
imam to mount and make off with all his earth
lly possessions, money included, without a
Thought.
Rapidlr the hours of Thalaba went by while
these two young and gifted ones pursued their
|course, quite lesurely, it may be surmised, to-
wards their journeys destination.
On arriving at Geneva, young Wright drove
Iup to the principal tavern, left the lady, but
then for the first time shade ofanexiety cross
led his mind for the safety his fine horse ant
money He went to all the public houses, bu
!. could hear of no such man as he described; n
'f beat up to the quarters of the cashier OF the
bank, and learned, to his additional concern
e that such man had called at the bank, en-
: deavored to get some money changed, which
he declined doing, as the notes he presente'
: were counterfeit! Our future statesman thel
: came to the conclusion that he had made
a crooked start in life about fifty dollars WORT
of old furniture, adilapidated wagon, and spal
of worn out horses, for a new wardrobe, nm
horse, and five hundred dollars! Aye! but thel
Id there was the very pretty daughter; but ne
he could not keep as personal property, am
. without money he hardly wanted WIFE, ID
was at his wits end, and just concluded to max
the best of a bad bargain when, the old maj
I, made his appearance with horse and money sat
5 1t turned out that the money which the eashie
i Thought to be counterfeit was not so, ana Cd
g mistake had given the old man the trouble t
n 90 some distance to find an acquaintance Wh
lie might vouch for his responsibility in case
trouble, and this ocasioned his mysterious an
Isence In the sequel, the beautiful daughte
r became the wife of the future statesman