Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-01
EARLY DAYS OF sILAs WRIGHT
AN INCIDENT.

A friend, who was an old acquaintance
of the late Hon. Silas Wright, related 70
US an anscdote of that distinguished
man, which he received from his own
lips. and rs we have never seen it in print.
although it may have been, we give it to
our readers:
Mr.. Wright left home at an early sge.
to seek his fortune having, by way
cf ear hly possessions, fine horse, sad
die and bride, a pair of saddle-bags
and five hundred dollars in money. which
was IN bills and deposited in his saddle
bags. He took western course, and in
travelling one day he overlook man
with wagon and furniture, and an old
span Of horses, apparently cmigrating.
There was nothing particularly attrac-
tive at first view in the person or equip
age, but upon a closer inspection, Mr..
Wright discovered the daughter of the
emigrant, a most beautiful young LADY,
evidently refined and intelligent. They
Ijourneyed onward towards Geneva, chat.
ting closely 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 bank hours, he
proposed that young Wright should take
his seat beside the beautiful daughte-.
and allow him to mount Wright s horse
and hasten forward. Ardent and half.
smitten by the charms of the young Ia
day, Silas gladly accepted the PROPOSE.
ton, and leaping from his horse, allow
ed the old man to mount and make of
with all his earthly possessions, money
included, without q thought.
Rapidly the hours of Thalaba went BY.
while these two young and gifted beings
pursued their course quite lsisurely, 1t
may be surmised, towards their journey s
destination.
On arriving at Geneva, Mr.. Wright
drove up to the principal tavern, left the
lady, but then for the first time, q shade
of anxiety crossed his mind for the safety
of his fine horse and his money. He
went to all the other public houses. but
could hear of no such man as he de-
scribed; ne 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 endeavored
to get some money changed, which he
had declined doing, as the notes he pre-
sented were counterfeit! Our future
statesman then came to the conclusion
that he had made q crooked start in life.
About fifty dollars worth of old furni-
ture, dilspidated wagon and span of
worn cut horses, for q new wardrobe,
fine horse and five hundred dollars Ave,
but then there was the pretty daughter
but her he could not keep as personal
property without her own consent, and
without money he hardly wanted wife.
lie was at his wits end, and had Just
concluded to make the best of a bad
bargain, when the old man made his ap-
pesrance with horse and money all safe.
1t turned out that the money which the
cashier had thought to be all counterfeit,
was not so, and the mistake had given
the old man the trouble to 60 some dis.
tance to find an acquaintance who might
vouch for his respectability in case o.
trouble, and this occasioned his myste.
rious absence. In the sequel, the beau
tiful daughter became afterwards tn,
wife of the future statesman.-Dstroi
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