Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-12-19


and Immediately got up and dressed my
self When / reached the yard, I foun'
the clouds all passed away, and the mooI
was shining brightly. The os'ler was eas'l!.
aroused, and by two o'clock | was on th'
road. The mud was deep, and my hors'
could not travel very fast-yet it s'rucl
me forcibly that the beast made mote vorl
of it than there was any need Of, for The
cart was nearly empty.
"However, on We went, and in the course
of half an hour | was clear of the village
! At short distance ahead lay large tract
of forest, mostly of great pines. The road
led directly through this wood, aud,as nea,
as l could remember, the distance was
twelve miles. Yet Us the moon was in the
east, and the road ran directly west,
should have light enough. had entered
the wooGs and had gone half mile when
my wagon wheels settled, with bump
and jerk, into a deep hole. l uttered
an exclamation of astOnishment, but this
vas not all. l heard another exclamation
from another source
"What could it be? l looked quickly
around, but could see nothing. Yet l
knew that the sound had heard vas very
close to me. As the hind wheels came up
l felt something beside the jerk Of the
wheels. heard something tumble from,
one SIDE to tie other cf my ,rayon, and |
could also feel the jar occa,loned by the
movement. II was simply man in my
cart! l knew this, on the instant. Of
course, felt puzzled. At first, imagi-
ned some poor fellow had taken this meth
cd to obtain ride. My next idea was,
that somebody had got in to sleep; but
this passed away as quickly as it came
for no man would have broken into my
cart for that purpose. Aud that thought,
gentlemen, quickly opened my eyes. Who
ever was in there, had broken in.
"My next thoughts, were of Dick Hard
head. He nad heard me say that my load
was all sold OUT, and Of course he suppos-
ed | had some money with me, for had
over 81 900. | also thought ne meant to
leave the cart when he supposed had
reached safe place, aud then either creep
over and shoot me, or knock me down.
All this passed like lightning through my
mind, BY the time had got a rod from
the Eole.
snow, never make it point to brag
of myself, but | have seen great deal OF
the world, aud am pretty cool and clear
headed under difficulty. In very few
my resolution was formed My
horse was knee-deep in the mud, and
knew could slip off without noise So
drew my rcvolver-I never travel in that
country, without one-I drew this, aud
having twined the lines shout my whip
stock carefully slipped down in the mud,
aud as the cart passed on went behind it
and examined the basp. The door of the
cart lets down, and is fastened by hasp,
which slips over the staple, and is then
secured by paddock. The paddock was
gone, and the hasp was secured IN its place
by bit of piDe-so that slight force
from within could break it. The paddock .
was gone, and the hasp was secured in its
place by bit Of pine-so that slight
force from within could break it. Ny
wheel wrench hung in a leather bucket on
The side Of the cart, and | quickly took it
out and slipped it into the stapel, the iron
handle just slipping down.
Snow had him. My cart was almost
new, made in stout frame of white oak,
md made on purpose for hard usage. 1
lid not believe any ordinary man could
break out. got on to my cart as noise
lessly as 1 got of, aud then urged my
horse on, still keeping my pistol handy.
knew that, at . distance Of half mile
'urther, l should come to good hard rord,
md SO allowed my horse te pick bis own
through the mud. About ten minutes sf-
er this, | heard a motion inside, followed
,y grinding noise, as though some heavy
;urce we're being applied to the door. l
iald nothing, but the idea struck me that
he vlIialu might judge where sat aud
'hoot up through the tcpof the cart At me,
10 | sat down Oh the fool-board.
"Of course, knew now that my unex-
,ected passenger was a villain, for be must
AVE been awake ever since started, and
,othlng in the word but absolute vliiaiuy
vouid have caused him tU remain quiet 81
opg, and then start up IN this particular
,lace. The humping aud pounding grew
ouder and louder, aud pretty soon heard
human voice
.Lrt me out Of this! be cried, and be
eIled pretty loud.
81 ut,ed up my head so as TO make him
hink WAS sitting IN my usual place, aud
len asked hun what he was dong thereF'
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