Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-12
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TIE P8ASAIlToS COT
A THRILLING STORY.

On my last voyage to Bristol, the owners of
the ship took passage with me- The whole
cargo belonged to them, and they not only
wished to do some business in England, but
they also had desire travel some. Besdss
cabin. The passage from New York to Eng
land on that occasion was the most severe and
stormy / ever made have experienced hea-
Vier storms but never such continued hard
weather The old ship was on a strain the
whole of the time, and though | run into Avon
without losing life or important spar, yet
she had received much damage. Her main
mast was sprung, her rudder damaged. her
tmbers strained, and for the last week, the
pumps had to be kept going all the time, own
ers, passengers, officers and all doing their
share of work at the brakes.
As soon as we could get the cargo out, the
ship was hauled into the dock for repairs, and
Vt tOand, upon examination, that it would be
a week before she could be fit for sea, and if
she had all the repairs which she absolutely
needed, it would take her nearer two weeks
contract was make for the job and one of
the owners agreed TO stay by and superintend
the work. This left me at liberty, and be-
gan to look around for some place to visit.
had heard much Of Salisbury Plain The fa-
nous stone hedge was there, and so were three
other relics of Roman and British antiauties.
Accordingly to the Salisbury Plain | resolved
to 20. When | went on board the ship to
make arrangements with the owners who had
remained there, | found one of the passengers
Just leaving. His name was Nathan Leeman.
lie was young man. not more than thirty
years of age, and | supposed !iim from his fea-
'ures and dom, to he an Englshman. | told
him was going to Salisbury, and he informed
Ne that he was going the same way
Leeman had been intending to take the
stage TO Davies, and then to take some of
the cross coaches but had resolved to take
horse and travel where, and how, and when
pleased, and he liked the plan so we'll that
he went Immediately and bought himself good
horse and saddle
was about the middle of the forenoon
when We set out, and found that Leeman in
tended to visit the curositeS with me, and
then keep on toward London, by the way of
Andover aud Chertsay he having sent his
baggage on ahead to Salisbury by the great
mall route, which ran many miles out of the
va? found my companion excellent compa-
~ and on the way he told me some passages
from his own life. He was born in England,
olt this was the first time he had been in the
Na-dom since he was fourteen years of age,
ana was led to infer that at the time he ran
away from his parents. During the last six
years of his residence in the United States he
l'l been engaged in Western land Speculations,
'aa ne was now independently rich.
We took dinner at Bradford, a large manu-
'''Il'Ing town, six miles southeast of Bath,
'4l soon as our horses were rested we set out
gam Towards the middle of the afternoon
"T sEy began to grow overcast, and we had
Eoase OF storm. BY five o'clock the great
t''us were piled up in heavy masses, and it
gan 70 thunder. At Warminister we had
a, %Isn the direct road for Amesbury, distance
Ionr,een miles, and when the storm had
v "'std upon us We were about half way be-
'eH The two places. / was in no particular
M ''!' and as had no desire TO get wet,
rPo'ed that we should stop at the first place
Il ~he tc In few moments more we came
point where a small cross-rOad turned off
"e right, and a guide board said it was five
an uIeS Is to Deptford Inn.
,e proposed that we should turn into this by
H n a'd make for Deptford Inn as fast aspos-
An ana my companion readily assented. We
gone mile when the great drops of rain
Blt :au 10 tall but as good fortune would have
n u! "s eSpied a small cottage, not more than a
)ljI Fo"S ahead through clump of poplars.-
Iade for this place, and reached it before
luN (" wet There was a good sized barn on
EgvLScs, and long sheep shed connected
~ sH The house. Beneath this shed We drove,
g!It gs.lH as we alighted, an old man came out.
s,.s "d him that we had got caught in a
iAsn - and asked him if he could accommodate
a.gr st night. He told us We should have
III 'e'' DIS humble place could afford, and #