Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-30
Thrilling Incident.
MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE OF BRIDE ELEcr-ExrnAoR
BINARY

Thrilling Incident.
MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE OF BRIDE ELEcT-ExrnAuR-
BINARY sEvRL.
Women oftcu present presence Of mind and the
power OF self control, under circumstances of i'm.
minent peril, which seem almost FOREIGN To their
nature and beyond the endurance Of n delicate
ply sicnl organization. A striking instance Of self
command, by lady whose fears must have been
powerfully excited. and whose life Of aff uence had
probably never bcf,re given her nerves any sever
test than is incident to the yexa iona Of loncs-
tic cares 10 gwen in Chamber Jou, nal for Oeto-
Der. We copy the adventure. promising by way
of explanation that the lady was the daughter ii
n rector, residing in a quiet English Country VII
lage and was upon the eve Of marriage;
The wedding day was 10 be on the morrow If
that on which our adventure happened. Grand
preparations were made for tho wedding: AMI the
rectors fine old plate and the costly gifts Of the
bride. were discussed with pride and pleasure nj
the Hare and Hounds, ia the presence Of some
strangers who had come down to prize fight
which had taken place in the neighborhood.
That night, Adelaide, who occupied separate
room from her sister, sat up la.e-lnng after all
the household had retired 10 rest. She had long
interview with her father. and had been reading
n chapter To which he had directed her attention,
| and had packed mp her jewels, &c. She wascot.
scqucntly, still dressed when the church clock toll
cd midnight. As il ceased, she fnncied she heard
a noise like that Of Ale; shc listened but could
'ilS''iiSulSH hVthlHp iulsHN DuNe bfcn
made by some of the servants still about. or per-
baps il was only the creakng of the old trces--
She heard nothing but the signing Of the winter
winds for many minutes afterwards. Ilouse-brcak-
ers were nero myths in primitive Thyhdon; and
tho bride elect; without thought Of fear, rcsum-
ed her occupation. She was gazing On glitter
ing set of diamonds, destined 10 be worn ut he
welding, when her bedroom door soft " opened.
She turned looked up and beheld n IAN with a
black mask, holding pistol in his han standing
before her.
She did not s,ream for her thought was for her
father. who was in the next rooun amt to whom
nm, sudden alarm might be death, for 10 was old,
feeble and suffering from heart com; ain. She
con'ron c tho rahber boldly, aud add cssel him
in whisper:
You are come, sail she, ITO rob M. Spare
your soul the awful guilt Of mur,le.. Ny father
his sleep would kill him. Make no noise. | beg
d YOU"
The fellow was astonished AMI cowed
I've won't make amy noise" he replied Sudden
ly "if you give II. everything quietly"
Adelaide drew back aud lot him take her Jewels
not without pang. for they were precious love
gifts, remarkng ut the same time that two
masked rufinns stood VI the halfopenel door. is
he took tho jewel case and watch from tho table,
and demanded her purse. she asked him if hc in
tended To 60 into her fathers room. She scl
u snrly affirmative: :" he wasn't ag1ins to run all
''eh anu raw uhIl IN beHlHu one
posed instantly that she should 20 herself say q:
81 wall bring you whatever y"u wish. and you Y
guard nv ihthcr, and kill me if | play ialsc t.
You" The fellow consulted his comrades, and at
ter short parlcy they agreed tn the proposal; ana
with II pistol pointed at her head the dauntlcss
girl crossed the passage and entered the old
,or's room. Very gently she stole across the
chamber, aud removing his purse, watch, keys and
desk, she give them up TO the robbers who stood
1t t'e door. The old man slept peacefully and
calmly thus guarded Ivy his child. who softly shut
the door, aud demanded if the robbers were yet
gutisfed.
The leader replied that they should be when
they had got the show of plate spread out below,
and that they couldn't let her out Of sight and
thu, she must 20 with him. In compliance with
the mandate she followed them down stairs to the
iinlug-ronm. where splendid neutrality-suspicious.
hni hecn laid 10 save hurry and trouble on the
morrow. 10 her surprise. the tellows-eight in
nUmlcr whcn assembled seated themselves and
prepared t, make good meal. They ordered her
10 gei the wine, and cut up her own wedding cake
for them: and then. seated at the head of the ta-
bic. she compelled to preside at this extraor-
binary rc,e
They ate, drank laughed and jokcd; and Ale-
larr, quick o ear and eve. had thus time to stud y,
IN her quiet way. the Ii ,nrcs and voices Of the
whole set
" hen the repast was ended and the plate trans
irsrrd To II sarA, they prepared Ia depart, whs-
For the first time Adciaide's courage gave way,
and she tr"mle'l; but it was not a consul alton
against her, n it proved. The leader approached
her. told her thnt they did not wish 10 ham her
that She was n Jolly wench. regular game, and
they wun d'nt hurt her, but she must swear not
To- give tie alarm till nine or ten O'Clock the next
hay. when they should lie off all safe. r. this Of
course shc was obliged To assent. and then they
all iuS,sed un shaking hands with her She no
t'cel during this parting ceremony, that one OF
the ruitans had only ;hrce fingers Oh the left
hand.
| Alone. ard in the dcspnilcd room, Adelaide,
faint and exhausted, awaited the first slcam Of
dal light. then, the robbers dill not re'urn she
stole up into her room, undrcssed and fell into
/ dsturlc1 slumber. The CONSERVATION ut the fam
| lily naxt morning may be imaginelnnd Aelalde-
story was still more astonishing than the fact of
! the robbery itself Police sent from London
aud they. gnidrd by Adcaidc's lucid description
OF her midnight guests, actually succeeded in cap
turing every Que Of the gang, when the young la
dy had NJ dlthculy in icntifvin. and swearing
to the "thrce fingered JacE, tein; the guiding clue
t, tie discovery. The stolen property nearly
all recovered, aud the cid rector always declared
and = ia ttulh--that lac owed his LIE to the
,ct-poSscsson and iud smcut Of his eldest laugh
ter.
The only i'll cfert Of the great trial her nerves.
WAS disposition. ON the part of the Young hero
me. To listen 10 midnight sounds, AMI start uneas
ly from troubled dreams, but time and change of
residence soen effected ITS cure.
ARRIVAL FROM FoRr BRlpGER.-- Suffering on the
Pyaias.,-On Thursday morning company of l.
men. in the employ of Messrs Russell, Majors
Wad'lcll, arrived in this city. direct from Fort
Bridecr. They left Bridger the Isl # Noven
Der, and have met with great suffering on the
Dl.,s, IL