Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1858-01-27
THE TRAVELLERS STORY.
nY YOUNG AMERICA.

Several years ago, while sojourning
for few weeks in Biddeford, Maine.
lehanced to become acquainted with Il
man named Joseph Aleston, who had
lately returned from western tour
During my brief stay in Biddeford, !
called upon him sew, raj times, and one
Of these occasions he related TO me the
following story
8 Ii was near three 0'clock, said he,
i'll The afternoon Of a somewhat chilly
day, in the latter part Of last October
than | left the little village Of Marion,
Kentucky, for Greemvlle, place some
thirty miles distant. Tie easterIy wind,
With lis chilling dampness aud increasing
yiolcTlcc, gave unerfing notice Of The APP
prt,acll of siorm, which. us usual,
might be expected To continue several
days. But my horse was MI excellent
trnrcler, 3nnd Il first Fate order, and
hoped 10 reach Greenyille before the
storm really sga 5ils but in this was
disappointed. for scarcely had | been on
my way half an hour ere il commenced
d ram, ut first lightly. but ere long with
unabated fury. AL length night set in
aud fouhd me without shelter. The
darkness wts isupeuelrabIe, and gave
my horse the rein, aud let him follow his
own instinct"
I" 1 must have rode thus through the
utter darkness for nenrly two hours, when
thought saw light short distance
ahead of me. Ii tWinkled like a misty
star. and then disappeared; but soon
saw it again, aud became convinced that |
there was human habnation of some
sort ahead of me. ! urged my jaded |
beast on TO quicker pace and soon had |
the pleasure of pulling up before Il house,
what sort Of a house / could not tell; |
conld only see a dark mass, aud sin-
lewindow, from whence sllone the light.
| allighted from my horse, and, after
cropping sut for some time, found a
door, ulson wlsich | knocked Justify. The
door was aoon opened by woman, mp
pafenlly about fofty-five years of age,
and | made known my wants, and asked
for shelter for myself and beast while the
storm lasted. She replied that they did
not make it practice 10 keep travellers,
tlatif | would enter the house, she would
see what could be done for me.
~ followed her into what appeared TO
be a sort of sitting room. In Cavern
ons fire place a cheerful FIRE was burning;
before which two men were seated. tine
Of them judged to be about forty years
OF age. while the other must have been
somewhat lis junior. There was a COM
pIete puddle Of water where had been
atandlng,fo for The rain was almost streams
ing of my garments; so ! took off my
oVerc0at and gave it the woman, and she !
carried il out Of the room.
1t was not until had taken q seat I
before the fire that thought Of my poor
beast; and when the female again entered
ias room, asked her if my horse could '
oe taken care of. She replied in the
anlrmatiYe, and also told me that could
remain there though the night. | had 7
zen my valise upon the horse, aad OF
course spoke Of taking cure Of the ami y
mai myself but the woman infnrmed me $
That he had already been led round TO the Q
liable, and that my galise should be
brought to me in few minutes. She .
'lso informed me that some supper had z
'een prepared for me in another room, /
laa thai II would allow her she would y
nov me the way. readily consented, b
lnd sile conducted me througli long, g
larfoW w entry. into scanlilys furnished g
ootn' 5ll a table was spreail iii the middle
y tle apartment. and some food pre- n
'are0 upon L, sat down "a tile repast. ct