The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-11-02
Stlis&&llautous,
A Wide.aWake YOnnG Lady.

About four miles from EastonsPd, resides
a wealthy farmer, his wife and only dough
ter. The latter is doshing rustic bel'e' Of
the man.kiling species, much noted for her
dauntless way in doing things. and quick
wit. Having bill of local bank for one
hundred dollars, and not being able to use
it on account Of the inability of his neigh
bors 10 change it, the farmer resolved to send
i, to the bank for thot purpose, and selected
his daughter as carrier. The young lady
mounted horse and rode to Easton, but
arrived there after the bank had closed,
and after Offering the bill at several stores
without success she turned the head OF her
horse towards home.
She had just passed the suburbs of the
city, when "solitary horsemnn" overlook
her and gave the salute courteous, with
winning air. AS he had the appearance oi
q gentleman, and evinced the greatest re-
spect Tor the fair equestrian, she returned
his salutation without feur. and the two
were soon riding side by side. The stran-
ger expressed pleasure to find that they
were both going The same way, und made
such remarks about the landscape as led his
fair companion to believe that he WIS not
"native to the manor born )" he expaliatcd
on the superb blending o. coIors in the sun
set sky, observed hat"God nude the coun
try" and dweIt upon the contrast Of the
INGREDIENTS cares and the farmers freedom
Of soil. To all this poetical disquistion the
maiden did most seriously incline, not
dreaming that her comp. nion was anything
but a gentleman.
Smoothly ran the horseman's tongue, un-
ill they entered dark wood through which
the road wound, when he suddenly reined
bis horse directly across the path, and stern
" desired the girl to "surrender that one
hundred dollar bill she was trying to change
10 Easton." Thinking that he wos trying
to irighten her with trick, the <armer's
daughter laughed gully in reply; but the
production OF pistol convinced her OF the
true character OF her escort, and she fell
that the money must 60. But mark how
slight thing will turn the tables, when
circumstances all appear to tend one way.
The poor gIrl drew forth the bill from he'
bosom, aud was placing it in the scoundrel'i
outstretched hand, when gust Of wind blew
it into the road, and the fellow was obliged
to dismount TO recover it. r..... ..
No sooner had he left his horse, than tht
quick.wilted girl applied the whip to be-
own horse. and he sprang torward-but no
alone. The other horse started also, ant
away went the span with one rider. Witt
an oath the robber dashed after them an
fred bis pistol !; but the noise only frightene
the animals into q still faster gallop, and tn
farmers daughter found herself at home j
double quick time. 1t did not take her Ion
to relate her adventure, nor was her fathe
at all delicate about examining the saddle
bags of the strange horse. In them he foun'
besides large number of counterfeit bill
nearly fifteen hundred dollars in good none
The animal alone was worth more than tn
smount lost, end the farmer was well sat
fed with the exchange. The robber WI
probably some fellow connected with sgau
OF counterfeiters that iniest Central Pennsy
vania, and dogged the girl in her journey froI
stOre 70 store with the bill. He has not y,
claimed bis horss and saddle.bags-nor
there reason to believe he ever will.