The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-07-05
HILLSDALE, MICH, TUESDAY, JULY s. 1859.

| u WASTE VI tIlnc Ncly iuNhI( gave ~ uP,
and began to consider what | had best do
under. the existing circumstances i wgsen't
! long in making up my mind upon few
essential points: First, Ihe man behind
me was villain. second, he had cut open
the mail bag and robbed it Of some valuable
matter. He must have known the money
letters by their size and shape. Third, he
ment to leave stage on the first favorable
opportunity ;and-forthly, he was prepared
to shoot me if attempted to arrest or
detain him.
81 rcvolved these things over in my mind,
and pretty soon | thought of a course
to pursue. knew il could get my hands
safely upon the rascal, must take him
wholly unawares md this could not do
while he was behind me, for his eyes was
upon me all tho time, so | must resort
to strategcm. Only little distance
ahead was a house, where an old farmer
named Lougcc lived, ard directly before
which huge snow bank streatchcd across
the road, through which trak for teams
had to be made with shovels. As we
approached the cot saw light in the
front room, ms | felt confident should, for
the old man generally sat up until the stage
went by. drove on, and when nearly
oposit the dwelling stood W rs had fire.
quently done when approaching difficult
places. | saw The snow bank ahead, and
could plainly distinguish the deep cut
which had been shov, led through it,
I urged the horses a a good speed, and, VIII.
en- near the bank forced them into it.,One
Of the runners mounted the edge Of the
hank after them, while the other ran into
the cut thus throwing the sleigh over about
as tho lightning had struck it. My passenger
haden't calculated on any such n'ovcment,
and wasrn'tprcpared for it, but l had
calculated and acas prepared. He rolled ont
into the deep snow with heavy buffalo.
robe around him, while | alighteG upon my,
feet. directly ou top Of him. pushed his
head into the snow, and thons ng out for
old Lougcc did not have to call second
TO see me pass, and as soon rs hesaw my
sleigh overturned he had lit his lantern
and hurried out.
"'What's to pay 7 asked the old man, as
he came up.
"'Lead the horses into the track, and
then come here saysI
"As spoke had partly looscncd my
holt upon the villains throat, and he drew
a pistol from b S bosom; but saw it in sea-
son, and | jamed his head into the snow
again, and got the weapon away from him.
By this this time Loug"c had leG the horses
out aud come back, and explained the
matter TO him in as few words as possible.
We hauled the rascal into the road, and
upon examination we found about twenty
package OF letters, which he had stolen
from the mail bag, stowel away in his
pocket.
"He swore, aud threatened, and begged
and prayed; but we paid no attention to
his hlarney. Lougce got some stout cord,
and we had securely b,unl the william. We
tumbled him into the pung. asked the
old man if he would ACCOMPANY me to
Liticton, and he said of course So he
got his ovcrcoat and mufil r, aud ere long
We started on
81 reached the end of my route with my
mail all safe, though not so snug as might
have been, and my mail bag little the
worse for tho game that had been played
upon it. However, tho mail robber was
secure, and within week he was ilentiti
ell by some Officers from Concord as IN
old offender, and I'm rather inclined to
the opinion that he's in States Prison at
the present momcut At any rate, he was
there the last | heard Of him.
That's the only time ever had any
trouble; and think that, under the cir
cumstanccs; came out of it pretty we'll