The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-10-10
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be conversation from tho subject OF the
obberies, and 1t was not again alluded
Iufi6E the day. - .l. 49,.
We reached Lowstone shortly after
md fweat at once to the residence o. =
Stickney, whom I found st home. f.''
,een out oh day, and had nude ar Naf.s 81
.tfofts 10 obtsln some clbe 10 the PeIpslIa.
ioFs Of, the robheries that were being CONF
nii,ed, but without effected % l9alea7 % /
3 He ssid he could learn nothing on which
10 FRsas 1stspiciop,' TITO shosps had been
robbsd II .hisb iowa. but be eicoald gain no
plse 10. thu perpeHs ssorsa We consulted to-
gsiher.l lsud sfins lly ptoposeda,o 90 IN the
morning Ind zee. aae.hss ssr'
hsmed Gamblit. who resided abou. twelve
miles distant, 10 the town of Orton.
This met the views of my host, and so we
left the meter in the evening. 0u the fol-
lowing morning we we're up early, and as
The coach would take US directly to Gem
blit's house we chose that mode Of convey.
snee.T and repaired at reasonable hour to
the tavern for that purpose. When we
reached the inn, we found the old farmer,
who had been one Of my fellow passengers
on the night before, stepping about the door
in high state OF excitement. He had been
robbed Of three hundred pounds, and be was
sure it must have been done in the atages for
be had slept with his pocket book under his
pillow He had not thought TO look into it
when he retired. but he had found it empty
that morning when he eotup. Hs said that
the wallet had been taken from his pocket
and put beck sgain-he knew it. As soon
as he saw me he was anxious ] should be
searched. OF course | allowed the opera
tion TO be performed, willingly. After the
excitement was allayed, asked where the
pale young man was who came in the coach
and was told by the landlord that be went
away soon after the coach arrived.
My first aim was to satisfy myself thai
the old man had been robbed in the stage
coach, and Of this he succeeded in convinc
ing me. After this my suspicious reste'
upon the consumptiVe man. and / believet
If I could find him. should find the rogue
So / bade the landlord keep shnrp lookout
and also spoke to the driver who had brOugb
me from Sidney, and who was now on the
point OF returning, requesting him, if he saw
any thing of the pale man, to see that hi
was secured. The suspicious individual hat
only remained at the inn few minutes ol
The pFesl1ns evening, and'hud then gon
awsy in gig. which had come Tor him; bu
no one could tell what direction he had ta
ken. tesf
The coach for Orion soon came to th
door and Stckney and myself took our seat
inside, the farmer having determined to re
main where he was until he heard some
thing about the money. There we're tw'
other pSssengers inside, and two or thre
outside but they were strangers to me-
We had gone two or three miles, when tn
driver pulled up before small farmhouse
where woman andjrunk were waiting b.
the garden gate. FR ". fs"
The lady was handed into the coach, AM
took a seat facing me, and as she turned t
give the driver some directions concerning
the baggage, she threw her veil over he
bonnet. She was presty-very pretty-witl
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes. Her hal
hung in glossy brown ringIets over her nee
and shoulders, and was type Of beauty j
ilseli / looked at the rosy cheeks agni
and into hor dark lustrous eyes. My gaz
was fixed on this latter point, when sh
caught my glance, and quickly dropped he
veil. At FIRST / telt a little ashamed at hav
log been caught staring at her go boldly
bu, as the face was hidden from sight, and
had opportunity for reflection, 1t struck m
that had seen those features before.
Here was a study for me, and | was br
rled 10 it at once. Where had | seen th'
face! whispered to Stickney. and aske
him if he had ever seen her before. II
said he had not. and joked me for being
curious about apretty face.
| We stopped at place called "Turner
MiIPs," in the edge Of OrtoO, TO exchanG
mails, end here jumped out to see the pos
master. who was an old friend Of mine-an
as was returning to the COACH the thougI
struck me to look at the trunk which h'
been last put on, and see il any name w
on IL. II was marked with the simple 10