The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-06-06
Anon PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY JUNE g. 1861


Theeeach waa fulI, a6I could per
Ceive by thelahle lern suspended from
the roof and AZ sooner had W,
passed the outSklris ofthe city, thar
the passengers Congratulated eacf
othefupon the ~ q condition oft
road, now thai RI Tnerto was al
inmate Of the Acordado, and tht
Idrhgopnbweref fsouring thecountry
for theTemaind er Of his band. :
| In high spirits, we dashed oui
of the village, aud were soon com,
posing ourselyel for our post-pran.
dial aiestas, Wssp, on reaching {
valley where Tie road was closely
lehpt ili By dbhbe chapRrral, thu
|gehiele rnean afand ntill
which aroused Us all from sleep.--
Scarcely had we time to rub oper
Ioureyee, than the coach doors were
opened, and we found ourselves
surrounded by armed men.
We were Immediately ordered &c
dismourt, when we were surround
ed By . party Of the rohbers--fol
such they really were--whils 9th.
ere rAnsackei The diligence, over.
hauling trunks, bags and packagel
in search of money and other val.
uables. Others approached and de-
manded our watches and the con-
tents of our pockets, at the same
time disarming such Of rs as were
In possession Of pistols. While
this was going on, I had the NOR.
tifcation to see my valise, the gol.
den contents ofwhich had brought
me to the country, carried away
and placed In the hands of o robber
who had not yet left his saddle,
when the fellow putting spurs to
his horse, dashed away into the
chaparral. ,,..-,,
This affair occupied scarcely five
minutes; and the bandits, being sat.
isfed with what they had attained,
directed US toreturn to thecarriage,
aud, commencing US to the care oi
ell the Saints, laughingly bid us
ego with Cod The driver snatch.
ed his whip, and once more We
dashed away toward our destina,
tion. Each of US thanking GOO
that we had escaped as cheap as VIZ
had. y
An hour after this mal-adven'
ture, the coach drew up in front o.
o solitary station to change mules
Vexed and notified at my loss--
for 1t was nearly all I possessed il
the world---I refused to alight ant
Join my fellow travellers in q glass
of country brandy. While they
were absent for the refreshment, 0
person who seemed to be one of the
servants of the establishment came
to the coach window, and handed
me a scrap of paper. / opened II
and read:
HDoN THoMAs--Said not, when we mel
in the Aeordado, that If you took the We'd
nesday correro we would meet again. Fol.
low the man who gives you this, and your
loss shall be- made good. ] win detsin the
coach, 90 you need not fear being left be-
hind.
aEL TuERro."
/ followed the fellow as directed,
and entering q back room of the
station-house, encountered my old
acquaintance of El Puente Nacion-
al and the city prison. He was,
if possible, more polite than ever,
and after thanking me for the favor
I had done him on the last occasion
ofour meeting, which, he said, had
led to his escape and that Of his
companions, he drew from a corner
of the room my yet unopened val
ise, and placing it in my hands, beg
ged many pardons for the uneasi-
ness the loss Of it might have
caused me.
Returning my thanks for this
unexpected courtesy, l desired to
know how he and his followers had
escaped from the Acordado.
"GoM, mi amigo, was the key
that opened the gates, and restored
our horses. Last night at midnight,
during the confusion Of changing
the guards, we walked out, and taxi
ing to our saddles, were in time to
keep good my word to you, and
make q handsome haul besides from
your fellow travellers"
! At this moment the impatient
shout of the driver called to the
passengers to enter the diligence,
and soon we were once more rat
Ting away at o rapid pace towards
Vera Cruz, where we safely arrived
without further adventure.
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