The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-05-28
4 Thrilling Adventure.

Fourteen years ago, drove from Lit
(. Teton, distance of forty.two miles, and as
! | had 10 await the arrival of two or three
coaches, did not start till after dinner !;
50 | very often had good distance TO
drive after dark
1t was in the dead of winter, and the
season had been a tough one. A great
| deal OF suoY had fallen. and the DRIFT.
were ploushed deep. The mil carried
| was not due at Littleton, by the contract,
until enc o'clock, but that wiuter the post
| master was very often Obliged 20 sit up .
| little later than that for ME.
| One day in February. when drove up
for my mail ut Danbury, the postmaster
called me info hi, Office
Pete" said he, wi Il an imp1rtan' /,
| serious look, there some pretty heavy
| money packages III that bag" aul lie
! pointed to the bag as he spoke He said
the money was from Boston to some land
agents up near the Canadian line Then
he asked Tc if had got any passengers
i-wh no were going through to Littleton.
told him did not know "but suppose |
haven't" said [.
v,
lower route came in to day, aud be say
that there have been two suspicious char
acters oa the stage tha. came up last
night, and he suspects that they have an
eye apon the mail, SO that it will stand
you in hand to be a little careful"
He said the agent had described one
of them as a short, thick set fellow. about
forty years OF age, with long hair and a
thick, heavy ciump OF beard on the chin,
but none on the side of ais lace. lie did
MT know anything about the other |
told fhe old fellow | guessed there wasn't
much danger.
'.Oh. no. not If yen have got passengers
through But paly told you this 50 that
you might looS out far yout mail, and
look out when you change horses "
answered that l shoali d, 50. and
then took the bag under nv arm and left
the Office | slowed the mail under my
feet little more carefully thsn usual,
placing it so that coaid keep my feet
against 1t but beyond this, did not
feel any concern 1t was past one when
started, and had four pa ssagcrs. two
Of whom te'c To my tir-t stopping place
! reached Gowam's Mills at DARK. where
We stopped Tor supper, and where my
other two passengers concluded to stop
fer the ni.ht
y Atout 6 o'clock in the evening, left
Gowan's Mills aione, having two horses
and an open pu1s.
had seventeen miles 10 60, and hard
seventeen miles it wa~, too. The night
was quite cold, and the wind was sharp
4 - q I
directions, while the drifts were deep and
closely packed. Ii was slow tedious work.
aud my horses soon became leg weary and
restivc At the distance OF six miles |
came to Il little settlement called Bulls
i,orners, where | took fresh horses. L d
been two hours goiue that distance. just
as | was going 10 start, 4 han came a.
and asked NE il [ was gong through II
l.ittietou ltUl him should 90 through,
if the shing cauid possibly be done. He
said he was very anxious to 90, and as he
.aa no baggage told him To jump IN
aud make himself ~ comfortable posi-
be. | WAS gathering up my lines, when
tic hos;ler came la aad asked me IT
knew thai one oi. my horses had cut him
self badly | jumped cut aud Went w,th
had got deep cork cut on the off fore
foot | gave such direction as co.,sii
cred necessary. aud was ab,ut TO turn
away, when the hosfier rem lrl.d that he
thought l came alone. told him ]
did.
.,Thcn where did that passenger come
from % said he
.s.Ie just got In l answered.
'.Got in from where =
81 don't know"
"Well. now.'' said the ho~tler, ''that>
kind O curious. There amt no sucl,
"a man been at the house, aud | know
that there hain't been hone at the neigh,
bors."
..Let us have look at his face" said
!; I'VE can get that much, at any rate
Do You so back With me, and when | get