Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-11-18
WHOLE NUMBER S29.



A bnc Asesdots Of Prcsidsnt yohssson.
4 say, say, General Jsckspb, FOR fear
you shonld think have some sxsto grind
because | try SO hard 10 keep you 'asomy
!; poor house all night, will agree to. enter
n tain you lee Of expense! expostulsted the
landlord of the only inn 10 the village of
f Jefferson, Ash County. North Carolins. to
General Jackson, late one evening 10 Che
y au'umn of ls---, as he entered his carriage
to pursue bis journey toward TennessesA--
The Blue Ridge, Sir, is infested with ban
dttl, aud you will certainly be robbed,
and possibly murdered, before morning.
bes eeh you, stayf
YouIare very kind, Sir, and Iithubk 70.
replied The General, bnt shall proceed,
and try aud reach the Tennessee line atall
} events. have no fears OF being molested.
d i've on, Ned, ,brisky. Alden, gentle.
men ALL and the cid hero drove off at
rapid pace.
Hilloa there, youugsterl oriei the land
lord to sim, wiry flsxen-headed stripping
u standing in the motley crowd sinl front OF
the tavern, If you are going 10 Teanesssr,
you bad better jump up behind aud go
along with the General; It's as cheap riding
Us walking
Sure enough I reckon I'd better, and
thank sou, replied the Young man Jumping
up behind the coach as it drove off sldsA
They rode on quietly for some hours
until they began 10 ascend the mountain.
when the General hearing slight c0rgh
behind, called out, sternly:
Who's that2 f't eai 2Nfe7hsV
Irs me, Sir-Andrew johnson. .go I am
| fra yoia, pa Itn =,
thought might get # on your carriage,
Sir. | beg your pardon, Sir. .;.,.n -,
Yon are quite welcome. Sir, to my
carriage. Come forward and take a. seat
with me. 'f HDF. - i,pa 'tu
Thank you, sir; but as the mountain Is
rather steep hese, Ill jump off and
walk up s....ls. u
He walked forward up the mountainsids
10 advance of the car risge, but had 'not
gone far before Ee saw q man ahead of
him ascending the mountain. He sp-
pesred to be intoxicated. He lurched this
way and the other way, staggering back
ward and forward; now bis knees would
double up, and be weuld miss step, as il
the earth had suddenly vanished before
him; then be would send him diagonslly
across the road, He stopped and braced
himself up SO as nearly to fall backward.
and then drifted helpl.ssly along, He
Presently be turned an angle 10 the road
road and was ought Of sight.
That man is beas.ly drunk, remark
the q eueral. -s-r' gas5lI Id
Druuk!-nos mach, Sir. laughed the
young man: hes no more drunk than j am.
He's playing possum, aud means mischief.
| n hal, l,;n -, tI,
} As they drove up be raised himself lszily
and hailed them. Hic! shl IL say,
gentlemen, can't you give man lift 7
|I-hic! cant walk; I'm loaded too heartily
with d---d mean whisky sas .sq.,. s,sT
Then stay where you are and get rid OF
it? replied the General, sternly. -.
The devil! exclaimed the man, springing
to his feet with the agility of q cat He
gave a keen whistle aud planted himself in
front of the coach Three men sprapg
out from the bushes, and made @ rush ss
The carri4ge. 81 -.4~,.s,U D. srss
Q lick as thought the General sprapg
upou one of them, and they rolled over 10
the road together. A dull, crushing sound
vas next heard over the conflict, and o
second one rolled over in the dust,
| pAOpCiCA OJ hbp tOuhOu w tuC PVWCf~
tul hands of the driver, The young man,
by timely shot, Gred and brought down
q third, aud then sprang to the, assistance
OF the General, who still fought manfully
with his Herculesn antagonist, while the
driver engaged the remaining robber. ~
Stand back2 stand back? ciied the Gen.
eral tc the youug man; We sremaa to man
I'll give The villain fair play By ) the
Eiernal have you now and he threw his
antagonist over, apparently lifeless. ss,s,s
Are you hurt. my boy? asked the Gen.
eval. And you, too. .Ned?-where's Nedl
Here, NASSAU replied the boy. putting
up the rc ad. Ny robber coward--hs run
he! he! he! | golly; save one. massa
save one, an'de young gentleman save one
he! be! bel. lsf el ssl fslima1os
All this occurred 10 less ime than 10
takes 10 record it. 1 Ug ggsieaai crow
.. But you. General. are you huftf sr
| No; nothing but a few bruises, thank
God2 But look therei one ofthem is stir.
ring. You. Sir. and Ned. pinion bis hands.
while examine the others sai q taeois
. None of them we're found to be 7dsad.s-a
Two were only stunned, and tho thifdf had
received piStol.shot through the shoulder
aud was crouchipg in alright. They were
oil soon pinioued, and council was held.
when il was determined to'ldisarm them
and lei them go, rather than be detained
on the road. No further incidents befell our
travellers during their jauut. bsrnsi JtoY
On their separation in Tennessee tho
General gave the, young man mach good
advice. He ,recounled TO him his OVID
! history, and bade him aspire to be good
and useful. The General conjDaed sssepss
. for his home In Middle Tennessee, and the
young man, stopped and settled in the
. Town Of Greenvie. Tennessee. IS . jour.
reyman tailor. OF his subsequent career
It Is needless to speak; il Is Apart OF the
{ history OF our country.
Result OF the state EIeetien. .a.s1 ~
, b9psd asdriom the Nss York Tines iishIahI
. 10 We hope Mr. Montgomery Blair leeli