The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-02
Selected Story.
BAFFLED ROBBERS.

About the end of last century, was
called out of Inverness. shire to attend a
meeting of the General Assembly OF the
Church of Scotland in Edinburgh and hav-
ing been but newly placed over my charge,
nv circumstances were as yet so limited
that, upon making tho necessary prepara
tons for the Journey % Edihburgh, | cou'd
muster no more, than one poor solitary half
crown in cash to meet my travelling expen-
ses-a sum totally inadequate to pay any
or but small part of any means Of convey
ance. The call being hurried, | had no time
to write to any of my brethren tor the need.
funds, and not caring to ask this from any
of nv parshioners, but expecting that.
when come to Edinburgh, would get such
assistance as | required from some of my
brethren, or some friend whom knew, Ire
solved to set out on foot, outstanding my
precious half-crown in such way as would
afford me the necessary victuals, without
having recourse to begging during the jour
ney. Having received the letter OF conven-
ton in the afternoon, | resolved to start
next morning, there being only FIVE days
e!ore the meeting of the Assembly. In
the dim dawn, accordingly, | was on my
way, and after pushing on for an hour or
two, and entering the high from liver
ness to the south, descied some dis
tance ahead of me, a man on horseback,
leading in his hand another horse. Having
come up with the rider, who was going
forward at an easy pace, J began to be
afraid. and trembled when | saw that the
man was quite black. You must remember
| was young man and Highlander and
hough had heard of the black men Of the
Indies, yet, considering the unreasonable
hour. and, as had never heard OF any black
men having been ever seen in that neigh.
borhood before except the devil, who was
believed 10 assume that appearance, was
not W .thou some doubts of this strange ap-
parition, and for some time narrowly
watched the man aud his movements. Hav
ing ventured TO acc0st him, perceived he
was eager for conversation, which was
carried on while kept cautiously towards
the other side of the road. At length
having told him was going to Edinburgh,
the blacR man replied that he was bound
thitherward also, and offered me the hon .
which he led. This. as my misgivings re
garding the personality of the black horse
man had begun to give way, | was glad to
accept, inwardy thanking Providence for
having thus favored me with such good
| fortune.
1t turned out that the black was the
servant OF slave Of rich Jamaica planter
who was at that time home ou visit to his
Highland friends. and that the spare horse
was for the master, who had gone forward
day in advance of the horsenan, to enjoy
walk through the Highlands. My good
fortune was not then quite so great as
had at first calculated, but yet | was very
glad. The day was spent very pleasantly
the black man raising my establishment by
conversing freely in Gaelic, which, il ap
peared, was we'll known in the West In
dias while | myself. taking advantage o
the occasion, and finding the man was al
willing to learn az he was also ignorant o
religion, spent the most of the days journe.
in unfolding to him the truths OF the DIVINE