The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-02-16

iron handle just sliding down.
"Now | had him. My cart was
almost new, made ofa stout frame OF
white oak, and made on purpose for
hard usage. ] did not believe an or
dinnry man could break out. got on
Imy cart as noisccssly as l got oil, and
then urged my horse on, still keeping
my pistol handy lknew that at q dis
tanee of d half mile further | should
come to q hard road, and so allowed
my horse TO pitch his own way through
the mud. -..... .
About ten minutes after this ]
heard motion in the cart, followed
by a grinding noise, as though some
heavy force was being applied to the
door. l said nothing, but the idea
struck me that the villain might judge
where l. sat, and shoot up through the
cart at me, so sat down on the foot.
board .l jay
| "Of courseI knew that my unex-
pccted passenger wA' ii. villain, for lie
must have been awake ever since !
started, and nothing in the world hnt
absolute villainy would have caused
him to remain quiet so long, and then
start up in this particular place. The
humping and pushing grew louder and
pretty soon heard II human voice
"Let me out OF tIris !" and he yelled
pretty loud.
I lift q my head so as to make him
think l was in the usual place, and then
asked him what he was doing there.
Let me out and l will tell you," he
replied.
Tell me what you are in there for?"
/ said.
81 got here to sleep on rags he an,
swcred "...
How did you get in?'' / asked.
"Lct me out or I'll shoot you through
the head" he replied.
"Just ut that moment my horses feet
struck the hard road, and | knew that
the rest Of the route to jackson would
be good going; the distance twelve
miles | slipped back to the front board
and took the whip. In fifteen minutes
we cleared the woods, and away We
went at Il keen jump. The chap inside
kept yelling to be let out
Finally he stopped, and in few
minutes came the report OF q pistol
observation-disclosures right af.
ter the other, and | heard the balls whiz
over my head lfI had been on my
seat, one of those balls, if not two Of
them, would have gone through me, l
popped up my head again, and gave a
yell, and then said, 80 God, save me!
Pm dead man then made II kind
Of q shullling noise, as though ! was
falling off, and finally settled down ON
the front board again. ] nowurged up
the old mare by giving her an OCCASION,
al poke with my whip stock, and she
peeled it faster than ever.
"TLe man called out to me twice
more pretty soon otter this, and as he
got no reply he made some tremendous
efforts to get the door open, and rs
this also at last failed him, he made sew
cral attempts ON the top. But had
no fear Of his doing anything there, for
the top Of tile cart is framed with dove
tails, and each sleeper bolted to the
post with iron bolts. hatf made ii so
could carry'loads there. BY and by,
alter all else failed, the scamp began to
hollcr whoa TO the horses, and kept
it up until he became hoarsc. All this
time l kept perfectly quiet, holding the
rains firmly, and kept poking the beast
with the stock We were not an hour
going that dozen miles, not a bit Of it.
hadn't much fear; perhaps l might
tell etruth, and say had none, for
l had a good pistol, and more than that,
my passenger was safe; yeti was glad
when came to jackson village, and in
ten minutes more hauled up in front Of
the tavern, and found 4 couple of men
in the barn clearing down some stage
horses.
"Well, old fellow" said |, as l gol
down and went to the back OF the wag,
on, you have had good ride, haven,
you?'
WHO are youi" he said, and hi
swore as he asked the question.
II am the man you tried to shoot,
was my reply.
."Wherc ami let me out" .s.
''Look here, we've come to saf
stopping place. and mind you that III.
pistol is ready for you the moment yo
show yourself. Now lay quiet.
''By this time the two hOstlcrs ha
come TO see what was the matter, au
l explained the case. After this l 60
one Of them to run and rout out th
sheriff, and tell him what l believed l.
got for him. The first streaks of day
light were coming up, and in half a
hour it would be broad daylight. i
less than that time the sheriff came, an,
two men with him. | told him tn
whole affair in few words, and thel
made for the cart He told the chaj
+ inside ~ho he was, aud if he made tn
least resistance he'd bea dead man.
thea slipped THERON wrench out, an'
, as !ct tnr door down the fellow mad
, aspiring. / caught him by the ankle
. and lle came down on his face, and In
moment saw the chap ! rec0gllzct
; hin. lie va, .ulrchtd tp he lookup
!, and / told 5i!a sheriff | should renal
, in town all ,iay. After breakfast Til
sheriff came down to the tavern an
e told me | had eau ,ght theyery bird, an
| il | woIld remain until next morning
should have the reward OF t@o hu!
\ dred dollars which had been offered.
D 81 found my goods ai' safe, paid Il
{ express messenger for bringing the
| from Indianapolis, and then went
y work to stow them away in the cart
The bullet holes we found in the top
@ the vehicle, just us | expected. In,
were in Il line, about five inches apal