The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-01

twlned the reins around the whip stock
carefully slipped down in the mud and ex
amined the hasp The outer door of tn
cart let's down. and is fastened by has
which slips over staple and then is securer
by paddock The paddock was gone anr
the hasp secured in its own place by bi
of pine, 50 that slight force from within
would break it My wheel wrench stood il
1 leathern bucket on the side of the cart
and quickly took it out and slipped il
into the staple, the iron handle just sliding
down
Now had him My cart was aim nst
new. made of stont frame of white
oak, and made on purpose for hard usage
did not believe any ordinary man could
break it. got en- my cart as noiseIesslv
as I got off and then urged nv horse on.
still keeping my pistol handy knew that
at the disttuce Of halfa mile further | sho'd
come to hard road aud 50 flowed my
horse to pick his own wav through the mud
/ About ten minutes after this | hea rd a
motion in the cart, followed by grinding
noise as though some heavy force was being
applied to the door | said nothing but the
idea struck me that the william might Judge
where | sat and shoot up through the cart
at me, so | sat down on the front hoard
Of course I knew that my unexpected
passenger was a villain. for he must have
been awake ever since started and moth
ing in the world but absolute viIIainy would
have caused him to remain quiet so long,
and then start mp in this particular place
| The humping and pushing grew louder
aud pretty soon heard q human voice.
'Let me out OF this" ana 10 yelled pref
ty Iond
lifted my head 50 as to make him think
| was in the usual place and then asked
him what he was doing there.
''l.et me out and l will tell YOU" her
Piled
Tell me what you are in there for" I
said
Il got in here to sleep on rags" he an
swered.
''Tlow did You get in?" I asked.
LET me out or I'll shoot you through
the hesd!" he replied.
Just at 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. | slip
ped back to the foot board and took the
whip In fifteen minutes we cleared the
woods. and away we went on keen jump.
The chap inside kept yelling TO be let out
Finally he stopped, and in few minutes
came the report of pistol one-two
three four, one right after the other.
and heard the balls biz over my head
If had been on my seat one of these balls
if net two of them, would have gone through
me. popped up my head again and gave
~ t.OI Ii
a dead mani Then made kind of snuff
fling noise. as though was falling off, and
finally settled down on the front board
again. now urged up the old horse b.
giving him an occasional poke with my
whip stalk, and he peeled it faster than
ever.
The man called out to me twice more
pretty soon after this. aud as he got no re
ply he made some tremendous efforts to
break the door open, and as this failed him
he made several attempts on the top. But
had no more fear of his doing anything
there for the top of the cart is framed it'll
dove tails aud each sleeper bolted to the
posts With iron bolts. had it made SO
could carry loads there by and by, after
all else failed, the scamp commenced tol
boiler whoa to the horse, and kept it up
until he became hoarse All this time
kept perfectly quiet holding the reins firm
ly aud kept poking the beast with the
stock. We were DOT an hour going that
dozen miles not bit of it. | hadn't |
much fear; perhaps | might tell the truth
and say had uoue for had Il good pistol,
aud more than that my passenger was $ fe
yet was glad when | came to the old Hpnr
barrel factory that stands at the edge of
jackson village. and in ten minutes more
hauled up in front Of the tavern, and found
a couple of men in the barn cleaning down
some stage horses.
"Well, old fellow" said I, as got down
and went to the back of the wagon, you
have had good ride haven't YOU?
''Who are your he cried, and he swore
as he aske i tGe question.
81 ain the man you tried to shoot" was
the reply.
"Where am |? let he out"
Look here, we've come to a safe stop
ping place, and mind you that my pistol is
ready tor you the moment you SHOW your
self. Now lay quiet"
By this time the two hosters had come to
see " hat was the matter, and explained
the case. After this | got one of them 70
run and rout out the sheriff, aud tell him
what believed I'd got for hiu. The first
streaks OF daylight were just coming up
and in half an hour it would be broad day
light. In less than that time the sheriff
came and two men with him told him
the whole affair in few words aud then
made fer the cart. He told the chap inside |
who he was, aud if he made the least re
.sak, he 10 laoI tk,,,
slipped the iron wrench out, and as | let the
door down the fellow made spring. |
caught him by the ankle aud he came down
on his face and the moment saw the chap
| recognized him He was marched to the
lookup And told the sheriff should
remain in town all day After breakfast
the sheriff came down to the tavern and
told me that had caught the very bind
and if would remain until the next morn.
ing, | should have the reward of two hun
bred dollars which hal been offered
| found my goods all safe, paid the ex
press agent for bringing them from Indian
apolis, and then went to work to stow them
away in my cart The bullet holes were
found in the top of the vehicle just as ex-
pected They were in liue. abont five
inches apart and had been where usually
sit. two of them must have bit me some
where about the small of my back, aud
passed upward, for they were sent with
heavy charges of powder, aud his pistols
were heavy ones
On the next morning the sheriff called
upon me, aud paid me two hundred dollars
in gold for he had made himself sure that
he had got the villain
| afterward found letter in the post Of
flee at Portsmouth for me, from the sheriff
of Hancock county, and he Informed me
that the fellow who tried to kill aud rob me
is i'll prison for life
Few of us know when happiness is really
within our reach.
The coward says he is cautions, the miser,
that he is sparing.