Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-10-24

she had noticed at the hotela leaving
the druggist she observed dry goods
store, and thought she would try her
luck there. e.. Still she was unsuGccss-
tul. n>''E g rlTE Fs-tf siEala9.s--I af- aez
q, As see was leaving the store, she met
the t;tll man with black whiskers ag;rin.
He looked srnilingly upon her. and ask
ed her 10. let him see the. bill, for he
thought he could change it, After
looking at it he returned it to her again
| observing, SLIT had 70 been q city bill he
would haze changed it. but he did not
like to change a country BILL uosa. .s5.u
1, Having tried at, TIVE or, three places
/ without ,effecting her object, Debby
found she must give it up, for she, WAS
now told it would not be possible for
her TO get. ii, changed till the bank
should fe opened the next day. Con
sequently she concluded to return imme-
diatcly home. AS she rode out of the
hotel yard, she observed the tail man
with black whiskers standing at the cor
ner of the house, apparently watching
her movements. But she rode on, and
was no sooner out of sight than he out
OF her mind, for her own pefplexing dis
appointment engrossed all her thoghts
She passed oyer the first Two miles of
her homeward journey almost uncom-
cious of the distance, 50 bulsIy was She
turning over. in her mind various cxpe-
diTeiits to remedy the failure of her
neighbor of whom she presumed it might
not be impossible to borrow n few dol
lars for q short time But then she
knew her father was SO opposed to boFs
rowing he would not allow it to be
done; and wonld never forgive her
should he find out that she had done it
without his consent. :. .-.,,,, ,l f.., ... y
Her reveries were at length broken
off by the sound Of a horse coming at
rather quick trot behind her. She
looked over her shoulder, and there was
that tall man with black. whiskers, mount
ed on large and beautiful black horse,
within a few rods of her; she shuddered
q little at first at the idea of having his
company through the woods, but as he
came up and accosted her with sucli easy
and gentle manners, she soon recovered
from her trepidation and rode on with
her wonted cOnposure.
''Rather lone road here, Miss?" said
the stranger, looking in the dark woods
that lay in the valley before them. "How
far do you go, Miss ~ ---'' '
''Seven or eight miles," said Debby,
hesitating little. sz- '.i
81 am happy to have company on the
road, )" said the stranger, "for it is rather
lonesome riding alone, trust you will
allow me to be your protector ?'' 'r '--..
| Debby thanked him, b3t said she was
never lonesome and never afraid, still, in
u lonely place it was agreeable to have
company. a7.4 ~IHafIaT ln eI'gn. s-ra
'Did you make out to get your bill
changed p asked the stranger. ..-
No. said Debby. 81 tried till was
tired, but could find no one to change
it." T-, .tagjaa1 Jit W.+t F-aEriuH ,teH
2 The stranger made himself very agree
able, and Debby began to think that her
{, feelings at first had done him injustice,
aud She tried what she could to make
b amends, by being social in her turn.
They had now reached the deepest, dark
est part OF. the valley through which the
road lay The heavy woods were be-
!. fore them, and not a sound to be heard
except the murlnuring of little brook
} over which they had just passsd. The
stranger suddenly rode to, her side, and
!. seizing the ceins OF her bride, told her
:. at once she must give him the hundred
( dollar bill. '5'."l '-'-''' '1 S''
!. ia"Now this is carrying the joke alittle
2 too far,n said Debby, trying to laugh. .e'
+ cts no joke at ALL" said the stranger,
} ".we will go no farther till you give, me
:. the hundred dollar bill" o.. q.
t hDeoby trcmbled and turned pale, for
y. she thought she saw something in the
b strangers eye that looked as though he
:. was in earnest. nd vsl.D t1r ral18 9
. "But surely you don't mean any such
}, thing?, said Debby, trying to pull the
J, rein from his hand. ats too bad trying
to friqhter me so here.niJ .ssa .e] 91lIi1
= ave mustn't daily about it," said The
T stranger, holding the rein still tighter
, ''you must, l am in earnest by this,
, drawing pistol from his pocket and
pointing it towards her. -' 0".i -
r. "Oh mercy, said Debby, 'you may
have the money, if you will let me &C.
Et'The morey is all want" said the
SLfaDOGf, lHeiC -
: dallying, the sooner you hand 1t over the
betteE"a E1.H .. "
. She at once drew the bill and attempt
ed 10 hand it to the stranger, but her
hand trembled so that it dropped
: through her fingers just before it reach
D ed his, and at that moment gust OF
a wind waited it gently towards the brook;
! TIE stranger leaped from his horse and
| ran back two or three rods to recover 1t.
= Debby was not so far gone in her freight
:. but that she had her thoughts about her.
= And seizing the reins of the strangers
4 horse, she applied the whip to both
: horses at once, and was off at a canter.
: The man called III loud threatening
= tone, and at once fired pistol upon her
: but as she did not feel the cold lead, She
did not stop or turn even to give fare
: we'll look. The remainder of the journey
was soon passed over; and as she came
i out in the settlement and passed the
= dwellings of her ueighbors, many were
3 the heads that looked from the Windows
q and doors, and great was the wonder
e ment at seeing Debby riding home Sc
Il g.. 81 Ioo1;1r- orob n Hna strange