The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01

w nat u0 you Wants i nearu the
driver ask in his native tongue.
"tMove one step further on this
road and you dief replied a voice, one
that thought anything but mascu-
line.
"This intruder upon our ride now
approached our carriage door and
swung it open with violent jerk. A
storm was brewing; the heavens were
overcast by thick black clouds. just
then vivid lightning flash lit up the
scene. A slender, masked, figure held
n powerful horse by the bride in one
hand, and in the other was a pistol,
cooked and leveled fully at me-
AT the first intimation of an intru-
sion, had made ready for a shot with
my revolver and l felt sure that, from
the darkness which enshrouded the
interior OF the carriage, could easily
discharge the weapon with deadly
effect. But something made me stay.
"'What's the natter asked
"MoneyF was the te:se reply, in
good English.
"'And what if | have none?'
az know better. You are an En-
glishman; you are travelling; therefore
you have money
allow do you know th;s% Idemur-
red.
"'No matter. VIII you yield?
Or
IL saw, by another lurid flash, that
he was taking more accurate aim.
"How unlike the voice OF a man did
his sound to mel There was ripple
in it, despite its sternness-a percepti-
bic softness, which the speaker tried
to disguise.
"'W ould you murder me?'
"'Yesr though | saw that the reply
did not come promptly. l was salts
tied-it was woman. Again the
lightning flashed and the thunder
pcaled. | took my purse from my
pocket and extended it. l saw the
wouldbe highwayman lean forward
to reach the prize. Then was my
chance. With a quick leap l sprang
forward-in another second we rolled
to the ground in fierce struggle.
"When we were locked in the dead
ly embrace, her form quivered in my
grasp like a leaf in the breeze; her
sweet-scented breath, heated by ex-
citement, famed my face. To over.
power her was the work of moment,
and when she saw ] had discovered
her sex, TO my surprise she began TO
weep. My heart softened, for knew,
then, that her heart was not in her
profession.
Il soon eiicited sufficient evidence
10 convince me oil this, and-well, to
be brief, within ten minutes had re.
sumed my journey, and she sat By my
side, telling me her story"
''Her father and mother were Ger
mans of the better class, and lived in
England under an assumed name.
Death robbed her OF home and pa
rents, and she found herself thrown
upon the world. with limited edu-
cation and no trade. Having heard
her father mention wealthy relatives
somewhere in Germany, she started
TO find them. but without any definite
idea where TO look. The search prov
ed fruitless, and driven TO desperation,
her last bit of money was expended
in equipping herself for the profession
OF blghwayman-no uncommon char.
acter for desperate women TO assume
in that country-which hazardous life
she preferred TO one of more degrad
ed kind. Need l say more? married
that girl, old fellow, and I'm proud
of her. And, by-the-by, had nearly
forgotten one portion Of her story
She had brother who deserted hel
and went to the diggings-Hold
onl What's the matter, Rowland.
BY George, you're as white as ghost
Well?"
Rowland Eyre bad started from hi
seat, and was now tottering toward
the peerless beauty, who moved lik,
a ray OF grace among a host Of admir-
crs.
"Sister" he cried, in choked, husk,
voice.
Slowly she turned; then she recog
nized, him. For moment the deel
blue eyes fired with spirit of resent
-ment-only for a moment-and thel
her lips moulded responsive word
"Rowland! Brother!''
Upon a broad balcony, where hon
eysuckle perfumed the breath ofnigh,
Dick Barron found brother and siste
half an hour later. Repentant hear
had not pleaded in vain; all was for
given-all was sealed within the toni
of the past. Not a happier trio in al
the merry assemblage at Scarborough
than the reunited brother and siste
and the young husband.
A MOST remal kable case of petrif
cation is that of the body of q lad
well known in Kalamazoo, Michigan
On attempting to remove the bod
from the College Cemetery, for inte,
ment III the Mountain Home Gene
terry, the sexton found the coffin s
heavy that he had to procure the al
sistance of number of men.
was then raised to the surface, br
in SO doing the coffin was broker
and revealed the marble-llke bod
within. An examination was made
and the features were found to
perfectly preserved; even the petal
of flowers upon her breast were maj
bleized and intact. The folds of be
clothing and everything were wor
derfully preserved, and the who
body and covering were statuesqu
In appearance. It is said the coM
was full of water when opened.
John B. Cough tells the followin