Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
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CONFIRMATION STRONG"
How Chancellor Kent ENtr'e''e"
Himself from the Hands OIL
Jeaions W OOdchOpPer.


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Early in June, 1915. says l.. Il.
Proctor. i'll the Buffalo Courier.
Chancellor Kent and his wife. i'll a
private carriage, left their home in
The city of New York on a tOur to
the s.Countrv of the Genessee," ~
Western New York was then CAL
ed. At that time, though the dis
lance did not exceed three
and seventy miles, the journey was
more toilsome. p~rotracled and dan
gerous than a trip from new ON !"
Kansas, Dakota, Oregon. Coiorad"
or California now Is. CanaiidaiSua'
or Caradargua, As il was then called.
was a frontier town, surrounded by
an almost intermimable forest, and
Buffalo a place that marked h most
distant boundary of the far, far West.
On the fifth day of their journey
the travellers reached that thch won
derful structure, Cayuga bridge,
placed there fifteen wears previously
by the celebrated Manhattan COM
pany of New FORK city.
Crossing the bridge the travellers
continued their journey, hoping to
reach Canandaigua before night. But
unfortunately the chancellor mistook
the road he had been directed to TAKE,
lost his way, and night 0Vertook nm
while yet many miles from his place
of destination. AS he was naturally
adventurous ana daring, the ucrl'
woodlands around gave him no fears;
Not SO with Mrs. hent. Her liIc mao
been spent i'll the city OF New 1 ofk.
The chancellor urged his weary horsrs
onward with the hope of gainlli.
some place of safety and shelter 'of
the night, while lis wife chung III
terror to his arm.
But the darkness soon became 5"
deep that it was impossible TO pro,
coed, and the travellers oelieVta
themselves doomed to spend inc n1sh'
in the open forest exposed 10 all us
horrors ana hut )uSt It's
heht MS hofses 10 i nai,' d
hight suddenly Sleameu OUT oi the
lnterstlces between the trees, a nor
distance ahead. Pushing inward once
more, the travellers found themselves
in q few moments Ill front OF a COM
1ortaoie log mousse stahoihs neal inc
roadslae.
woman apparen,ls .hL,ts ye"is
OF age Win iigh.eu cah"ie l" hci
hand, comes to the door,.
My good woman, myself ana my
wife, the lady III the carriage win
me, are travellers on u way to Can
andaigua, but we have lost h way 4;
night Is upon us II we a &C no
1urthef- Gan you give us shei'ef lof
the night, some supper, anu some
thlng or our horses :. asked Mem.
1--WE are poor 1olks, salu the Wo-
man, "and l am alone. My man is
%chopplng over Ill the Billings settle
ment, three miles of, and he won't be
home in an hour. You are strangers
II dont-but o look IKE fespec-
table people, ana lguess you can s'aV
mere. III give o something TO eat
II IL amt quite SO sooa, ana LII Ioo-
DER your horses. 100. 1our woman
there n oetter get u anu come III:
while put the horses IN the stable.
Mrs. heht oDeyed. WIN the heip
OF hent II h"fses were hhafhesse"
leu 10 the stable ana leu LII snort
,ihie Inc woman prepared ho"eiy
Dat acceptaole supper iof ner guests.
When b meal was finished she said
81 'spose you're tired and want to
go to bed Ihat'sour oed IN the cor
e there, u o can steep IN IL To-
night. my man can steep over
heaa. IN just set ms supper on the
,aoie When ne cohies III ne II ca. IL:
put ne WONT uistufD you men neil
come up TO PEG Where am.
SO saying she placed her mans
evening fepast on the taDle, II! an
other candle, then a adder
Leading to q sort OF scuttle-hole,
Lnrous. when sne craMieu. u, q Ie"
ih1mieh.s slie WIS III oeu ip>. u steep
me .rase.els aiso le'.ieu W res:
iiieu insure s",lle" 'hcsi smii',s
on 10 Tue iYh" vi afea'hs. S"uoeiiiS
the chahcellof started up, eNciallniil" +:
Bessie, n OUTSIDE a"or Is not
fastened. presently the man OF The
house will return, and seeing me in
bed here with you. he Will OF course
think you are his wife, and Bessie, h"
wont relish that. Being a wood
chopper, he will have his X with
him, aud before l cal. explain mat
ters the chancellor OF the state wal
stand a pretty good chance to he
chopped TO pieces NOT a pleasant
thing to think of, Bessie.
at is a bad matter. While he is
chopping you up he may Include NJ
IN the exercise. What CAN you do?"
said Mrs. Kent.
II tell you, Bessie, what I'll do.
~ pusn that table against the door
W heh the man comes IT Will tai him
some time to remove it. While he is
doing so L can explain matters to
him" said the chancellor.
Accordingly he arose, took hold of
the table to push it against the door.
While in the act he heard heavy foot
steps approaching; the next instant