The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-03
SAVED BY A DRUMMER.
Winning Bride from the GRASP of a Mid
night Robber.


A representative of one OF the bust
ness houses of Nashville, Tenn. had an
unexpected and thrilling adventure at a
residence within two hundred miles of
Nashville, few night ago. Overtaken
by darkness, and being alone i'll q To-
cality which had been the scene of sew
eral deeds of horror in days gone by, he
was naturally very anxious to reach
some shelter from the fury of the storm.
After riding rapidly for an hour, he de.
tected light cleaning from a farmhouse
few rods distant. His approach being
heralded by watchful dog, man came
to the door, and after our commercial
friend had explained the cause of his
visit, the servant conducted him to the
door of the parlor, and knocking at it,
returnedand took the horse to the estable.
The rap at the door was answered by q
young lady, to whom the Nashville
young man related his mission, and
was invited in.
The lady explained the reason of her
being alone by saying that her parents
had been summoned to the bedside of a
sick neighbor, and she was left to take
care of the house. The hours swiftly
glided by, and the young man was
shown to room by the servant who had
cared for his weary steed.
Taking q seat beside the cheerful fire
he sat until after "the witching time
of night, " thinking of home, but prin-
clpally of his new female friend, and
listening to the deep mutterings of the
distant thunder, and the beating of the
rain against the window. In the midst
of his meditations he was startled by
scream, which seemingly proceeded from
the parlor down stairs. Hastily grasp
and sprang into the parlor, just as bull
let whizzed past his head. By the re-
Election Of the fire he observed the lady
struggling with the man who had met
him at the door upon his arrival at the
house. With a well directed blow he
hurled him across the room, and as the
assailant sprang through the door, sew
eral leaden missiles followed him in
quick succession.
Turning his attention to the young
lady, he discovered that she had tainted.
Water wasapplied to her lips, and he was
soon very much gratified to see her open
her eyes. In few moments she had
fully recovered, and after thanking him
for his opportune aid, related her story.
She had fallen asleep and slumbered
until she suddenly awoke and saw the
servant endeavoring to open her fathers
desk, in which large sum of money
was kept. Being of tinid nature, she
had plhced pistol under her pillow
when she retired, and grasping this she
io.s, adm doing so made Z slight noise
The burglar turned around, and when
she saw him draw glittering knife from
his belt, she screamed. He sprang to-
ward her, but she eluded him and ran
around the room, the II al following.
He finally caught her, and as the young
men entered the door she fired at her
assailant, but missed him.
1t is perhaps needless to say that
the young couple chatted away until
the return of the parents in the morn
ing. They had been compelled to re-
main at their neighbours house all night
on account of the storm, and when their
dau ghter recounted her adventure, it
was no wonder that the old folks were
very grateful to her deliverer.
In compliance with the request of the
trio, the young man remained much
longer than he at first intended. But
before he left he obtained the promise
of the lady to devote the life he had
saved to making him happy as long as
he lives.