The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-08
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A representative Of one Of The business
houses Of this city had an unexpected and
thrilling adventure. at a residence within
two hundred miles of Nashville, a few nights
ago overtaken by darkness. and being
alone in a locality which had been the scene
of several 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 detected a
light cleaning from a farmhouse a few rods
distant Ills approach being heralded by u
watehful dog, a negro came 10 the door, and
after our commercial friend had explained
the cause Of his visit. the servant conducted
him TO the door # the rarlor. and knocking
at it. returned and took the horse to tn.
stable. The rap AT the door was answered
by a young lady 10 whom the Nashville
young man related his mission. and was
invited in.
The la yexplainei the reason Of her being
aloae by saying that her parents had been
summoned to the bedsideof a sick ~neighbor,
and she was left TO take care of the house,
The hours swiftly guded by. and it was with
q spirit of genuine reluctance that they
ra-tel- The young man was shown to a
room by the negro who had cared for his
weary steed
Taking a seat beside the cheerful FIRE, he
sat until after " the wit, hing time of night"
think ny of home. bat principally Of his
new female friend, and listening to the deep
muttcrings of the distant thunder, and the
beating Of tho rain against the window. In
the midst of his meditations he was startled
by a scream. which seemingly proceeded
from the parlor down stairs. Hastily 3 asp
ing his revolver. be dashed down the steps
and sprarg into the parlor. just as a bullet
whizzed past his hend. by the reelection Of
the fire he observe | the lady struggling
with the rsgro who had met him at the
door upon his arrival at the house. With a
well-d.rectcd blow he hurled him across the
room, and MS the dusky assailant sprnng
through the door, several lelden missiles
FOLLOWED him in qn'ck succession.
Turning his attention to the young laly.
he dire ". no that she had tainted. Taking
n " tickler from his pocket. he applied it
to her lips, and was soon very much graft.
fed to see hcr open her eyes. In II few mo-
meats sho hal fully recovered. and after
thanking him for his oppartune all. related
her story. She hal fallen asleep and slum-
bered until she suddenly awoke and snw the
negro servant cndcavoring to open her
fathers desk in which a largcsum Of money
was kept. B,ng of a timil nature. she had
placed a pistol under her pillow when she
retired, and grasping this she rose. and in
doing SO made a slight noise. The burglar
turned around. and when she saw him draw
a glittcring knife from his belt, she
screamed. He sprang toward her, but she
eluded him and ran around the room, the
negro following. He finally caughthcr, and
as the young man entered the door she fred
Mt 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 morning. They had
been compelled TO remain at their neigh
boris house all night on account of the
storm. and when their daughter recounted
her adventure. il was no wonder that the
old folks were very grateful to herdeliverer.
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 rs lougas he lives.-Nashrilie AmeTi-
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