Connecticut western news., 1876-11-24
ACCIDENTS OF A LIFE.
THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES
 OF A NEW YORK MERCHANT.

About eleven o'clock on 8 mild De- cember night, in the year 1908, Mir. Nicholas Young, a respectable merchant of New York city, turned the key in his store door and directed his steps home ward. ..ss5 4,
 He had been bnsily engaged in taking account of stock, and was, therefore, un' usually late. A model of regularity in all his habits, he was never known to be out of his house after ten in the even- ing, except on sr oh periodical occasions us the present. .... -s.. t ..-.
 He was plain man of forty-fve who had never married, and inhabited an un- pretending but comfortable abode in what was then the semi-rural district about Bleecker street. His family con- sisted solely of his old housekeeper and 8 colored man ... .....-... = ... .s He had not walked far on the night in question, when he was startled by cry as of 8 female in distress, seemingly proceeding from close carriage, which was driving past at moderate rate of speed. The vehicle had not gone twenty yards further before the cry was again raised, clear and shrill, and he distinctly saw white handkerchief waving from the window. '.
 Oonstitutionally fearless, and endowed with no small share of native chivalry, MT. Young lost DO time in hastening to the rescue of the presumed captive. Accident seemed to favor him, for just then the driver dropped his whip, and. before he could recover it and regain his seat, the merchant was at the car riage door, which he attempted to open. He was resisted by a strong grasp from within, while 8 man thrust his head from the window and angrily demanded what was meant by such unwarrantable intrusion. -
 MT. Young as peremptorily inquired whether female was being carried off against her will, and stated his intention of searching into the matter. He was answered at once by blow on the head from slungshot, or similar instrument, which felled him to the ground insensi- ble. On recovering, he found himself lying, gagged and bound, at the bottom of the coach, which was being driven furiously. Defenseless as a sheep borne to the shambles, he could only await his fate with such resignation as he could muster. a."-~
 Hours seemed to pass before the vehi- cle came to stop, when the door was opened and he was lifted out in perfect silence by two stout men. He now saw, by the glimmering starlight, that they were standing on the further end of long wharf-a pier-the other extremity of which was hidden in darkness. Rock ing on the waves, almost under their feet, lay 8 small rowboat. Into this, still without word being spoken, he was transferred by the same hands, and it was then made fast to the stern of a sailing vessel, which lay close by with all her canvas set. His two oaptors climbed aboard the latter craft, whose anchor was immediately weighed, and she stood out to sea, towing MT. Young, alone and helpless, behind her. r1.'' - Before morning the boat was cast off, the sailing vessel quickly disappeared from his view, and the unfortunate mer- chant found himself drifting, without oars or provisions, at the mercy of the waves When day broke, he had suc- ceeded in freeing one of his hands, and shortly afterward released himself from all his fasteDiHgs. He now discovered that his pockets had been rifed, and his watch and wallet taken, together with the keys of his office door and safe.
 On the morning following Mfr. Young's abductioll, Mrs. Comfit, his housekeeper, awaited in vain his ap- pearance at the breakfast table. Never before, during the fifteen years she had lived with him, had he been ten minutes behind time. Of course, he must be indisposed. With some trepidation she she went up stairs and knocked at his chamber door. The summons, again