The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-03-08
Rt kOmO Ind } Tribune. Feb. IL
4n Astounding StOry.

Ou last Wednesday Abraham John
son left his home, in Young America,
on foot, 10 see = Mr.. Hunt, living
three miles from there, in q direction
south OF west. He held 8 claim
sgalnst Mr.. Hunt, which was secured
oy ehsttel mortgage, and his object
was 70 get new note with personal
security, omittiEg the mortgage, He
arrived at Hunts Just as the family
were going TO dinner, and be took
Olnner with them. Afterwards he
and Mr.. Hunt cOnYersed In the sit
ting room for . while, when thew
went to the mill. (Mr. Hunt owns =
mill also. It was about three O'Clock
when Mr.. Hunt left the mill to go
among bis neighbOrs to look after
the personal security. He did not
return until near sundoWn, when
Mr.. Johnson started home. There
are several angles In the road so,
being afoot, ne crossed some fields to
shorten the distance. AS be came up
on the road . mile or thereabouts vest
OF Young America, near Widow Ew.
lng's, he met three men who were
driving pair of horses tO = spring
wagon, in which there was but one
seat. They spoke to him, having
stopped the horses, and learning who
he was, remarked be was the man
they wanted to see, as they had an
Improvement in machinery they
wanted to show him. It was now the
dusk Of the evening. One of the men
took q box out Of the wagon, another
acted as II be were examininga wheel,
while Mr.. Johnsen put q foot on the
hub OF q wheel, and rested his chin on
his hand 10 position to look at the
box about to be opened. He knows
no more about it. Thirty hours after
that time he became conscious and
found himself In darkness, wedRed in
q close place, as close AS il be were 10
q grave. By degrees he released him
self, dragging his body, pushing
chunks of wood out Of his way, and
by and by emerged from = hollow log.
Looking about him in great beWilder-
meDt, he saw 3 dim light in the dis
tanee, and naturally took that diree-
ton. He arrived st the house and
awakened the family. Here he found /
out that he wss less than three miles
from Delphi, and from thirteen to
fifteen miles from home that IL was
just past midnight Of Thursday
night, and that it was thirty
hours later than it was when
he had met the three men. The
truth now broke in on bim. The
bruise and lump on the back OF his
head helped him to comprehend tue
situation. He had been knocked
down, hauled more than q dozen
miles, and concealed in the log for
dead. He had only S25 about him,
and thst was gone but 1t was known |
In the neighborhood that he had en-
gagged to make purchase on which |
$500 were to have been paid on
Wednesday evening. He WSs
served with refreshments at the |
house Ct the strangers, and |
was urged to remain until
morning, but be got the best direc-
tions he could and started at once for
home. It seems almost q staggering
thought that be would be all the bal |
ance Of that night and all the next
day getting over the twelve or fifteen |
miles between him and his home, |
But it must be understood that, In his |
condition, there we're chances for
great bewilderment, aud that he |
did not, by any means, pursue |
q straight direction. Besides,
through q part of the country, he
had no scqusintsnces. It was on the |
evening OF Friday before be met any
one he knew-John Hampshire-vho |
took him into spring wagon and |
brought him to his home. At 8
O'CLOCK this morning Mr.. Johnson |
was doing well, and he is likely to be
rs well IS ever In few days.