The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-11-25
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~ - 49, y0oSS UsoC0 S0o
incident l An going 10 relate occur.
red. Yet when look beck to that
time . shudder pesees over me, and
/ am an actor again in the saos
scenes. At that time / w,s q mes-
senRer to one the iargess conmssc;al
houses in Montreal. / often ttaded
10 Vermont and New Hanpshise,
taking the towns Of East and Wet
Boltooin nv way. The 1ilroads did
not prnetPats the country vssy ar q
that tine. and / Ind 10 dspepd up0o
the ss.ges and private coaveyaners. I
Was often the bearer Of considerable
money. vet had never met With any
advesturs that ioperilled- life o.
Treasure until this time. l had COZ
lectsd- quite . sum Of money and Was
on my way hack to Mootresl. anil had
taken the stage at Forestyilie which
reached Denly At seven O'Clock. There
l intended to stay al night and re-
sumo my journey on The following
morning. We arrived there in due
time. I called for supper. and while
psrtaking Of it q letter vas brought
me, stating that one Of NV employers
vas 1t Farleigh and expected to meet
me there at ten o'clock the next day.
He expected that ! would take private
conveyance and get there At thst time.
Feeling very tired I would have
much preferred staying where was
until the stage went in the morning.
but I had to obey orders. ." I called
the hotel keeper and asked IL he could
furnish . team tn carry me through.
He told me there was q man there
that lived nine miles farther 90 nv
way. and he thought il likely he
would he willing tn carry me thsough
the distance was sixteen miies. /
asked hin il / could rely upon the
strangers honesty. He replied that
he he'd never lizard anything to his
advantage. He sent the man in. who
appeared oil right. lie Mas about
forty.6ve years Old. and of stout build.
He bad not . handsome tace. bat I
thought be might he honest, which
wss the main point.
We struck = bargain at once. He
was to carry me as far - his house
that night, and early in the morn
ing We would finish the other seven
miles. This suited me, a ] snly
cared to he there in time to meet my
employer.
II was a cold, dreary night in the
early part Of December. and The
ground wss rough aud partly covered
xith suow. We started as soon a.
had finished my meal. and on the way
conversed upon evey topic that came
to our minds. I Was not At all lack.
ward in speaking Of my business,
thinking il no harm. - tbs homes,
man at my eide spoke o! his poverty
and the hard times that he found in
laying up anything for . rainy day.
We were two hours in getting to his
home. where q good Ere and a hot
supper awaited ". A young girl
sixteen or thereab"uts ,t"od ready t.
wait upon ne. / Was much struck
with the appearance Of this girl, q
she appeared 80 much above her sur
roundines. She wss very pretty and
lady like, although rather d6ideui.
But when she spoke her language was
good, and her voice we'll modulated.
She seemed rare creature IN find in
the wild forests IT Canada. NY host
noticed my surprise and said:
mo doubt you think it strange to
6nd nv daughter ~ much better
elucated thas her father. But / have
hut lately brought her h"me trnm
Sherbrsnke 70 keep houae for me.
where she has been attending school
tor the lsst three years. She does
not resemble me ut all. She favoss
her mother"
All The time re were talking che
Vas fitting around, preparing thing
for our early breakfast. The house
Was built Of logs. strong and substsn-
tial. and consisting Of thre. rooms,
the kitchen, which also served q .
dining room, another leading from il,
anil q garnet over these.
When il vas time to retire / was
conducted to the garnet. Nv host
told me to rest securely. o. they were
oever troubled wiih thieves in that
part Of the c'untry, the people heing
too poor. He then left me With .
small piece Of candle. The bed did
not lcck very inviting. but I was tired
and thought I enuld slesp anywhere.
Shortly after ! heard the nan tell
Rose. - be called her. to 70 10 bed
and be would call her in The morning,
and nid that be would 70 out and &c
if Jack hsd got home. and look after
The horses. / heard him trampine
Cd. and very soon heard . rap upoo
nv door. I had not undreeeed. 20 I
opened the dior at once. / wss sur
priced to go my hosts daughter there.
She spoke in hurried accents.
''Ob, cir, do not undrvas this night
You are in q nest Of robbers and
musdsrsrs They mean to kill Won
before morning. Have you arms,
I answered:
"Ys., ny girl. bot i this ma" not
your father
IL cannot tell you nov. Bot pre-
pare to leave the house - son . I
can make srsanaemsets for you.
There Is . shutter cloeed Outside With
Q bar. ] viii unclnse IL ior you, and
yoube ready tn descend - 'soou . you
hear ne there. Try and feign sleep
when they como in. '-
She sid no more. but quickly
descended. aad ] heard heP sAuttin4
her own. door soos after. Not long
ailerl heard the naa co0s in. &C
conpanied By Jack. They eoavened
II low s~ues for soos tine. Suoo
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