The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-06

How Ex-nayor Faulhaber
Jared on His First Trip a.
an Express Messenger.

now *. mayor f0ulha6er
Jared on His First Trip a.
an Express Messenger.
A Piece Of Ill Fortune During
The days OF Staging 1t Through
the State Of Missouri.
Yesterday . BAzop representative drop
psd in nj the Office of the Pacific express
company in hopes Of grabbing hold al an
item, anil wss ji-t in time 10 hear Ex-
Mayor Fsulhab-r relate the folIowing incl
dent. Tie was converting With friend, to
whom he vs. relating the story, and o. the
reporter was invited to seat, o: course he
could not do otherwise than take il in.
II va during the winter of 1853, when
express matter all through this country
vac carried by stage or wagon. NJ that
time Mr.. Faulhsb-r wss quite n young
msn. and had just received his sppoint-
ment ~ messenger, To run between Upton
aud Kansas City, via BonviIie. His sx
perience reg srs!irg tn. business Was lin.
tied, and . ie~ days after his appointments
he va started out ON his ir-t trip. Aiming
the valuabies entrusted To bis care wa one
package vi gold COIN, amounting in oil To
- .OOO, in the denomination vi 81, $40 aud
so Piecrs. They we're placed in hi- trunk
which wa- made VI sole leather, fastener.
With straps AMI iocs-, aud was . remark
ably serviceable piece ii property. Ii was
to be taken from Upton aud delivered at
the compsny's Office in Kansas City. The
convey ance "a . heavy two-hOrse wagon,
and driver Was To accompany him. The
roads we're in = IN ,.t deplorAbie coalition !;
Tor the previ ,us i-w days IL md been rain
Ing almost constantly, after which il iro1.
up and the travelling over n thcroughfAre
oi that description. In those days, Can be
imagined. The valusbles, including the
trunk containing the coin, VA loaded into
the wagon, and IN the afternoon ,hev left
Upton. The trunk was Land down lat in
the bed Of the wagon. and Mr.. Faulhsb~r
seated himself ON the boards With his back
re>tihg up against the trunk. E.ery time
. rough place IN the road Vas reached, the
trunk would slide back ward and forward,
and then III up and down, and the n,esssn-
CUR fared likewise. This p ocedure was KEEP,
up for the entire distance. At last, how
ever. ksn-as City ws> reached, and to say
that i.s$>--ng~r, driver AMI hOrses wrre
Tired, would have been drawing II mildly.
The wagon VA driven up To- the camp ,nys
Office, sud the work Of unloading the cun &.
tents commenced. The trunk w.s left un.
al all else had brsn removed, when Mr.
Faulhsber took hold al d Tor the PURPOSE
Of lifting il out. To his gr at surprise he
saw several ave and ten dollar gold pieces
lying in the bed ii the wagon. A he
lifted the trunk, still others tell, aud then
TIE made the di-Covcry that the constant
showing To AMI ITO during the journey hal
worn several holes in the bottom of the
trunk, any enc of which wa< large enough
to sIlw hive or ten a,iisr piece to alp
through. but wa< not -utia ien,ly large tn
-piIl Out the twenty dolI = pieces. Further
examination di-el,.-ed the fact that the
whole bbttom III the trunk wv,ild have Civ
en- way had the journey hen continued for
= ir~ 'uiles mole.
A. IL Wa Mr.. F.ul;,a.er'. ir-t trip, anil
i- u green hand al the businr =, II Was no
u
sn' frame al i.sInd. The trunk ~ carried
into The "Ei,e AID the money countrd,
WIN twas found to ne ninety dollars
short. The wagon bed then examined,
nut IL wa~ found tn be- full al n.iss AMI
hsd allowed the gould To Ill through. The
messenger vino .-s To 10 hack q" the IT,
turn trip Wa inforl.ses - 'i,c CiIcuLi stance,
and requested w >cruiIn z the roaus carr-
July on his "Trip IN huIs- of recovering \
portion at the u 4 money. Anal he md ~,
when he Ma r~w sT.i,si ny unding SO Il il :,
bat the other $40 wss never recovered. Mr..
F.nllia',ei expected b"thin: Lut i-.nissa!
80 he Immediately ms,ie = trip To 81. Loui.,
where he -iatrl nis ctse To the superinte,,-
d-nt, 'en'arki,2 tina, ne expected TO be dis
charged, but il the Company still q iresi To
retain him. he would be pleased to work
Tor them, and the n'is-ing f"rty dollars
might be deducted from his wake., so
much per months. Tie suge, inie.,le,,t in
'oriled hin, thai tine arr .n.sincnt proposed
would k~ perfectly satisfactory, aud sent
MIN bah to Upton To again take his run
out.
Month after month passed, but never .
cent Vas deducted from his wssrs, until Mr..
Fauihsb~r could not understand ~. One
lay he me, the supe riniendcn, aud made
some inquiry in regard To IL, when lac -
ss'ounstsd nj r-.eivihg the answer "Oh
that's al! right {; il proved n valuable lesson
to %. AMI nothing of the kind will ever
happen Won again. The company ,an bet.
ter stand the los than you can" With
this the subj C, Wis dismissed and from
that time oa Nj. Fsulns.eT hAs been con-
-tsn'lv IN the couhpsny's employ and the
BAzo) has M HESITATION In saying tina, q
more complete AMI sc' ommoda,ing one
cannot be fouad anywhere.
When the gentleman present s+ked him
how he Tel. when he discovered his io-s.
Mr.. FanIhsber replied that il was itSpo-si-
BILE To describe his feelings. but he distinct
~ remembered that he never ate . mouth
ful or sep, = winL for three days and
nights.