Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-03-12

shape below, mocking her with airy
grace of blooms.
"''Oh, my friend, can't you recover
that hat for me? DO, in pity, and Twill
thank you to my dying dayr
"No mother appealing for lost
child could have been more piteOus,
while tears stood in her eyes. was
half angry that any woman could be so
metamorphosed by the loss of the hat
The merchant whistled, looked bewil-
dered, but evidently didn't choose to
risk his life. The driver and horse
shoer came to her rescue; they fas-
tened hook to the end of a coil ofrope,
saying:
p'Don't fear, miss, nor look so anX-
ious; we'H rig something an get yer
| hat
'The driver, stretched at full length,
with only his head and an arm the
precipice, and anchored firmly by the
rest Of the party, threw his rope, har-
poon fashion, with an unerring aim. 1t
caught on the rim, the hat was drawn up
carefully and restored to the young girl,
who, with eNhilerating color and spark
ling eyes, thanked the men profusely.
They cut short her rhapsodies by jump
ing ON the drivers box and telling us to
pile in
"Once inside, she said:
"'As you are all my friends, l must
let YOU into the secret of my hat. All
the money l possess is hidden in the
lining-quilted in-and noman, not teven
highwayman, would ever suspect the
treasure hidden in such cell, now
would theyP
1--WE, Of course, praised her ingenu-
ity.
=" "A good thousand, is it? said the
merchant.
1.-The very sum- she replied.
alt was about two o. clock in the
morning. We were well out of the
most formidable passes, driving briskly
toward the Canadian fork. The full
moon lighted our way, making the
bushes and trees adjacent cast sharp,
decided shadows across the road. had
7 exchanged places with the horse-shoer.
Inside they were DOING; but / was
{ wakeful and alert. We beguiled the
, dreary hour by story telling. Suddenly
| / saw something moving in the shadow
/ of the road on beyond us.
, "What is thatp l said,
= 1.-THE driver looked, his eyes round
= ing like the moon.
4 :" Nothing but burro, referring tC
the paek-mules that frequently strayed
= down the mountain side. 1t disap-
: peared quickly in the shade, and from
h thence, Instantly as if by magic, jumped
= out into the road two men. They were
hidden in huge slouch sombreros and
n army cloaks. The stoutest caught the
bride of the leaders; the other, cover
. ! spo. nc ttritI, hfu riUo cboutah
IS a. Don't stir, or you are dead man!
g Advancing closer, and keeping IL:
- within the range of his muzzle, he crieC
r out:
}, "' Pitch out the treasure-box, quick
n We are in hurIyr
r - "The driver began to stammer re
s ply. shaking as if he had an aguC
d stroke, but hushed him with q wills
per:
- "'StOp, stOpl let me talk TO thesC
o menl There is no treasure aboard to
= night said this coolly, at the SAINT
1t time swaying my body to and fro, back
N ward and forward, to get out OF thu
range of the muzzle; the man was evi
lP IDENTIFY very nervous, as well as yer.
9s near.
5y "As intended he should, he took M
id neither the driver nor messenger ar
ID supposed to possess any valuables, the.
le are seldom molested. .. .
ut "'None of your nonsense3 replie'
10 the bandit. Hand out the treasure, o
you'll see trouble
he '"The man at the reins evidently en-
is ioyed my endeavor to get out Of range
he for he squeaked in high falsetto voice
es "'Do them bar'ls look bigP
ry Eyes said, echoing the old jok
Of current among the miners. Yes,
~ can read all the advertisements on tn
T. wadding'
n "He chuckled a rough chuckle.
le "'Come, come, heaye out the specie
le box shouted the man holding the rifle
n al insisted there was none,
10 "'Here, look Mt the way-bill;
" there is any such thing aboard it wi
be among the items, and made
III move to get down, holding it in m
G. hand,
.h "'Stay where you are, or I'll shoe
ne you on the spotH
Il. II threw him the way-bill. II
ld dropped his rifle and picked it up, pc
IL rusing the items in the moonlight
~ Proiiting by this action, undertook t
G. slip my pOrtemonnaie into my boot
1e and moved my hands round to get q
the pocket. The driver, misundei
n standing the movement, whispered;
pit "'Have you got oneP The man 6
ie the reins noticed the comforting an
lg halloed at us. The other Instant
Id raised his gun.
e. - None of thatl Hands up
he "We threw up our hands, and h
er again turned to the way-bill. ! di
es manage, though, to secrete my money
to slipping il into my boot.
he 90 You see there's no mention mad
be OF the treasure and if 1t was sent
n would be noted on the bill. However
n. you can get mp and look in the hoX an
ed satisfy yourself.
en- "He hesitated but moment, an
ry then jumped up and looked in tn
ct box; IN doing so he kicked my yalise.
"'Open thisr he said. l did 81
r. taking out carefully its contents an
st letting him look inside; the wrapping
nd paper deceived him, n4
IT. "'No,' he cried there's notreasur
P' on this stage, but we've sworn TO hay
a hundred dollars tonight, aud If W
a can't find it in the baggage who's il
he sidoP -.,r..
he Two men and a lady, None {
II them rich; one is the horse-shoer, g
NJ ing TO Denver TO shoe the company
l horses. ....-Ll.
"'We'll look out for 'em. Whateve
dj happens don't stir, on your peril, w
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