The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-09-09


Ger Of an boar getting ny team through
lhr dFlft.
When col into fhe sleigh again be.
\ gan 10 feel Tor ihe mall bag With my feet.
! | ioand Il whsre had leil Il, bat when !
stlempted 10 withdraw my loot dIscoy-
cred Il had become fast 10 something. /
thought It was Ihe buaslo, aud tried 20
kick IL clear; but The more kicked the
more closely It held. reached down my
hand, aud AFTER fseiibg sbou. few mo
tnenis, found that mr. foot was In the
mail bag. felt agAin, aud found my
hands In among The packages aud papers.
ran my fingers over the edge OF tie
opening, aud became assured that tie
stout leather bad beeB cut with kuife.
here was discovery. began 10 wish
I bad taken little more forelhonghl be.
fore leaving DAnbury but ss knew such
wishes was only waste Of time, ! quick
Ily gave II up, and began TO consider
what | should do uHder the circumstaD.
ces. ! wasn't long 10 making up my
mind upon few essential points. First,
the man behind me was villain; second,
be bad cut open the mail bag and robbed
II Of some valuable matter-he must have
kuown the money letters by their size and
shape; third, be meant TO leave the stage
on the fifst opportunity ;and fourlhly, be
was prepared TO shoot mo II l attempted
10 arrest or detain him.
revolved these things In my mind and
pretty soon thought OF 3 course 10 pursue.
knew tsat 10 get my bsnds safely upon
The rascal | musl take him wholly una.
wares, and this could not do while he
was behind me, for his eyes were upon
me all the time, aud must resort TO STRAIT.
egem. Only . little distance ahead was
house, and an old farmer named Longec
lived there, and directly before II . huge
snow bank stretched across the road
through which track had been cleared
With shovels.
As We approached the cut saw light
In The froDt room, as | felt confident
should, for The old uan generally sat up
until the stage went by. drove on |
and wheu nearly opposite the dwelling,
stood up, IS I,had frequently done when
approaching diilcult places. l saw The
snow bank ahead, and could distinguish |
the deep cut which had been shoveled |
through II. urged the horses TO good
speed, aud when near the bank forced
them into It.. Que Of the runners monDt-
ed the edge oi. The bank ,.aiter which tie
other ran into the cut. thus throwing the
sleigh over about as quick as though
lightning had struck It. My passenger
had not calculated on any such movement
and wasn't prepared for II; but bad
calculated aud was prepared.
He rolled out ip the deep snow with
heavy buffalo robe about him, while
ai9hted directly on top OF him. lpuucb
ed bis head 10 the snow, aud sung out for
old Longee, did not have TO call Sec
ond time, for the farmer had come 10 the
window to see me pass, and as soon as he
saw my sleigh overturned be had lighted
his lantern and hurried out.
What's 10 pay? asked tho old man, as
he came up
Lead the horses into the track and then
come bere, said.
As ] spoke partially loosened my hold
upon the Villains throat, and he drew q
pistol from his bosom; but ! saw Il In
good season aud jammed bis head into
The snow again, and got il away from
him. so H
BY this lime Longee had led tho horses
out aud came back, and explained the
N after 10 him 10 as few words as possible.
We hauled the rascal out into the road,
and, upon examination, We found about
twenty packages of letters which be had
stolen from tue mali bag and stowed
sway 10 his pocket.
Hesvore, threatened, and prayed, butl I
We paid no attention to bis blarney.
Longee gotsome stoat cord, aud when
We had securely bound the villain we
Gmbied him into the pung. then asked I
he cid maD II be would accompany me TO
Li,tleton, aud be said, OF course will.
SO be got bis overo0ai aud mulrler, and I
IRE long we started on.
reached the end Of my route wilh my !
mall all safe, though not as snug IS might
be, and my mall bag little .he worse for
hs irlct that bad been plAs ppop II,
However. the mail robher was ;seeure, I
md wIlisGn q week he was identified by
o .ue ficer fIom Concord IS an Old Of
emo 'er, and am rather inclined to the
piuIo vtbat lie is in The state prison st
. pre-, 'eBt time. AT any rate, he wac
,ere The lsst time beard OF hIm. 4
TLis ist Se only time ever had any
All trouble. sDd | ,hink that under the
rcumstances, ! came out off pretty
ell,
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soL SAH sAusr.
Mr.. Chowder, Mr.. '. Chowder snd four