Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-05-09
MARTINsBURG, W va, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1885.

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to hospital, and his wife into a
nurse. The girl soon regained her
senses and told her tale. She was
the school-mistress they were wait
ing to welcome. About FIVE miles
from the gully the coach was stopped
by robbers. She was on the seat
with Tom, the driver. when the rob-
bers, with leveled guns, brought the
stage to standstill. Some half.
dozen passengers were ordered to
get out, and while they were being
searched. Tom slipped a revolver
into the little teachers hands and
whispered: "Shoot at the man at
the leaders, head" Quick as flash
she leveled the already cooked weap
lon. Bang went the heavy Colt. i
bullet passed within foot of the
robbers head and struck the horses
ear. The frantic animal reared up
and struck the robber with both fore
feet. Down to the ground the crush
ed robber dropped, and the coach
gave JOLT, as the wheels rolled
over the PROSTATE wretch's body.
Bang! bang! Crack! crack went
the robbers guns and one bullet
struck poor Tom in the breast as he
turned around to yell defiance at
the Outwitted rascals. With a moan
he dopped back on the seat sense
less.
Grasping the lines, which we're
dropping from Toms nerveless
hands, she guided the horses back
to town. A party from the Gully
rode back over the road and found
the lifeless body of the crushed rob-
Der. The passengers were found
close by tied to trees and relieved
of all their valuables. The town
rang with praise for the plucky
school-mistress, and the daily Ban.
tam, in a special edition issued to
commemorate the lynching of the
three robbers. who were caught the
day after the affair, alluded to her
as "Joan of Arc" A neat little
frame school house had been erected
in anticipation of her coming, and
soon the school was one of the Gully's
most priced institutions.
Miss Jarden, the teacher, boarded
with the Mayor. Every man she
met on the street raised his hat and
bowed respectfully to her.
About six months after the dra.
matte entry into town of the school.
mistress, a young stranger came to
the Gully, and his name was in every
ones mouth" Parry the Tender.
foot" owner of the "Nellle and | -
mine. One evening Mrs. Haslett
commenced talking about the stran-
ger. He is from your State-Penn-
sylvania; you must meet him for he
would make a good catch. Pe owns
the Nellie and Il mine, the richest
mine in these parts"
Why did a tear tremble on those
eyelashes why did the blood redden
her cheeks a fiery hue just then
the Mayor came in, followed by a
tall strange. +
Miss Jarden, this is Mr.. Parry
A scream and the tall stranger
and the little teacher we're locked in
each others arms. Well, the rest is
soon told. Nellie Jarden and Parry
Rodgers were lovers in small Penn
sylvania town. He started for the
West to make his fortune. Four or
five letters came and then they ceas-
ed. q
A long year passed and no news
Of Parry. Finally the dissolute son
of the Postmaster was arrested and
confessed thathe had been stealing
letters with money il them, and
among them he had taken two or
three from Parry to Nellie, thinking
probably they might contain money.
The brave girl then started to find
her lover. Place after place she
visited, but could find no clew, and
at last, broken-hearted and conyinc.
ed that her lover was dead, she ac.
cepted the place offered her at the
Gully.
Well, they married, and years of
happiness and joy have been their
lot.
TROUBLE WITH THE DOCTORS.