The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-25
an 90 TIMe aoMANcE.
no" Miss Grisei Held Up the Postinan
and Saved Her Father.

~" "isA 1rieei Held Up the Postlnan
and Saved Her Father.
The Earl Of Aberdeen. speaking at
dinner Of the United Kingdom Pos
lal and Telegraph Service Benevolent
Society at Aberdeen. said they had to
go back 70 the old mail coach days 10
gel the picturesque aspect Of the pos
iai service, and 10 Illustrate this he
narrated a romantic incident which
occurred in the reign OF james H.
more than 200 years ago Sir John
yochrane son Of fine old nobleman.
Lord Dundonald. was one Of those
who thought the liberties and interests
Of the country were in danger. owing
70 the policy Of the Government Of the
day. and resisted H. Sir John was be-
irayed into the hands Of the. enemy
ana was lodged In Edinburgh jail.
One night the door OF the prison
opened. and be heard the voice OF his
daughter Grisel. VINO was allowed 10
have many talks with him.
Meanwhile the news came that his
condemnation had been settled by the
council. and Thar the mail would come
next week with BIS death warrant.
Miss Grisel Cochrane told her father
THAI she had 10 20 away for a few
days lie said: Il hope you viii do
nothing rash." and she replied that
she would DO nothing very rash She
rode from Edinburgh TO Berwick.
where her old nurse lived. and there
she changed her clothes for the clothes
OF hoy. Then she rode to a piace be-
tween Berwick ana Belford. where
she made inquiries regarding the
Kings mail messengers and where
they used 70 put up
Arriving az q small inn about four
miles south Of Berwick. she asked
for something to eat The hostess told
her not 70 make a noise. because IA the
box-bed the Kings mail messenger
was asleep. do be quiet" she said
with your knife and fork She be-
gan her meal. "Can you gel me some
wnterT The hostess said. why.
Draw lad like you should sup ale"
Have You no cold. fresh waterg II
you give me water | win pay you the
same as for the ale" The hostess ex.
plained that she would have to 20 10
the well a long distance on. and Il
would take ten minues. but the girl
or rather the apparent hoy-persuaded
the woman 10 go for the water.
During her absence the girl went to
the ox-bed-there was the mail mes.
sengeF asleep-a 'swnck" fellow-wlth
his mailbag under HIS head. using Il
for a pillow On the table were his
pistols. AID very ncrvously the girl
withdrew tht elarges No sooner was
this done than the hostess returned
with the water. The girl finished her
meal. went on the road. made cir.
culi and met the mail messenger. ana
they rode together a hit After short
chat she drew "a little nearer and said.
My friend I have a fancy for this
mailbag" III it O. a Joke said the
messenger, ~it is pretty poor one
She took out a little pistol aud pre-
'enied b. The. messenger pulled ont
lls pistols. and snap.-the first missed
are. he threw it away and drew the
1iher-suap. lie had 20 hand over
ne mailbag and she rode into an ad.
Joining wood
She opened the bag. drew out an OH |
'iai letter. aud rode with It to her
nurses house whore q was found to
'oniain The death warrant OF her
.aiher Ii was put into the fire. She /
resumed her glri's clothing aud rode |
luieuy 10 Edinburgh That caused /
9 much delay that they managed TO
set a rcprleve and her father was
.aved. lie tihe speaker had a per
'onal interest in that Incident. as ne
understood Grlsel Cochrane was a d.
.ect ancestor Of Lady Aberdeen. Lon
lon Telegraph