The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-16
AN ot0 TIME ROMANCE:
How Mice Grisel Held UP the Postmaa
and Saved Her Father.


How Miss Grisel Held Up the restmau
and Saved Her rather.
The Earl of Aberdeen. speaking at
a dinner of the United Kingdom Pos.
tai and Telegraph Service Benevolent
Society at Aberdeen. said they had to
go back to the old mail coach days to
get the picturesque aspect Of the pos.
tai service. and to illustrate this he
narrated a romantic incident which
occurred In the reign OF James IL
more than 300 years ago. Sir John
C~ochranc. son of O fine old nobleman,
Lord Dundonald. was one of those
who thought the liberties aud interests
Of the country were In danger. owinC
to the policy of the Government Of the
day, and resisted 1t. Sir John wds be-
traycd into the hands of the enemy
and was lodged In Edinburgh jail.
One night the door OF the prison
opened, and he heard the voice OF his
daughter. Grisel, VINO was allowed to
have many talks with him.
Meanwhile the news came that his
condemnation had been settled by the
council. and that the mail would come
next week with his death warrant.
Miss Grisel C0chrane told her father
that she had to go away for a few
days. He said: Il hope you will 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 a boy. Then she rode to a place be.
tween Berwick and Belford. where
she made inquiries regarding the
Kings mail messengers and where
they used to put up.
Arriving at a small inn about four
miles south OF Berwick. she asked
for something TO eat. The hostess told
her not to make a noise. because In 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 get me some
water!" The hostess said: why. a
Draw lad like you should sup ale"
Have yOu no cold. fresh water? II
you give NE water I will pay you the
same as for the ale The hostess ex.
planned that she would have to 20 to
the well. a long distance OF, and ID
would take ten minues. but the girl
or rather the apparent boy-persuaded
tho woman TO 20 for the water.
During her absence the girl went to
the b0x-bed-there was the mail mes.
| sengrr aslcep-a 'swack" feliow-with
hls mailbag under his head, using Il
for n pillow. On the table were bis
pistols. aud very n~ervously the girl
withdrew the charges. No Ooper wat
this done than the hostess returned
with the water. The girl finished hei
meal. went on the road. made a cir
| cult. and met the mail messenger. and
they rode together a bit. After a short
| chat she drew a little nearer and said
My friend. ! have a fancy for TIL.
mailbag" III Il Is a joke" said Tho
messenger. lit Is a pretty poor one
She took ont a little pistol and pre-
scented IT.. The messenger pulled on
his pistols. and snap:-the first missed
fire. He threw 1t away and drew tn,
~Other-snap. He had to hand owe
the mailbag. and she rode into an ad
joining wood.
She opened the bag. drew out an Off
cial letter, and rode with 1t to he,
nurses house, where It was found {,
contain the death warrant of he,
father. II was put into the fire. Sh,
resumed her girls clothing and rod,
quietly TO Edinburgh. That caused
so much delay that they managed {,
get a reprleve. and her father wa
saved. He dhe speaker had a per
sonal interest In that incident. as h,
understood Grisel COchrane was a Ill
rect ancestor of Lady Aberdecn.-Lon
don Telegraph. xa