Year: 1868

papers. ran my fingers over the edoe

 oI the opening, and became assured ina

 the stout leather had been cut With 2 shar, ) knife. A 'n''i Here was discovery. I began to wisl had taken little moro forethouoht befor

 left Danbury; but as knew that makin.

 such wishes was only waste of time. qalckly gave It up, and began to consid e What had best do under the existing cir

 cnmstances. l wasn't long making up m,

 mlnd upon a few essential points. First

 the man behind me was villain: secont ne Cut open the mail bag and robbed 1t o some valuable matter He must hay, known the money letters by their size ant shape; thlrd, he meant to leave the stage

 on the first opportunity; and fourthly. ht

 was prepared to shoot me if attempted te

 arrest or detain him.

 revolyed these things over in my mind

 and pretty soon thought of course O.

 acton to pursue. I knew if I could get m,

 hands safely upon the rascal, l must take

 nm unawares, and this I could not dc

 While he was behind me; for his eyes were f upon me all the time, so I must resort to

 strategem. Only little ahead was house ana an old farmer named Logee lived there and directly before which was huge snow bank stretched across the road. through which track for wagons had been cleared with shovels.

 As we approached the cot, saw a light Ill the front room as I felt confident I would, for the old man generally sat up till the stage went by. I drove on, and when nearly opposite the dwelling, as had ire quently done when approaching difficult places, saw the snow bank ahead and could discover the deep cut that had been shoveled through it, l urged my horses to good speed, and when near the bank for ced them into it.

 One of the runners mounted the edge of the bank, after which the other ran into the cut, thus throwing the sleigh over about as quick as though lightning had struck It. My passenger had not calcula- ted upon such movement, and wasn't prepared for it; but had calculated and was prepared. He rolled out into the deep snow, and with heavy buffalo robe about hlm, While 1 lighted upon my feet directly upon him. Ipnshed his head into the snow and sang out for old Logee. I didn't have to call second time, for the farmer had come to the window to see me pass and as soon as he saw my sleigh overturned he had lighted his lantern and hurried out.

 'What's to pay?" asked the old man as he came up.

 s'Lead the horses into the track, and then come here."

 As spoke partially loosened my hold upon the villain 8 throat, and he drew pistol from his bosom; but I saw it in time and damned h1s head into the snow again. and got the weapon from him. By this time Logee had led the horses out and came back. 1 Iexplained the matter to him Tn as few words as possible. We hauled the rascal out into the road, and upon ex- animation We found about twenty packa- ges of letters, which he had stolen from the mail bag and slowed away in his pockets.

 He swore and threatened and prayed: but we paved no attention to his blarney, Loaae 3at- ds!''-.n s<aed-a.,d .na l he would accompany me to Littleton, and he said "of course" So he got his over coat and muller, and before long we start ed.

 Preached the end of my route with my mail all safe, though not as snug as it might have been, and my mail bag little the worse for the game that had been played upon it. However the mail robber was se- cure, and in @ week he was identified by some officers from Concord, as an old of fender; and I am inclined to the opinion that he is in the state prison at the present moment. At any rate, he was there the last heard of him.

 That's the only time I ever had any mail trouble; and think under all the circum- stances I came Out nrattv wall