Year: 1859

About four miles from Easton, Pa, re-
sides wealthy farmer, his wife and only
daughter. The latter is a dashing rustic
belle, of the mankilling species, much no.
led for her daunlless way in doing things,
and quick wit. Having bill of local
bank for one hundred dollars, and not be-
ing able to use it, on account of the inabil-
ty of his neighbors to change it, The farmer
resolved 10 send it 10 the bank for that pur-
pose, and selected his daughter as carrier.
The young lady mounted horse and rode
to Easton, but arrived there after the bank
had closed, and after offering the bill at
several stores without success, she turned
the head of her steed towards home.


She had just passed the suburbs Of the
city when "solitary horseman" overlook
her and gave the salute courteous, with a
winning air. AS he had the appearance of
a gentleman, and evinced the greatest re-.
spect for the fair equestrianne, she returned
his salutation without fear, and the two
were soon riding side by side. The stran-
ger expressed pleasure to find that they
were both going the same way, and made
such remarks about the landscape as led
his fair companion TO believe that he was
not "native to the manner born )" he expa-
tated on the superb blending of colors in
the sunset sky, observed that "God made
the country" and dwelt upon the contrast
of the merchants cares and the farmers
freedom OF soil. To all this poetical disqui.
sition the maiden did most seriously incline,
not dreaming that her companion was any,
thing but gentleman.


Smoothly ran the horsemau's tongue,
until they entered dark wood through
which the road wound, when he suddenly
relned up his horse directly across the path,
and sternly desired the girl TO surrender
that one hundred bill she was trying to
change in Easton. Thinking that he was
trying 10 frghten her with trick, the farm
er's daughter laughed heartily in reply but
the production of pair of pistols convinc-
ed her oil the true character of her escourt,
and she felt that the money must go. The
poor girl drew forth the bill from her bos-
ON, and was placing it in the scoundrel's
outstreched hand, when a gust of wind
blew it into the road, and the fellow was
obliged 10 dismount to recover it.


No sooner had he left his horse, than the
quick.witted girl applied the whip TO her
own horse, and sprang forward, but not
alone. The other horse started also, and
away went the span with one driver. With
an oath the robber dashed after them and
fred his pistol but the noise only fright.
eued the animals into still faster gallop,
and the girl found herself at home in doub.
lie quick time. 1t did not take her long TO
relate her adventure, nor was her father at
all delicate about examining the saddle
bags of the strange horse. In them he
found, besides large quantity of counter,
felt bills, nearly fifteen hundred dollars in
good money The animal alone was worth
more than the amount lost, and the farmer
was we'll satisfied with the exchange. The
robher was doubtlessly some fellow con-
Eec:ed with gang of counterfeiters that
infest Central Pennsylvania, and dogged
the girl in her journey from store 10 store
with the bill. He has not yet claimed the
horse and saddle bags, nor is there any
reason TO believe he ever will.