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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1880-10-15, Page 3n ... 1�.I- .. ed4r11'ii 7fI f 1rDi .A' Ate a THE MA1J ROBBER • er'a Stor1 Peerless ty�een ager 1 1.14.4.r'... from tree tt- LiL tleen, • distance •.f C mile6. rad dM I had t„ await the aryl val r w. w three arches end 1 didnutatan until after dinner I *or) •dtee haul • K.N,d t!a fancy a drive after dark It was it the dead ,.f night A great deal of snow had fallen and the drafts were plenty and deep. The marl 1 earned wise lint due .t Littleton by contract until one .'clock iu the morning, but that wines" the JaUtnlaater was obliged to an up a little later than that hour for me. One day in January, wheu 1 drove up /with my mail at Danbury, the past mu- g ter called me into his office. 'Pete,' said he, with an important ser- ious look, 'there's some pretty heavy money packages in that bage and he pointed to it as he spoke. Hi said the money was from Boston to some land agents near the Canada line. Then he asked me if I had any passengers who were going through to Littleton. I told him I did not know. 'But suppose I have notl says I. 'Why, said he, the agent of the lower route tame in to -day, and he said that there were two suspicious character* on the stage that came in last night, and he suspects that they have an eye on this mail, so it will stand you in hand to be a little careful this evening.' He said the agent had described ono of thcm as a short, thick -set fellow, about 40 years of age, with long hair, and a thick, heavy clump of beard under his but none on the aide of his face. 1,11d not know anything aboutthe other. 1 told him I guessed there wasn't much danger. 'Oh, no; not if you have got passengers all the way through; but I only told yie this so that you might look out for your mail, and also look out sharp when you change horses.' I aniwered that 1 should do so, and then took the bag under my arm and left the office, I stowed the mail away under my seat a little more carefully than usual, placing it so 1 could keep my feet against it, but beyond that I did not feel any concern. It was past one when we started, and I had four passen- gers, two of them rode only to my first stopping place. I reached Gowan's mills at dark, when we stopped for supper, and where my other two passengers con- cluded to stop for the night. About six o'clock in the evening I left (}owan's Mills alone having two horses Illkd a pung. I had 17 wiles to go, and a hard 17 it was, too. The night was quite dear, but the wind was sharp and cold, the loose snow flying in every direction, while the drift's were deep and closely packed. It was slow tedious work, and my horses torr a aro .a.tl .(w cryfees .mon u Boma clue 1 s... the etre elute. emu - 'nuke .'me'n trent hie lap. beneath tie r•.1t/•1'• onupwl .r 'rat4 ty ureaepiick.t *he I theuyjh. w w . Ni.a,t ' had aught a amain .1 a carrel ti. Lt. sfierlighl err% whet, I rail tune t • •elle. 1 Yoe. I nId tint hi uttrta.eu %until aha time I hew" s., china ur- whim wnuualy PT,n' what 1 had heard i and seem, I woo made up 'uy multi that the individual behind me not only earl ed t.• rob rare of my mail, hut was pee r ed to, rob net of my lite. If 1 1wutIod him, he would shoot me, and parhape he meant le perform that delectaplr opens- 1 tion at any rate. While I was ponder- ing, the honer plunged into another anew -drift, and 1 was .gate forced t•, get out and 'read down the snow before thom i asked my passenger if he wouldn t help ate, but he didn't feel very well, and wouldn't try, so I worked all plane. and was all of a quarter of an hour Betting soy teats through the drifts. When 1 gut into the deign again, i began to feel for the trail -bag with my feet. I found it where 1 had left it, but when 1 attempted to withdraw my foot I dircovered it had become fast in some- thing -I thought it was the buffalo, and 1 tried to kick it clear; but the more I I kiceed the more closely it held. I reached down my hand, and after feel- ing about . few moments, 1 found that my foot was in the mail -bag. I felt again and found my hand in among the pack- age. of letters and paperger 1 ran my finger over the edges of the opening, and beclune assured that the stout leath- er had been cut with a knife. Here was a discovery, I began to wish 1 had taken a little more fore- thought before leaving Danbury; but as I knew making such wisher was only waste of time, I quickly gave it up, and began to consider what I had better do under existing circumstances. I wasn't long in making up my mind upon a few essential points. First, the man behind me was a villain; second, he had cut op- en the snail -bag robbed it of iwme valu- able matter-- he must have known the money -letters by their size and shape; third, he mean to leave the stave on tl e first opportunity; and fourthly, he wee prepared to shoot me if I attempted to arrest or detain hint 1 revolved these things in my mind, and pretty soon thought of a course to pursue. I knew that to get my hands safely upon the rascal 1 must take him unawares, and this 1 could not do while he was behind me, for his eyes were up- on me all the thee, so I must resort to i:tratagem. Only a little distance ahead was a house, and an old farmer named Longee lived there; end directly before it a huge snowbank stretched across the road, through which a track had been cleared with shovels. THE HURON SIGNAL, RUDA Y. OCTOBER 15. 18811. A. 1 was 1r.ul . Inflow(' ei se' .kp Amadei .ad so, ,*hit ri44it,a[l 'n. psur•r •Aso hi, ,r w slit elate primer ea the yresent anon t( acct •at* h. w_. •e. -r. tA• a.. brie I heerii .1 hue. That .s th. .,sly time 1&All trouble. .ua 4 I think teat the irebeisinineee 1 .nen. o' ..rest. eel soon became leg -weary and restive. At As we approached the cot I saw a the distance of six miles I came to a little light in the front room as I felt confident settlement called Bull's Corner, where I I should, for the old male generally sat up until the stage went by. I drove on, and when nearly opposite the dwelling, stood up, as I had frequently done when approaching difficult placoe. I saw the snowbsnk ahead, and could distinguish the deep cut which had been shovelled through it. I urged my horses to a good speed, and when near the bank forced them into it. One of therunnere mount- ed the edge of the bank, after which the other ran into. the cut, thus throwing the sleigh over about as quick as though light - took fresh horses. I'd been two hours going that distance. As I was going to start, a man came up and asked if I was going through to Littleton. I told him I should go through if the thing oould possibly be done. He said he was anxi- ous to go„ and as he had no baggage I told him to jump in, and make himself as comfortable aspossible. I was gather- ing up my lines when the hostler came up and asked me if I knew that one of my hones had cut himself badly. I ning had struck it. My paerenger had jumped out and found that one of the animals had got a deep cork cut on the not calculated on any such movement, and wasn't prepared for it; but I had calculated, and was prepared. Be rolled nut in tae deep snow with a heavy buffalo robe about him, while I alighted directly on the top of him. I punched his heed in the snow and sung out for old Longee. I (lid not hat e to call a second time, for the farmer had come to the window to see me pass, as moon as he saw my alcish overturned, he h td lighted his lantern and hurried out. 'What's to pay?' asked the old man, as he came up. 'Lead the horses into the track. and then come here,' 1 said. 1s 1 spoke i partial'y loosened say off foot. I gave such directions as I con- sidered necessary, and was about to turn when the hostler, remarked that he thought I came alone. I told hint I did. 'Then where did you get the passen- gers said he. 'He just got in,' I answered. 'Got in from wherer '1 don't know.' 'Well, now,' said the hostler, 'that's kind of curious. There ain't been no such a man at the house, and I know there ain't been none at any of the neighbours.' 'Let's have a look at his facee said I. 'We can get that much, at any rate Do 1 hold upon the villain's 'Meat, and he you go back with me, and when 1 get in- to the pung, just hold your lantern so that the light will shine intopa face.' He did as I wished. and as 1 stepped into the pung 1 got s fair view of such portions of my passenger's as were not muffled up 1 saws abort. thick Mises, drew a pistol from his bosom but i saw it in good stun and jammed his head into the snow again. and got it away from him. By this time Longce had led the horses out and came lack. and I explained the stetter re aim in as few wordy a. 'memo full, hard features. and 1 weak almost bfs, 1 see that there was a heavy beard under the chin I thought nl the man wham We hauled the rascal out Into the rand the pietmaiter had described o me. hue and .ipnn Axaminate n. we feund about 1 did not thlak senctnal y upoe. ,t ,ntil 1120 packages of letters which he had starlet, had started Perhaps 1 had gone half a I froth the [nail -hag and slowed sway .n aisle when 1 noticed the mall haft hu pockets. He more, threatened and n the place under my feet prayed hut we paid no •ttenttur a his r,e.. Nat JiHtrI al 1':\ .tMt!SING SI%41El 'Front gist, 1•, pay is the 'neer of fife, and of Iwwspap.ers ss, well en we revive the old and amusing story of the utiliser who sometune•e had crazy hts. is whirl he always !negated himself o. be the Lord judging the world. Ott these uocesiuns he would put on a paper erown, aaoend a pile of meal -bags with great dignity, and tall hie neighbours in suoceseton. The same ones were al- ways judged, sue they were the millers of his vicinity. The first one smtuuunet'. was Me Ham Schmidt. 'Hans Schmidt, stand oop.' 'Rang, yet vas been your pieltness tidal oder worldf 'I vas a miller, 0, Lordr 'Vu you a y.oit nun(' 'Vell, von the eater vu low, and the pishness is pad, 0, Lort, I sutnedimee dskes a leetle extra doles.' 'Vell, Hans, you shall go ofer mit to gotes, already yet.' And so in succession all were tried and immediately sentenced to go over to the goats. Leat of all, • the miller invariably trifid himself thus: 'Jacob Miller, stand imp.' 'Jacob, vat vas your pishness in dat oder world!' 'I vaa a miller, 0, Lort.' 'Vu you always a yin st man, Jacobi' 'Vell, 0, L,rt, ven de tester vas a leetle low and the' pishness vas Incl, I somedinies dakes some leetle extra doles; but, 0, Lort, I all de vile gives dorsa ex- tra doles to de poor.'' (After a long pause) -"Veil, Jacob Miller you can go 'ufer unit de sheet's- but it vas von tight squeeze !' NEWSPAPER LAWS. • We call the special attention of post- masters and subscribers to the following synopsis of the newspaper laws : • 1. A postmaster is required to give notice by letter 'returning a paper does not answer the law) when a subscriber does not take his paper out of the office, and state the reasons for its not being taken. Any neglect to do so makes the postmaster responsible to the publishers for payment. 2. If any person orders his paper dis- continued, he roust pry all arrearages, or the publisher may cc.ntnue to send it until payment a made, and collect tee whole amount, whether it be taken front the office or not. There can be no legal discontinuance until the payment is made. 3. Any person who takes a paper from the post -of foe, whether directed to his name or another, or whether he has sub- scribed or not, is responsible fur the pay. 4. If a subscriber orders his paper to be stopped at a certain time, and the publisher continues to send, the sub- scriber is bound to pay for it if he takes it out of the pest -office This proceeds upon the ground that a man must pay for what he uses. 5. The courts have decided that refus- ing to take • newspaper and periodicals from the poet -office, or removing and leaving than uncalled for, is prima facia evidence of intentional fraud. Hells saps 1 holding up my horses 1 blarney Lnngee got .' ' scout cord little when. •• Mt mail" end when he hal securely hound the v l j N} teesenge, er, 4.. see, •,ehlu, n,e fan. 4e tumbled him into ehr tiring .nd 1 turned towards him ithen eked the old man if he would e 'Here s s erg "t sem. kind thatslipped !company me Into Littleton and he +ilea 'Of course 1 will hack ender my feet he said. giving o • kick, as though he would shove it for So he got his nvercoa' Anti warn land airs long we started M. Jost as this ieenesit my hones lumber I 1 reluthed the end 01 my -nus* with d into • deep mow -drift, and 1 was fore fay mail all safe, though not as snug as ,t ed 'n pe oat and treed down the moss I might ha' • beet" and two mail tags • ser from of them and lead them thrtngh link th. c••tT'. in. 'h. track the, had be►ay.i+ men then" He, the This tone me an ,n 1h minutia ..rad ien titrs•il-robbe, •ae wenn, uta+ within I when 1 ens to rgein i pulled the mail•bag' weak he was .denttfert re some Aldo Mrs. Hancock says she read Re ubli- con papers exclusively, because the Dem- ocratic papers, which spoke only in praise of her husband. were too mono- tonous; besides she• wanted to know what her husband hal been doing all these years. General Hancock, since the office -seekers began the hunt for place, has lost thirty pounds, avoirdupuia. No Ban has come to true greatness who has not felt in eutae degree that his life belongs to this rave. and what God gives him He gives him for mankind. 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'rho "ONLY" LUNG PAD.1 Vann Yetersd by the f- t1iliaiy71 Lang ra& CM., 30.S1 a ilei. &bssiately euros Asthma, Bronehitia, Catarrh. Hey lever, all Throat and Lang diseases. relieves and sires Consumption A triol of this exc'llent remedy costs you o0 sort than ova alms avow you. Pay.trrAH, in 317 nothing of Preseriptioes The thse'Itttise Ira be cured by Aes•w.rTi0, a WC!! ew,b'ie hod. The "trate Loan PAD comma tie ...1 a ^, ' ',f the ,ward of some of the trot rs..ac writers ie the world. asd W=s r''1+1. domed, throughout the Der,.ir.,at, H. HASWELL&CO, tea antjewioeill Ht rthe otreal t'. Q t'.rl e u . lel Itr-aro it 21 s r +s o a,• 1swesvtut tr.us Nu .lohu 1 Mtad,dta o - solar ,t the uaiiadiau High ceautuaasemei, Townes'. Flee . Septet -Ole Ike.. The Estate of R. 8. SMITH, f eller-telt. Last but, - Having ie:u-nee iron, my personal friend, the Hon. Alexander Macken - we, who has lately leased through your town, that you keep THE LARGEST AND ezer hoes us' Dal noon IN tousut's, and that you sell very deep, i wish to make arrangements with you to supply the men working on the C. P. R. K. They will require piles of Shirts and Drawers, also Overcoats, Tweeds, Cloths, Flannel end Cotton Shirtings, S•,ekt, Mitts, Hats, maps, and a regular supply of nice fro -it Groceries. ' I Weil with deep regret that you still have a large number of Reformers m e that section of Canada, and se 1 know they are wonderful people for cheap goods, I fear that even the N. P. wt ill prevent them from buying you out before my re- ture-but be sure to keep plenty of the above goods for me, and when 1 get back from Ottawa 1 will make it. all O. K. I remain, your friend, . JOHN A. 175@ Miss J. Stewart, M iIIi ner =Dress -Maker, THE SQUARE, GODERICH. AT 82_75, AT $3_75, A'I' AT X5.50, '6.1110 IT Ilene. AT 013.50,. AT 1177.50, orer HOSIERY, OF MITCHELL MANUFATURE, for Ladies' and Children. ' Apprentices Wanted. (1754) • ,MISS STEWART. Chas. A. Nairn, DEALE1: le Fine Groceries and Provisions, Crockery, Glassware and China, Having purchased the business of Mr. HENRY Hormel' is now prepared to supply all old customers and as many new ones as mat favor him with their patronage. AN INSPECTION SOOLICITED. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. CHAS. A_ NAIRN, 1752 (bar. of Hamilton Street and Market Sjtutre: ' Daniel Gordon, Cabe1-Mer utlllotlerlAcr. Oldest Hoaae.in the 1 untidy, anti Lorye.st Stock this side of London ! PAatoa &las, Ban -Room Stint, Sins -Beeline, EAST Clients, Louwoaa, erre., ITC. Cu Rayon we "tai taw le their advantage to see my stock if they rated a good article at a � D. GORDON, TT'eat Street, steer Peat (kfitce, Gederids. WEEKLY ,GLOBE, FOR 18$1 I'HE MONARCII OR TIIE WEEKLIES.' The Largest ! The Cheapest ! 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