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VOLUME 4.
LIST OF POST OFFICES.
Pott OJice. J'oat Masters. districts.
B.'thel Station Enoch Reese, Iilacklick.
CirroUtovvn, William M. Jones, Carroll.
Cae Springs, Dunl. Litzinger, Chest.
Coacaaugh, - A. G. Crooks, Ta.vlor.
C reason, YVui. V. Voung, ashmt'u.
Eoeasourg. John Thompson, Ebensburg
Fallen Timber, Isaac Thompson, White.
Gallitzia, . J. M. Christy, CJallitzin.
liemlook, W'in Tiler. Jr., Washfn.
Jalinstown, I. E. Chandler, Johnst'wn.
Laretto, M. Adlesberger, Loretto.
iliaerat Point, E. Wissinger, Couem'gh.
Jlaaster. A. Purbin, Munster.
PUttsvilic, Andrew J Fcrral, Suq'baa.
RoaelanJ, G- W. Bowman, White.
St. Augustine," Wm. Ryan, Sr., ClearS'-li.
alp Level, George Conrad. Richland.
Soaman, B. M'Colgan, Washfn.
Smrjerhill, B. F. Slick, Croyle.,
5 a mm it Miss M. Gillespie-, Washt n.
Wlimore, Morris Keil, S'merhill.
CHURCHES, SISTERS,
Presbyterian Kzv. I- Habbisox, Tastor.
Preaching every SaUbatU morning nt a12
a'clock, and in the evening t 3 o'clock. Sab
calh School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer raeet
ia everv Thursday evening at C o'clock.
Mtthodist Episcopal Church Rev. J. S. Lvst-k-jv.
t'reacher in charge. Rev. J. Gbat. A.
s'si.iut. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
at 105 o'clock in the morning, or 7 in. the
cvejing. Sabbath School at i) o'clock, A. M-.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evehiug, at 7
o'clock. -
' Independent Tlzr It. R. . rowELi,
Ptor. Preaching every Sabbath morniugat
j o'ciock, and in the evening at G o'clock,
sabbath School it 1 o'clock. P.'M. Prayer
ncetliig on the firit" Monday evening of tach
noma ; and on every Tuesd.iy, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the lirst week in
each mouth.
CalatitUe Xethod:tTzv. Jons Williams,
Iitor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
laud 6 o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock,
A. M. I'tnvtr mcet-.ng every Friday evening,
u 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
t 7 o'clock.
He v. W. Llotd, raptor. Preach
in? ertrv Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
Particular Bap'uts Ret. David Jekkib,
Pastor. Preaching every sabbath evening at
3 o'clock. Sabbath School at at 1 o'clock, P. M.
Cath-ificlUv. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor.
Services c v:ry S.ibbaih morning at lOi o'clock
snd Ve3ptr3 at 4 o'clock in the eveuiug.
EUCXSDCRG MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern, daily, ht 10i o'clock, A- M.
Western, at 10 V o'clock, .A M.
. MAILS CLOSE!
Eastern, di'i'y, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Western.."' at 8 o'clock, P. M
tfcjjTThp mails from Rutler.Indiaca, Strongs
tawn, ic, arrive on Thursday ot' each week,
kt 3 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Friday of each week,
t; s A. M.
ttiThe mails from Xewmen's Mil's, Car
tolliown, &c, arrive on Monday, Wednesdny
a'l Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
ail Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
RAlLItOAO St'ISEDrLl
CRESSON STATION'.
West B tit. C.tpress leaves at
.58
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.58
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P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
P. M
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Mail Train 41
Eust Through Express
' Fet Line ' 44
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W1LMORE STATION.
West Bait. Express leaves at
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East Through Express 44
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COl'STY OFFICERS.
Judya of the CourU President. Hon. Geo.
Taylor, lluatiugdun ; Associates, George W.
":, Henry C. Devir.e
Iircihouotarii--i oC'li M 'Donald.
Kig'uter and Recorder Ed.vard F. Lytic
Sheriff J0hu Puck.
Dinriet -4.'3ry.Phi!ip S. Noon." ';
C-itritif Cjiniititsinrifrs JnlilCS CoOPCT. Po
J. Little, J oh ii CamjiLell.
irtaturtr i lionias Callin.
Poor If. use f),rtr!r.r. WJlIinm ncnclfiss
j George Delany, Irwin Rutlcdge.
j yor Unite Treasurtt George C. K- Zahm.
i Aulitore Thomn J- NtUor, William, 'J.
';uams, lieorge u. K. Z.tai. . - .
Lov-tty Surrejor. Henry Scanlan.
l"rHtr. .J:iinp- Shunnon.
Xtreantile Appraiser Geo. W. E.islr.
t. of Common SckocU-r-UvvT? Ely.
E3EfjOrG BOIl. OFFICERS.
. BOLOUf.rf AT LAEGE.
"irr'sor. k'; j
ifv'"'1 Dil'lorAcl.Uyd,Tl,il S. Noon,
i'5':U,D- l,ar"sh, Hugh Joucs, E.J. Mills,
''fill J. Jone
, CmtahUr. van K. Evans.
SC?unetl Jo"" J- Evans, Thomas J.
i Joha W. Roberts, John Thompson, D.
EAST Wl ED.
Rector, Willi
Jlje of
i:. r i- ' - t -r . j
At,e'r Lemuel Davis.
r WK6T WARD.
t-wttabU M. M. O'Neill.
Jc? UHett R. S. Bnnn, Edwurd Gla,
ymi vu i, juuuaij VJCOr" .
jT,!t';irUn&m Barnes, Jno. II. Evans
"J of.Electionmchztl Uasson.
4MMOeorB Gurley.
'i'Eic Vallnudigliam Habeas
C o r i n s C a s e .
Oo Saturday. 16?h inst., JudL'C Lcavitt,
of the United States Circuit Court, deliv
ered his dociitca, in Cicinnati, on tlie
appliati'n of U. L. Vallandiham for :i
writ of Jut oea corpus. J he Court b'ejraii
hy recitinjr the circuuis'anceN of the arrest
and confinement, together with iheirrounds
upon which t lie application was L;:sed.
The Court had previou.-ty intoruied coun
t-el tl a- the wnt woui.l i.ft be rai.tcd
uu'e s uffic:eut "round was thowu, and
iirccted notice to lc jriven (Jen. 1Juii
idc. who Lad rotdied in .an able and
respectful conimuuicathm, and was repre
sei ted hy cuttuei in the aruuifi.t ou the
application 'J he cac of Kupert, involv
ing; himilar principles, had Let-n already
dccidd by Justices' Swayn and Lcaviit,
and the Court would not reverse that
decision. '.In that ca.-e, Ju.-t'cc ?-ayn
distinctly annouiced thut lie would not
jrant a Mvit ot" luibtms curj when it ap
peared tbaf the arrest and detention was
ui.der uii..:tary authority. Jude Leavitt
might have based his decision upon' this
broad rulii'r. but concluded to hear the
argument . r f Yalbudiirhatu's counsel.
-1 Ise basis of this whole argument was
the fact that Mr. Vallundlghani, u.t beins
in the military or naval service of tin
CJovcrtiment, and not therefore subject to
the lules and aiticlcs cf war, was not lia
ble to arrest under or by military power.
And the various provUkns of the Consti
tution, intended to guard the citizen
igaiest unlawful arrests and. imprison-
mcnt, have beeu cited and urged upon the
attention of the Court as having a direct
Leariug on the point.
"Jiut are there no other considerations
of u controlling character applicable to
the questi -n ; Is net the Court impera
iveiy bound to regard the present state
of the country, and, in the light which it
throws upon the subject, to decide upon
t !ie expediency of interfering with the
cserci-cs of f he military power invoked
in tlie pending application J he Court
cannot t-hut its eyes to the grave fact that
war estst.-f, involving the :nost imminent
public danger, and thrratcnin? the sub-i
version and destruction ol the Constitution
it.-c!f In my judgment, wh.cn the lite of
the Kepubhc is imperiled, Le mistaken his
dutv :n;d cbligatioii. a1 a fat riot who is
not wil liii ir to concede to the Constitution
?Hch a capacity of adaptation to circutn
stances as may be nicenry to inoct'n
i;reat cmergenc y, and save tle n-ition from
hopeless ruin cif presei vat ion is a' par
amount law, which a nation, as well a an
individual, jnay find it necessarj' to invoke
Xotliiiig i.- hazardei in sa3"ing that the
areat and far seeing men who framed the
Constitution of the United States supposed
-they were laying the foundation, of our
National Government on an immovable
basis."
Acting upon this view of the future, no
express proviions, of course, had been
made for a cas-e like the present, jet sufli
cicut oow-r was conferred ' in general
terms. The heurty and unqualified sup
port due the government' by every citizen
was then referred to by t..e Court.
"It is clearly' not a time when any one .
connected with the Judicial .Department j
of the ircvernment should allow himselt,
except f n-ni the most fctrincnt nhligatjous
of duty, to' embarrass' or thwart the exec
utive'in his efforts to deliver the' country
from the dangers which press so heavily
upon if. Now, the question which l am
c;il'ed upon to decide is, whether General
liuruside, as au agent of the Ksecurive
department of the (Joverumenf, iias trans
grosed his aushoijiy.jn ordering the
urict of Mr. Vall.viKiihum. " Vlf the,' the
ory of his 'conK ? HiJsaieab!ej' that
there can- be iioVK-gaK-arrcvV-t-sctby
warrant ba-o'J on an afficlV. it of probable
cause, the conclusion would Lc clear tljat
the arrest was illegal. liut do not think
I am bouJ.U to regard the :i;ouirv as
At
occupying "-this ''narrow, base. tJeueralN
Uurnfcide, by order of. the President, has
been' designated and 'appointed to take
tlie 'military supervision of the Depart
ment, of the Ohio, composed of the States'
of Kentucky. Oliio, ' Indiana', llliuois and
3Jichii!u'n. . The 'precise extent of his i
.i. .i r.. ' . :t.'.. :.:
auinoriiy in i;ux iriuumuiu jiusuiuu is
not knoMi to the Com t." It may, howev
er, . be properly assumed' as a fair prc
Fuuiption .that the Prcsideut has clothed
him with all the powers necessary 'to the
efficient ' discharge of hfs duties, in. the
station to which he has been called. He
is the representative and 'agent' of the
President within the limits of his depart
ment. In time of war tlie President is
nut above Ihe Cnnj-titution, . but derives
his power xprcssly f rom the provision of
that instrument declaring that he shall be
Coaiinahdei-in-Chicf of the Anny'.imd
Navy. The Consitutiori does" hot specify
the. powers he uiayright.fully excreiae in
this character, nor are they defined by4
EBENSBXJRG. PA., THURSDAY, MAY
legislation. ' No one denies, however, that
the Prei-ident, in this character, is inves
ted with very hi-h powers, which H is
'well known have been exercised 'on various
occasions eluriog the present rebellion.
A memorable instance of its exercise is
seen in the .Emancipation Proclamation,
issued by the President as Comma. ider-in-Chief,
and which he justifies as a military
necessity. - It is, perhaps, not easy to
define what acts are piopcily 'within tin's
designation, but they mii.i, uodoub'e llv,
ou limited tj suet, as are ueemed eseittiai
to the protection and pie-rrvation of the
Government and Constitution, which the
President has sworn to protect and defend.
Aud in deciding -what ho may rightfully
do under this power, where there, is no
expre?3 legislative declaration, the lesi
di;nt is guided solely hy his oavii judgment
aud discretion, and h only luciiable for
an abuc of his authority by impeach
ment, prosecuted acconlm to the reipuire
ments of the Constitution. - Tlio oecaion
which calls for the exercise of this power
exits only from the necessity of the ease ;
and when the necessity exists, there is a
clear justification of the act. -
If this view ol the l o ver of the Pres
ident is correct, it tindoul.tedlv i nplics
the right to arrest persons, who, by their
mischievous acts ot dis.oyalty,- impede or
endanger the military operations of the
Government.' And, if the necessity exists
I see no reason whyt'io power uoes not
attach to the officer or ' General in com
mand of a military department. The
only reason why tlie appointment is made
is that the President cannot discbarge the
duties in pen-on. He-, therefore, consti
tutes an agent to. represent him, clothed
wi;!i the necessary powi.-r for the efficient
supei vision of the military interests of the
Government throughout the department.
And it is not necessary that martial law
should be proclaimed or exist, to enable
the General in command to perform the
duties assiiiued to him.. .Martial law is
well defined by an able jurist to be 'the
will i of a military, c'nnimniider, operating
without any restraint -avc his judgment.
Uou the. lives, upon tlie peroi:s, qnm
the cutue -social and individual eondii.ion
of all over whom this law ixtcnds.' It
Catn.ot be claimed that this law was in
operation in General IJunide's depart
ment when 3Ir. Vallatidighaui 'was arre
ted. Nor is it ticcessary that it should
have been hi force to justify t'.ie arrest."
' Th Court thc-n reierred to Gen. Durn-side-
as a man eminently lifted for his
position aa a direct representative of the
power of the President, ami to the cause
which led to tlie i-sue of Order No. ii-S.
'Pour of the States have a ! river border,
and are in perpetual danger' ol invasion
In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, a clas of
mischievous politicians had succeeded in
poisoning the. minds of n portion of the
community with the rankest feelings of
disloyalty .Aillul pnliticuu--. disguising'
their 'latent treason under hollow preten
sions' of devotion to tlie Union, were stri
ving to disseminate their pe.-tilent heresies
amonir the masses of the peopde." Geo.
Jiurnside had himself ttated 'fully his
restsons for the issue of the order, in ji
communication to the Court. Whether
he- .ctcd discreetly or wisely was not a
subject of Judicial rcvie.v.
"it is worthy o! remark here, that this
arrest was no? ma Je by Getieral Ifturuside
under aiiy 'claim or juetensiou that he had
authoiity to dis"is; of or punish U'C -ar-ty
ancstcd, according to ' his own uil,
without trial and proof oi the facts
alieged as the ground for the arrest, but
with a vi;w to an investigation ly a
military court or commis-ion. rSueh an
investigation has not been made known to
this Coutt. -Whether the Militaiy Com
mission for the trial oi'lh'e charges against
Mr. .Vallandiyhaiti Was legally constituted
and had jurisdiction of the case is not a
question Jftfoic this Court. There is
clearly no authority in this Court, on tlA
pending mi f ion. to revise or reverse the
proceedings of the Military Commission,
if they were before the (mrt. Tlio.soie
question is whether the arrest was legal j
aud as beforo remarked,' its. legality ele
einls on the. necessity which .existed lor
making it ;'and of that necessi;y. for the
reason stated, this Coiii t cannot judicially
detcrniine- General lnru-ide i- unqut-s-tionably'.
amenable to the Executive - Do ,
par'ment for his cinduct.". II . he hiis
acted 'arbitrarily ' ami' iipou 'insufficient
reastius, it is vithin th'o power, aid would
be the duty, of the l'resident hot only to
d n mil his acts, but to vi-it him with'deci
sive marks of his disapprobation ;To the
President, in.' his capacity of Couiniander
in Chief of the army, he. must answer lor
official oonduot. Dut. undQr our Cousti
tu.tion. whieh studiously seeks tokceptbe
executivelegislative and judicial depart
ments" of the Goveinment from all inter
ference and conflict with each other, it
would be. an unwarrantable exercise of
t!je jydic-ial power Jo- decidQ.tUat a' co-
ordinate branch of thn Government, act
ing under if a high responsibilities, had
violated the Constitution, in its letter or
its spirit, by authorizing the arrest in
question. Especially in these troublous
tinics. when union and harmony among
the differ nt branches of the Oovernmet t
are -so imperatively demanded, such in
terference" would find no excuse or vindi-4that
cation. - If the doctrine is to ontnin, that
every one charged with, and guilty' of,
acts of mischievous disloyalty, not within
the scope of the crimiir.il laws of the land,
in custody under military authority, is to
be set free by courts or judges on hubem
corpus, it requires r.o argument to prove
that the, most alarming conflict must
follow, and the power. of the Government
ho most seriously impaired. I dare not,
in my judicial posit iou. assume the fear
fa! re-ponsibility "implied in the sanction
of such a doctrine.
"And here,- without subjecting myself
to the char.ro ol trenching upon the
dom-iiii of political discussion, 1 may.htf
indulged in the remark'that there is loo
much of the pestilential leaven of dislcy
ulty.iti the community. There is a class
of men in the loyal Stntes, who'seem to
have no- just appreciation of the. deep
criminality of tho-e h are in arm,
avowedly for the overthrow of" the .Gov
ernment, and : the establish meut of a
Southern Confederacy..- They have not,
I fear, rifori to any right estimate of their
duties and obligations as American citi
zens, to a Government 'which has strewn
its blessings with a' "profuse h ir.d. I may
venture the assertion that the page of
history will be searched in vain for an
example .of a rebellion so wholly destitute
of excuse or vindication, and so dirk with
crime as that which our bleeding ountrv
is now 'called upon to confront, and for
tot; suppre-sion oi which all her energies
are demanded. " There sjou'd oe no
uivision of sentiment upon this momen
tous question. 3Ien sh-tuld know, and
j-lay the truth to their heart, that there is
:i cour.-e ot conduct not involving overt
treason, and not therefore subject to
punishment as such, which nevertheless
implies moral guilt and a gross offense
a'iinst their country. Those who live
under tin projection and enjoy the bles
sings of our be.iign.mt Government, niu-t
harn that the3' cati not stab its vitals with
impunity. II t!ey "eheri.-h haired and
hostility to it, and desire its subversion,
let them withdraw from it jurisdiction
and seek the feilow.-hip a'ol protection d"
those with v. horn they are in sympathy.
If they ieni;;i.i icit't us, wiii'.e they are
not j 'us l hey must bo subject to stieh a
course of dealing as tlie great law of serif
pre.-er oration prescribes and will enJorc.
And let them not vi;ipluii:, ii the strin
gent doctrine of 'military necessity shotiTd
Jind i he iu to be the I -jg in unite subjects of'its
action. L have no feirs that t lie rec-jg-iiiiin
of tnis doctrine will lead to an
arbitrary invasion of the DiT-onii! security
4ii: personal liberty of the citiz'.Mi. It is
lare, indeed, that a charge 'of disloyalty
will be tuado upon in-uScient gro-i:nls. .
lint it - there should bj an eccM-iwnal
mistake, such an occurrence is net to be
put iu competitioh with the preservation
ot the life of the nation. And I confess,
I am but . little lnovcd by the ciequent
appeals ! ' those who, while they indig
nantly denounce violations of personal
liberty, look with i o horror upon a despot
ism as unmitigated as the world has eve?
Witnessed. ' .
But I can not pursue this subject
farther. I n aware ' there are',poiuts
made by the learned counsel representing
Mr. Yalliudighain, to which 1 have not
adverted. I have had neither .time nor
strength for a more elaborate consideration
oflie questions involved in this an'piioa
tivin. i'ov the icasons wlrich 1 have
attempted to set fuith, I am led clearly t.i
the - conclusion that I cauuot judiciously
pron'o'unce the order of General Uuruside
fur the arrest ol Mf Vallandigham as a
tiuHity, and must, therefore, hold that in
sufiicicut: ground has been exhibited Tir
granting .the writ applied foe' "Ail I
may properly add hele, that I aih fortified
in my. conclusion by the lact just brought
to my notice that the Legislature of Oliio,
at its last. Session, has passed two statutes,
in which the validity and legality of arrests
iu; this fj;iite, ' under ; military , authority,
are: distinctly sanctioned.'" 'This is a clear
indication of the opinion of that, body,
that the rights and liberties ,of the people
are not put in jeopardy by the cxerci-e of
the powsr in question, ind is, moreover, a
concession that the present state of tho
country require and justifies its exercise.
It is' a clear" intimation that the people
of our patriotic State will sanction such a.
construction of the Constitution as, without
a clear vio'atiou of its letter, will adapt it
to the existing emergency. , r
'Hi ere is one. other consideration to
which 1 may, perhaps, properly refer, not
as a reason lor, 'refusing the. wii 'applied
28, JSCS.
for, but for the purpose of saying that, if
granted, there is no probability that it
would be available in relieving Mr
Valiandigham froul his present position
It is, at leat, morally certain it would not
be obeyed. And I confess I am some
what reluctant to authorize a process,
knowing it would not be respected and
the .Court is powerless to enforce
obedience. Yet, if satisfied there were
suSicieni grounds for the allowance of
the writ, the consideration to which I have
adverted would uot be conclusive against
:t -
A Tlirllllns Ativcuturc.
Fourteen years ago,' I drove from Lit
tletou, a distance of forty-two miles, and as
I had to await the arrival of two or three
COii
so
dies,, did '-not ' start till after dinner;
I very often had a good distance to
drive after daik
It was in-the 3ead of wintej", and the
season ha-4 been a tough one. A great
deal oTsiiow had fallen, and the drift
were ploughed deep. The nnil I carried
was not due at Littleton, by the contract,
until one o'clock, but that wilder the post
master was very often obliged to sit up a
Utile later than that for me.-
: One day in:Febru:iry, when I drove up
for my mail at Daubury, the postmaster
called me iu'o his o5ce
' '-Pete," said he, ' writ 'an imp'tian',
serious look,- "there's some pretty '' heavy
money packages in that bag." au 1 he
pointed to the hag as he spoks lie' said
the money was from Uoston to some land
agents uji near the Canadian line. Then
he a-ked n'c if I had i?ot any passengers
Lsvho were going throali to Littleton. I
told him I did not know; "but suppose I
haven't ?" said I.
Why," said he, "the agent of the
lower route cahic in today, ami he say.
that tliere have been two suspicious char
actors on the stae that e-ame up last
night, and he suspects that they have au
eye upon the mail, so that it will stand
you iu hand to be a little careful."
lie' said th agent had described one
of them as a short, thick set fellow, about
t rry years of age, with long hair and a
thick, heavy clump of bear! on the e-'ii'n,
but none on the side of eis lace. He did
n it kunw any-thing about the other. 1
told, the old follow I guessed thcra wasn't
much danger. . -
0h. no. not if ycu hare gt pa.crgyrs
through. Cut I. only told you this so tint
you nnuht look out fr your nnil, and
look out when you change horses "
I answered that 1 sh eal l d s. ai l
thon t'Mik the bag undir my arm an 1 left
the ofBec . I stowed the . null under mv
feet a little more enrefjMy tlna u-uil,
phic'mg it that 1 c ouid keep ny IVef
against it; but" beyond this, I did not
feel any concero. It was 'past one when
L started, and I had four pa songc'S. t'.v.
of whom fode to my iir.-t stopping place
I reached Gowau's -xlilis at dark, where
we stopped fur supper, and where my
other two passengers ' concluded to stop
for" the ni-ht.
About 0 V clock in the evening, I left
Cowan's Mills j1 one, having two horses
aud an open pu'ig. . '
" I had seventeen mile logo, nr.d a hard
seventeen miles it wa, too. - Tho uight
was quite cold, and the wind was sharp
and cold, the loose snow flying in nil
directions, while the drifts were deep and
closely packed. It was slow, tedious work,
and my horses soon became leg weary and
restive. At the distance of six miles I
came to a little settlement called Bull's
Corners, where I. tiKtk ire.-h horse. I'd
been two hours going that distance. Just
as I was going to start, a man cur-2 up
and asked me if I was going thr.ugh.t
Littleton.'- 1 told him T should gnthro'igh
if. tho tiling e mid possibly be done. He
sjid he. was very anxious to go. and as he
had no baggage I told him to jump in
and m ike .himself as comfortable as possi
ble.' 1 was gathering up my lino-, when
t'::c hostler Vanie up and asked me if 1
knew tlia.j One of my hordes had cut him
self badly. . 1 jumped out and went v. iiii
him, and found that one oi ; the -borsoa
had got a deep cork cut on the 'off lore
foot. I gave such direction as I comsi I
ered necessary, and was uh ut to turn
away,' when the hosiler vcunrktd lhat'Jie
thought I came alone. I toid him I
did. ' ' ' '' "
Then "where did that passenger come
from ?" sa'nl he . ., : . r
'ile just got iii, I answered.
Got In from where V .
"I dou't knovr." W ' .
.'Wtdl, now; said -the ho-tler, -that'.-kind
p curious. .There ain't no .uch
a inan been at the -.house, mud I know
Lthat thcru haiu't been none at tho ueigh-.
bors." ' ; : -
Let us have a look at Ids face,' said
I; wo can get that much, at any rato. -Do
you jgo back. with me, and vhen I get
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into the pung, J ust hold your lantern s
that the light will fthine into his ficc."
lie did as I wished, and 03 I Pepped
into the pung;,I got a fair view of.FUih.
portions ff my passenger's fate as a noc
muEed up. I saw a short thick frara?,
full, hardy features and I Cfiuld se tkit
there was a 'heavy beard tinder the chin.
thought of tho tuin, whom the post
master had described to me, but I didn't
think .seriously upon it until we had
fifartcd. Perhaps I hadn't got bill a
mile when I noticed that the mail hag
wasn't in its usual place under my feet.
"Hallo !" says I, holding up my horses
a little, ;vhert's my mail?' - , -
My p&senger mt on the feat tcbiD J
me, and I fumed towarl him t
-Here is a bag of some kiad, flipped'
back-under, my feet." suid he, g:v 05
it a. kick, as though he would shove it
fjrward. ..
t atthU moment my horses I amr
berXl into a deep snowdrift, and I wts
forced to get out and treai down tho "
snow ahead of them, u;id lead them thro'
it.
This ttr.fc mo all of fifteen minute
and when I got in again I pulled the mail
bag forward and got my ieetupon it; an4
ui I was do:nr this, I ?aw the man iuk.
something from liis lap beneath the
buJjlo, and pat it in his breast pocket.-
At th's I thought it, wis a pistol. I
had got a gleam of the barrel io the tdar
ii-Jit, jind when" I had time to reflect, I
kuV I could nnt bo un-takcn.
Aboit ttiU tiim I began to think some
what seriou-dy. From what I had seen, I
uiideupmy min i, that the individual
behind me not only meant to rob the mail
but he was prepared to rob me of luy
Hie. If I resit"d hiui he w.oild fclnjt
me, and perhaps he meant; to perform '
that delicite j b at any rate. .While,, I''
was ponderlm;.. the horsos fell into anoth
er deep sno..v drift, and I ;vas again forced
t get our. and tread down thesnovr before
them.' I a:ked :nv nassec-'ur if ha"
wou'du't help me, but haeail he did not
feel very well wou'du't try if; si "I
worked alo-ae, and was all of a q-iarter of
an hour getri ig out of the drift Whetr '
I g)t Into the sleigh again, I bega?i tt feel
ibr th5 mail b i4 with my tcet, and found "
it w!:ere I had hd't it ; but wlisn I at-,
tempted to rrithdra my ioot, I dUciver-
ed tiiat if ha I beoni? e itaailel ia s nii)- .
tiling I thouiht it was the buffalo, tnl
rrh-d to kick it clear; but the more C'
kicked thi more closely was it' held. I'
reached .d vn my hand; after feeling,
ahoat.a few m'uutes, I l'jund that my
io t was in the m Til big ! I foil again -and
found 103' hand iu among the packa.
ires oi' letters aud pipers ' I nn my
tiuger along tho edges of the opening, an I ''
f'CC imc assured that the stoat leather had :
beeu cut with a knife. - . !
ilerj w.js a discorerv. I besari to.
w'sh Iid taken a little m ire forethought
befare'Hreaving !anb iry ; bat as I knew
tiiat making such wishes was only a wasto -ol
time, I q tiikiy giVj it u-j. and began .
to consider wh it xt.n best to do under ths ,
existing circtitustaaccs. I wasn't io'ig .
in mikiuj: up my. mind up n a low
essential points. I'irst, the in ia. bhin 1
1113 was a villain; stcauJ, he had cut
open the mail big. and roobed it of tome 1
valuable matter. He mu?t have known
the money letters iy the size and shape; ,
third, he means to lo ive the stage on tho'
first opportunity ; and fourthly, he was
prepared to sho-t me if I attempted to
arrost or i -tain hiui..
I res dved these- things over in, my
m'n'd, and pretty s io-i .1 thought of a
c mrse to pursue . 1 knew (hat to get my "
hands sat'tiy ujitn the racil, I must take'
him unawares, an I this I C uld not dxf,"
while he was behind ma fjr hi eyei.
were upon n.a all the t'.'.nc sj I must re-
sort to sr;itageni. G.iy a little di-tanco!
ahead was a l.-.iivi"; an old farmer named '
Longer lived t.!ie.-e. an i directly before it ;
was a huge
s'l'i-v h u: stretc ied across .
the ro 1 1,
thro
which -:v track for vjgj113.
ha I bl'.en -dcare I with -hovel.-.
- As .v' a;),) -o 1 j'ie I t:i3 e I saw n light' 3
11 the front roam'.' I was OufilenL I'"'
sliould. for. the old m m gjueraily sat up-
until the stage, went by. 1 drvt on and',,
wiie!i nearly opn site th-j dwcilinc stojl ",
up. as I had frequently, d.m-e when ao'-:'
proiching dillieult jdaces. I su7 tire
.now bar.: ahead, and 'Culd di-tinguish" 1
the deep cut which had been shoveled. 1
through it. . I urged my horses to a good .
sn?ed and when near the bank forced
, . . . . '
tiieui into it. ; ; 1
(.) io of the runners' mounted' tho edgo -
of the bank, after which the -' other run I
into thu c 1', thus throwing th$sleigh over
ab mt as quick us. though liglitniujy; had ..
struck it . My passenger had not ealcn-,
latod on any sueh,. movement, and was not ,
prepared for ir ;-liut I Ind calculated 1
and was -prepared. Uc rolled out into f
the deep suow, with a heavy buQulo roba.
about him, whilo I lighted. upon my feet;j
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