Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1874 — A Perilous Leap. [ARTICLE]

A Perilous Leap.

A Richmond paper of a recent date says that “ Miss Mattie, daughter of J udge Robert Child, was the heroine of a street adventure which, in its culmination, made the hearts of all observers leap into their throats. She had just seated herself upon a mettled horse in front of her father’s residence to accompany Judge B. W. Lacy, delegate from New Kent, on an equestrian jaunt, when the animal dashed off at a rapid rate through Twelfth street into Governor and down Governor into Main. Several colored men ran out at different {joints to stop the runaway, but the intrepid rider, who retained her composure as well as her hold of the reins, called to thqm to-desist. At that juncture Charles Ross was driving slowly up Main street, and perceiving the approach of the runaway purposely halted his team across Governor street. In a second the flying steed was close upon the hack horses, ana essayed to overleap them. As he did so Miss Ould sprang to the box of the hack and was caught by the strong arm of Ross. The horse collided with the hack team and was thrown down by the concussion. Several persons then rushed up and securely held the three frightened animals. Miss Ould was escorted into the Bank of Commerce, where she received every attention. She was not only unhurt, but almost free from emotional excitement, and calmly related to her friends the particulars of her unwilling flight Judge Lacy soon arrived and accompanied Miss Ould to her home.” —Eliphalet Williams, the oldest and most prominent citizen of Northampton, Maks., and President of the Northampton Bank, with the exception of ten years, since its foundation in 1833, nine times a member of the Legislature, Auditor of the Connecticut River Railroad since its opening and engaged in business until within a few weeks, died, March 15, from a stroke of paralysis, lacking but nine days of having completed his ninetyfourth year. Savk your suds for garden, plants, or I for garden yards, when sandy.