Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-27
Frcn, The Boston Pnly;o!


nm accomplished 1hief.The following circlmstoprs.
nave Deeh narrated 10 having in town i'm
worcester county They present skill boldness in
me way oil IcviEg which might do to the most
compllshed graduates of European PRISONS and rep;us
worthy 81 The most noted of the lghhugered gentry This
county--A man horseback. III the dress of n farmer
overlook upoh the road lad driving yoke of oxen with
whom he entered into conversations the course of which
helehined of the lad that he driving cattle to
distant PASTURE and that his fhs upon the road
hu was to meet him at certain tavern The man, when
ney came near the appointed told the boy 20
FORWARD To the house and direct the barkeeper make him
s VI punch ana he would immediately follow with
ou' snort time, for his generous and unsuspectq nature
MN Ia great alacrity in the dis, barge his com
"Ss'oh I'D oOlige his Quondam comnanon he Turned off
WIN e cattle Into byc-road and dove them some dis.
I".e ounu ala" beyond the tavern. In the mean time
the mug OF punch made, the boy and soon the IA
"'e "''c O"'h anNiouSy waiting the coming of the man
with the oxen; but afc nearly cxhausting their stock of
p"ehce IN waiting and then wearying themselves in an
unsuccessful search after he they SET off for ,h.i, homes
me following day the man drove tile back to ,be Ia
vc stating that he had purchased yoke of oxen but ,bc
~" nor "iNe well, and he doubted whether they would
SUIT MS luposc, and remarked that he had been iuduc
ca l" ou! them because they had been offered cheap
but as they did exactly suit him he would sell ben ~
Snnti advance on the cost The landlord who had me-.
Fc oto seen either the driver the cattle, and had nor
therefore the least ground for doubling the correctness Of
inc story told him. finally bought them, and the man sppp
tue 'sht at the house 1t had escaped the watcbfh
eye OF our traveller, that the landlord had very hand
some morse III the pasture which his horse had been n,
re- therefore in The morning. with to an EXCHANGE
"oh nus Sauur ON ms telling the landlord he vonld
save hm tho trouble of Bringing up his horse to the door
oy taxing NM i'om the pasture rs lie passed along
As others have done before him however, lie mistook his
horse, aud saded aud bridcd the landlords with ,h; h
rode OF towards the board, where sold him for ver
hgh price. In the OF the day owner of the oxen
came TO the tavern 10 inquire if any thing lad been benrd
OIL ms stray Cattle aud itlc pleased TO find ,hc
III the landlords possession But chagrin of the lat,o
was quite equal to the satisfaction of the former on Ga
ing hat ne had Pucha sci uuwngy the cattle stolen
rom HE farmer the day before In such case however
mere is no appeal, and the right owner drove off his ca,Ie
WIN tho money he mad received the horse our traveller
transformed himself into reH dressed gonLenan and in
ms suise rctFacing the road he mad travelled called AZ
inc tavern where lie had before Slapped, and while very
cafel1ssy looking round the bar room, discovered monn
DINERS the landlords advertisement for his horse q
reward oil 500 for the the ideutcaI horse bc h.
ia" Stole Alter questioning the landlord as to the cor
OF the description given Of horse and severely
taxing ms own recollection, gentleman in dsuse re-
enDered that he had such some where in his
travels and upon being assured landlord that the of
cred reward should be paid horse being returned m
hi immediately set out for the board; cuptriyng IN
s'etl the morse nom the person whom had sold him
ana returned to e tavern keeper who paid him the reward:
but the landlords suspicious being awakened inquiry
was instituted, and in the garb of the gentleman
was discovered the farmer, the Ihief' the .royer
the Worse thief, and finally the "geneman in Disguise