The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-10

The Highrd1man II his Gudri.-A n.
der 10 ! commercial house IN London, was
attacked ttS miles be, ond " ,nchesier, by
a single highway man, VINO robbed hun OF
his purse aud pocket book, containing cash
aud notes 10 considerable amount SIR,
SAID the rider " nave suffered you ~ take
my property, aud YOU are welcome toIt 1t
Is ny masters AM the loss d Il cauuot d.
him much harIn, bat as /; vii look very
cowardly IN me to have been robbed with
out making NV defence, should WISH yoI
Just to fire a pistol through ms coal. p
" VITA all my heart, ,aiJ lie ht4hwayman
" where vii YOU have the bal. Here,
SAID the rider, just b. the >lde u the baton.
The uuthlukln4 highaaymAn ~as IS good
as Lls Word-bul as soon as he had fired,
the rider Knocked han OF BIS horse; and
With the assistance d traveller, who came
Up al the l!sne, Id ged tie highwlytuaa 10
jail.
\ story somewhat ike this, which BY The
way IS a good many years older lhan Joe
Miller, E-q. IS tod d the late earl OF Eeihe
Iy--ihe father, b, III by, d the saioruuy
gentlemen who l4teiy covered himself win
glory b. logging poor IltGc Fraser, the pub.
Usher Of Fra,es's Magazine. The earl vas
a notorious shooter OF Lighwaymen--in has
day Dagshot Heath aud Eiouudsow Heath
were trequrnted BY gentlemen 81 the road
~ considerable uumbrrs- and bad otlcu been
heard 10 say that be never would be robbed
By a single loo;pad, although he nigh, per.
maps ta,uk proper to yield his purse ii al.
tackled By more than ore.
lie Was crossing Bagshot one night IN his
carriage, when loud VOICE vas heard CON.
handing the coachman 20 stop. The order
was obeyed, and Ia another moment pistol
was lhurst 10 at tue window, and a highway.
man well mounted. appeared BY the sIde Of
the vehicle. " You have sad that you ~,l,
nol BE- robbed by d single tDoipad, my Lord,
said the rohJor, >" aud | have concluded to
trS whether you VII keep your word Will
trouble YOU for Your purse aud Whatever 9th.
or valuabies YOU may have about you.' at
Is very true" answered the earl putting his
hand to bis pocket, "thal have made such
an assertion; aHd, IN the lgidllmeut oil Il,
would not give you my purse aud pocket.
book nov, If it vas not tor the presence Of
your companion, who IS looking over sour
shoulder" Tbc roJber, startled from his
presence Of mind, turning hastily round to
see who was looking over bis shoulder, and
10 a moment the eaH's bullet was in his
heart.
4 Grare Joke.-Many good stories are
told Of Old Ethan Allen, 81 revolutionary
memory. The following IS not bad one
lie was one evening at party where h,s
we'll known courage VAS the theme Of Oh
~cryalion. lie fears nothing said ouc."
Aud wqgld wager any amoun, that he
would not hesitate 10 20 into the churchyarc
across the way, aud BRING a skall from one Q
the tombs there, added another" The wa
Ger was agreed upon, and one Of the part,
suddenly left the apartment, as Alien enter
ed IL. The absent bon ricam procured
sheet, whitehead his face, and repaired I,
one Of the vaults ~ question: with u yle0
Of frightening the old veteran, should 4,
have the trmerty To further the wishes o
the company. Alien was made acquainted
with the nature oi the wager, aud wllh0u
a moment hesitation, SAID he would brin,
the required skull aud lay IT upon the table
he went TO the vault aad liid his hand uDo
one, when his concealed acc Iaintance erie,
out 10 a sepuchfal tone, "IhdtS mine :
- Very well, v replied he and pck'd up an
\ other. When the same voice repeated
So Jhafs mtae too :" "l'haf can't be true,
Eetaraedthc IlnPertusbable hero, for no Ina