Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-11-21
By b. b. p PALMER. mi + :, s 6
. THE BUSHRANGER. .

Ashoft time ago I had occasion ~ IL
Travelling seme distance in the interior ~
New South Wales, in orde. 10 wish 4
friend whom Ihad not, seen for. rang
years. The syenjng before | expected
10 reach the dwelling OF my friend, put
up at an inn on the road, where Il remain.
ed during the night s9rF8etl sssJA ie
0nthe ensuing morning my first step
was sto see that my horse was properly
fedand ready foriihs long Journey he had
befofa himH Having satisfied myself on
ihispointf Ireturned home Il was much
surprised upon arriving at the door, 10
fndi itsiaF, as ldistinctly remembered
elosilgii, on nyaccount Of ofleaving several
valuableatrinkets on the dressing table -
Silently opsniHgit, however, I was aInaz-
ed6at pereeiving the strangeF, whom I
had particularly ylnoticed the previous day,
standing atlheioilette table, wilh,his back
fOsthe door, and diligently engaged in
withdrawing the contents Of my travelling
pistols. Ff's &sss;Esa :
My first impulse was torush forward
and Seizesthe fellow by the collar. "A
moments consideration, however, deter.
mined me on pushing differ Mt course,
Carefully placing the door in the posts
ton found III, IretiFed, uuobsefved, Ito
rhe'pnblic sitting room,where JohnBrown
with several efthe nOighbors, we're con.
versihg relative to the murder of the
school master, an occurrence of which.
: they had just beard Immediately az.
teFwards the stranger entered the room.
sit appearsatd me, said l., after listens,
ing TO the details Of the murder, that
travelling in these districts must be ex-
ceediuglys dangerous. However, have
an excellent pair HOf pistols; and ifany
person interferes with mo, Twill give him
awam reception .'a t'%c se kt a
a'Yes., observed the stranger, sit would
be stupid indeed, for any man to ride
,hr0ughthe bush. in times like these !,
without being armed. Ihear, too, that
Oonohue is Somewhere near Patrick's
Plain. As { am travelling that way, ! hope
he will not treat me with an ounce Of hot
leadl 4 only wish that could meet with
s campanion, aud then there would be no
fear. tf, gpAzHT rCg.. a,a4
/ perfectly well understood the offer
thus indirectly thrown out Tor my accep-
lance, but as | would rather have bad his
room than his company, did not pretend
TO comprehend the allusion. 4, ,.e.ez
II would advise you 10 be careful, Mr..
Stanheld,'' observed the landlord, 'and see
that your pistols are well charged and
PTiWed. 4sY. 4 n sset,
glanced at the stranger, and despite
his best exertions to appear unconcerned,.
the contraction ofthe,hrows fully disc oy,
cred how interested he felt in the res
ply. . 5s .
sOh, there is no occasion for fear on my
account replied carlessly; 4 took the
precauti0n to load'my pistols yesterday
evening, and they only require being pac'
edin the holsters s,f, sse. 81
You're travelling towards the Upper
Districts, thens presume, sirf said, the
stsugsr, addressing himself 10 me; ;'would
you have any objection to meeas,a comsl
panicn3 tive heads are better than
one, surely four arms must be better than
two. ssg
'HaIloa! Mr. Holder (for that Tnow
found was the strangers name said the
Iaudlord--'what are You bound TO the
Upper Disiriciss Why, | thought you.
had settled on the Hawkesbury! ~
Mf. Holder, at this unexpected yad-
dress, appeared greatly conlused{--
Quickly recovering his composHres he
cody observed that, being ,desirons of
purchasing maize, hewas anableto7 dosoo
unless be attendedin person. s - kd
Iremarked thatali light shade ,of. saspis
cion spread itself over tho countenancsa
ofihe landlord, on bearing, this sohserYssl
ton, He was however silents and as
Mi. Holder did not renew his offer Of
cOmpanionshiP. which proposal was uoi
seconded BY any of The individuals Preso
ent. TretiEed TO my own room. s.
Silently lasteniug the door 10 prcventi
intrusion. proceeded 10 examine The pis..
tols, and found that theaballs had been
extracted, while the powder had been
suffered 10 remain Feariugo however,
that sons trick might have been played
wRhs Gle latter, Withdrew the charges.
and carefully re loaded the Instruments,
which placed in the holsters in such a,
manDer, that if they had hcenaniefs
died With, Imast have instauayPercsived
it's 4stsss gs,Gss. IA s
Having completed these arrangements,
proceeded calmly and aelheFaiely 10
consider of.the beatHlessuFes iobe adept
edunder iheas spspicioas circumstancess
Tbal was TO- be- atlacked onlmy waysal
ehteflained moi the leaste doubt. !, This,
however could with facility be remedied
BY informing The landlSsd whow con
slablA, ofmy pialols having been exiFsct-
cd Icould. TOO. waiffor bedeiachment
oLmaqnied police, which was daily, nay