Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-22
TAKEN In AND DONE FORi
A CASE OF EXTREME Observation-Disclosures
BY rACoNBRIDGE.

BY FACoNBRIDGE.
Not many years ago, if our iniormani's me-
mory serve him correctly, down il the nigh
ty wooded valley OF the Ohio, siraggler, one
of the floating population, who 60 about
when and where The current ofpublic opin-
ion, or the tide Of necessity may propel
them, made his debut, one bright frosty
morning, in certain pleasantly situated vii
lage, near stone Creek, by the Ohio's beau
teous waters. Did space or pih of our sub
ject permit, we might 60 on TO say, our hero
was mighty sorry looking man, with. many
other poeical and romantic figuraions about
him, whereby 10 point moral or adorn
tale. Upon The whole, his looks, perhaps,
might not have created any particular al
tention, though his manness did, in few
hours after his arrival at the above defined
village; that is somebody's horse was miss
ing, and when daylight revealed this start
ling vision to the owner of the quadruped,
! there was considerable sensation about said
owners vicinity. A speedy pursuii aided
by The right scent, soon put Tie owner of The
beast and his followers in possession ibe
missing horse and the aforesaid disciple of
Jack Sheppard upon him! All hands now
| WneGl0u EUOut anu iDdNG d lOl Tue
village, 10 have The hotselhief properly Sc
cured, taken in and done for according TO
law Now it so fell ont thai the Justice, or
| Magistrate, kept store, as is very common
in the country, and halt oil his store was oc
cupied by very jolly old trader in hardware
and smchlike matters: aud upon bringing in
the horse-thief, being very early in the morn
ing, the magistrate was not about yet. though
the hard-dealer was and so, locking up all
the doors, the owner of the horse and his
friends, told the hardware man TO keep a
look out for the horse man, while they lost no
time 10 HINT up the magistrate. The old
slore-keeper was very hard of hearing, SO
that, in the hustle of bringing in the horse
man and the suddeuness of departure of all
the rest, he scarcely got hold OF the idea OF
what was gong on. Turning about and see
ing the thief standing by himself, alone, The
old man asked him what he was standing
there tor.
"Oh! they say I've stolsa hoss!" said The
thief.
"Eh? Stole horse, did you say? Who
stole horse?"
''Why me- But did'n, sir''
''Il's none Of my business" said the old
fellow; "dii'nt steal my horse none of my
business!"
swell, what the thunder do you keep me
here for, lben?" bawled the horse-man.
81 keep you here ?" replied the old fellow
who now began to feel unplea sanity situa-
ted. locked up with a desperate, who might
take the Responsibility of shying ten pound
weight at bis head, as prologue 10 his es-
cape, and which escape The store. keeper
wished TO take place soon as possible,
without the occurrence ofsuch UeigMypre
ludes, especially as he, the store keeper,
had no possible interest in OBTAINING the thief.
at least under such circumstances.
"I'd like to sec your 'lhorily for keepin'
me here any hotc!" continued the hoIse-maD,
edging up TO the weight.
II keeping you here? ain'I keeping
you here. Who says am keeping you
here?" said the old man, trying TO convey
hint.
"Well, Pm dirn'd if stay, any how, ole
fellar!"
"Wbo wants you 10 stay, ch! care no.
thing about your staying, said the storekeep-
err, who indeed wished the fellow safe on the
gallows, or on. of his presence, soon as the
tnlet COulu TAKE INC Hlnt W CiCHi'
"Oh! you don't don't you? Well then,
ole fellar, Pm obliged 10 you, any hoW; l'm
olf-but won't forget you!'
And out oil the window he bounced and
made good his retreat TO The river, which he
crossed, and put his pursuers too far in The
rear ever TO trouble him again.
One summers eve, some three years after
The above circumstance, very gentlemanly
dressed person dropped into the store where
the aforesaid matters transpred. The same
old gentleman in specs, was behind the desk
alone. The stranger addressed the old gen.
lemam, by passing the usual number of.un-
meaning words we are wont TO use upon hail
ing fellow creature, and added a request
| TO him.
"Ceriainly, sir,;' responded the old gentle
man. 1--WE are alone-no one is likely tol
overhear or disturb Us sir, here; any thing
you have to say will be strictly confidential.
'sWell then, sir, have called upon you lol
pay dett."
"Debl?" chimed in the old gent, hastily
seizing his account book, and dipping his
goose quill; .whai's the nameT
"Thst matters not" said the stranger.-I
"You do not know me; but you may recol-
eci, some three years ago, that poor devil
was arrested near this town for horse-steal-
ing; he was brought IN hete, until the mag