Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-03-09

name of this great highwayman, whose
crimes are SO well known in Prussia, that
they strike terror to the hearts of all ages
and sexes, and for whose head the scafolds
of Frederick are so impatiently waiting.
His name--you wish to know his namen
Have not said so
on wish me TO pronounce it here, be-
fore this gentleman, your companion 2
continued the inn-keeper, maliciousv.
Certainly. My friend here has stout
nerves, of which I have had good proof
within the last few hours, and will not faint
on hearing 1t. lie is no woman, and can
listen to the most frightful things without
shudderlng. Give US the name of this ter
rlble highwayman, by all means
The name, then, gentlemen. of this
man of a thousand crimes-the name of
this great criminal, held in such horror and
detestatlon throughout all Prussia--the
name Of this terrible man, whose infamous
history Is IN the mouths of all-the name
OF this mOnstrous being. whom the laws
have long since prejudged, and for whose
capture there Is a standing offer of three
thousand thalers, to anv man or BODY Of
men who will deliver him into the hands
OF maglstrate-the name of this man. for
whom the prison yawns and the scaffold
halts, is
R'tder = interrupted my travelling COM
panlon, with a laugh, as he emptied his
glass. That is capital beer
: Ha YOU know his name at last said
the lnn-keeper, with a sneering smile.
Certainly returned the other coolly.
Iou dragged in the details--detaiis that
have heard so often--so eloquentlv. could
not help recalling 1t. So, you think there
is now hope that Prussia will soon be rid
of Ruder-Ruder, for whose capture and
arrest there is a standing reward of three
thousand thalers 2
OF course. He is the greatest rogue
in the country. and now the King has re-
solved to put the laws, relative to criminals,
in force, Ruder being the greatest, of course
cannot escape
o, indeed But how comes it that he
Is so likely to be caught n0lc ? | thought,
and report will sustain the idea, that Ruder
has not been seen in Prussia for the last
seven years p
Ii Is true, returned the inn-kceper. but
| have good authority for supposing that he
has been seen in Prussia within the last
ten DAYS
Ha = exclaimed my travelling compan-
ion, with slight start. Is ii so Whence
came the news? ?
read II, as You came in, in the paper
The name of the paper p
The Anhalt Courier
So, so. On learning his arrival, why
did they not arrest him 2
They learned il not till he had made
his way out of the town in which he was
Ha +! he was recognized, then BY
whom 2
A former comrade.'
Humph Then the authorities are, il
IS to be inferred, by this time, on his track 2 I.
Doubtless. The reward is great, and
The highwayman without money, arms, or
friends,' and the innkeeper bent his ewes
upon my companion with what seemed to
ne a Indignantly triumphant smile.
The latter, however, having his eyes
lown in thought, did not perceive it. At
ength, raising his head, and gazing steadi- +
y at the inn-keeper, he observed:
1t would be a rare sight if one prison .
should receive mine host of the Inn of
Sauvergne and Ruder the hghwayman.
Rarer still. ifone scaflold should hang them
Eery-very rare.' returned the inn
Keeper, with a smile so ghastly that trem-
oled while | looked at him.
+ --.-- .---r
ing companion, with a strange light in his
we, five thousand thaIers, and free par
Ion to any criminal. are offered for his
lcad. dead or alive. Am not right =
There is a report to that effect, NUT
cred the inn-keeper, with dry cough.
Together with a thousand thalers in
ddition, for each Of his infamous family.
m | right 2
believe So
There are six persons in his family
Nay, only five-his wife is dead
Well, say there are five. Shall name
hem ?
Nay, that is your affair, not mine
Perhaps so. There are five, then-the
nn-keeper, two daughters and two sons.
lave | named them right!'
Granting that you have, what then p
Here, then, are two parties, for whom
he King offers an aggregate of thirteen
housand thalers-three thousand for the
ighwayman and ten thousand for the
riminaIs of the Traveller S Last Inn. Now,
len, here are two parties, whose mutual
interest it is to sustain and defend each
ther; for both stand within the grasp of
wv, and both will, if arrested, be swung
'om the scalfold.
But how can they assist each other p
sked the inn-keeper, eagerly.
Both have talent, courage, and power
qualities, which, if united, efectualIy
ccp at bay all the power of the police
Nay. YOU mistake Ruder is without