The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-25

precisely winch was inc time appoiated Tor fbe set'iag oui from the tavern. AsDonS the canspir.tors. one Nei Hsvsey. boid. t-h~sdcd. hRRproas fellow. who it may be promised, was as ihI,aIisbie mimic. Harvey was ihr soai Of tte psEIy. but owing 10 psaciIcal Jokes heh hr had peTprtTa'ed al she psHse 0! his companions they were all anxiots ihe prsssRi oceastOa t5 rai irick upon hun. This there Hobs of ihe.a WItty eBo,,gh to InSeut, bui accident adof'ird the, idea l. hAppen-,l that thr whole party were assembled al The tavern on ihe nlsb -pP"tRiei a; qHAtef be- fore len, wlth the exception ot Harvey.
 "Whst s'e we waIiing iori" asked one. !" Ned Harvey" ieplI-d another. s% Tue; Ned Is behind hand"
 No he ain'; doa't you see il ism, time yet. Ten. the hnnr.'
 "You're r,ght. Rat propose, boys" .. Wpil, what IS lt1' |" That give the siip!'' '' And go without hiin '" " Exactly"
 4 splendid islea"' cried one. .. 4 lhe joke" aided aaoih+r. The party accordingly ileny Jeff the tavern, and disappeared In the direction of Deaeea Nsweomb's peach otch4rd. Five miuutes alier Nsd II .rvey came ia Sar- Psrsed al 10, meeting his cosDpaaians whom h- supposed would be for the most paf, assembled, he icokrl al tie clock, then a' tis watch and finally impaired of The har fend-r Ii h. hal the correct tune
 Il wants eight niBaf-> and three qgarters oi tea, sai tbe gentleman addressed, a io iraciIOH.' H~Tsey sal doNn and remalRed qaisl J'rsi eight msnatfs and three qa7Ttsfs. when the houI hSving arrived ai which hs colnpainons had promised :o b. assembI~d, h. organ 10 suspect toai play |" Ills Dlek W been here lo-hishil'' he asked.
 Yes replied the bartender And Charley B--t''
 "Aea Bai G-." "Y-s they lef here just before you came in- Nesi L- and Frank A with then.'
 Harvey bit his lips; he saw through Inc entire plot; and he asked hIhs4if, HoW the dues can eoine up with tue rascsss.7 An idsa stuck him and he rubbed hs hands and chaekied sudiby, He iefl the tavern in hot haste. aLd proceeded homsN ard H high giee. He already lelt his tTn ph eompsee. and saw his eompAnions the victims 0i iheir own treachery. Instead oi alarming the deacon, he resolved Co play The par of d-scen himself The night vas lust dark enough to isvor hls design although there was n moon. the sky w1s cloudy, and the hsht 0' The night queen was ob.cHre,i.
 Harvey procured aa oLI hat similar to the one Deacon N-wcoHib wore, pslird If over has eyes, and dissaised hisnssiI stllt more If ciIaiy by changing his jacket oF nld lrcck coat, winch bore striking resemblance tO the olI man was ire QH-n,ty s-~a To have en- Provided with ihis dis, guise and being possessed, before stated. ol gof- d-rlu powers oi fn'aiery, he bad not dedbt ot his ablliy 10 counterfeit thv geniewan so closely ihat his companions ~oRh nos discover the cheat.
 Having armed bihself wilh stFeag whip. Ned set cut To sUfpsiss the isspAssers al iilsE work ui darkness IT, was not iorg 10 reaching the descon'. orehari; a'.d not many inmates had elapsed before he had discovered the whereabouts oi his compan- ions
 Four Of them were sitting upon he grass, near the fence aad directly and-o oi inc haest peach trees the old Fnan's premises. They were rrIny og dsishii least 0D te iJ.c,ogs iraIt. which o8s ol ha ShskI4.5 fhs fPe sshlcu bs bad elm bed.
 "S'oen ySaiers are sweet aad are stolen peach es 1 should gridg~:" niaIteled Net Harsey, as he efep; s'eaiihliy towards his companions along ey the fence.
 He was near thA, he could oveThesr their conversAlIoa, and stopped 10 astea.
 |" Fms ts a aai call Iieh--dsehl-titli exclaimed Dick. swallowing rp-, ussiioS peach As he spoke.
 What drIieioas TAGefip~s." whispered Charley.
 Exceisni"'
 B., noi good as iae pike, Afier all" said biii
 H4! ha.'' Ia gaes Frsak. who SAs on the tree.
 H.. hal echoed Charley. " Ant h Frch Joke. IL tells beautifully oa Ihs old mans sungy aIsposIioa.'
 And pays ID Ned Harvey. too,'' exclaimed Dick. 0h dtiaf We stVe hiD The slap nicely ''
 Yes" sad Ball, but l'ia afraid hs il expose us ie ths old as4eoa'
 Never i~aT Teiarnpd Charley. "Ned Harvey ain'i the chap 10 do such msan tf,ck ss that But wosid'nl he he worked sp. II be knew how are enjoying ourselves ~itaoasi h,s preeoas company
 '' Wvutt'i,i hr .'' ehUckled Ned lo bms.H.
 " And wouldn't II staf he old asacon," isnghe Dsck, il any ore shoaia tell hun how are en- lsytag ourselves al hts expense"
 % Hs bs! ha!' laughed the whole company.
 Haze you filled the bas:' desa@nds4 FrAnk, on the tree
 |" Yes-apd oar Ssonsehs ioo"
 .' Then sm eeiBirg dc.n to have my share!"
 Vows my Iias." thought Ned.
 l. Is impossible to describe the coasfeInaiion of has tssAehefoss .rieods he spFSng oat spoB ths Disturbed so unexpectedly ai,4 suddenly The quiet enjoyment 0i the stolen irat. tbey knew noi where tB fufn, ba4 against each other shd kaocked each other down. white the frightened Frank pitched hsadioag ffosa the tree among has ise1 comPaDlefs.
 :. Here yoa are. are yoss' cried Ned, initiating the old dsaeoas voice. An, you ihiesag rAsesls,' I've eausht yoO at il this tIlhe, and ifi give you peaches enoughs''
 So ssyiag, Ned used his heavy whip wiih all his force striking the tTeSpasseTs un their backs, aud oa their heads, and across their faces, knocking them GoSL fast they g0t up sad attempted 10 fan- Al last they scrambled away he chased Fbem, and biting first and then another, shsf scream | ing In the dsseohs voice l {" An. yoa villaisoas wheips l1i lAsR yoa to steal peaches oat of my oseaAfd I'll isEn yoas. ysu good Sos -nothlng ungodiy. thissiag wsetehes.' | At length ihinki0g he had pua,she4 lhein severe.
 y eOOngh foi their tIeAehery. Ned appeared 10 give HP the ehas~, while his companions bsa m tue cor of the ienee, but tnseaa oI leaving them ihs, ! he dsopFsed dosa his kaees. and eTepi along towards them under lhs fence, osdeT 10 hear ~aai < they sbld.
 4 5a., whispered one
 "Waat," R4iseF@d BlH.
 .. There ate yo1s"
 f Here n the corner os the lsnes w,th DlCk. II .AiAf yoa dead 3 No but shoald be. If be had bli 0s once moss Y sk.a he .k As. .tl.