Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-04-11
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THE R0BBER OUTWITTED.


WILLIE DAiLir was household nam
about hundred ycars ago, in the upper part
Of Clydcsdale. Men, women and chldrcl
had heard Of Willie, aud the greater proper
ton had seen him. Few, in his time coul,
excel Willie in dcucrily in his profession
which cuusis,cd Ia alsiraciiur money fpn
peoples pockets, and in other predatory ieals
lie frcqucuicd the fairs an round the district
AID no mln's purse was slfu Il Willie hap
pencd 10 be IN the market. The beautifu
village OF Moilal, IN Annandalc, was one o
his frequent places Of resort when any of IL,
fairs happened To he held, and hr,s. an..ar
the honest hunsrs, he was invariably SUCCESS.
fol; and to show his professional skill W
such occasions, be has been known To rob a
man and return his purse TO him two or three
times IN Tie same day. hlt tbs he did
ouly With his intimate friends, vino were Kind
TO him m providing lodgings, when plying hi.
nominal occupation of tinker from one farm
To another; in the cas-, of others, It vas, Of
course, different. Ills wifc abcltcd HIM IN
all his lhic,ins exploits, and generally a, ia
a place IN the outskirts Of the town, that had
been previously fixed on, aud there received
lu silence ahatc,cr spoil hcr husband might
throw incidentally into ben Dap in ihc shape Of
her fdrinr. b., Wall, w., a privileged
frocboo,rr, vas generous vill4l, and well
liked by ihe people IN the nsphl'orl.onl. on
whom he rarely committed ANY acts uf plum.
Der, and auy ooc might have trusted uha, he
called hls " honor.
WlIIcs cbaaricr was vel known hoih lo
high ard lov, aud De- became renowned Ter a
hrro.m which few Who cslccm re.pec,ab,lry
would roW cmct. The high estimation in
which be was held ss an adcp, in h.s pro.
lrsGor, Induced a Sy,ch uohl.man ro lay a
mgn hct, With an Eual.shmlu of some rank
that Willie would aciualI, rob and iathy d,,-
po,l certain noted uclcruu rhc southern side
oi the hordcr, Who wa, cuusl,roJ one uf ihc
most daring arj jcN'cruu, ihai fuluruiul
rhc highways .u those dpb.oa. umc.. aud uuc
whose exploit, thc gentleman va. 10 the bahii
ofcNullng. Tho SCOTTISH uuhl,m1n cunl,r.
rcd with Willie, and informed hm ui the pro-
},ct--a circumstance which nightly pleased
our hero, and into which be entered with alI
enthusiasm. The interest which Willie took
.n abe matter was 10 the uohIcmau a guarantee
of ultimate SUCCESS, and, having given him
an the marx, of the rob'cr, aud directed him
to abe particular place un the Rad where be-
was sure To meet him, be len q To W,llr
himself TO arrange the subsequent, mode ol
pres lurr
Wihr's ingenuity vas Instantly a, work,
and be- couc,c,cd O scheme which firly car-
u.I him through the enterprise. H. ro, an
olj, f'all-lookin- pony, partially lame, and
with long shaggy hair llo E'lci O. bag ul
considerable Junyrsrun- with great quantity
OF u.t buttons anil useless piece, ui juggling
u.la' H. noU araycl himself loo bcarlrIy
ulInru',. with cluulcd ,.uo,, ,a,1crci uu.
1.r..tu.a,, cloak mgaJrd % hundr,l
r'4c,s, aal o. ,o,IcI br,al-Jummel boaur, or
boz. hr.d ~, r's.yb-s he tied firmly hs-
bind the ,.jlla, b. placed a pair of pistols
under h., coal. GOD a short digger c'uSa by
l.s eide. Thrf arcuuirrl. DE wendell his
Wy ,loUly ,uaarl lhc border. both hg and
lbc animal apparently iu tho las, stage OF
halply.,uc.. aud dc,rptude. The hac hc'
hind Was carefully covered hy the clIak,
which sprclJ 10. ta15y la!ls over the h.udc.
paris OF ,aa poor lean b,as, that carried hlm
sitting iu cnucU.u, posture on rhe saddle
with long bs1ri aud an assumed pais.cc
stalking ct tba hand. uoboly would have con,
cc,,cI Tor moment that Willie was a mar
100 lhc prime of l.le uf A,i.bu.i, athletic
uamr. with more power iu h.f arm than ,hrc,
ordinary men, and ut intrepid and ad,cntur
ous spirit, tha, feared nothing, but dared eve
ry,hiug. Ia this plight. olr worthy Scn
dudgiug over the border, aad catered ih'
pcighboripr kingdom, where every pcrsor
tha, met him regarded hrn as a poor, dotted
halfiusIuc body, IL unly 10 he down a, th,
side Of q hcdr, auI de- UNDECIDED, beside 10.
crazy sccd. Iulhis Nay, be escaped without
suspicion. ard advanced without an advcniur,
~ the ski,is uf the ~ool, where he cxPccte,
tu encuunicr his professional brother
/ Wien Willie entered the Rad iha, lc,
through the dark and suspicious foscs,, b,
was on the aler, for the higEwaymau. Ever
rus,lng among IT,. trees aud bushes arres,e,
h., ailcTiion. not ku7wing but a Whining bal
might IN a moment issue there lrum, or tia
the rciouh,.d fr,ehnuicr himself might sprinl
upon him Ike a tiger. Neither Of these how
ever. occurred but a man uu horseback va
seen advancing slouly and cautiously on III
road before him This might be he. or
might NO, bu, Willie now rccollectcd ever
particular mark given OF the man With whom
he expected TO encounter, and be was prepar
ed lor the most ,gilan, observation. As III
horseman advanced. Willie was fully cunyin
ccd that he had me, with his man, aud ihi
was the critical moment, fOr heic was ih
identical highWayman.
"How nav, old fellow ," exclaimed lh
= robber: what seek you IN these paris =
Where are YOU bound for, with this magnlf
cen, equipage Of yoursF
Why, to tell you the truth. am en-
. puir honest man irae Scotland, gaen a wee b
farther south on business Of some consequence
, and glad have ne, With a gentleman lik
r - - ,,,uI Cltn nut uiyself under va,