Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-04-11
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take YOU iu be an honest man and a gcnllc-
man, lac something in this lug that wadna
like TO lose, Tor iva RESPONSIBILITY bscausc
of lis value, and because 1t Vas iu,tusleI to
a,y care"
"whlt have yuu got, pray, that you seem
~ anxious io preser,el cant copoei,e that
anything II grrai value can be iuirusicl To
your care. Why, would not give a cmvu
piece, nor the half II, for the whole cquiPage.
That's jus, the very thing. You see,
am not what appear io be, have Ia en-
this drc,s, pnd this auld slo,cnly r'py, lor the
purpose of avoiding suspicion IA ufsc prccs-
rioas places haze behind me .ag f'll ~
gold--you may hear by Il,e j,ua,'ag Of the
pieces when | strike hcrc with my hand
Now, | am inlmslcd with all Ills treasure, tn
eonroy j, to a certain uobleuan's residence in
the soa,l, aud say again, thl, ! am glad
tha, | have met you, 10 conduct me safely
through the forest
Al this, the rob,cr was highly amused, and
could scarcely believe that a simplicity ~ oN.
ircmc. and bordering on insanity, cuuld exist /;
and ", there vas an archncss the old mans
lu,s, and witness lnh mun,r, that har',
comporicd with his external ippcanncc. L.
s1ld be had gold with hm-he affirmed llnt
be vas a., exactly what hc appeared To be-
uo, 50 poor sS his laucrcd garments would in-
dcaic. aud wiIhal trustworthy, having 80
large a sum of money comm,licd tn his care.
|, might bc ,hcrc was not a word oiIrulh iu
h,s story hc nigh, be sunc cunning ad,en-
ursr from thc border, plyng c,,taiu 'oca-
ton on hl, oUn account, un, altogether uf
reputable east but, Whatever the case might
bc, ihc ,lly old man vas completely m b,,
power, aDd, Il he had gold boz h,s possession,
10 uu,, be sriIrd on, and no time VAS To b.
lusi.
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aac VA You a rlb-r' You are an honest
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