Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-15

II
the oilers were still really hanging here but lhis
while he went and peered up into all tbeIcs ran
Tho youth jumped down and took his OK arian hou
of with it, When the man came back anhw g
his OK gone, lie was in a sad plight, and. DIV the
one might know without being told he bed TO II.
cry and bemoan hut at last he came TO d il Y
easier and so he Thought let
J." There's no other help for il than TO edne W G /,
land take the third OK without my danes Nv
ing It, AMI totry and drive a good barpaiIh ."rc I
A. so that may get good sum of monitor I .,.o'
it," and
So he went homo o,,d CO., ,er ,,.;1, a. Squi
his old dome know ncvcr ,,.nrJ, aIa, III long
ter. But the robbers, they knew all aid il. u Sc
and they sfd TO the youth tha il he couteal ~ ,,'e
this OK as he hatsiolen the oher two 4 he ,i'o
should be master owe, he whole band IN '''"ro
the youth SCI of and ran into the wo, Hand '"sI
as the man me by with hi,~ox he sip a ~
drea!ju hellowlng Just hike n e.at oxl he Gu
wood. When the man heard tha,. yGaSh hink DC
how glad he was, For il seemed 90 hlnd he u'ey
knew the voice OF his big bullock and hjnght thaI
that now he should find bo,h Of them d /; so look
he ned up the third on, and ran of n the 'qu'
ro,d to look for Them in the wood ln know
lime he vou,b went off with the third o&,, had !
when the man came back and found he hbsi WaS
tthis OK 90. he was wild ih,t there VINO M
end to his griei. He cried an roIrcd anh,t MAJ
his breast, and, to tell the ruth, it WIS n ;66k
days before he dared go home for he was afrbpriet
lest his old dame should kill him outright on t.
spot.
AS for the robbers, hey were not very w. JOS
pleased either, when thcy had to own that
iyou,h was master over the whole band. SO cs of !
d.y they thought they would try their hands e for
Something which be WIS not man enough to "a On
50 they set Off altogether, every man Jack OH: Oi N.
fba, a |. hin, 81, :,
first thing hat he did when hey were al W. Davi
clear Of The house. was 20 drive the oxen out \,
the rold, so that they nigh, run back TO the m I,n !"
from whom he hid stolen them; and right gr
he was to see therI, as you may fancy. Monetary
he took all the horses which the robbers had, q
loaded them with The best things he could Ihe Dl W
his hands on-goll and silver, and clothes, Decs.
other fine things land then he bade the oil dalmOun
10 greet tie robbers when they cme back, G95ti)
10 thank hem for him, and TO say that now -------
was setting Off on his travels; ami that theNcnl
have hard work to find him again and with III -
off he started. NY ~ ~
After good Bit he came to the road ale So :
which he WIS going, when he fell among and
robbers; AMI when he got near home and could c254v
his fathers cottage, he put on uniform which 'kEE
found among the c,pthes he had taken from r
robbers, and which was made JUS like genh
ais. So he drove up TO the door like any oistp
er great man. After that he went in and aslpLE, !
If he could bnve +, lolgipg2 iteS
No: that he couldn't, nt any price. All, KEN
ever should be able said The man, "lo IN me
room in my house for such a fine gentlemun-fes ;,
who scarce have rag to lie upon and miseral Duts
rags, too! S"O
l. You were always slingy old hunks,"s
the youth land 50 you are still, when you wodsrs I
take your own son in" M up
% - Whotl Won nv som said tbe man m;
Don't you know me agin sail The yourvile,
Well, after little while, he did know lin
glin
"But what have you been turning your hislling
to, that you have made yourself 80 great 8 nee" ~
in such hastey"
"Oh, IN soon tell YOU" said The youh.
/" You said might take 10 any lrade | cho.EE 4
AMI SO | bpunl myself apprentice TO So.
thieves an robbers, unl now I've served or "hl
tine ont, an IN become Ms or Thief" sELM
N ,w here lived Squire close by o his f.
er's cottage and he had kach great hoase,
such heaps OF money, that lie cuu not tell ;ncr.
muoh he hod He had d,ushter, too, abls ,HSsS Ser
smart aud pretty girl she ws. so he Ma to inf,
Tncf s.; his hear upInh'vng h,r 20 wfei our =, X
told hls lther 60 10 The Squire, AMI skSra,aS az ~
hi, daughter Tor him. wemo
Ic lie asks b, VIA, means ] g, my live can
tell him am NJ s'er Thief EE&
i think YOU have lost your wits, for you c.,
boin your right mini whom you think Of sts, ant
nonsense, spi the man. yny,
M no ha g los, his wis; his father - J"
aud shou go up TO the Squire and ask ioS' sEy sITa
.husher. b.o. E
NAY, but tell Soi, | dareu'tgo to
Squire an be your spokesmAni he who ~ suSMH ;as,
rich md has 80 mnele money" said The nav 9 81
liaY Yes, iherewas no hep for Y, said the NJ