The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-16
From the ". Y. Ds.chman.
COLT PIPPINS;
WHO OWNED THE HONEY,

d.,rt down the street to the side door Of the
Irving House, iu pursuit of young man,
who was just by the door examining some
thing in his hand. As she .eized him rather
violently, We were impelled to take little
nearer view of the proceedings, and nc or
dinghy moved thitherward. BY the time
We had reached the spot, u crowd Of PERSONS
had rushed out from the hotel,, doubtless
attr .eted by her violent cries He's got
my money: he's got my money"
he young man thus ch rged WAS appd-
rently lS or l9 years Of Aye, and perfectly
dumb, bu: whether With establishment ut
the charge, or consciousness Of guilt, we
could not then determine. As the woman
continued to charge him with having her
money in his hand. he hesitated for a mo-
mept and then said
Got your money! l havn't got your
tI,oney, and won't give it to you either"
The young man was dressed in
roughly Neat manner; and, although his
brown face and clear eye bore the inn
press of honesty, still there WAS n dash
of the dear devil in his contenance that
suggested An indistinct belief that he might
do wrong, tor mischief's sake.
"fou've got mo money. Give ME
money" again exclaimed the woman, in
a trembling state of excitement, and with
tone Of voice between a shuttle and
scream.
"What money have YOU in Your handi"
inquired a stout looking country gentleman
IL SAW YOU looking ut some"
IL have got three five dollar bills on the
Central Bank" he frankly replied. They
wcrs Just given 10 me by our boss mason :,
to ..et them III anged, AS lie is paying off
tn" smrm." And with that, he handed
them io his imlerogator.
What money have YOU leos4H inquired
the gentleman o the wopan, VITO Srood
by, m king most lam"utab!c cries for her
"nonev."
Sure, Sac she replied, 4 t':iee five
dollar bills, and gentleman came along
to buy shiilings's worth Of Inc paches
and he gave Inc fifty ciut piece. aud
whin | TUX from me pocket book the
change Id throwed out the bills, whin
this young man came by, and he picked
Them up, and run away wild em, as We
see yer>e,f sur"
Public feeling was evidently agains,
the young man, but be proceeded to
explain:
You see. Sir, WAS ordered to get
change for those bills, and | went into
short store around the corner, on Broad
way, and asked for chsnge; they told me
they could MT change, but | could get it
at the Irving, House; as / was coming
out Of the stor" dropped one Of the bill,
down by the woman's basket, as she was
selling peaches on the steps; picking it up,
ran around here to get the change,
when that woman came = haIlooing out
that had her money"
Still the woman persisted in claiming
the money and 10y her earnest AMI be-
seerhing manner cast considerable doubt
on The Young mans statement in the
minds of the hyStanle,s. Some suggested
that he be taken TO the Tombs; others
thought he ought TO bo arrested. He
told them il they would go with him to
Warren st..where the foreman was paving
off the m'n. lie would prove by twenty
Win sses that what he had stated was
correct. A. it was raining violently, and
but few had umbrellas with them, and no
policeman c. uld he seen, he was told To
go and get the foreman, "add it he did not
return III fifteen minutes the ."oncy woald
be- given to the woman. lie eargery |
embraced the offer and ran off to get ths
requisite proof. AS he left, tho char
table crowd very generally acquitted him
Of all intention, Of sHurning. He'll nev.
or come back again" said one. He got
of o. cheaply," said another; 'he ought
TO have been arrested" A third advised
the amiahle stout man in black TO give
the woman her money"
The gentleman thus addressed, replied
"lf he does not return in thetiine specified
l will give it to her." and added: II doubt
much it he will ever como round again" |
A tall and exceedingly dyspectic looking
individual was positive. He looked like |
thought rouge" when all were surprised
to see the ohjrc; of these illjudged COM
ments m knes oward them, accompanied
by very sin.ular-Iookng person, Of q
square build, with rough, and rather
red tare, one eye turned towards the other |
side Of the street--probaby this singulsrity
was produced by necessarily sauintinr
along his straight line to see il the wallis |
he built were parallel with il. He WAS |
dressed in q whity-brown suit, and wore |
much brttered "Jim Crow" hat, Of the |
same color. This was "the Foreman"
tn" yonng man introduced him 10 the |
StouI S'nllemaD iD black. when he cor.
r"l"rat"d the statement already given,
and produced I'm account book to show |
that he had been paving his men, and he
offered 10 show MI present, If they would
acco'npsnv him to Warren st., 81, 500 on
the same bank as that which the money |
Ia question bel nged to.
Ii'" case now appeared to bear quite a |
diff r'nt Us, Deci in the minds Of ali, and |
they i'egan TO whisper doubts Of the ,wo-
mans statement, when she began:
"inia'ie, si7, hut is me own money
whi.h / ma 10 in the pache sason, and a
gntle'nan OF the like o'yees, wouldn't be
ios taking 1t f!om ma, poor lone woman,
that cant afford To lose IT,"
Mister, ynu let me ace them bilIs." ssid
the For+msn-being shown them. he sai.j:
Now young CONAN il aint mo- kind of us.. |
for you to lie like that; will swar gave |