The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1853-12-03

lear like the repeated blows Of sledge.
hammer.
IT'S true,' observed my companion
coolly.
In which case continued the inn-kee-
per, in the same long-drawn tone, 'Prus-
sia will at least be rid of one Of the mos,
rascally highwaymen ,ha. ever invested
!, her roads
'Ah! observed my companion, calm.
Ily.
Yes; Prussia viii rejoice, for then
the last of her great rascals will have
been swept away
Indeed to whom do you allude 2
1t is impossible for you not to com.
|prehend me. speak of the highway
man. Prussia unfortunately knows many;
but they are small operators, mere no.
bodies, compared with him of whom all
Prussia speaks with horror and alright
Men speak of him as The highwayman.
Beside his deeds, the crimes of the en-
tire robber horde OF the country sink into
insig. lficance.
i am so very Ignorant PERSISTED my
companion, and SO great stranger to
this part Of the country, having but re-
Gently arrived here, that l must still
plead my utter inability to comprehend
you.
What! You mean to say that you do
not know this great robber, with whose
name every child in Prussia is famil-
liar z
4 mean to say so,'
And yet you are Prussian1'
'Tis true, am Prussian.'
Then you are mystery replied the
in-keeper sarcastically.
SO be it, observed the other, with
laugh.
Nevertheless, l ain anxious to learn
the name of this great highwayman,
whose crimes are so well known in Prus-
sia, that they strike terror TO the hearts of
all ages and sexes, and for whose head
the scafolds of Frederick are SO impa-
ltiently waiting
His name--you wish to know his
name 2
Have | not said so
you wish me to pronounce it here,
before this gentleman your companion 2
continued the in-keeper, maliciously.
Certainly. My friend here has stout
nerves, of which have had good proof,
within the las, few hours, and | will not
faint on hearing it. He is no woman,
and can listen to the most frightlul things
withou, shuddering. Give us the name
of this terrible highwayman, by all
means
The name, then gentlemen, Of this
man of q thousand crimes-the name of
this grea, criminal, held in such utter
horror and detesta,ion, throughout all
Prussia-the name of this terrible man,
whose infamous history is III the mouths
of all----,he name of this monstrous be-
ing, whom the laws have long since pre-
Judged, and for whose capture there is
standing offer of three thousand ,halers,
to any man or body of men who will
deliver him into the hands of magi..
trate-the name OF this man for whom
the prison yawns and the scafold halts,
| is
'Ruder ? interrupted my travelling
companion, with laugh, as he emptied
his glass. That is capital beer
Ha /! you know his name at las, 2 said
the iI,-keeper, with sneering smile.
Certainly, returned the other, coolly.
You dragged in the de,ails-details that
| have heard SO often--so eioduen.ly,
could no, help recalling it. So, you think
that there is now hope that Prussia will
soon be rid Of Ruder-Ruder, for whose
capture and arrest there is a standing
reward Of three thousand thalers e
OF course. He is the creates, rogue
in the country; and now that the King
has resolved to put the laws, relative TO
criminals, in force, Ruder being the great
est, OF course cannot escape.
Oh, indeed But how comes it tha, he
is SO likely to be caught now7 Thought,
and reports will sustain the idea, that
Ruder has not beer in this country for
the last seven years.
1T is true, returned the inn-keeper :
but have good authority for supposing
that he has been sec in Prussia within