Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-26
parinRHighway ROBBERY.

Prof. w. Foster called upon us Yesterday and
related the particulars Of the manner in which he
was knocked down and robbed at East Burlipg-
ton--thc western terminus Of the G. and b. rail-
road--on last Monday evening. Mr.. +. had
been for some time travelling in Iowa, disposing
of work upon chemistry, of which he was the
author He had completed his tour sold his
team, and was returning to this city, where his
family reside. On reaching Burlington, he learn
ed that package of goods was lying at the
warehouse upon this side of the river-now
known as East Burlington-marked to his ad-
dress. He came across the river, paid the freight,
returned with the goods and had them stored
with friend. He then crossed the river the sec
Ond time, and took his seat in the cars. he had
been more than usual nnwe during the after
noon, and feeling still worse soon after taking his
seat, he left the cars and took n moments walk
upward and along the bank of the river-it now
being about o'clock in the evening Obserr-
ing two persons waking in the same direction
short distance in advance Of him, he soon turned
about for the purpose of resuming his seat upon
the cars before they should start out. He had
barely wheeled about and commenced retracing
his steps when he heard as he thought footsteps
approaching him from behind, and in attempting
to look around he received fearful blow upon
the head which felled him to the ground and
rendered him senseless. When he came to his
reason he found he had been lying upon the
ground nearly an hour--that his head was terri
bly, bruised--and that his pocket had been ri
fed Of s7l0 in gold and $40 in bills, being all
the money he had, and considerable portion of
which amount he was owing to individuals in
this city for a team, house and lot, &c. After
the transaction, the agent Of the city express at
Burlington informed MIR. +. that he had noticed
a man, stranger, who appeared to be watching
his movements during the after part of the day,
and he was undoubtedly one of the assassins
who committed the robbery; and the probability
is that both of the Williams left for Chicago upon
the evening train. The man observed by the ex-
press agent was person of small stature, having
gray eyes and dark hair.
We deeply sympathise with Mr.. +. in his mis-
fortune and, although for time his prospects
may be tarkened-yet, knowing him to be man
OF uncommon energy and perseverance, we
doubt not he will overcome all obstacles and re-
trievc that which is now so great u loss to him.
Monmouth Atlas.
THE WAY INTO WoMAS's HEART.-A wo
man is woman all over the world, whether she
| speaks Gaelic, French, Indian or Chinese. There
| are various entrances to her heart; and if you
have experience, You have got compass which
will enable you to steer through one or the other
of, them, into the inner harbor of it, Now, min
| listers used to say, that Eve in Hebrew meant
talk; for Providence gave her the power of
Qualification on purpose to take charge of that
department Clack, then, you see, is natural to
them; talk, therefore, to them as they like, and
| they will soon like to talk to you. If woman
! was to put Brahmah lock OH her heart, skill
full man would find his way into it, if he wanted
| to, know. That continuance is set to particu-
| lar word; find the letters that compose it and
| it opens at once. The moment l heard the
Gaelic, | knew that had discovered the eypher
| II tried it and succeeded. Tell you what, pi-
lot, love aud skill laugh at locks, for them that
can't be opened can be picked. The mechanism
of the human heart, when you thoroughly UNI
derstand it, Is, like all the other works of nature,
very beautiful, very wonderful, but very simple
| When il does not work well, the fault isnot in
machinery, but in the management.-[N Nature
and Human Nature: B.; Sam Slick.