Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-09
The Irish Robber.


occasion to visit Dublin, accompanied by
his wife aud daughter, determined to
perform the journey by easy stages, in
his own carriage, and with his own sleek
and wellfed horses, instead of trusting
his bones to the tender mercies of an Irish
post chaise and the unbroken garrons
used for drawing these crazy vehicles.
One part OF his route was through
wild and mountainous district and tho
Bishop being q very humane man, and
consderate Of his cattle, made point Of
quitting his carriage at TIE foot Of evers
bill and walking to the top. On one oc-
casion he had loltered to look at the ey-
tensive prospect, iudulging in a reveriy
upon its sterile appearance, and the
change that agriculture might produce,
and in so doing chaneed to suffer his
family and servants to be considerably
in advance. Perceiving this, he hasten
ed to make up for lost time, and was
stepping out with bis best speed, when u
fellow leaped from behind a heap ofloose
stones, and accompanying the flourish Of
huge club with ferocIty OF tone and
manner perfectly apaling.
The Bishop gave the robber the silver
he had loose in his pocket, hoping that
it would satisfy him; but he was mista> =.
ken, for no sooner had the rufiian slowed
it away in a capacious rent in his tatter-.
ed garment, than with another whirl OF
bis bludgeon, and an awfnl oath, he ex.
claimed ......... ..... 5s
"And is it with the likes of this I'm
after letteng you off! few paltry ten>
pennies. It's the gauld TIL have, or I'll
spatter yonr brains. Arrah, don't stand
shiveriug and shaken there, like Qua
ker in the ague, but lug out your purse,
you devil, Immediately, or LII bate you
as blue as milestone.
| His lordship most reluctantly yielded
his well-fiIled purse, saying in trenlulous
accents, "My good fellow, there it is don't
ill use me-l've given you all, pray let
me depart"
Fair and softly. if you please; as sure
as I'm not a good fellow, / .hav'nt done
with you yet. must sarce for your
note case, for I'll engage you have few
bits Of paper payable at the bank; so
hand it over, or you'll sorrow to night"
1t was given up; glance at the road
showed that all hope OF assistance from
his servants was unavaihng. The car
riage had disappeared, but the Bishop
made an instructive movement, as though
anxious to escape from further piIlage.
"Wait awhile, or maybe shall get
angry with you. Hand over your watch
and sales, and then you may trudge.-'
Now it happened that the Divins felt
a particular regard for his watch-~-not
so much from its being of considerable
value, but because it had been presented
to him by his first patron, and he ven
tured to expostulate.
"Surely you have taken enough: leave
me my watch, and I'll forgive all you
have done"
"Who axI your forgiveness, you old
varmint? Would you trife with my
good nature? Don't force me to do any
thing I'd be sorrow for-but. without
any more bother, just give me your watch
or, by all that's holy
And he jerked the bludgeon from his
right hand to his left spat on the horny
palm of the former, and regrasped the
Formidable weapon as though seriously
bent on bringing it into operation; this
action was not unheeded by his victim
he drew forth the golden time-piece,
and with heavy sigh handed it to his
spoier who, rolling chain, seals, around
It, found some wider aperture in his ap-
parel into which be crammed it; and giv>
| ing himself shake to ascertain that it
had found, by its own gravity, a place
of safety, be said
"And now be eff with you, and thank
the blessed saints that you leave me with
out scratch on your skin, Or the value
Of your little finger hurt"
1t needed no persuasion to induce the
Bishop to turn his back upon the des-
poiler Of his worldly goods, and having
no weight to carry he set off at what
eauestrians term "a hard canter,," scarce~
", however, had he reached the middle OF
the precipitous read, when he perceived
his prosecutor runnig after him. He
endeavored to redoubIe his speed. Alas
what chance hadAe in race with one
whose muscles were as strong and elastic
rs highly tempered steel!
stop, you nimbls>footed thief OF the
| world roared the robber-"stop, | tell
you! I've parting word with you
The exhausted and defenceiess clergy
I man findinnr Il imnnsihla to cnntinne his