Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-09-10
From Putnam's Monthly
The Irish HighWaymam.


+ having occasion to visit Dublin. accompa
MED by his wife and daughter, determine
to perform the journey by easy stages, j
his own carriage, and with his own slee
}, and well-fed horses, instead of trusting hi
bones to the tender mercies of an Iris
post -chaise, and the unbreken garcOns us
ed for driving these crazy vehicles.
One part of his route was through a wil'
and mountainous district; and the bishop
being a very humane man, and consderat
to his cattle, made point of quitting hi
carriage at the foot of every hill and walk
ing to the top. On one of these occasions
ne had loitered to look at the extensive pros
pect, indulging in revere upon its sterile
appearance, and the change that agriculture
might produce, and in so doing suffered his
family and servants to be considerably il
advance; perceiving this, he fastened tc
make up for lost time, and was stepping
out with his best speed, when a fellow leap
ed from behind heap of loose stones, and
accompanying the flourish Of huge club
with demoniac yell, demanded Money,
with a ferocty of tone and manner perfect
ly appalling.
The Bishop gave tie robbec all the sill
yer he had loose in his pocket, hoping that
it would satisfy him; but he was mistaken,
for no sooner had the ruffian slowed it
away in cap cious rent in his tattered
garment, than with another whirl Of his
bludgeon, and with an awful oath, he ex-
claimed
'Ah! is it with the likes of thin I'm after
lettiu you off? a few paltry tinpinnies! It's
the gould I'll have, or I'll splatter your
brains. Arrah, don't stand shivering and
shaking there like a Quaker in the ague.
but lug out your purse, You divil, imme
diately, orI'll bate YOU as blue as a whet-
stone
His lordship most reluctantly yielded his
well filled purse, saying. in tremulous ac-
cents: MY good fellow, there it is, don't
i'll use me-Pve given you ALL pray let me
lepart.'
Fair and softly, if you please; as sure
as I'm not good fellow, | havn't done
with you yet. must sarch for your note
case. for III engage you have few bits of
paper payable at the bank; SO you had bet
ter hand it over, or you'll sup sorrow to-
night"
1t was given up; glance at the road
showed that all hope of assistance from his
servants was unavailing, he carriage had
disappeared, but the bishop made an in
siinctive movement as though anxious to
escape from further pillage.
Wait awhile, or may be l shall get an
cry with you; hand over your watch and
seals, and then you may trudge,' said the
robber
Now it happened that the divine 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 ventured to expos
tulate
Surely you have taken enough; leave
me my watch, and III forgive all You have
DONE
Who ax'd your forgiveness, you ould
varmint? Would you trife with my good
nature? Don't force me to do anything I'd
be sorry for: but. without any more bother
just give me the watch, or by all that's ho-
ly--'
And he jerked the bludgeon from his
right and to his left. spat in the bony palm
of the former, and re-grasped the formida-
bic weapon though bent on bringing it
into execution: this action was not unheed-
ed by his victim; he drew forth the golden
time piece, and with reavy sigh handed
it to his spoler, who, rolling the chain and
seals around it, found some wider aperture
in his apparel into which he crammed it;
and giving himself shake to ascertain
that it had found, by its own gravity, a
place of safety, he said:
And nov be off with you, and thank
the blissed saints that YOU lave me without
a scratch on my skin, or the value of your
little finger hurt
1t needed RIO persuasion to induce the
bishop to turn his back upon the despoiler
of his worldly goods, and having no weight
to carry he setof at what equestrians term
"a hand canter;' scarcely, however, had he
reached the middle of the precipitous road
when he perceived his prosecutor running
after him. He endeaved to relouble his
speed. Alas! what chance had he in race
with one whose muscles were as strong and
elastic as high-tempsred steel?
Stop. you nimblc footed thief Of the