The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-07-25
An Irish Highwayman.
From Putnam for August.

having occasion to visit Dublin, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, determined to per-
! form the journey by easy stages, in his own
carriage and with his own sleek and well-fed
horses. instead of trusting his bones to the
tender mcrcics of an Irish post-claise, and
the mbroken ga,ronS used for drawing these
crazy vehicles.
One part of his route was through a wild
and mountainous district: and the bishop.
being very humane man, and conSiderate
of his cattle. made a point of quitting his
carriage at the foot of every hill and walking
to the top. On one of these occasions he had
loitcred to look at the extensive prospect, III
dulsng in a reverie upon its sterile appear
ancc, and the change that agriculture night
produce, and in so doing suffered his family
and servants to be considerably in advance;
pcrcciving this he hastened to make up for
lost time, and was stepping out with his best
speed when fellow leapcd from behind
heap of loose stones. and accompanying the
flourish of hugh club with a demoniac yell,
demanded Money" with ferocity of tone
and manner perfectly appalling.
The bishop gave therobber all the silver
he had loose III his pocket, hoping that 1t
would satisfy him: but he was mistaken. for
no sooner had the ruflian slowed it away in a
capacious rent in his tattercd garment, than
with another whirl of his bludgeon, and an
awful oath, he exclaimed
And is it with the likes of this I'm after
letting YOU off? few paltry tin-pennies. Its
the gould I'll have, or Ill spattcr your brains
Arrah. don't stand shivering and shaking
there, like a Quaker i'll the aSuc, but lug out
YOUR purse. vou devil Immediately, or Ill bate
YOU as blue as a whct>tonc.
His lorlShip most reluctantly yielded
his we'll l-fllcd purse. saving in trcmu!ous ac-
cents: NV good fellow. there it is. don't i'll
use mc-Tve given YOU all. pray let me de-
part.
Fair and softly. if YOU plasc; as sure as
I'm net good fellow. havn't done with YOU
vet | must sarch for your notc-casc. for lii
engage YOU have 4 few bits of paper payable
at the bank so hand it over. or You'll sup
sorrow Tonight"
|. was given up; aglancc at the road show
ed that al hope Of assistance from his ser
wants WAS unavailng. the carriage h2d disap-
pcarcA. but the bishop made an instructive
movcmrn, as though anxious to escape from
further pila$c
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h;~ ,:c.;,n-%r drew forth the Golden ,;nc-
n;r,r, and with heavy >iyh handed it to his
sno;lrr. who. rolling the chain an,, seals round
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INTO vL;rh he r.,mmrd ;,. . and r:yinr him =
Shake 70 ascertain that !, had found, by It's
,u,, Gravity ,,I,cr of safety. he said
"Inl now hr off with Won. and thank the
lIr>.cI saints th,t Won lave ne without q
scratch ON YOUR skin. or the value of >our lit
,)c finger hurt"
1t needed 10 persuasion to induce the hisl,-
on to turn his back upon the ,lc>po;lcr of his
worldly Goods. and having no weight TO carr,
hc set .if IT wha, equestrian, term "a hand
cau,cr:" scarcely. however. had he reached! the
middle of the prccipi,ou> road. when he per
cci,cl his pcr>ccutor running after him lie
cndcavorci 10 r,toublc his speed. Alas
hat chalcc had he in race with one whose
muscles were as strong and elastic rs highly
tempered steel?
Stop. You nimblc-footcd thief of the
world " roarcd the robhcr-" stop, tell YOU
I've parting word with you yet.
The exhausted and dctcnselc>s clergyman,
finding it impossible to continue his flight,
suddenly came to stand-still. The fellow
approached. and his face. instead of its form
er fcroctv. was lit up with whimsical rcgu-
ishncss of expression. as he said" And is
it likely Id let YOU off with better coat on
your back than my own and will | be after
losing the chance of that elegant hat and wig ?
Off with them this moment. and then You'll
be quit o me"
The footpad quickly divested the bishop of
his Singlc-brcastcd coat-laid violent hands
upon the clerical hat and full-bottomcd wiz
put them on his own person, and then in
sisted on seeing his late aDDarcl used in thrr