The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-02-20
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Wonderful.

w OnGerlHI.
An EnCiiShman, travelling on the Missis-
Sipp, told some rather tough stories about
london thieves. A Cincinnati chap. named
Case, heard these narratives with silent int
expressive humph. and Ihrn remarked that
he thought the Western thieves beat the Lon
don operators al! hollow.
" How So Z" inquired the EngliShman with
surprise Pray, sir, have you lived much
in the West g.
" Not great deal undertook to set up
business at the Des MuincS Raplds while
ago, but the ras:aly people stole nearly ev.
eryhing had, and finally Welsh miner
ran of with my wife"
Gracious ~ said the L ,ylis'.n,n, land
have Won never found her g
Never to this day. But tina. was not the
worst of it,
Worst! Why, what could be worse
than stealing mans wife ?"
STEALING his children, Should say" said
the implacab!c Case"
"Child Oh 2"
Yes. y Niger woman. who had none
Of her own, abducted my Youngest daughter,
and >l"pcl and joined the !njuls."
" Did you see her g.
See her! Yes. She hadn't ten rods the
start Of me, but plunged into the lake and
swarm oil like a duck, and there wasn't 3
canoe to follow her with. :"
The EnghShman leaned back in his chair
and called for another mug Of 'alf and. 'alf,
while Case smoked his cigar and crcdulnus
fricHd at the spnc TINE most rcnolS leSs!v.
- shan't go any further W,st-I
think, at length observed the excited John
Bull.
II should not advise any one to 60"
SAID Case. quietly. My brother once lived
there, but he had to leave although his
business was one Of the best IN the county.
:" What business was he in pray -
laundering had n saw mill"
And they stole his lumber"
:" Yes and his saw logs, too"
Saw loss?'
" Yes, whole i, zcns of black walnut logs
were carried away in single night"
&" True. upon my honor, sir. He tried
every way to prevent it: had men hired to
watch his logs, but it was 10 use. They
would whip them away AS easily as if there
had been nobody there. They would steal
them out Of the cove, and even cut Of The
railways"
Good gracious e.
just to give you an idea how they steal
out there" sending sly wink at the lis
tenlng company, " just to give you and idea
did you ever work in SAW mil -
"Nrvcr"
Gwen, one day my brother bought an all
fired line black walnut log-four foot three
at the bat and not a knot in 1t. He was Dc.
tcrmred to keep that log anyhow, and hired
iwo canny Scotchncn 10 watch it all night
We'll, they took u small drmiuhn of whiskcv
with th,u, Snak,d The log up the side of the
hill above the mill, built fire. and then sat
down to Play kecrds, just to Keep them
awake, you see. Twas t monstrous big log
bark two inches thick. Well. as was
SAYING, they played kcc,ds and drank whisky
all night, and as it began TO grow light,
went straddlc of the leg About minute
ai'cr daylight George went over to the mill
10 see how they were getting on, and the log
was gone ~
=" What were the Scochmen doing 2"
Sitting ON the bark. The thieves had
drove AL iron wedge into the butt end which
pointed down hili, md hlched yoke of oxen
on aud pulled il right out. leaving the shell
and the Scotchers sitting slraddle Of it, fast
asleep -
The Englishmcnt here rose. dropped his
cigar stump into the spitloon looked at his
watch, and said he thought he'd go on deck
and see how far We d be down the liver before
morning.