Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-07-30
VARIETY Y.
A SICK R0BBER;
And how Tim Cured HIM.
by SYLVANUS COBB, JR.

by SYLNANUS COBB, JR
Tim Benson was a brave, kind-heartc1
man, and had seen much of the world. and
been miHedu up some in adventurous affairs.
lost sight of him when | left our native
village, and shortly after that he wandered
to- the Far West. Not long since Tim call
cd upon me. / did not know him at first.
for he had grown stout and dark, and his
coarse hair had many silver touch upon
1T. But found him to be the same warm
genial friend as of old, and | enjoyed the
week through which his visit extended We.
ry much One day We went out upon our
old trout stream, with our poles upon our
shoulders, and our dinners in our pockets :;
and when it came noon we sat down under
some shady trees upon the bank, and cat
our meal. After the last crumb had been
disposed of, and Tim had lighted his pine,
picked up the old newspaper in which
the grub" had been done up, and glanced
my eyes over its columns. I saw an oc-
count of murder in Missouri, and read it
aloud to my companion
"Thats great place for murders and
robberics," | remarked, as | threw the pa
per down.
Yes-'tis," said Tim. "But T can
tell you one thing When they catch one
OF the Williams they make him suffer. I
tell you a man stands on his own merits
there"
t" But great many Williams escape" /
added.
"Truc," he replied, '' for they have more
chance than they do here. But once in
while chap gets jcrked up when he least
expects it. | caught one once-about a
year ago--and he was strung up without
much ceremony. He was tried, but they
wasn't long in conyictng him"
How did you catch him % I asked.
"l'll tell .ye," said Tim. He knocked
the ashes from his pipe, then picked out an
easier seat upon the bank, and then COM
menccd:
About two years ago took notion to
go to Texas. | landedat Galveston, where
staid six months. | was Just getting
ready to go up Trinity River, when was
taken down with the smallpox. I had it
hard, as yc can see by some of the marks
on my face; but | come safely out of it,
and when | was wholly we'll, started off.
At Brownsville fell in with a man ! had
known in Mississippi, and l stopped there,
and went into sort of dickcring busi-
ness with him. His name was Smith and
/ think he belonged to New York. One
evening he and | went over to the tavern,
where we used to sit and hear the news,
and while we we're there pedlcr came
along, and engaged lodgings for the night.
He was short, middlc-agcd man, and
should say German by birth lie had
two large japanned trunks; and after he d
eaten his supper, he opened 'em, and tried
to trade with u.s. He had a good many
watches; and some jewelry, and some sill
yer spoons; and host of other truck, such
as knives, and pistols, and so on He sold
quite lot of stuff, and then put his trunks
away, and sat down and smoked
"Just about this time chap named SUIT
Mangle, who lived mile from the settle
ment, on little by-way that branched off
from the main road by the river, sank for
ward in his chair, and said he was taken
very sick. The landlord got him a glass
OF whiskey, but that didn't seem to do him
any good. He said he hadn't felt we'll all
the afternoon. lie was dizzy now, and al
most blind, and had severe pains all UP
and down his back, He said he never
could get home alone, and he wanted some.
body to help him. One of the company
who had horse in the shed, offered to help
him, and SUIT got up to go out with him
but he staggered and trembled so that he
had to help him out, and lift him onto the
horse.
"This SUIT Mangle had lived in that
section going on four gears, but folks ID
not knVW much about him. he had witc
but no children, and earned his living by
hunting. He seemed to be quiet sort OF
chap, but as he didn't seek anybody's
company, Of course there didn't anybody
seek his.
About niue O'clock Smith and went
'O"'' ""~ ~. "ent to bed, and just as We we've
going to wors s,ic t,c next morning we saw Sd ';
the Gorman pedler posting off down the
main road Ia tho river, We went to the
shop, andalong towards the middle Of the
forenoon we saw crowd gathering In front
of the tavern, l yan over and learned that
the pedler had been murdered and robbed
We found the coroner, and off we went
down the road, for about mile, where W.