Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-20
CEREDO. WAYNE CO. VA. OCT. 20. 1860.

snn vSoio tske hts boots, ~ they should lie
found. he said.
general ilei. have often been played upon hotel
keepers; but this one vas original With G-.
aud Only one Of many that he vas Obliged to
inveot. when travelling about the couatry aud
sireuls Jog spurious bank notes, or engaged in
other enterprises.
He once started on tour with q qu,utity OF
eoun'erfeit bank notes, and stopped at house
in Indiana kept by widow woman. lie had
some man With him. Both were we'll dressed.
aud appeared respectable When they we're
ready to leave. t. presented a counterf-it
bank note Of City dollars. The note looked all
right. but the lasiisdy rather declined recciv.
ing it, ssyin. she was not acquainted with that
kind of money. G- assured he. o., bis hon.
or {. as u gent'cm,n. thu; he believed il vas
god. although he dii No, prcftss to be = judge
Of money, but here sis \ gentleman Who did
ION pronounced it genuine. After some furth.
"r conversation, in which g assured the In.
iy that man Who would pass = couufcrfeit note
"n widow womin ought to be hung; and that
ir that note was MT good he would tax il back
when he came along that way asain. in ten or
Twelve days she gave chau.e in good money
aud they left.
In ten days, sure enoa:h. along came c.
asain. The landl.jy told him she had .-cer.
A
was spuriou-
An. is IL 2 ssid C., wi:h fei-nrd sorrow ::
my friend had with me when I came alon.
before. ought to have known better lie Is a
3ood jn,iye If cos~srtsi moscy But will
take il s.ain. Accordingly when he departed
again. he took back the City dollar note aud
,gave the widow hundred dollar note on rouc
bank in the State. which Was perfectly ssfisf,c
tory and she gave him good money in change
H., 4 l.fs H. - n
dollars in counterfeit money!
G- once founI himself 10 the lover eouo
ties Of -tl.taWa. aud stopped at . town on the
river in 'he ncichborhood Of Mobile He sfaid
az tavern Kept ty 4 seemingly honest publican
C. soutded him to hi. xorldiy prospects
aud ss~rIfainei that hr had beca doing q good
bn-incs-. aud hal some money ia gold ani Ill
Yer laid away i" his strong box. Bat he would
Ike tn get IL faster, without doubt. and perhaps
; neg "r s~eua.i.iios This fact a.c-rtained. q
| ~orkea ~aufiou-Iy for few days IL eajoyed
livin. there. he told his h ct aud the latter and
HE wife thought C. remsrk ksLiy clever f-I
log. and don~ q great deal to make him pleased
18th the eoanfry. When he gained the lsnd
lords eonGirnec saieicni.y. be opened the sub
'jer: e! hi- study. aud deiic,ir'y proposed that
they 90 into the bighwsv robhrry ba.i.es. to.
cefher. The laDd!ori. whose name Was Shurt!c
consented. and listened with enth .ilsm 60 the
inGrni"us'rlans "f G--for carrying on the
ba-inc-- wiihou' detection
The MARKET Zoe god deal of the cotton or
tLaf region VAS AZ Mobile The city also sup
p'ie'i III sarr"uniin: country With the luxurics
aai ncccss;iic- which the planters consumed -
QHiie large er;-ot of territory here is watered
by the .Ai,.rm, river a.a IL. trihutaries The
goods we're fr i=hted up on 'ru,h host-.' and At
some -es-"E. at the year, . great q1aatity of
-fns vas thu- taken up. The planters them
se!to- s""eraiiy travelled o, hsr>ri Eck aud us
uslly two oT iLrrc ia = nri.hborh .oI " .nid GO
sud cone together. Bat rpasy went zlo.e. aud
frequently they carried large suns of money
E-?ec.liy IVES ihi. The case xken they had re
ceivei 'br rroe~e5- of their s.ie. or y hen Tie,
were soin- Town 10 IN Ike rur h,<c-. Thou.h
the icajs along the river wue Lonesome. 10
"a. not eon,iIereJ d.n=-rYu. 60 travel on them
R"h'cr5'' E" cur on e. in While hut the mcp
100 ir..c..c'! 10. lone bp.ire.- 10 ~ - &c t,o.
| II c"uprry went srmeI ani ysrc not tie -or
, 81 r'~n io -h''.I from !iii- probable dIng-.
heb ~ y In ise.- ~ ifnt.ortlsee O.. frs.. act
FHihcs ~. stO,e ih- Junction of the Tomb ?.
De sni Alsblms. 'he country ~. .p,r-eIy set
7 iIcI. snI there va. ie.- w.,ifh - veil q. ,es.
Prpterti.a tor travellers on the road
/ 6----s pi,B vss .yneibins Ike fbi- Sbur
ile I'D hiu.-cIi v"p!j travel together NJ the
r''er. sud - -LIt riclib=. 'hey could max.
cat 81 'sc I.i-..,- s.4 IL tb~y did not r,.t. 4.
h'pi 2" Isfsi~. xasn they go above tl.s jase
ii.D. .is"f-s ior piece thea er.s-. os-r nd
meet a'.J dssii. -pyi. Th.y sefr TO .L.r.
cIns iy ~ all ftr .as "tsssed. even if one
DID not get say'bi"g tsS n oo~ found sny
essss- TO msse pile. ssd -,sII n,s a.ks -
siosr. he s.s 90 tara .bj meet ih- Other ia.anr
jsi.iy otbersi.- they ucre w. continue on 60
yard. the north tire dry. then turn o. meet
According a. shur,ie's cp,sios the, let siip
,so 80 three crporusiti<. fyr nskisr .ts,ks
but G- insisted that sbsi;i. s.sIJ r.; then
both bung t' his reet.e,-pe-. sui ~.sf of si'
shuttle snes letter: he vss to- ,h,rp he aid
60 u detected; IL he sect into the opers'iss.
be sosit dsfJ a,ybvIy 20 Jete-t hir. C.
listened sitb .iigbf sale Oh bic eounte. .ne..
90 al thee bss-,isz. A. sLsrtle hal greet
eoshJesee % C-ssg.ify. be took b.. sJ
vice ~, sI!ossi him 9, have the direefiss of
their n,Ts'osni-. :, iLey dI 20. Interfere
sG;h any ons.
On The 80. bi lag iksy srsrsieI. sLsrfle
gong 10 bofib es,;erly direction. fbe Other q,
coa'isg. f'f i'.isusc 10 the r,ei,itJ of the
f'fe' To- FsI.Se.s Is-b-j on. "a s.isx 90 b..
. J sfgH~ ., f.i'its 80 piih .oeb 90 srp. ~
f"t'sr IL h-sfn - e79n' ". ebpkeb. Ue
h.f n"sfif ff'een h5sfr,d H.. ~. .l,e.5y lad
srsy IL " eos5 <s' sro;tsr tbo1.spS. oov
Dc ihsgzh' - yc,l5 A. yre,fy veil foy ~. .e.
.7s. Thea ts iho1.b; 90 tis.sif thu, r>rbst.
b. rizhi se, couple ihVa.saJ so5 G. get