The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-10-03
Gross Gelt Duyvil OF the HarisopfSls;
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THE PHANTOM ROBBER.9 .9dj
By JOHANNES rRAHx voH FOOLS.

By JOHANNES FRAHx Won Footl.
u--,g ~ CHAPTER DE vow. g9T
1t vas efenin., guess il vas about ssfsn as
eight O'Clock of de efenin in summer, de red.
sun vas gildin de western hill and dale In de
beautiful, old romantic land Of Sharmapy-
de land dear to us because It is de land Of
Goethe un Schiller, of sweitser kase, un lager,
Tof Martin Luther and Shen pehind dc bar
Veil, it vas efenin, un de sun vas to work, do
in de gildin, ven}de draveler, carrying . little
plack pony under him, vas seen descending, up
a pig hill covered NIT small paving vot loaded
to the castle Of Heinrich Won Donderbugg sAs
he coined near the top he paused for apout
four or dree minutes, looking arount him, fnst
to de right, den to de left, den to de right lsft
I'D by right, den to de left right un by left, IN
den up TO de grount, and down to do sky; at
last he pulled down de hat vot covered his
eyes, and NIT voice like dundsr speak init
himself:
'Mine Himmel, was is das %
As he sprokened dis, man shumped from
de ground and vispered to him in anoder voice
more sosloud as his. -- 5lA4 s2Es
"Was whilst du haben I" ~
De stranger laughed NIT clear, muddy ha I
ha! ha - 1..
Hans Won Swei Lager dam kwick shumped
from pom top de horse, un tieing a tree by de
roadside to de pride of de harness, followed de
onder fellow; after Walking togedere little
ways apart for about ten minutes un quarter,
dey suddenly stopped short, den going to de
left long way or longer, dey enter cave or
cavern carved out Of de solid sand. De pair
sthopped. ~
"Heinrich,n said de stranger, scomen du
here" .f..-. t,f..-,fl ...i.,,,.-,
"Yaw," vas de response.
| "Vere is Katrinaf'
s.She COED out NIT Yacob." n,fI
ala! hap unclaimed Hans two times, mil
a duyfel of an aggrovokement. "Is she COED
NIT himi Blood! blood / ! bloodlii blood III
more so much as a bushel basket fullp'
| He seized small kes Of ,slager," as sthood
hanging up on de middle of de floor, I'M wid
de desperate of mad dog or disabbointed
candidate, he pulled out de shopper, Hinged
it mid an oath-both togeder--on to de hoor
den NIT all his strength raised de keg as higf
as his head. His companion, linking he va,
going to commit suicide upon his head, run'd
forward to sthop him, but-he vas too late--
silently de keg vas lowered, mideut a struggll
it fell on his lips, un ere anoder minute all da
remained of--de lager --was--nixtG aaGe
5ag CHATTER DE Two. bsais
De efenin vaned away, gone in the words o
Better Shakspear, "to get bornenst we're no draw
eler returns" It vas night, dark, black, moon
light night, fifty years after de events of d
next chapter upon the summit of deep val
in de Harizenfels mountains, sthood two mer
Won vas de jungfrau Katrina, de oder vas-d
Duyfel.
wild, demoniac smile played tag in d
sunny brow of de maiden, vile fierce, wicked
) angelic grin darkened NIT pale blue light d
face of de colored shentleman; in his han
he held a steel parchment, someding or ODE
vieh he offered to Katrina.
"Vill you pc mine ?" said de fend.
: 81 pc dam il do, said Katrina. st T5g5
, "Ha! ha Hoi hoi! hoill ,Asmojmod
ojxr Vina, Stoxamiktypxtra," unclaimed
duyfel in dat well known langwidge SO becu
liar to dat sblace down sthairs." sn-s.,.,
} Suddenly the moon vent out Ito dake
drink )-de blaze becamed more so plack a
g de morning beams, and dere stood de terrific
young woman un phantom robber, Didric
Dowblekrabbe, graphing init his hand bloc
t red cheese knife. Katrina dried to spheal
but it vas nix go, de words sticked in he
throat and simmered down pefore dey come
: up. I Ia. a4saH X. sd edI
Didrieh siezed her round de waist NIT hi
7 left hand, un NIT his right he swhear'd an OF
e to dake her to de Doxfslt timogrit. nm away b
e sped. :s =, a =, aaa i
o "Ofer hill un ofer dale,
1 ag Move SO fast as any bird, oist'
Mit no salt upon his tail, fffs,
9 But dey spheaked not a vord."
y CHAPTER DE DRER.
; "Wiegachts, lansman."
i "Goot." 10 ss45faI 1ls seianBgls 81
- 50 a CHAPTER DE- FouR. s8a0G
Yohn Schmidt paced his room in de Ku
{ Hans up un down for apout two hours al
ninety minutes. den suddenly hearing de :
- port Of pishdol, nixclaimed-R5 .a9dS
Dis is all vat can't write of dis interestil
STORY till you come down init der dust, nm d.
tells you vot Yohn Schmidt-sphroken all
;, dimes, nit Katrina un ter Duyfel. Yahi