Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-20

comfort from these cunning rc.otu,i"G-. hut
shst vas O. thiukin: about! We'll b. ~a-
not thiokiog Of much "f soythioy-Le -, ua.
der . tree f..t sslcep!
0's plans we're ali laid before the tuo separ.t.
cd. When Shurtlc left him, he jo s-d iit.
lie distance. then hitched hi. horse aud Lid
iown to take . nsp.
He slept As long as he liked. for be had no
reason 10 be 10 a hurry. When be moas,cd
again. he rode s!o~iy dos. the road in the ii
rsetioa he had just cone-to~srls Shartici.
home. The plan he had b~en medtstin, sill
nov be developed. lie rode TO within 4 fcu
miles Of Shurtl.s on the second d.y. When he
pushed shcsi with speed, aud rode up to the
house With his horse foaming with sweat. much
to the sstonishueni OF Mrs. Shurtle. Who had
been told that the me, we're to be gone . week.
We'll. Mrs. Shurtlc, you did not look for US.
so soon, I rcckony
Why no; where's Andy?'
Hes got 10 q little trouble, and sent NC on
to you to belp him out
Lord. Mr.. C., wh., is ity'
They We took him up there. and three fellows
swear right hard ssainst him
Whatever has he been doin? What have We
got him iuto~ Ny old mau never 80, his ..sn
in potbin he's asha~ed GU. Pears like you
set the devil iu him sen you been here
q had considerable difficulty ia modifying
the lady ri.iog indixnatioo. IL sppesred sery
- tu
hands Of the lsw. u. vas in sore way TO blame
Tor It. But ss be vas nov in prison, aud one
thousand dollars would get him out it vas no
use talking about IL. The money must 60 She
hesitsted good While. houever--,s Who would
not ?-to deliver the money iato the hands OF
comparative stranger. But G's per.as,ive e!o.
quencr, and his ingenious description Of sli the
details VI arrest asd exs@ination, conccaling
the charge sfsipst him, tut SO my,teriou.ly
bou n Ia, sad her k,,t a. q,
vas very grave one. and would 20 hard with
him IL he shoald be brought to trial. She let
HIN have the $1,000. and q. left the same day.
to 30 To get Shartie from Jail, he said. lie rode
IN noIthrrly direction about an hour the 10
the river. aud before noon the next day he was
hostin& down the river fat boat near Mo
Siie, With the thouszpd dollars aud the proceed.
of the ssle oi Shurties horse in his pocket. lie
took a sail vessel at Mobile for CLsr!e.ton, aud
was st his home in Kentueky 8. before Shurtlc had
qsst lSokiax for his nurse ssd that d-d r..cnli
Ons mors snecSots, and % wiil leave this
sabgcct Tor the histori.n who would like to sec
. fuller account of the man is print. IL is not
30 certain that this lite story Of hiu Is rue
bat &c 10 just like him. sud may be correct
u. wss once tr.veiisE in ksnawbs couutv in
trsSuise. lie found IL necessary CT cxpedieut
to travel di,guiscd, terausc be had been in that
section only few months previously and had
taken doe horse from the stable Of /, farmer
there. Horse thieves we're rather h.r.b!y deal
9Th, and u. vas Tiii.y fke re.y horr 4, Lnd a
-. untounded. sbd he doubtless trusted 10 Li.
vn 10 this csse to help hin. lie vas ridiny on
towards the Ohio. aud sLcn within three mile.
VI the residenee of th- owu uer Of the horse he
met him j.. the road. @ Anew him and as We
~ S.ad TO zee him The ouoer recognized hi.
Lofs-. sud ~.quir.d or ih- stranger Who be "a.
aud NO. he h.pPeasd TO have that horse. o..
gave fetitious name. ssid he lived on the Obi,
Uc'ou the month vi Sandy. that be foua the
h"fse estrsy, took it up aud kept II until be Lad
ioubd the owaer name, and he had hos come
to bri.S the horse Lowe aud claim the City dol
lars reward! The farmer wss very glad 20 get
bis horse sgaiu, even BY p .yisy fifty dollars Eor
Lis oss property. u. was invited u tie farm
sr- house aud very bo-p,tsbiy ENTERTAINED lie
gave very p:au-ibIe espi,.st,on sf hos a..
h,r'e' come 10 tic running at isrye Iie .,II
shsrr ~s' Iig roSue s.n.1 u 1m-ssing Lits
-e'i.I isIsS sp s.sdy. sbi his rie. w.. iL.tG
tsd stolen the Lor-~ aud kskt 10 u.til b.. lb,s
It va ~d'''n-ej, aud hen role 10 doss asd T.,
II loose. wh-n s,k,J shy The sarh"ririr. d..
~; t'se 'h- BIZ r',ae xai pupi.h LIp. - g.
P.iei ~ ssJinS
Hes TOO giyL'y sharp g. %. .iI se esnt
, never ye' 20 esijsner sysn his. bat Lss .
great viii.is - .ure o. yos live
o. 3e.eriy'ion of hi.s.eif rsIe ,Le Ts,pe,
very iad'xnsht -gsiosf tL zig roxse sth.
ssSrnios. Ls rseensi 6ity jsll.r.. ssI iis pa.
ie.c &c r'diss the ssme Lors~ oSe day j,ufne,
Josb the ksnsshs 4 co!9f.d .er,snt vent
siih him 90 f,k~ the horse back hut ~ gave
'he seSro 'he clip. turssI istp . ~ tsh snJ
rode far.ou.ly 90 ist, Psis,s county, ~lers
b. "a the bSrs- fr ne hasirs5 ssj ffJ dsi
I".. snd rhes frsnped home
Hot ~ d'ei ,iolest desth - last IL %.
shot dovs 30 Tsabcssse ~bere be ksJ h.s q.
kss into es,tsJy and ssc,peI IT,. Is,.osr.
load hin det.rnipsI - reset, s.1 .bo' hin
u !. ssI3 that be ro.e o. Lie fe,. sf.r ~ f.u
from he ballet sosod. sol attempted q, .,r.k.
9th hi. tsife the man vbo ssot s,,s nssl!.r
ssch so saor that the tIooj sr,nsJ sst . J-rs
from his uousd IL -ss too fsr goss L,ss.e,.
" do any h.rn. sni fsiI sypis ,si 1i.i s'no.;
io.t,sily lie hsi some good "a lite. of b.sf,
sb'ch rendered h'm some-bs tpta'ar among
be ssis.bor SO,srh.ssasisy Es re.l..
disregard q r,xi, ss5 js.ii-- skss ssgsgsS 20
his e,Iedf,on. e rlssssr. ib~ sry e J..as..
from oss q his neisL'or. vgsiI rlos~ h',s :.
Jsi~ily 8. s.y oti.r Isss sol a. i.sI 90.
nore silisg - re,sy 20 81. s.aer rs!.f o..
er'me.. hoss,sr. .os15 not e. sstsssbsi. sns
tbsy fsf osissixbs5 ihs tis4!y Ssfiss. tso-s,s
isose ssiy yh9 ilss hin te.'
PortsT. spirit q tie Tise. ,osis.ts % o.,
coast 81 . Jfss3isi I'd fi;ys .s, . su'J f.,hsr