Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-11-10
4 STRANGE STORY.
In the St. Louis Rcp4Jzjean We find

In the St. Louis Rcp45ljean We find
the following
A somewhat singular occurrence took
place few nights since in one of our
insurance offices. A Young man
whose name we choose to WITHHOLD
employed rs clerk III the office, which is
locate! in 1h4 bird story of the brillh.
:ng, Was engaged in writing at the desk,
between nlne and ten o'clock at night.
No one eIse vas present, or in The im-
mediate vicinity al the "djoi1ing offices
having Ieeu closed at n'4atG;,il. While
thus engaged H. writing. he was sudden
y .nte'rdpted by IA man whose entrance
he Ind no. noticed, Who inquired II Mr..
/ HeCsiioch W. III. The CLERK replied
iNha ae WAS not, and that he knew of 40
'nan q that name employed anywhere
about the lremses. Having made this
reply, i'e commenced Writing again.
! NO or three minutes Isller he discovered
1I:sst TIE s.S""ge intruder had not moved
from TIE bo~t ot which lie first assumed.
and TIE inquiry and attendant circum-
Stances ;hea stuck him a~ being some
" il"t inguIar. lie Immediately turned
about from lie desk at which he was
sea e|, and scanned the strange gentle
man appearance, inquifius at tile same
;ime whether he had any further bust
ness.
The appearance Of The stranger was
rather prepos~essing. lie was tall, dark
featured, and we1I-dresse1. He made
no response to The clerks iirst interrog-
atorv, however, hut coolly gazed at him
with an sir Of indifference. This pro-
cedure aroused the suspicious of the
eek, as "eIi as bis anger, and he re-
peatsd his ntst inquiry rather more dis
tincti.'', and al The same time emphati-
css'iE uioimed the strange gentleman
th5- aHiess he could give satisfactory
account Of himself he should be under
the necessity OF hnsti;ng him out Of the
office. The stranger thereupon placed
his hands behiod him, and ieisurelv
replied rs follows: I've been sent here,
and | shall STAY heGe.' Without stop
ping to paf'ev further The clerk opened
4 safe ne:iI al hand, TOOL. out q revoIve.
aud leveied il at once at his visitor, ct
the same time informing him that he
would give him two minutes TO leave
the office. The stranger did not move,
aud did not offer any remark in turn,
but gazed steadily, with his hands behind
him, at The clerk. The two minutes
passed, and there stood the stranger, in
stalu quo. The clerk then took delibe-
rate aim al him and fteu. He stood
in len feet of the stranger.
He is known to be good shot, and
his bravery is uuquestionabIe, and were
we at liberty TO publish his name, his
numerous aoquain,ances would not doubt
our assertions. But notwithstanding
these facts, the stranger, after the dis
charge Of the pistol, remained as i'm
movable as ever. He exhibited no sur
o;ise whatever, and offered no remarks.
he clerk was, Of course, much aston
shed, and not little startled, and was
At loss what next to do, as he had dis
shareed the only barrel of lis pistol
which was loaded. After the lapse of
about a minute aiertIe discharge of the
'ist during which time no words
were uttered-the stranger shook his
:oat skirts, gave a slight shrug, and
walked leisurelv out of the room and
lown stairs. The whole affair was so
trange, UNUSUAL, and unaccountable,
hat the clerk was completely non
'!ussed, ard remained stationary for a {.
ew moments after The departure Of his
''sitof. Suddenly rousiDg himself, how
yer, he rushed down the stains into the
tTeet, but HE stranger had vanished
'e clerk las head nothing from him
'nce. The affair, every one must ac-
was very singular, but the
rcumataoees occurred precisely as we
lave related them.