Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-11-28

"1 thought this was a private room, sir, ,
| she said. Her voice trembed and sounded
| unnatural.
s'It may be,'' / returned ssbut that does
not exclude those who have business. l came
| on purpose to you.''
There was momentary struggle, and then
she appeared as calm could be.
stWho are you 20 she asked.
81 am an officer from Bow street, repli-
| ed. ''I want to know who you are. -
''Stop-one moment she said and as she
stopped she carried her hand beneath her
cloak. 1t was quickly withdrawn, and in it
| was pistol. but she had grasped portion of
| her dress with it, and before she could clear
| IL, had sprung upon her and seized her by
the arms. Butt was her no longer. There
was more muscle in that slight body than
had barganed for 2 However, my man sspop-
ped in the moment he heard the scuffle. and
the beauty was secured. The glossy brown
tresses fell off during the scuffie, and some Of
the paint was removed from the cheeks.
AS soon as the prisnor was secured. had
his trunk taken off and brought in, and upon
overhauling its contents we found dSguSes
OF all sorts, and quite sum of money, besides
watches and jewelry OF much value. | made
him assume proper male attire, and when he
stood forth in propria persona, l found that
he had not only used red paint for the blushing
beauty of to-day, but that he applied more
cadaverous coioring matter for the consumptive
individual of yesterday. As he stood now,
he was 1.-THE built, intelligent looking youth,
Of not more than five -and-twenty (; but with a
id-blooded expression upon his marble face,
and an evil look in his daiIng eyes.
We carried him back to Lowstone, where
we found the money Of the old farmer upon
him besides other money which had been lost
by different individuals. At first be told strange
stories of himself, but finally, when he kuew
that the worst was come, he confessed the
whole. He was from London and had come
into the country on purpose to rob. He had
two confederates with HIM, who had helped
him from place to place. One of them had
taken him away from the inn the night before,
and the other had brought him and set him
down at the farmers gate that morning. We
made search for these confederates, but they
had got wind of their principals arrest and
were not to be found.
However, we had got the chief sinner and
had broken up the game. After he had been
found guilty and sentenced, he seemed to
enjoy himself hugely in telling how he had
deceived the good people of our country.
Now he would turn himself into the old
woman, who had given the driver so much
trouble about her bandbox. Then he would
be again the eekbrowed minister, who had
distributed tracts to the passengers, and pick
ed their pockets while they read. Then he
would draw himself up into the little hump
backed old man, who had been lifted into
and out of the coach, and robbed his helpers
while they fixed his crutches for him. 1t
was funny-very-and perhaps we might
ne' er have caught him but for the accident of
the fagot. That was not funny for him
and l doubt if he found much fun in working
at the hard stone-hammering early and laie
with an ineXorable master over him when
he Jagged.