Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-09-14

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Ny faithful heart has nursed,
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That ",some1oags" chosen first
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III A HUNT ON THE HIGHWAY. 7Dn-
From the journal of ai English Police Oaicer. ua9
There was ashrcwd robber somewhere
The farm houses were robbed; shops Were
robbed; the tills Of the bars at the wayside
inns were robbed; and the people had their
pockets pickedsns All this happened in the
region oflcountry between Sidney and Low.
stone--not q field of vast nt7-and yet
the robber or robbers could not be found
Officers had searched in every direction, and
several suspicious looking individuals had
been apprehendcd; but the real culprit still
remained at large One day the mail was
robbed, and on the next a man had his pock-
ct picked Of five hundred pounds, while IL
ding in the Stage coach-for my narrative
dates back to the old coaching days. The
money had beer, carried in his breast pocket,
and he knew, that it was stolen from him
while he was enjoying a BIT Of q doze on the
road. UoE fGEti O. Il y tEI1 HuE ."sia lai1lEr
Il had been confined to my house by Sc
we're cold for several days, and was nat fit to
60 out now; but as this matter was beconl-
ing so serious, | FELT it my duty to be on the
move, and accordingly fortified my throat
and breast with warm flannel, and set forth.
had no. settled plan in my mind, for l had
not yet been upon the road, and was not
thoroughly "posted up" A ride of five
miles brought'me to Sidney, and thence
meant to take coach to Lowstone, where Sam
Stickney had already been Oh the search, and
wished to consult him before making any
decided movement. | reached Sidney at half
past tivein themorn, and the coach left at
Six Lowstone was sixty miles distant, SO
had good ride before me. Daring the early
part of the day I rode upon the box with the
driver, and from him | gained considerable
information touching the various robberies
that had been committed lie was forced to
admit that several people had been robbed in
his stage, though he declared that he couldn't
see into it, for he had not the most remote
idea even of who the robber could be. -.
. We reached Bonniville at noon, where we
stopped to dine and when we left this place
was the only passenger. At the distance
of twelve miles, at a little village called Caw-
thorne, we stopped to. change horses, and
here another passenger got up. had been
occupying the forward seat, as that happened
tobe wider than the others, and gave me a
better opportunity for lying down; and when
the new conner entered he took the, oack seat.
He was young man, Judged, and not very
tall in stature, but so completely bundled up
was he, in shawls and mufllers, that his size
of frame was not so easily determined. He
was very pale and coughed badly; and / at
once made up my mind that he was far less
fit to travel than was. After we had got
fairly on our way, remarked to him tina: I
had been suffering from severe cold, and
that this was the first time I had vcntured
out for quite number Of days. He looked
at me out of a pair Of dark, bright eyes; and
when he seemed to have determined what
manner of man was, he said - s..; s.t,
~ have something worse than cold, sir"
He broke into a fit of coughing which lasted
a minute or so, and then added 1t won't
be a great while before shall take, my last
ride" h Fl 2I
Again he was seized with spasm Of
coughing, and when he recovered from it, he
continued-"The disease is eating INC up
and shaking meto pieces at the same time"
| He further informed me that he had start
cd on tour for his health, but that he had
given it up, and was now on his way home,
which place he was anxious to reach as soon
as possible. Another paroxysm seized him at
this point, and he intimatcd that he was un-
able % converse as the effort brought on his
cough. had noticed this, and had madeup
my mind to trouble him no more, even before
he had given me the hint. -.. r..i's
After this he drew his outer shawl more
closely about his neck and face, and having
secured an easy posture, he closed his eyes,
and i was not long in'following his example.
Toward the middle of tn, afternoon the coach
stopped at a small village, where we changed
horses again, and where four passengers got
up8 This brokeup the arrangement Of my
friend and self for rest, as hc had to take one
of the strangers on his seat, while took an
other upon mine, the other two occupying
the middle seat The. new corners soon
broached the subject Of the robbcries which
had been committed in that region, and Ills
tened to gain information, if possible; but
they knew no more than any one else knew.
They had heard about it, and were inflated
with wonder. 9-1 sga a,a
One--an old farner-asked me If knew
anything Of the robbcr. Il told him that
knew but little Of the affair in any way, hay
7 ing been sick, and unable to be out among
folks. Then he asked my consumptiye friend
il he knew anything about it, Ths latter
raised his head from its reclining position,
and was on the point Of answering, when he
heard our driver, in quick, abrupt tones, or
dering some one to get ont -ofrthe road. l
instinctively put my head out at the window
to see what the trouble was, and my eye was
Just quick enough to detect load Of fagots
| in time to dodge back and avoid them. The
road was quite narrow at this point, and IS
the fagots were loaded very wild ~, i was
impossible for the 'driysr to. wholly avoid
them, and thc side Of the coach was swept
| by them quite smartiy. | escaped without
being touched, but not 50 my friend. Ih:ar,l