Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-07-30
IRISH ROBBER


having occasion II visit Dnblin accom-.
panied BIZ Bill wife and daughter. deter
mined b perform sha Journey BY easy
stages, ii his own oaftiage, ind withI
his own sleek ana well isd horses instead
oltrusting bis bones d The tender mer.
dies 81 .an Irish postchase, and the un-
broken garEOns used for drawing these
crasy vehicles
ne past of hIs Tputa VIII thyougb 4
sild Aad lednsAIpons district and the |
Bishop. being Yery bumuue man, and
consideFate og Bis cattle, made d point Of
quitting his carriage n the foot Of every
hill and walking tCthe TOP. On one 90.
casiOn 10 had lOitered u look AZ The ex-
tensiye prospects, indulging II rcyerie-
upon its sterile appearance. and The
change thatagricalture might produce,
land il % doing chanced to suffer bis
family and servants to be considerably
Iin advance. Perreiving this, he has.
tened to make up for lost time, andwas
stepping outvith his best speed when a
fellow leaped from behind heap Of loose
Atones. and accompanying the flourish
ofa huge club with domoniac yell, de-
manded Money with d terocity of
tone and manner perfectly appalling.
The Bishop gave the robber all the
silver he bad loose ia bis pocket hoping
that il would satisfy him; but lie was
mistaken, for 10 sooner had the rufian
slowed Il away 10 capacious rent in
his tattered garment, than With another
whifl athis bludgeon, and an awful oath,
be exclaimed
And isit With the likes Of this I'm
Iassr letting you OFF, arfew paltry ten
psnniea II TIE gouii I'llhaTe Or TIL
ycasbrsias ryahi dof stand
shigerirg cod shaFin fhsre III / y iaAt
I ksr II Eha sgto batlag oat gst purse
you devel. Immediately, d ! II bAts yoa
as blue as 4 vhetsione. 1
Z I 1at q go :
HIN lotaship most qtpntlg yielded
Ibis well filed purse, saying in tremt
lous accents, my good fellow, there il Is
] don't i'll use me--I'se given you all
pray let me depart
. "yair and softly, fyou plase as sure
: as I'm not good fellow, / havn't done
with you yet. Imust sarch for youl
note case, for Ill engage you have few
!. bits Of paper payable at the bank q
hand itoysr, o. you'll sorrow tc-night."9
Il was given up; glance at the roa'
! showed that all hope Of assistance from
). his servants was unavailing. The car
4 riage had disappeared, but the Bishol
Y !, made an instructive movement as thougl
i anxious to escape from further pilluge.
. "Wait awhile, or may be | shall Sc
!. angry with you. Hand over your watc
. and sales, and then you may trudge."
4 Now il happened that the divine fel
a particular regard for bis watch--nc
80 much from its beingof considerabl
q. value, but because il had been present
ed to him BY bis first patron, and b
ventnFed to expostulate.
Surely youhave taken enough; leav
me my watch. aud III forgive you q
yOu hive done. y
IL .Fho ax'd your forgiveness, you ol
a vafmints Would you triae with N
Y good nature Don't force me to .
\ anything I'a "a sorry tOr--bpt witAou
" any moro more bother, just give yo'
he watch Or By aIl that's holy gn
s. And 81 jerkea bis blndgsOn from !
Y right hand 10 bib lefs, spat on ths ho
adiny palm og sha former, and regrasp'
". she formidable weapon i though sel
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