East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21

"What would they steal ?"
Anything"
'I'll engage they never ventured t.
steal from the Joyces."
"Then they did sir. The Captain
stole horse from my grand-uncle
and by the same token it was soor
after that he took the leap-or rather
that his mare Blandish took it will
the captain and his lieutenant, Rec
Dan Nowlan on her back"
"He was pursued by gour grand
uncle ?"
"He was, sir, and by the whole fam
ily."
"And they wore both riding til,
same horse p
''No sir, Red Dan was running by
the captains side till they came to tho
Leap" when the captain told him t.
jump up behind, when the captain
gave the mare a dig with the spurs
and she went over flying"
Sand he escaped?"
"He did, sir; and / heard my
grand-uncle say he was glad of it, for
if he had caught him he would have
murdered him."
"But how is it, as you say he lived
in a slate house in Cond, that he was
never taken upp"
"Well, sir, you see he was toe
great favorite with the gentry"
"rhen l conclude he did not rob
them ?"
"Oh, he did, sir. Oh, blood-a-l line
to give him his due, he'd sooner steal
from rich man than poor one but
he is q gintleman. like. one Of them-
selves, so tney were not hard on him.
"Did they associate with him ?''
"Associate with him ?"
"Did they keep company with him
or ask him to their houses ?"
"They did, and they came to his
house"
"Nonsence."
"The devil word of lie in it, anC
that reminds me of telling you how
he served two or three gentlemen who
came to dine and spend the day with
him unlimited"
"How was that? ?"
"IIe was short Of provisions anC
wine and was ashamed to acknowl
edge it, so he told his friends they
must amuse themselves as best they
could till dinner time. "There's m,
boat" said he, "if you would like t.
go on the lake fishing. i have a lit
tie business that will keep me unit
dark"
"What's the little business, MacY"
saia-eac OF tho gentlemen winlxing.
"Its no matter, SAID the captain.
"Where do you think he went? 2"
81 cannot imagine"
"To rob the gentleman's house tha
asked him where he was going"
"And did he rob il 7"
"He did, and brought back lashing
Of provisions and wine"
"Was he ever found out ?"
at was. He confessed it himself
"Where did you get this port sal,
the gentleman he had robbed. "
have a few dozen bottles very lik
this, though l think the wine is bet
ter"
"You have not q bottle Of wine il
your cellar like this" said Mac Mama
ra, who knew that he had taken tin,
whole of them.
81 bet you a guinea / have" saic
the gentlemen.
81 bet you five you have not" sal
Mac.
"Done." said the gentleman.
"Weil sir, the next day when the
went to look, they found the win
gone, and suspected how it was"
swell, what happenedp" said /,
''They were never the worse friend
1 think 1 heard say that Mac let tn
five guineas go againet the wine."
"What became of Captain Ma
Namara in the end? Was he hanged? ?
changed! not at all, sir. Whs
would they hang him for9 He die
a natural death, and is buried 9
Cong. But / forgot to tell you abor
his mare, Blandish."
"What happened to her?"
"When she died no walked her hk
a christian"
"Why, this Irish Mac Namara an
his mare were as great as the Englis
Dick Turpin and his horse.
1--WE had another like him, but |
was a murtherin villain"
"Who was he ?"
captain Webb"
"What did he do ?"
"He used to ill-use young wome
and then strip them and throw the
into the numbering hole which is n
far from here"
"Come now, Master Joyce, yc
must not be asking me to believe t.
much, or you may weaken my fai
in Mac Namara and his famous mare
"The devil lie in what lam goir
to tell you SIR"
"Well, go on"
"Well, sir, this captain Webb OF
day met a fine handsome girl, beau
fully dressed, with bran new clo'
and gown. 1t was near the mouth
I the Numbering Hole that he met he
| He first sthruv to get his will out
her, but he couldn't, for she was
very decent girl so he tears off h
cloak and drags her to the mouth
the Hole and says, Strip"
"Go on"
"Well sir, she takes off her Ia
: gown, and flanel petticoat, saw
your presence, and then she fa
d down on her knees and says to hi
"Oh, for the sake Of the Vargin, tu
your head aside while / take off I
rest of my things"
"Well Z"
4 "Well, sir, he turned his back
n her and his face to the Murtheri