Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-11-19
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The History of a Bandit
FROM THE GERMAN, ny liyno 5EBAIL.

The Count Oalus Ii, u rich Nor
wegau uobleman, lately narrated in the |
stud 10 Of one OF our mort celebrated ar
lists, the following story
1T is now thirty years ago since wa
riding on horseback, accom- panied by only
single servant Oh the high road from
Christina to Dtonthein. We had not
travelled over more than half the distance,
when "a stranger, hoIdug IN one hand
pistol, and in the o h'r dragon, placed
him elf in my path, and commanded III"
t, stop. ,ulortun. | had wrapped
myself 20 closely IN my cloak that 1t was
impossible to make Use of my weapons
and. seeing that all resistance would be
uuuvA,Iins, | was compelled to surrender
The unknown demALdcd my lurse, saying
al the some time
".Uoun, Oaius, know that you are
I wealthy. liz our mountains here there
are many persons WHO suffer with hunger
and the culh will distribute your aims
among them.
".B, 1t 80 , replied, but leave me
suhirlent amount ol mon y to enable me
to continue n.y. journey TO pron'hcln'
""rhAt is d favor | always gran. to
Travellers
"During thus brief conversation l
searched through all NY pockets, without
howev +, finding my purse had LETT 1t
in nv fathers room b, fore setting out in
the morning. | could not h"lp laughing
at my neglect, and the robbcr, also, when
| told linn of my bad luck, entered inlc
the humor of the joke, aud oined heartily
in my mlr,h requested INN TO search
me, ,ha' he might corrohora'c the Truth o
my assertion.
:. For shamc said he. The ide'
never entered my mlnd mat FcntemaI
OF your rank aud wealth would utter
:, lal.ehord Tor the sake of few paltr.
S uicces Of gold believe you even with
, out pledge of your word of honor
".I ackuowled gc, rcJoineo l, 'Ihat
would have given me greater satisfaction
to share with you the contents Of m.
pur,e than to BE- placed in my present di
lemma, f. r am now at Il loss what cours
u to pursue, Without money it is equal
q embarrassing either to turn back or
IL continue on my way
Count said our hero Of thu rosd III
'" ter,uptur me, Il will 10. leave man LII
YOU in SO unpleasant predicament Hel
il my purse, which conains twenty piec'
=, of gold. 1t is a small sum, but l have a
ready distributed much in charity to day
:, 81 hesitated 10 accept this. singular otte
=, and the bandit pcrc'irlns it. drew fort
n another poignard aud uosc'ewinr the knt
"a on the hill, handed the weapon to mesa
"s ar; ing:
'ai "'Take this dagger, and carry it co
,h, stantly about your person. 1t mi
" shews you lhi. knob, no matter who
may be, or in what place you may. me
. him, return to that person this weapon al
ri the money
-;- $50 saying, he put spurs to his hor'
sit and was soon out of sight in the distan(
I", proceeded on my journey, making
of the money the robber had loaned n
tate In Drontheim found letters of cree
from my father awaiting me, and pr
longcd my stay in that city some t
-, months.
ioas "On the day of my return to Chrlstla
I found the whole city in state oil
" widest commoIion. People pressed
d. crowds through the sail the wlndt
- were filed with human heads, and str'
detachments of military patrolled
'oms' town. Struck with astonishment, l
5 5" ali ali ouircd the cause Of this unusual exc
where
" "'OuHc Hiclan, and his entire pa