The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-10-26

nut making the slightest noise, "as ao'i
lin the moonlight. :....,
Not soul was visible biit tho sound
Ico1Iti'sued and grew more distinct as ap-
Iproached the place f,enI whence 1t procesd'
led. At last found uIyscf before long
How building, through the crevices oil when
t could perceive lurld glare issuing
Istooped down and peeped through the key
hole, and TO my extreme surprise ! saw
half q dozen strong looking men with their
Icoats off and sleeves rolled up performing
Ia variety of strange occupations. Some
were working at forge, others were super
intending the casting of molds, and some
Iwere engaged in the process of milling COIN
In moment the whole truth burst upon
line, here was the gang of counterfeiters
was in search of and ths landlord and his
wife evidently belonged TO the same band.
flor in one corner of the room | perceived
Them employed-the man polishing on
some half dollar pieces just turned out OF
1.-THE ninulds, while the woman was packing
1.-The finished 1coiu in rolls. tAA !5's .ts s.a
/ mad seen enough and was about to re
ltnra to my apartment, ~heuyaL suddenly
itrlt n heavy Land pl ced on my shoulder. and
Turning my head round, to my hprror tcu'd
illSbtiI III tuc = IdnP"A 40 "a iN'h'"S q ~OO1H
Idrel az ever escaped the gaiio~s
4 what are you doing here my good fell
low2 he exclaimed giving me rough
shake
Ticking strel by moonlight replied.
Eendeavoriug to retaiu my presuacs OF
mind.
| We'll. perhaps you will take - stroll in
Iside will you !? returned the ruffian push
ling open the door and dragging me III after
him. rsas
All the inmates Of tile barn iuimeyjiate!y
stopped work and rushed towsrdsg,s s*heo
lthey saw me- 81.
Why, what's all this y they all excIaim
led. g-
| "A loafer found peeping outside, said
my captor. .y5sl 80 30 ,.sa
Hes a Traveller that came to the tavern
Eiastgnight and asked for lodging the last
cav Of him he vas safe m bed, said the
landlord. -,
The men withdrew to-sa corner Of this
apartment ileaViitgs one to keep guard over
me. | soon saw they were i'll earnest CON
suItaiiop. amty1weres evi6eutly debating
solue iniportanI Question Sfhe. ohe Keeping
guard over ME sad nothing tjut s@owied
6ercely. had not said a single word dur
lang all tie time was IN tn barn was
:. ~ arc that whatever | might gay would, in
all probability. do more harm than good
AMI it has always been a maxim of mine to
nold my tongue when Inv doubt. At Last
the discussiou seemed to be ended. for Il the
diftiss and biac kest Of the whole crowd came
tor~ ard and without any introdnctioll (exe
claimed .o19a
Il say, stranger look here you must
die f3V1 S5 IB9f.,y vslrg
did not move muscle ncr utter 4 sim
gle word. ~ owt
You have found ont our secret, and dead
mel toll no tales. sd5 =,
was silent
We will give you tenS minutes to say
YOur prayers,apd allow you the privilege OF
| being sicot or hung * - rs - 81 %
Suddenly an idea struck me. renlem
bered something that thight save my life.
burst inte-a vi0ieut BIT of laughter i'll fact
it was hysterical, but they did not know IT,.
they looked at one another iii amaze.
Inent. },r,s, ~ zR --%-{Nf n irfI.r-
well, he takes it mighty cool, anyhow, >
said one. SOY Etas,uH feHa aHf 5s7,
Il suppose he don't think we're IN earn
est said another. .... .a...t .. Tes4
Come stranger, you had better say your
prayers, said the man who hand first spoksp,-
time flies s,ro-
Ny only reply was fit of laughter more
violent than the first 3 z ~ - -
The man mad exclaimed one 900
Or drunk said some. sau
We'll boys, cried |, speaking for thW frat
time. this is the best joke 1 ever seed
What hang pal Z t-s... ..ad laoss, ass :
"A psl-you II pal q faas ss4
hain't nothing else, was my elegant NO.
ply. - -Eta.
What is youranalDe 2, .53sF
Did you ever hear Of Ned WiIct !? ask
cd, sa5aas -at a ssHs.aa. .-f --rl -. 3ss
You may be certain of that. Amt ile,
he head OF our pr f+ssionr?. oT', .a.- Tyyi
We'll. then, ! am Ned sat aHT
you Ned WiEiet? they all exclaimed, 2
You may net your !fi on that re-
turned, s"aggeriug up to the corner 4" heare
had seen tine old woman coalntits and
packing the counterfeit halt dollars
Fortune favored me None of the ine,r
present had seen Ned WiIiet. although his
reputation WAS we'll known to them and ny
swaggering ins9epi nialnerhad somewhat
thrown them off their guard yet | could see
that their doubts were not ali removed.
| Aud you call these things we'll done, 10
you? asked, taxing q roll ot the ino;4,y
well, stl l have to say ID, that if you can T.
do better than this, you Aad better shut up
shop, that's ALL "77bth 10 2.t..+ "''s'i q
Can you show anything better r asked
one Of the men sd 1.eeb isom '''a
4 rather think | can If couldn't I'd
go and hang myself 1875 d ,ogsoid2
Let us see it, they all cried at once.
oJThis lwSs my last coup aud one switch
knew my life depen,ieii 10 's'ia.E edi Il - II
so 'Lookee here, gentlemen 1exthained,
taking one of tue counterfeit half Adofiars
from my pocket, which had been II. jectei
at the bank, there's my last job, and what
do you think otiif lo'5s IL, assso3 :.
1t was passed from hand to hand soa,ei
saying 1t was not counterfeit at ala, AMI oth=i
ers saying It was s..f2 isdi'H. f.. -1@ . 4
How Will you prove it j. counterfeit 2
by weighing it with genuine Que, / re-
This plan was Immediately adopted, and
its character proved. .r.y., ..,.s,!-s ~.
Perhaps he got this ny accident heard
a Man whisper TO another .-s,t e,.u4-
Try these, said |, taking the other two
out Of my pocket a
All their doubts were vanished. a'a
! 'BesutlfuL exclaimed soinc.a sVery
splendid said others "a
When they had examined them to their
satisfaction, they all cordially sheok me, by
the hand every particle Of doubt having
VANISHED from their InlBds, carrled out
nay part well. Some questions We're oc
OCCASIONALLY asked me involving some Of
the technicalities Of the business; some Of
these, however, avoided by saying that
vas on a journey of pleasure, and would
rather take glass of Shiskey than answer
Questions. The whiskey was produced, and
We had merry night Of it, It vas not uu-