Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-22

he did when Deacon Jenners caught him
robbing his pet pear tree. The young la
dy drew back.
Law! you mustn't do so, sir. 1t haint
proper Ery-F
Folks will see us,' simpered the young
lady.
| WHO keers.' cried Joshua. I'm TWEEN
ty one years old. and I've got fathers gold
watch in my pocket, and ten dollars beside.
and forgetting that he had deposited his
wallet in his hat, he felt for it in his pocket.
Ii was gone,
Jerusalem. roared Joshua, springing to
his feet in terrible dismay-''taint there.
it's gone, I've been robbed, Somebody S
committed arson on my person and pock-
ct, too
lie glared at the Young lady by his side,
who from some cause was getting as excl
ted as himself, feeling first in her pocket,
and then in her reticule.
You've got it, thundered he-'1 might
have knowed you warn't respectable. I've
heern marin say hundred times that no
decent woman ever wore one of them wa
ter falls. You got it while was huggin
of YOU. Served me right. | hadn't any
bizness To- hug another gal when I'm keep
Ing cCmrahy with Peggy Ann Scriggins.-
Ten dollars gone, ten dollars that father
got for the brindle calf and the club-tailcd
sheep. Hand it over. or by scissors, III
sarch YOU, ii YOU he Il wOman.'
The young lady sprang up-hcr FACE
red, her eyes blazing,-She. too, had read
the papers, and had heard ofpick pockets.
An angry man is y fearful sight, but can
not begin to compare with an angry wo-
man. And this ono was raging. She
brandiShed her par;sel in one hand and
her reiicule in the other.
You've stole my porte monnaic. She
cried. You've took The advantage of an
innocent. unprotected female and played
the part of a pick pocket. I've read about
YOU in the Bungsville Gazette. | might
have knowcd Won was one. I've heern
said they alluS have red noses. I'll have
YOU arrested on the spot Conductor. look
here. This white haired rascal has got my
handkerchief and all the turnOvers that
marm put in for my dinner. and my pocket
is clean gone Oh. dear. wish I'd staid
at home.
Don't believe word she says cried
Joshua she : been stealing. She picked
my pocket of everything there was in IT.
Somebody grab and search her. How
I do wish marm was here. Shed know
just what to do. III see il cant do some
thing. and Joshua began To- climb over the
seat into the aisle.
The girl seized him Ivy Tie coat tails.
No you don't said she, not hy a long
chalk You think YOU arp gwinc to git
of with my things. do We: I'll let you
know the contrary. \ oull wish Your cake
was dough, ii YOU don't deliver up them
porte monnaic and minerature. Stop him.
there. some of Won. Hes gwinc to jump
oif The kccrS with my valcrablcs. And III!
die ii he shall. Ii hc jumps therell be two
jumps. | will 20 myself. Con-duct--or.
hes cOt I0e'S mincraturc that cost mnc
shillincs with his hair irizzlcd and his ruff
He'd linen boSomcd shirt onto him.
By this time the whole car full ot pas
>cn~erS were aroused Ia the condition of
things, and aS was natural in such cases.
there was division of opinion. Some
took sides with Joshua, and some with the
lIdy.
IN elderly woman IN spcctaclcs--c'i-
dcntly one OF The strong minded species
planted her back against the door. eifrCtu
ally barring the ccrcsS.
.Ioshua'S senses began to be slightly mud
died. y half score of people were heading
him off. and that terrible young lady in a
pink dress was clinging 20 his GOA, skirts.
:,nl his ,nnctni hoax waS cone He iri'
stand aside, every one OF you. he cried
to the people before him. and just then the
ears gave lurCh aS cars are in the habit OF
doing. and Joshua went head llrSt against
the stomach OF Cat woman who had risen
io see what was Tic mailer. The woman
went over: Joshua went over. so did the
Young lady in pink and the whole crowd
tcll on the scat where a very loving couple
and lapdog were rcpo>ing.
The seat was sQuclched, so were The iov-
crs and the dog. and the cry rose last ana
furious-.A collision. there is Il collision.
Everybody spraug To their feet, and seized
their carpet bags and the comedy might
have become a tragedy. if the conductor
nad not just then appeared and restored
Order
lie shook Joshua and ordered the young
woman Ia sit down ana behave herself.
Joshua took of his hat to scratch his
head. and To, out dropped the missing
pocket book. Our hero flung up both
hands in ccstacy.
.Hoorav.' cried he Its found. Hail
Columby and Epluribus Unicorn Three
cheers for the Constitution and the lnion.
And they were given with will.
And about the same time the conductor
picked up a nondeScript looking bag from
the floor The Young lady in pink rushed
forward and seized it. My pockct-mv
pocket. 1t must have united and Slipi oil.
oh. haint happy. And Joe's mineratnre
all safe"
Let's shake hands said Joshua, ap-
preaching her Il liaint pick pocket, and
YOU haint pick-pocket and by golly. Ill
| have kiss on it. and he did.