The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-02-08

lTesetnOleu eucn n vlllu1nOus ioOk-
ing object as himself. Some
people call me beggar, and |
know | do not pass for a gentle
maj"
"l'll sw'ar that haw,
haw, haw," was his chuckling re.
sponse. "The world hain't made
much of you, mor'nt has of me-
| see steal in your face as plain as
daylight. What jail or peniten
tiary was you in last 2"
F" Never mind that, probably
neither ofus have got our deserts" )"
-" Well, if you had bcon decent
dressed. lookel like you had five
dollars about you, I'd have knock.
cd your brains out" pursued the
villain, with a broad grin. AS
it is, you can pass, for | sw'ar you
nam got red,
Much obliged for your can.
DOR" rcjoined /.
De still stood before me looking
straight into my eyes, and now
seemed to be pondering some new
idea. Presently he muttered as il
to himself:
81 think ho might do.n Then
q moment after no said to mo:
say old fellow, how'd you
like to make raise Z" :
" How would like to cat when
hungry I" l answered, thinking
it not unlikely that the scoundrcl
had some dark project in view
which, bysreming to chime in with
him, | might discover.
" Well, I've got a plan, ho said,
throwing down his club, as il to
assure me Of his pacific intentions
toward myself, "l'vc got plan
that will give us both lots of mo-
ncy, and it'll take just two to car.
ry it out. I've been waiting a pal
this long time, and if you'll join in
with me III go your halves"
eff there's chance 10 turn a
penny, Pm your man " said |.
GOOD " returned he; "you
look like a trump, and I'll bet on
you. | don't exactly know he
added, eyeing me sharply, "but |
may be deceive1-but think III
risk it. If you go to play any
game on me, you'd better look out
for yourself that's ALL"
DO look like such scamp
as that 2 4" returned |, in an indig-
nant tone. nnr
Well, now, let's take seat
and talk it al over"
We found an old log, and sat
down; and after sumo preliminary
conversation, my new and interes.
ting acquaintance unfolded to me
a most damnable scheme, the sub
Iject of which was as follows
He knew the country well, for
miles around, and the exact posi-
ton and condition OF every
settler. ..---s-.
ono man, living in q rather
lonely quarter, and about five miles
distant, was a speculator in horses
and cattle, which he sometimes
bought up and drove to a distant
market. lie had a good deal of
money, which it was supposed he
kept secret in his dwelling, and to
get possession Of this money, was,
of course, the object which he had
in view. .#.f
The trouble was. that the man
himself was brave, determined
fellow, who always went well arm
ed, and who had besides his wife,
two grown up sons and a daughter
which was a force too great for any
one individual to encounter. -.
About a mile from him lived q
poor widow, who had nothing
worth stealing except her clothes,
which would be valuable in carry.
ing out our plan. ''
% This plan was first to rob the
widow Of her clothins-dress me
up in them, and have me seek
lodging at the spectators house.
Then in the night, when all the
family should be asleep, ! was TO
qnbolt the door, let in my confed.
crate, and we were to attempt the
murder Of the inmat g. and the
robbery and burning of the house
were to follow and be the eonclu-
ding scene. asisnHain yl1so II
I secretly shuddered at the afro
city ofthe contemplated crime, but
appeared to receive the disclosure
with tho business air of the most
hardened wretch, inquiringI as to
tha amoont nf monay xya ahould ,