The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-21
Stranger, who are you, and where are you
from r.

plimsnted, Of course, that I rsssmblsd
such vaIainoua looking object I" him.
sell, "Soms people call me beggar, and
know I don't pass for gentleman"
"Ill sw'ar to that--haw, haw, haw,"
was his chuckIng response. "The world
haint made much Of you, mors'n has Of
me. / SEQ steal in your face as plain as
daylight Wha, Jail or peui,en,iary wa,
you in lastT
Never mind that, probably neitbM Ct
US got our deserts"
well, if you had been decent dressed,
and looked like you had FIVE dollars
about you. I'd have knocked your brain.
OUT" pursued the william, with q broad
grin. "As it is, YOU can pass, for sw'ar
you han't got red"
Much obliged for your candor," 70
joined.
He s.iIl stood before mo, looking
straight into my eyes. and now seemed
W w P'"'c'ihS soHle HS" luea. Ifsseut
'y he mnttersd, AS if to hirussl':
81 think he might do."" Then u mo.
ment afterwards he said to me:
81 say, old fellow, how'd you like to
make a raise"
"iiow would like to cat when hun
err r answered, thinking il not un
likely that the scoundre had soma dark
project in view. which, by seeming TO
china in with him. might discover.
"WeII, I've 60, = pisn," he said, throw
ing down his club, as If to assure mo OF
his pacific IN, sutions towards myself 1--WE
got plan that will give us both lots OF
money. and it'll take jus, two to CARRY i,
out. I've been waiting . pal thi. long
''m'' and ityou'lI join in, III 60 your
Lxlvss."
"lf ther.'a a chance to turn q penny,
I'm your man !" said /.
Good returned he; "you look like
trump, and III be, on you. | don't ex
sc'ly know" be added. eyeing me sharp
ly, "but | NAV be d-csivsd-a ,how I
think I'll risk it. lfyou 60 10 play anv
game on me, you had better look ou, for
yourself, tha: is ALL"
DO look like such scamp as tha. {"
returned l. assuming an Indignant tone.
well now let's take . seat and talk il
all over"
We found an old log and Sc, down;
and after some prslin ary conversation,
my new and interesting acquaintance un
folded to me most dannable scheme,
the 'ubjec, Of which was a. follows:
hs knew :he country we'll. for miles
around. and the exact position and con
di,ion Of every settler.
Ons mau, living in = rather lonely
quarter, about five miles distant, was
speculation in horses and cattle, which bs
sometimes bought up aud drove to . dis.
,ant market. lie had = good deal Of
money. which it was supposed hs k.p,
seTel in his dwelling, and to ge, posses.
sion Of this money was. OF course. the
object he had in view.
The trouble was, that the man himself
was = brave determined fellow, who al
wsys went we'll armed, and who had bs
sides his wife, two grown up sons and a
dsugbtst-a force too great for any one
individual to encounter. About a mile
from him lived poor widow. who had
nothing worth s,esl ling except her clothes,
which would be vaIu able 10 carrying ou,
our plans
This plan was 6n, to rob the widow
OF her clothing dress me up ir them, and
have me sock lodging a, the speculator's
house. Then, in ;hs night, when all the
family should be asleep. | was TO unbot
the door, lot 10 nv confederate, aud We
were to attempt the murder Of the 10
mates-and the robbery and burning OF
the house we're to follow and be ,hs con
eluding scene.
l secretly shuddsrsd a. The strocity Of
the contemplated crime, but appeared to
receive the disclosure with the business
air OF the most hardened wretch, inquis.
ing I" to the amount Of money We should
thus probably obtain. and objsc,ing to
nothing hut tba oraat ,;.k -. .bo,Jd