Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-05-11
vi | = e T. I.I.AN Y.
THE RoBBER OUTwTrrEp.


Willie Bailie vas houseaoll aarne .bou,
hundrcd years ago. Ia thc upper part. o.,
Ciydcsdalc. Men. women and ciiilr.n lad
beard % W.i!ie. an ihc greater proportion
had seen hin. Fe~ in hi. time eoald excel
Willie "a deNierIty in rs profession. which
consisted On abs'raciinE money from peo-
Pic'' Pock-ts. and in other predatory s.sts
lie ircqueufcG thc fairs an round thc dis
triet. and no mas parse uas az II Willie
happened % be in The market. TIE beau
iifal village of Mohat. in Annandaie. va.
. one ofhis frequent places of resort when
any Of 90 airs happcned % D. hell. and
here. among the honest farmer. D. vas in-
variably sucecssiai, anil % sho4 Do. rraf..-
sloual skil on surh occasions. d. Las been
knosn 20 rob a man ani return his purse io
him iSo or three times in th~ same d,r A.
but ihi. D. dii only Nth his intimate.
friends. vho we're kind to bi,u IN prosil.a-
iodsings visn r'sing o.. nominal occura.
ton 81 tinker from one farm house to auotb-
er; On ihe case - Others ii -ss. of course.
different
ui' -iie allotted him in an hi. tLie,inr
eSP.o't'. and generally sat in a place in The
outskirts 81 The fo~n thar haI been r-rri-
ousiy 6Scd oa. ar ih-rc received ia -iIrn-c
~haicser sPod h..r husband a. ght throw IN
c''.ruiaiiY into hsr lap ,n ihe SHAPE Of FAIR
M. bat Milar was privileged frrrL,o,-
sr. ~ generous uuhal. and sell ake,l br
the Icoplr In the nr gbborhood. on whssn
hs rarely oouai'tci any at OF plau.cr and
any ore migLi have trusted rhat B.. called
his - honor
Niilic'. diameter uas ~eli knoun both 90
hish and low. ant b. became renowned f,r
a hcrosssn ~hich icw ~ho esteemed rr.r.ert-
ah'hs souil not covet. Toe hish e.ti-,a-
iicn in which b. was hclI a. a. adept ir
his profession induced a Scottish policeman
% isv high b~t 9TH an Eucli.bman C
sonc rank that Wulie ~oaI a-tuarv ROB
and .airiy dcspoil certain motel rotber OF
thc southern side oi tbc border. w. va.
considcred one of the most darine aa.i deN-
tero4s thar ircqacnted The ii-h~as. la those
dabi3us tiuic.. anI one vL1.r exploit. thc
gcniirracn Errr in the habit of rntouinr.
The scottish nohirmaa confr-rrI 18th WI
D. aad informed iim 90 the proIr.t-a cir-
constance -LicL misLtily pleased our heIo.
ard into Which be entered wiii all ouiha.i-
asm. The interest wLi,h Willie took IN
ihe matter "a to thc nobIcuan a .uaran.
tee Of Ultimate succc.s, ard having given
AT the marx. % the rutb,r. and directed
BIN 90 re particular place on th- road
~h-re D. ~as sure % meet uith him. o.
lefi it % Willie % arrange th, sab-oI.,nt
mode % ofprocrdarc
WiIe'. iarcnuity "a INSTANTLY a. uork.
anl he eouoocici a scheme ~h,rL fairly car
riei Boa through DE cutcrpri.c. H. got
an oid. irnii-i9okinsP pony. partially lame.
all s.ih i.r-. .larsy har. H. G..4 a
bag q considerable d.mcn.ior, v.ti q .r,s.
quantity Of oiI buttons and u.,l,.. r..
of pngiing mriai Ilcreu arrayed Lim-
sri in bcgsnriy hal.hmenis. -ioak mend
el in a hunlrsl places. anIa soilct. br14l-
bnmmod bonnet sPoa L.sbciI. Tie uou-
ey Bag o. t.,i fraiy behind DIS saddle o.
placed PAIR oi pistols unlrr L.s raat. and
a short dagger by h,s .ilc TLas accoa.
trel h~ ven.led l.s say slowly toward the
border. aotl o. and fhr al .uaI arrarrrtI. .
in iic iast stage % hoPe,e-.n,ss aaI lc-
crrrlalc TIE bag behind vas rarefyuv
covered hy the cloak char ,rreiI .fs .na.lIy
folds os,r Gle L.a.i-r part oi Co., poor. irau
beast thaf carried iin >rlnr in a .ror. f.
rc posture ol tLe .aiIie. vub l.ae
beard ard an sssamri fa.-.ei shaking "a
tir llrt. ro olr ~o4il hasc conceived Go
a r.urrt t.at Wllr vas man ODD Co.
pine .f I.r. .f "a s-.l Ln..f. aft I.f.- frame.
uft n.fr-pourr in be- arm ihln three ore
drag rea. ari cf an intrepid ard alsrr-
f-ro-s r.rIf. f.at l.arti natl.rg. a1I Il...
esevthrs in t..s plight. or worthy
ulat dole .t.r l.r a--..F. sd r1f.r...
tlr neI etaarng .I.s ...a. s.er. rt-fg r.r-
t.n i.lf net iai regarded ..n al. a f..r.
ha.i i..ane body. lt on.l .. .e "a sr at .ir
s,ir oia l.Ig,. aaI OIL, ani.,l.I. tcal.
ihe .urs r.rI d. fis vaf t. .-apel
ut..of s-.r..i.n. a.I af.a. .I a....-
an a-ttn'.f. OIL. ff. .kirf. .i ODD. a...I e....
te expected to rnr.arf.- Dc rr.'.....l
ir...r.
N..H N... rrt.r.l f.r r.1I faf i.
iar.a-a i.. daik anl s..r ,.oas iorssi. b.
vas AZ .r ..r ai.u ior tae tehsstuan
L.srs raHr- aalng Co., fr,es arl Ia.i...