Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-09-03
Gin grriting gtury,
A SICK ROBBER-AND HOW TIM
no.:taHa'aa WAS CURED.

Tim Benson was a brave, kind hearted
man, and had seen much of the world
and been mixed up some in adventurous
affairs. l lost sigh. of him when I left
our native village, and shortly after thai
he wandered off to the far West. Mo-
long since Tim called upon me. die
not know him at first. for he had. grown
stout and dark, and his coarse hair had
many silver touch upon it. But I found
him to be the same warm, genial friend
as of old, and [ enjoyed the week through
which his visit extended very much
One day we went out upon our. old trout
stream, with our poles upon our shoul-
ders, and our dinners in our pockets
and when it became noon we sat down IN
der some shady trees upon the bank,
and eat our meal. After the last crumb
had been disposed of, and Tim had
lighted his pipe, picked up the old
newspaper in which the ''grub" had been
done up. and glanced my eyes over its
columns Nv a. account of a murder
in Missouri, and read it aloud to my
companion.
That's a great place for murders and
robberies," I remarked, as / threw the
paper down. ~. -
..Yes-'tis" said Tia. ...But I can
tell you one thing: When they catch one
Of the Williams. they make i'm suffer. l
tell ye, q man stands on, his owa merits
there."d s:.ls' ,s,ss5tes' se l.ssif :. =
sgt t..But = great many Williams escape" I
added. 81 .7.=.z 7.2 t.s ai .elf.1, .si.-sl.e.sJ
"True." he replied. ''for they have
more chance than they do here. But
once in awhile chap gets jerked up
when be least expects it. I caught one
once-about year ago-and he was
strung up without much ceremony. He
was kied;I but they wasn't long D CON
yicting him."
ao.How did you catch him p I asked.
: "T'll tell ye," said Tim. He knocked
the ashes from bis pipe; then picked out
an easier seat upon the bank; aud then
commenced: 5 g.. .-..,-....a
about two years ago I took notion
to 60 to Texas. [ landed at Galveston,
where [ staid six months. i was Just
getting ready to 60 up the Trinity River
when I was taken. with the smallpox.
I had it hard, as ye can see by some Of
the marks on my face; but I come safe
ly out Of it. and when I was 1 started
off. At Brownville I fell in with a
man. I had known in Mississippi, and
stopped there. and went into sort of a
dickering business with him. His name
was Smith and think he belonged in
New York. Ond evening he and went
over to the tavern, where we used to sit
sometimes to hear the news, and while
we were there q pedlar came along, and
engaged lodgings for the night. He was
q short. middle-aged man, and I should
say German by birth. He had two
large japanned trunks; and after he'd
eaten his supper he opened 'em, and
tried to trade with us. He had good
many watches; and some jewelry; and
some silver spoons; and a host of other
truck, such as knives, and pistols, and so
on. He sold quite lot of stuff, and
then put his trunks away, and sat down
and smoked. 5ss go
Just about this time chap named
SUIT Mangle. who lived mile from the
settlement, on little by-way that
branched of from the main road by the
river, sank forward in his chair, said he
was taken very sick. The landlord got
him glass Of whiskey, but that didn't