The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-26
THE QUAKER AND. THE ROBBER

saThe most honest Of all Quakers,
Toby Simpleton, lived atiLondon, in
pleasant little dwelling graced by the
presence of his daughter Mary. She
was mot quite seventeenayears of age
was 'charmingly fair, had blue eyes,
andsi possessed as much modesty as
beauty. All the young men of her
father acquaintance were her suitofs
all those of the ,neighborhood sought
to. gain her notice. Vain eforts,iE1
Mary was no coquette, and instead of
enjoying the effect, produced by her.
charms, she was vexed on accounts Of
the manners of. .all her admirers, ex-
cept one Edward Weresford, young
artist, admitted to the intimacy of her
family. s9as Tag 'aa'! i''A i.9I
~ A very simple event had caused this
friendship. A premature death had
carried offsthei Qnaker's wife, She
was young and Beautiful, and desiring
oto perpetuates the image Of her who
wasisond ndear't to him, he had'caased the
artist to come to the bed Of death. 1t
5Was there that Edward saw the DESC
late dasfseF = it was there serious
first love took place, amid the tears of
ione,and the pieusrWerk of the other.
THE year which elapsed after this
epoch, had bnt 'sstrengtheied the bond
formed under these auspices, and the
yODFgpHFaag yODFgpHFaag iFraT y f owed Sc TIE f9tl 99ather
CFhe excellent Tobyshad dIno reason
whatever for opposing the mutual in
clinations OF tRe two young persons.
Without being rieh,l Edward earned
by means of his pencil what suficed
to support a family .honarablly;',. His HEEi
Hfatisee, MrsW WeresfoFd, an old mer-
''chant of tie city had retired from
business, = with fortune Increased
more ethanitenfelds Thisnwa "a rare
example ofrTapid success in specula-
b1tionS,5s.o fapid indeed that fey y could
d,felhowaitsi progress -. {3sr.7ots g.tt So /
-or1dYet Weresfofd, ,sAof so blunt and
stern disposition, lived alone in q sub
urb of London, and without caring
what hissson was doing, left him en-
tirely at liberty. He was one of those
a6e6fEhndodasing egotists- who trouble
nc, one, provided they trouble no
themTpersops Of perfect Wplaisanc'
if you ask nothing of them.
.ass aa Edward, therefore could, lW8ithou
Interruption euFt his prettYIQ Quaker
1oess, well assured, that hisfather would
i never think Of opp 6sing His marriage
10 Thelsitpation ia of the sloYing ,eoupl
zawas, to all appearance, very prosper
"ods and Honest Toby did not put Of
.lfhead day of their marriage, longer thal
-sto colleetttl1e. arpeages ofghiz rents ;th
hdestfhed the money for the extraoFdi
IL nary. expenses off the he i ceremony: Fo
ri thispurpose herwent to ihisaeountr
seat, some miles from London, in OF
der to- regulate, bis affairs: He ha
passed bnt onelday away, from homo
and as he was about to put up h
horse for the night. he perceived .
snsome distance a horseman, who ha
barred the road. He stopped, Hnce
tain whether to go on or turn back
Meanwhile the horseman advance
A1atowardshim. ,4o.iz ,r.,-e5aa 7ai7ia,IaH
? The Quaker could not even think
escaping., he therefore put on goo
face, and 81 bbTrobdugft 81 lis ohorsetb wal
In approaching the 4 e man who oaus,
,ea sa bis ,bnnsasines3s, he perceived that
Of ,swasimasked, a. .grieEous augury, VIII
m<i was soon confirmed. The dtnknov
@aosg,showeda a pisto and directed the 'mhdt
.1oegle ato1thea, traveller, demandingas
fispdrse.i e.iHPThe Quaker did noteiwa
courage put, calm by character, ii'
Tense .ibya religions. and even unal
without arms tolfesist an armed mi
he pulled from his pocked very coo
purse containing twelve guineas
1.-THE foBber took it, counted the p
ces, and left the poor devil whom