The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-24
the HIGHWAYMAN'S BRIDAL.

THE HIGHWAYMAN'S BRIDAL.
The days Of King George the Third
were the times for gallant robbers, whose
6ns clothes, high bearing, reckless hardi.
hood, and (frequent) good birth took
away from the superficial observer much
Of the darkness Of the crime actually eur
rounding their deeds and lives. You
we're divested Of your rings and purses
often with demeanor 80 polished that it
resembles paying 0 toll to good manners
than submitting to highway robbery
. robbery it is true--still Il Was more
soothing to the feelings At the time than
being knocked down with the butt Of
pistol, or bullied % we'll - plundsred.
One highwsyman in particular was no.
torious enough iu bis brief day for most
Of the qualities I described - sometimes
attributes Of these knights Of the road.
He Was we'll connected too, his uncle being
. clergyman 10 . high church, sppoint.
meut. His person Vas elegant, his man
nsr oourtly, and he Was rash in au extra.
ordinary degree. Mingling freely in
fashionable society 10 his real name, his
deeds Of robbery were tho talk Of the
town under his assumed one. His proper
designation was Richard Mowbray :; that
belonging to the road-his whole source
Of revenus-was Captain De Mont.
morenoy, o patronymic, high sounding
enough. I do no mean, however, to infer
that any suspected the man Of fashion
and the highwayman TO bo ono and the
same person +; that was never known till
tho event which I am going to relate took
place.
Richard Mow5rsy had spent bis own
partimony, years before the period st
which this narrative commences, in the
pleasures Of the town II had melted at
ridottos, play houses, faro, horssAssh and
hazard ; ho had exhausted the kindness
and forbearance Of his relations, from
whom he had borrowed and begged, till
borrowing and begging became impracti.
cable. He had known most extremes Of
life, and moreover, when debt and pov.
erty stared him in the face, hs knew not
one useful art by which be could support
existence or pay dividends to his credit.
ors. What was to DO donor He eluded
= jail % long % he could and one event.
ful night, riding on horseback, and med.
itsting gIoomily on his evil fortune, he
mst-eoversd BY the darkness from al
diseovery-s traveller we'll mounted, pleth.
oric, laden with money-bags, aud bear.
Jog likewise the burden Of excessive fear.
Il was sudden thought, acted ON % sud.
douly. Resistance vas not dreamed Of.
Mowbrsy made of with the booty, con.
siderable enough to repair bic sxhsustsd
finances and to pay his most pressing
orsditors. 1twss literally robbing Peter
to pay Paul. n. r.7 ....
And 90, by night, under shelter Of ito
darkness, did the ruined gentleman bs.
come the highwaymsn. People who
knew bic cireumstanoes whispered their
surprise when IL became known that
Richard Mowbray had paid his debts, snd
made bic customary appearance. Now
bis person Vas ever clad 10 The newest
brsveriss Of tho day, and 10 bic double
character many . conquest did hs make
tOI No OboOUb Sovo0V ASVs0o W soobS JvWVSU
aud purses with 90 Ans . manner that the
fair ones forgot their losses In sdmira.
ton Of The charming dsspoilsr and
Richard, in both his phases drank deep
drsughs Of pleasure, tiil hs drained the
Ciresan cup 70 its vsfisst drsgs.
Just - every pleasure became vsssi.
some, whes festive ssd high.bssd d.
lights psllsd on his satsd passions, and
tIe lower sxtssuss Of lissntiousnsss and
hard drinking, raAlips asd Sighting; d.:
vsrsidsd BY the kssn exeitsmsst and
threats Of danger, which distisguishsd
his predatory sIistsues, began y sstiats,
. new light broke % he lSvsrish ataes.
phsrs Of his LIE. He loved. Yes I
Richard Novb.sy, ths ruined patrisiaa
do neutuorsssy, The ssllant high.
wsynsu, Who had hithsrte resisted every
COED OF evil influence which Love, pure
OF earth stained, e6ss % Bic votasiss, /,
ssesunbsd 10 ths sinpls charms oe .
yoysg, uslsszssi, vssnbiaess GIRL. /
4lsvis Hsrsosst hsd jest sttssasd hss