The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-01-13
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chaps, Susie, y he said.--" puppies that
don't know a harrow from "A plough,
aud look, down on u. cosutry foIks;''
and he. would shake his head wisely,
and SO, his' lips together with aJ'ster
mined look. q, n 20 -, vt.l- s.i,'7t >
Altogether, take il all lin oil, Susie
WAS in a bad way. j S.qsssE q sa:e
j. t.Just look here" exclaimed Farmer
Dove, .-exci.edly, rs he was reading
the -----. Banner, about three days after
wards. +" IL ,this DON, beat all. 40 al,3l.
What's The matter, Calebi@ asked
his wife. anxiously. - .rrr.r..s, -. s,.f
Just listen a ,minute ~ and Farmer
DOVE read, aloud. y.,s. ,.-.,u,., ~.
:" ,Botd Burgiary.-Lasi night. ebout
II o'clock, the residence Of our respsct-
ed townsman. Mr.. Thomas Jones was
broken into AMI robbed of money and
gods TO the value OF two thousand
dollars. Mr.. Jones had drawn fifteen
hundred dollars from the bank that day,
to pay for some land he had purchased,
and The thieves probably had informa-
lion Of the fact. Mr.. Jones and. his
wife we've gagged aud bouad, while the
villains ransacked the house. The rob
beTs are s,ai al large ''''1sIr"t 10
=. .. Now what do you think Of that
wife r. asked Mr.. Dove. &, ,s,. , 80, s;,,,
= S"Tbats the third, robbery within thu
last month, and nobody caugha set.--
Tm going 10 Mr.. --A-- 10 see Mr.. Tones.
aud putting on his1draw hat, he stfode
forth, While Susie crep, out TO, meel
Captain Waiters,;; l.7a 7,l..sa -e r.
She f,uad hin, seemingly IN state
Of great excitement. '7'.-aI 'hoe s~'@.',''
"Susie," he said, @t,have received
letters from Philadelphia that am
wanted home immediately. i must 90
Tomorrow. Won't YOU come will, me,
and get married, so that can take you
home, too? Ny mother writes that she
will be delighted 10 see you" T.. 49,,
81 could not dare do H." answered
Susie, trembling. .'" ".'..... 'r"7s .-. y
"Then do you not love me. Come
dearest. what's the good If waiting 7"
AT that instant a startling intetrup.
tion occurred. Two lnen bounded f,r>
ward and seized tho honorable Captain
by the collar, while third slipped
pair Of hand cuffs on his delicate wrists {!
HI and furies - cried the Cap.
tain struggling fiercely. Z" Let 60 Of
me this instant" -. = .,.r' -...
'"Of course we will sail one Of The
men mockingly. ., 10 % '.sr 80 ~r.-
p" Oh, no, sou don't, mr. dear boy !;
YOU don't clip out Of our clutches now.
if you are called "S!ippery jack D
Susie at first thought these were
highs waymen. but as she saw they did
not make any attempt 10 rob him, she
gained courage, and asked: '.a ss."'
g l. lie not Captain Walters {"
"Well my dear, answered the police
man, g lie may he called hat Cor aiI
know. because he's had so many aliases
that l don't believe he knows his own
name; bu, he's generally called Slip
perry Jack and he's as big scoundr-l
rs there is unhung." ''z.. +
Susie grew fainl--staggered and fell
into the arms Of Burt Andrews. .'... '''
The policeman dragged ;heir prisoner
away, and Susie fell on Durl's breast, ,
sobbing as il her heart would break.
oh, burt, 10 !hink that cast yorr
love away fom me for such man as
that r Can you never mrgive me 4"
Burt kissed her fnndly for reply.
Farmer Dove looked very aern when
the facts were toll him, Lul n, lasl re-,
leptcd. .... .... ......~ ,.,.., .
"Well. child" he said al last. "vou
have learned lesson you needed, al
any rate that all that glitters Is no;
pure gold"
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