Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-24
"Help I" shouted the robber.

ed; "and If any one of thy sinful com :.
panions advance step to thy relief,
the spirit will surely move me TO blow
| thy brains out " Ss<sk
The robber at the opposite window,
and the one at the leaders heads,
thought it good time to leave.
Now, get in, friend said the
Quaker, still covering his man, land
take the middle seat; but first deliver
up thy pistol
The other hesitated.
"Thee had better not delay; I feel
the spirit begin to move my right fore
finger
The robber did as he was directed.
| and the Quaker took his place by his
side, giving the newcomer the middle
of the seat.
The driver who was frightened half
out of his wits, now set forward at a
rapid rate. n The live gentleman soon
recovered his vivacity. He was face,
tious on the Quaker's prowess.
you're a rum Quaker you are
Why you didn't quake worth cent"
II am not Shaking Quaker if
that is what thee means"
"Of the Hickory. or rather of the
Old Hickory stripe, / should say"
retorted the lively man But the Qnak-
er relapsing into his usual monosyllables
the conversation tagged.
Sooner than We expected, the coach
stepped where we were to have supper
and change Of horses, We had de-
ferred a redistribution of effects until
We should reach this place, as the dim
light of the coach lamp would have
rendered the process somewhat diff
cult
1t was now necessary. however, that
it should be attended to at once. as our
jovial companion had previously lan>
nounced his intention of leaving US at
this point. He proposed postpone
ment till AFTER supper, which he offered
to 20 and order.
Nay" urged the Quaker, with an
approach Of abruptness, and laying his
hand on The Others arm, business be-
fore pleasure, and for business, there is
no time like the present.
"Wlll thce be good enough to search
the prisoner" he said to me. still keep
ing his hand, in friendly way, on the
passengers arm.
| did so. but not one of the stolen
articles could be found.
He must have got rid Of them in
the coach,' the gentleman suggested,
and Immediately offered to go and
search.
Stop" thundared the Quaker, tight
ening his grasp.
The man turned pale, and struggled
to release his arm. fn an instant one
of the derringers' was leveIed at his
| heart
Stir hand or a foot and you are
dead man"
The Quaker must have been awfully
excited, so completely to forget both
the language and the principles OF his
persuasion .uaf
| Placing the other pistol in my hand,
with directions TO fire on the first of
the two men that made a suspicious
movement, he went to work on the Lo-
thario, from whose pockets. in less time
than it takes to tell it, he produced
every item "f the missing property, to
the utter amazement of the two ladies
who had begun, in no measured terms.
to demonstrate against the shameful
treatment the gentleman was receiving
The Quaker, I need scarcely add
was no Quaker at all, bat shrewd de-
tective, who had been sent out on the
track Of d band of desperadoes, OF
whom our middle aged friend-who
don't look near so middle aged when
his wig is off--was the chief The
robbery had been adroitly planned
The leader Of the gang had taken pas
sage in the coach. and after learning.
as he supposed. our defenseless con-
dition, had given the signal to his com.
panions by throwing the scrap Of paper
already mentioned. After the uDex-
pected capture of the irst robber, it
was attempted to save the booty by Sc
cretly passing it to the accomplice, still
believed TO be upsuspectcd, who count
ed on being able to make off with it
at The next stopping place.
i The result was that both, for sea
son, did the State some service. I
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