The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-04-21
Derringers, cocked nd presented.
Help I" shouted Asfobber.

Derringera, cOcked nd presented.
Help ~ shouted - rubber.
"Stop!" the Quake sgatn exclaimed,
land il any one Of 4y sinful compan.
ions advance step b thy relief, the
spirit will move me blow thy brains
out" .... -... al
The robber at thsoppssite window
and the one at the htses, thought 1t
good time to leave.
Now. get>in, friejdIn said the Qua
ker, still covering hi man, land take
the middle seat. butnrst deliver up thy
pistol"
The robber hesitatld.
"Thee had better mot delay. I feel
the spirit begiss&o motsmy right fore.
finger" sA
\ The robber did a he was directed,
and the Quaker h'ok his place by his
side, giving the new conner the middle
of the seat.
The driver, who hal been half fright
ensd out of his wits, row set forward at
a rapid pace. The lively gentleman
soon recovered his vvacity. He was
especially facetious IN the Quaksr's
prowess.
"You're . rum Quaker, you are.
Why, you don't q,ake worth a
cent"
'I'm not a Shaking Quaker II that
Is what thee means"
"Of the hickory, or rather. Of the old
Hickory stripe, I sho,Id say" But
the Quaker rslapsed int. his usual mon
osylables aud the conversation soon
tagged.
Sooner than we expected, the coach
stopped where we were b have supper
and change of horses. We had defer
red redistribution of orr effects until
we should reach this place, rs the dim
light In the coach woult have rendered
the process somewhat difficult.
It was now necessary, however, that
It should be attended to, as our jovial
companion had announced his inten-
tion Of leaving US at his point. He
proposed postponemen; till after sup
per, which he proposed to 60 and
order.
May" urged the Quaker, with an
approach to abruptness, laying his
hand on the others arm, business be-
fore pleasuse, and for business there is
no time like the present."
Twill thee be SO good as to come and
search the prisoner" he said to me,
still keeping his hand, in q friendly
way, Oh the passengers arm.
l did so, but not one Of the stolen
articles could he found.
"He must have got rid sf them in
the coach" the gentleman suggested,
aud Immediately offered to 70 and
search.
"Stop!" thundesed the Quaker, tight
ening his grasp.
The man turned pale, and struggled
to release his grasp.
In All instant one of the Derringers
was leveled at his heart.
"Stir hand o. foot aud you are a dead
man."
The Quaker must have been awfully
excited, 80 completely to have forgotten
both the language aud the principles Of
his persuasion.
Placing the other pistol in my hand
with directions to fire Oh the first Of the
two men who made y suspicious move
ment, he went to work on the lothario,
from whose pockets in less time than it
takes t. tell it, he produced every item
Of the missing property, to the utter
amazement of the ladies, who had
begun in no measured terms. to remon-
strate against the shameful treatment
the gentleman was receiving.
The Quaker. need scarcely add. was
shrewd detective, who had been set
OH the track Of hand of de>peradoes,
of whom our Ini.idle.aged friend-who
didn't look near SO middIe-aged when
his wig was off-was the chief. The
robbery had been adroitly planned. The
leader of the gang had taken passage in
the coach, and after learning, ~ he sup.
posed, our defenceless condition, had
given the signal to his companions ty
throwing out the scrap of paper already
mentioned. After the unexpected cap
ture of the first robber, it was attempted
to save the booty by secretly passing |,
to the accoIui,iive, .tiii Ueiieveu ~ bs
unsuspected, who counted OIL being able
to make of with it at the next stopping
place.