Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-05-26
A Quaker Detective.

ladies in the back seat, Il mid lle-ayeI
gentleman and a Quaker on the mi,,-
die. and myself on the one in front.
Thc two ladies might nave been
mo tner and daug ghtcr, aunt and niece,
Soverness and cAarge, OF might have
| sustained amy other Relationship winch
made It proper for two ladies to travel
together unattended.
Ihe m.di!e-lged gentleman was
sprIghtly and talkative lie soon
struck up an acquaintance with the
ladies'. toward whom in his zeal to do.
he rather ocgr did the agrceablc-bow-
lng ana smiling and chatterin. over
his SHOULDER ~ way painfully su--
sestive. .. his tune Of life. OF q ''cri r.
IA the neck. Ike was evidently gray
Lptuarlo.
The llaNer wore tn uaiipf.n Of is
Sect. ami confined lis speech. aS many
plrllmentarian wolli save hi, credit
" doinS. 10 simple yeas and NAYS.
As for myself iuaNe it an inva liable
rule of tue road to be merely looAer-
On aad listener.
Toward evening. | was aroused from
"ne OF those rcvcrIcs into wAch Il
Young man rHo@ being either poet
or a lover. trW sometimes fill, by the
abrupt query from the talhatiye gen
t!cmIn:
Are you armed. sir:
II am not | answered. astoni.hed
mo doubt llsibly, at the question.
II am sorry to hear 1t. lie replied
FOR before reaching uur next stopping
place il will tc several hours IN the
ntInt ami wc must pass over portion
OF the ro4i Oh waicl more tnIn one
robbery Is reported to have baen cum
mIttcd.
I4e ladies turned pale, but tie
stranger dii his best to rtassltt tAcn
NOT tllt | thin, tlrrc i THE ,.i.At-
ct dancet vt present II, rtsin-i;
'oniT ~hrn on, j. responsible ior the
safety ot iaiics, lol know, snch a thing
a. a pistol III reach wolli materially
a II ~ olr', confidence
Your prime pies, my friend al
dressing Tile Quaker, Il prcsUne a.,
A. nHcl opp1,tl /, carrying as 10
using cnrna, weapons.
\ ra, MAS tAc res yolec.
nave lAt Nt'A.h7 murdered Ahi 2.
then Nictn~: tlr c..tcriv In u nc.-
yousiy ASKED
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'alt IL "c are n'Ic oi Il, p.c!I.. W..
offer resistance Ia case Of attucA, nv a.
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Id, tAat all Mad quite forgotten. III u.-
lv remembered Their fears to l1u,h M
tn.In
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''''io0' l''"ic''''''tH '"c 'o",h s'"PF'u'
"l'i'c "o iafeH' h'deonsN bi'cN"hed'
pfe>e"ted 'hehi>eite' a. 'le "i,ldp".
oo''H 10 'iouo'c Hou' s"'i INC ma"
." '"t 'iSh, "cN''o" 'cu3""s "I'i
10" '"o iAhF'll screams lF"ih 'he
oitN sci' out business II business
ana ouF' WI soon "r over l. lAii'S7 20
>ul"otHiN.
or course, gentlemen. You viii spare,
a. far a may be consistent with Your
duty. the feelings Of these ladies. APP
pcaicd the polite passenger i'll his
bl..ndcst manner.
On. certainly, they shall be first at
tended to, and Shall not be required to
leave their places, or submit To Il search
unless their conduct renders it abso-
lutely necessary
And now ladies' continued the rob
Der. the barrel OF his pistol cleaning i'll
the light oi the coach-lamp, 'De 50 goo d
"a, to pass out Your purses, watches,
and such other trinkcts ~ may hc ac-
ce>sible without too much trouble
The ladies came down handsomely,
and were NJ further nolested.
One py one the rest oi US were COM
pelIeu 10 set OUT !ne ihiIale-aseu scl'I
,'i,i,a" ;,h - io ;m;'t ,,rana s' ond ~ @ ] rnhhcd
ike a very Cne.tsrtieId.
Nv own affair, like the sum lost, is
scarcely worth mentioning. The Qua
kcr's turn came next. lie quie.ly
handed over his pocket-oooh ana Walch