Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-08-24

and neigh borhood.H There was
scarcely a night passed that some
one was not killed there. ~
A'sfYou visited in disguise, I sup
pose 2" | remarked.
Certainly. I was disguised as
a diover, and had the extreme
pleasure:of being taken for a horse
thief by all the scoundrels pres
ent.o
i east ) com pJfnent
taFSpk access insd iisgl Sin & YOUR.
ssiis refnrnea -
e,,,E,@.EY g YYes--,that,s true. q 9sglearnt
something at gthetaThree Swans
last TsnisRt,S Mr. Archer, which
aearlycencerns;as.sr
e g Indeed ds1 Fl returned, pricking
pamYi ears. sazse yiss
$ ~ euiTIlaRe heard of White
Haired Bobby22' ? b said Mr. Brain
tree. q = s5 Fassfr,s,s5 u II - ssSS=sssss>e&
"Do son mean the great bank
rebber 2s Iafked. s1ss'siIii-sa
ssaEesshe bss,salsealf. Re hasgrob-
bed more banks than any ten
men nsthe United States logeth-
n. He has never sailed iilz one
instance, His success IN breaking
into safes and vaults has some
thing marvellous lit. Heworks
generally in. comp ywith a friend
Of his who goes by the nom de
gae,Ye of Slippery Jim'
5 ssFshapesfleared of that rascal,
toe,r ,rsiKretaraed. .sss ss5ss5. g ass =
20 80 Well, now low y Information.
I learned last night that White
Haired Bobbyssand Slippery Jim
are about to eiisft Milwaukee for
the express Ftlrl ssse of tdeprviing
the Ciliaens Bank of its specie
and valaables:" =
-ssss ssThe deuce they der a;was all
Iedild spy.s555sIo n.y. Z s5s,5 '55s3 1Ho
- 2 s:Mr Archer. ; i do not iptend
that this :weEth yapaif shall accom-
plish tilefE purpose, sol want you
tokeep an extra lockout. ] shall
visit tie ThFeess Swans nightly for
s0ineFtMeeg weeks TO End bout" if
poss .ble,vthe ,dnaanent fhey1arrive
sssSSlx2 weeks passed oaway ayraad we.
heard ore . flaw bite Haired
Bobb @Orr'r slippsrr,y4 :, = u q: ne 's,s Mr.,
Braintfee7eontiRaed0Ite visit. the
Three Swahs >" nightly but heard
nolHlpg fNEElI Il came 20 the
eorlekisiofl fh} s Ahe 3 20 Iiatnous
6as fahisssrs llaa liaagsd aheir
minds and had gone to exercise
their enterprising profession in a
different field.
We had forgotten all about Che
matter, when one Saturday, in the
middle of the month of Septem-
Der, while we were busily engaged
in our various duties, q clerical In
dixidual entered and asked. to see
the president The request was
addressed to me, and | had an ex.
'cellent opportunity for observing
his external appearance -
He appeared to be about forty
five years of age, of commanding
presence. His hands were very
white, and he wore. fine diamond
ring on the little finger of the right
hand. He was dressed in a suit
of black, which fitted him perfect
ly, and must have been made by
a tailor. 1t was this black suit
together with the whitest and stiff
fest of cravats, and a short-sight-
ed eyeglass which dangled from
his neck, and which he every now
and then raised to his eyes, that
gave him the intense clerical ap,
pearance to which / have referred
above.
"Do you wish to see Mr.. Brain
tree on businessf"
"Not exactly on business" re-
turned the stranger, ''but if he is
disengaged, I should like to speak
to him." ~
2 l@Herefis Mfr. Braintree now" I
replied, as the president stepped
out of, his private room into the
bank.
"Mr. Braintree," said the stran,
ger, courteously removing his hat
and speaking in the most polite
tone, "allow meto introduce my
self. Ny name is Elliot, the Rev.
Robert Elliot. / am an Episco-
pal clergyman, lately appointed
pastor to a church in St. Paul's,