Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-10


"Stopl what fort returned tn,
other in evident surprise.
"For at least two reasons" was tn,
reply, emphasized with a couple o
Derringers cooked and presented.
"Help!" shouted the robber.
'Stop" the Quaker again exclaimed
"And if one of thy sinful companions
advances a step to thy relief, the
spirit will surely move me to blow thy
brains out"
The robber at the opposite window,
and the one at the leaders head,
thought it good time to leave.
"Now get in, friend" said the
Quaker, still covering his man, "and
take the middle seat but first deliver
up thy pistol"
The other hesitated.
"Thee had not better delay; I feel
the spirits beginning to move my right
fore finger"
The robber did as he was directed,
and the Quaker took his place by his
side, giving the new conner the
middle Of the seat.
The driver who was frightened half
out of his wits, now set forward at
rapid rate. The lively gentleman
soon recovered his vivacity. He was
especially facetious on the Quaker's
proves.
"You're rum Quaker, you are
Why, you don't quake worth cent"
I'm not Shaking Quaker if
that's what thee means
"Of the Hickory or rather of the
odd Hickory stripe, l should say"
retorted the lively man; but the Qua
ker relapsing into his usual monosyl-
tables, the conversation tagged.
Time sped, and sooner than we ex-
pected, the coach stopped where we
we're to have supper and change of
horses. We had deferred redistri
button of our effects till we should
each this place, as the dim light of
he coach lamp would have rendered
he process somewhat difficult before.
1t was now necessary, however, that
should be attended to at once; as
ur joyal companion had previously
his intention of leaving us
this point.
He proposed a postponement till
fter supper, which he offered to 90
nd order.
may" urged the Quaker, with an
pproach to abruptness, and laying his
and on the others arm, business
efore pleasure, and for business there
no time like the present"
"Will thee be good enough to search
nc prisoner :" he said to me, still
eeping his hand, in a friendly way,
l the passengers arm.
| did so, but not one of the stolen
ticles could be found
"lIe must have gotten rid of them
the COACH the gay gentleman sug-
,sted, and Immediately offered to 90
ID search.
"Stop!" Numbered the Quaker,
his grasp. .rt
The man turned pale, and struggled
release his arm In an instant one
the Deringers was leveled at his
art.
"Stir hand or foot and you'er
al man !"
The Quaker, must have been awful
excited so completely to forget 7
tn the language, and the principles
his persuasion. q ID -
Placing the other pistol in my hand
til directions to fire on the first of
tow men that made suspicious
,vement, he went to work on 10th.
Ie, from whose pockets, in less time
an it takes to tell it, lie produced Il
cry item Of the missing property, to
C utter amazement of the two ladies,
40 had begun, in no measured terms,
demonstrate against the shameful
eatment the gentleman was receiving.
The Quaker, / need scarcely add,
rs no Quaker, at all, but shrewd
tective, who had been set on the
ack of a band of desperadoes, of
lom our middle aged friend-who
dn't look near so middle.aged when
5 wig was off-was the chief. The
bbcry had been adroitly planned.
lie leader of the gang had taken pas
&c in the coach, and after learning as
supposed, our defcnccless condition,
d given the signal to his companions r,
throwing out the scrap of paper al
'eady mentioned After the unex- Be
ctcd capture of the first robber, it
IS attempted to save the booty by
,retly passing it to the accomplice,
II believed to be unsupported, who