The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-09-07

middle aged gcntlemans turn came 6rst
He submitted with winning grace
aud was robbed like very, Chesterfield
. My own affairs, like, sum / lost,
are scarcely worth mentioning ai' 30 %
~ The Quaker's turn cane next. ir He
quietly handed over his rocke book
and watch, and when asked if he had
any other valuubes said, 4" Nay" ''f'6
/ A Quaker's word is good, even among
thieves; SO, after hasty good night,
the 'rcbber thrust his pistol into his
pocket, aud with his two companions,
one of whom had held the reins Of the
leaders. was about departing. q,
"Stop" exclaimed the Quaker, in
a tone moro of command than of re-
Stop. What for ss returned returned the
other in evident surprise u
"For ut least two good reasons" was
the reply, emphasized with couple of
Dcrringer's cuckcd and presented.
"Iclp'!" shouted the robber.
stop" the Quaker again exclaimed.
"And il, any one of thy sinful compan-
iens advanced y St. to Thy reliel,, the
spirit will surely move me to blow thy
brains out" a sr sr
The robbcr at the opposite window,
and tho one at the leaders heads,
thought it good time to leave
Now, get in, friend" s,d the
Quaker, still covering his man, "an /
take the middle seat but first deliver
up thy pistol" The other hcsi,ated
Thee had better not delay; feel
the spirit begin to move my right fore
finer
The robber did as he was directed
aud the Quaker took his place BY his
side, giving the new comer the middle
If the seat 81 S4
The driver, who was frightened half
out Of his wits, now set forward at a
rapid rate. TIE lively gcnteulnn soon
recovered his vivacity. lie was es-
pecialIy iacctiaus on the Quaker 5
prowess. You're rum Quaker, you
are, Why, you don't quake worth a
cent"
Il am not Shaking Quaker" if
thutS What thee means
"Of the Hickory" or rather of the
old Hickory, stripe, should say, !"
re,ortcd the lively mat. But the Quak
erfrelapsing into his usual mouosy yllaoes
tie conversation fla eyed.
Sooner than i@o expected, the coach
stopped where we were to have supper
and change of horses. We had dc
fered redistribution of our effects until
We should reach this place, Is he dim
light of the coach hmp would have
rendered the process somewhat difficult.
1t was now necessary, however, that
it should be attended to, once, as our
joglal eampanicn had previously an.
nounced his afnteptiou uf leaving US at
this point. He proposed postpone
lhent till after supper, which he offered
to 20 and order.
Nay" urged ths Quaker, with all
approach of atruptncss, aud laying his
hand on the Others arm, 'busincss be
tore pleasure, and for business, there is
no time like the present"
"Will thee be good enough to scare h
the prisoner p 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 he found
He must have got rid Of them n
the coach" the gay gentleman sls
ges'ed, and immediately offered " go
aud search.
s,-s.. t;-.r: = ,:.-~,.,.. ,7 {. c-!9E
Sig' tcning his grasp. &
The man turned pale, and struggled
to release his arm In an instant one
OF the Dcrringers was leveled at his
heart.
Stir hand or a foos, and you are u
dead man -
The Quaker must have been awfuliy
excited, So completely to forget both
the language aud the principles OF his
persuasion
Plucing the other pistol in my hand,
with directions to frs un the first of the
two men that made a suspicious move
mcnt, he went to work OH the lothario.
from whose buckets in less time than it
akcs 10 tell 10, ho produccI every item
oi the missing property, to the utter
anazsment OF the two ladies, who had
Ugn IN measured torn, IN