Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
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cooked and presented.
"Uelp." shouted the robber.
nston =, the Quaker exclaimed. "And
if anv ono of your sinful companions ad-
vance step to thy relief, the spirit VIII
surely move me to blow thy brains out"
The robber at the opposite window, and
the one at the leaders head, thought it a
good time to leave.
"Now, get in, FRIEND" said the Quaker,
still covering his man, "and take the mid
die seat, but first deliver up thy pistol"
The other hesitated.
"Thee had better not delay l feel the
spirit begin to move my forefnger."
The robber did as he was directed, and
the Quaker took his place by his side, Civ
ing the newcomer the middle of the seat.
The driver, who was half frightened out of
his wits, now set forward at rapid rate.
Tho lively gentleman soon recovered his
vivacity. He was especially facetious on
the Quaker's prowess. "Youre rum
Quaker, you are. Why, you don't quake
worth cent"
"Tm not Shaking Quaker, if that's
what l0ce IneduS.
"of the Hickory, or rather of the 'old
Hickory's' stripe, l should say" retorted
the lively man. But the Quaker relapsing
into his usual monosyllables, the converse
ton tagged. Sooner than we expected the
coach stopped where we were to have sup
per and change of horses. We had de-
ferred redistribution of our effects until
we should reach the place, as the dim light
of the coach lamp would have rendered the
| process somewhat difficult. 1t was now
necessary, however, that it should be at
| tended TO at once, as our jovial companion
| had previously announced his intention o.
leaving US at this point. He proposed Q
postponement until after supper, which be
offered to go and order.
"Nay," urged the Quaker, with an ap.
proach to abruptness, and laying his hant
on the others arm, "business before pleas
ure, and for business there is no time lkt
| the present"
"Will thee be good enough to search th,
| prisoner ?" he said TO me, still keeping hi
hand, in a friendly way, upon the passen
gers arm. did so but no one of the stol
| ell ARTICLES COulu NC lOuDu.
"He must have got rid of them in tn
COACH" the gay gentleman suggested, ant
Immediately offered to go in search.
"Stop T. Numbered the Quaker, tighten
| ing his grasp. The man turned pale an
struggled TO release his arm. In an in
slant one of the Derringers was leveled O
| his heart.
"Stir a hand or foot and you are a dea
manv'
The Quaker must have been awfully OK
cited so completely to forget both the Ian
guage and the principles of his persuasion
Placing the other pistol in my hand wit
directions to fire at either of the two me
that made a suspicious movement, he wer
to work on the Lothario, from whose poo
kets, in less time than it takes to tell ii,
produced every item of the missing proI
erty 10 the utter amazement of the two ID
dies, who had begun, in no measured term
to demonstrate against the shameful trea
ment the gentleman was receiving.
The Quaker, need scarcely add, was n
Quaker at all, but shrewd detective, VIII
had been on the track of band of desper;
does, of whom our middle-aged friend
who didn't look near so middle-aged whe
his wig was off-was the chief The rol
berry had been adroitly planned. The leaC
err of the gang had taken passage in II
coach, and after learning, as he supposed
our defenseless condition, had given IL
signal to his companions by THROWN
out the scrap of paper already mentione
After the unexpected capture of the fir
robber it was attempted to save the boot
by secretly passing it to the accomplic
still believed to be unsuspected, who coun
ed on being able to make off with it at Il
next stopping place.
The result was that both for seaso
"dd the state some service"