The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-09-07
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/ We sweresliye passengers in all;;two
Indies On tie back seat, middle aged
gentleman and Quaker on the middl :,
aud 'pyself on the front, a "a s-y
| The twc, Indies might have been
thotbbsk aaA aaushtef. ,aust sand niSiesss ID
governess and charge, or might havo
sustained any other relationship, which
nude it proper for two ladies to travel
together unattended
The middle-ascd eentlshang was
sprightly and talkative. He soon struck
up an acquaintance with,the ladies; to.
wnrds whom, in his zenl to do, he rather
over done tho agreeable-bnwing and
smiling and chattcring over his shoulder
in way painfully suggestive at his time
of life. Of a '.erick" in the trick. He
was evidently gray lo,hario. sue
The Quaker wore the unifnrm of his
sect.li ana @caI6hea lds speoh, d many
parIiamcnta,ian would save his credit
by doing, to simple yeas" and nays y
AS for myself, make it an invariabe
rale sdf fhe foud to be merely u lpoker
on and steiner
Towards evening I was aroused from
one Of those ruverie, into which young
napss with ,ptf being q podt, ersa a6yer,
viii sometimes fall, BY an atfup' Suery
from the talkative gentleman
s%'Are you armed, sir T.
"I am not" answered, astonishea,,
no doubt Tisibly, ut the question. - ~
81 am sorry to hear it, he rcpliel
tor, before reaching our next stepping
1 place IT will be- several. honrs yinsthe
night, and We mus pass over a portion
| Of the road on which more than one
robbery is reported to have beeu con
mi.ied.' %a
| The ladies' turned pa!e, but Tie
stranger did his hest to rcussure them
"Nor that thins ther. is the slight.
est danger at present" lie resumed
''only When Que is responsible for the
satety, # the l'dies, you. know, such a
thing rs a pistol in reach would ma
| 4riaIly add to ores confidence"
Your principles. my friends" nd
drsssi resi- b 'hs M Qaak q D Epres.ans, aro;ls
much opposed to carrying as to using cal
nal weaponsy"
"Yea," was the response.
'.ilave tdc williams murdered any of
theirf victims Z" the cldsrlady ueryously
inquired.
"Or have they cvntcntcd themselves
with-with--!llau aeriug ihen,y" added
the younger, in timorous voicc.
"Decidcdly the ylutteriDythe amiuble
gentleman hastencd TO give assurance
"and we are sTpeoue sof, US prepared t.
otter resistance in case of attack, Sc
nothing worse than robbery eau posi-
bly, betall us.9Y gg
Then, alter blaming his though,lcss
IL IS in having runrccssarily Introduced
"a dfSssre,abfe Sdbj"ct, shc gentleman
quite exeelled himself in efforts To raise
tie spiritS of the company, and had
succeeded SO we'll, by the time nish
set in that all had quite forgotten, or
only remembered their fears to laugh
at them"
Our genial companion fairly talked
himself hoarse. Pereeiying which, he
took from his pocket box of newly
invented ''cough candy" and, after
passing it to the ladies, he helped him
self to the bulance and tossed the paper
out of the window.
He was III the midst of high en-.
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all of the sficucy Of which, he insisted
d,pended on its being taken by suction
when shriil whistle was heard, and
almost immediately the ach.stoppcl.
while two faces hdcousy blackened
presented themselves one at each win
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dow.
~ Sorry to trouble you,'' said the man
on the right, acknowledging with bow,
tNp, lady like serca.ps from the back
seat "Uut business is Business and
ouss will SOON De over il things go
snoothiy."
~! Course, gentlemen, you will sp re
do iar as may he cols'stent with your
disHsrccahIe duty, The feelings of these
ladies' appealed the polite passenger,
III his blhndest manner.
oh! certainly they shall be f,s'
attended TO, aud snall not bc required
10 l;ase tncir places, uAicss tne'r c,n
| duct reudeis 1t nscesswY' Ia
t'And Low, ladies' Continued he
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