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

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We were, i've spassengera jn all two
ladies on the back seat, middle aged
gentleman and Quaker On the middl;
aud pyself on the 'front.' q "a rr
The two. ladies' might have been
aotheR anA daugh tcf. .auM and ppiHeee. ppiH
governess and charge, or might have
sustained any other relationship, which
made 1t proper for two ladies to travel
together unattended
The. middls-ascd sentlsnang was
sprightly and talkative. He soon struck
up an. Acquaintance with,the ladies; to.
wnrds whom, in his zeal 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 q Ncrick" in the trick. He
was evidently gray lothario.
The Quaker wore the uniform of his
scotland ecoi,fneaslsis sp,eof, % many
pariiamcnta, ian would save his credit
by dining, to simple "yeas" and nays"
AS for myself, make it an invariable
rae sdf abe road to be merely "a looker
| on and steiner.
Towards evening was aroused from
one Of those reveries into which young
man.s, with ,ut being 8 poet 7ersa l6ger,
viii sometimes fall, by an .tbfnpt query
from the talkative gentleman
ss'Are you armed, sir r.
@"I AM : not" answered, astouished,
no doubt visibly, at the question. 81 '-'
81 am sorry to hear it, he rcpliel );
''lor, before reaching our next stepping
place. it will be several hours in the
night, and we mus lass over a portion
robbery is reported to have been com
mi,ied -
The ladies' turned pa,e, but TIE
stranger did his hest to rcussure them
"Not that think there is the slight.
est dan9er at present," lie resumed !;
only When "na is responsible Tor the
safety, If srthe l.dies, yon know, such a
thing as a pistol in reach would ma
terialy add to res couiLence."
Your principles. my friends" ul
dryssiagl'ts gy H ouak q I'll ap aLprosA.ns. M a .arols
Euch opposed to carrying as to using cal :
nal wenponsy" zee
"lea," was the response
'Ilaye tao Villains murdered any Of
their7 victims Z, the cidsrlady uervously
inquired
"Or have they contcntcd themselves
with-with--Aplau aeriug theni?" added
the younger, in a timorous voicc.
Decidedly the, ,ylutterFDythe amiable
gentleman hastencd to give assurance !;
''and We are snoue OF us prepared to
otter resistance in case OF attack, so
nothing worse than robbery can posi-
bly, betall US
Then, after blaming his though,'ess
II IS in having unnecessarily Introduced
q df5sgre,abte Sabj"ct, ahc gentleman
quite exeelled himself i'll efforts to raise
.hs spirits of the company, and had
succeeded SO we'll, by the time II. .ht
set in that all had quite forgotten, or
only remembered their fears to laugh
at them"
Our genial companion fairly talked
himselfe hoarse. Perceiying 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-
Uiuium .nu new uustruuu, more Inun
ialf of the vficacy Of which, he insisted,
depended on its bring taken by suction,
when stiiiFF;;!ill siiiFF;;!il whistle was heard and
almost immediately the coach, stopped
while two faces h.dcously blnckened,
presented themselves Que at euch win
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dnw.
g, Sorry to trouble you" said the man
'sii the right, acknowledging with II bow,
I've, lady like screams from the back
seat "uut "businesS is business and
"uss will SOON ue over il things 50
smoothly"
I'll Course, gentlemen, you will spi r.,
Il, Jar as NAY bc coIslstcnt with your
dieasrccabIe duty, The ieeilnss VI these
ladies'" appealed the polite passenger
III his hlandost manner.
oh! certainly they shiI be ti,sr
atendcd to, aud snull not be required
10 ltase tncir places, u.icss tne'r c,n
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