The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22

money, wGlca was all " bank bllls, and
divided into three pa,kagSs, under my
shirt next to my skm, Were The LEFT hand
of pickpockc could ,2t reach u
Interested in newspaper, time few
by as the train flew wesi, and st length
the hoarse voice of the brak klman warned
me that had reached Grafton. | had
leapei down and WAS mtaing my way &.
a livery stable when heard a fsmiliai
voice and looked up to BEE Raleigh. lie
was seated in buggy and had seemingly
waited for me to come NJ
Don express your Wrprise, " he be
gan as I stopped at th- wheel. 81 did
intend e. 90 away, but changed my
mind, and | ike this Seetian So well tha
/ am going out today to look at a farm
with q view of purcha,u@. Come, rids
mp t. the hotel
We rode up, ordered a lunch, and
while We were discussing it, Mr. Raleigh
discovered that the farm he was gong to
see was just beyond old ScnP's.
How Fortunate! couId rtde Out wit0
him, see lha farm, and ntur. in 'lis com.
pany. and he would be satiy pleased
| was also pleased II any ono had
told me as ge got into t1G buggy 'hat
George Nalei h meant to gtturu with ny
r@QuaF in h0s pocket and my blood upu"
his hands, should hErg believed him q
llnatc. Aud set Gao ge h4e.Rh ha.
planned 90 10 that very ue t-'at
i was lovely day JuGei and She
cool breeze and th, sight Of ueadoss
and cg,en grove msds my heart crow
larger,
NY companisn vas very talka..r. au,
he didn't even hiat at nay erraad!
e. Oh. excuse me, be exclaimed after
we had passed nil or SO beyond tHe
village aud were anoUg the farm houses,
q should have offered YOU this before "
lie dres from his pocket small flask
of wine and handed i. o me Now | was
temperate IN regards 70 drinks In fact,
detgsted the sight and smell Of any
thing Intoxicating BHt | had not the
moral courage to tel, alm 50, and hand
back the flask undistu:bed | fe red to
offend him, and SO drank, perhaps
three good swallows He called my at
to the woods on the left as he
received back the flask, and when look
ed around again he was just renewing it
from his mouth AS if he had drank heart
ily.
In about five minutes | began to feel
queer The fences along tho road seem
ed to grow higher and the trees to grow
larger something got into my ears so
that the rafting Of the buggy seemed a
long way of
"How strange! why believe I'm go
ing to be sick + J exclaimed, holding on
to the scat with all my might
You do look strange, " he replied, a
snaky smile stealing over his face, !
wonder if it was apopiexy, v
did not suspect the game he bad
played His words were like an echo
and his face seemed twice as large as It
usually was My head hegao 70 snap
md crack, and VAS greatly frightened
You are badly or he continued,
looking into my face Il will drive as
'ast AS possible, and get a doctor.
My tongue was so heavy that | could
not reply clutched the seat, shut my
eyes, aud he put the horse at his best
pace Wa met farmers team, and can
.emembsr that one Of the occupants oi
.he wagon called out to know what siled
ne Raleigh did not reply, but urged
he horse forward,
About three miles from Grafton was q
oug stretch oc forest and this We seon
cached The pain in nay head was not
10 violent, and ! was not 50 badly affect
.d when opening my eyes had settled
nto o sort Of dumb stupor, with a brain
20 benumhed that bad to say to myself
: this is Tree. that is stump, etc,
lelore ! could make sure that was not
wrong. Half mile dosa tie road We
struck the forest, snd Raleigh turned tho
lerse into a blind road leading back in
o the woods. ] could not understand
what he intended. ] tried 70 grappe
aith the question, but / could not solve
Well. here we ar, ~ exclaimed Rs
eiah, when we had reached pom! forty
.ods from tog road
II. stopped the hsrse got out and
litched him, aud then came around to
he wheel.
You don't feel last right, but / guess
'gu will b. better soon, b1 remarked :
come lct me help you dovH
He reached up his arms, and Let go
1f She seat and rsll into them 1t seem
ed to mo as if weighed ton, but ha
carried me along without an effort and
I'D mo down within about a rod of the
'ence which ran along on one side OF ar
1ld pasture JustnuW the effect OF the
irug was wearing Of, and began to
eel little better, and got faint sus
)icion that something unusual had hap
)ened. But l was poweress to move q
imb; the sensation was like that when
,our foot goes to sleep.
"Can you speak p snquired Raleigh,
bending over me, "becauso If you can 1t
will save me ssme trouble. want to
kn0w where you have slowed away that
money"
Now began to rsalizo my situation.
His face locked natural again and the
Dad wrs of my tongue
George Raleigh are you going to
rob ms'" | asked finding my voice at
ast
Well, some folks might call it rob.
Jlag, but We dress up the term little by
sailing it the only correct financial way
Of equallzing the loating currency, SO
that each one is provided for and one
left out, "