The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-10

, Worse thln that. worse thai
that : says he. The fact is, m.
friends andfeller- citizens [Jeemes
You see, was & famin' politicianel
and that's the why he arays begun
when be made Q speech m,
friends and feller- citizens, says he
I've been through q solemn an;
tryin' scene, one of the most sol
ennest, and the most tryin est 'twa:
ever my fortin to pass through.
Let us hear what it WAS. says
Sam Peters.
'Sumthin' that II larn me not tc
slight good advice for the future.
Come. out with it; what has
happened7' says Ben Palmer.
I've been robbed; my five hun
dred dollars are gone, says Jeemes
>Yo.; don't say 90, says Sam.
''Tis the solemn truth, my friends
and feller- citizens. But [ DON
yal;y the loss of the money, more
than if the bank-bills had been sc
many bits of brown paper, as long
as my life is spared
'Have you any idee who the rob
bcr was?' says Sam Peters.
! T guess I have; l knew him tie
/. minnie I sot my eyes on him
! Who WAS it! Do tell us : says
Lucy Maryland.
why who should it be but the
identical ferocious-lookin Villa 4
that eye: me- so sharp when I was
at Pringle's?'
! Did be threaten your life g says
! Sam.
You'd ave thought he threaten
ed it if you'd seen his gun p'inted
at my head.
whereabouts did you come
acrost him? 2" says Lucy.
'On the turnpike the most lone
soonest. and the most desolate part
of it. I'd got right Of; ag'in him,
afore I diskivered him, when, hap.
PENN to turn my head little, !
seed him standin' stiff as stake.
t'other, side of the fence, p'intin'
his gun right at my head
Where the robber stood wasn't
a great way from the powder masa
zine, was it?' says Lucy Maryland.
No, only rod Or two
I thought So says she, turnin
away her head, so he needn't sec
her laugh.
The robber didn't fire, I hope
says Ben.
No: I wasn't fool enough to
wait for that; I knew what he IS
arter, and so I cries out, Don
shoot me don't shoot me =
here's my pocket,book k!-take it =
take it! And with that, I gave it a
fling, and it went over the fence
and fell at the robbers fact
And what did he do next? says
Lucy.
He neither spoke nor moved
single inch, but kept his gun level
ed at my head, as if he WAS bent on
havin' my life. But you see I dis
app'inted h;s.l; and I'm here safe
and sound. Twas narrer escape
though, I tell you
You're sartain the pocketbook
when you threw it, went over 10th
.er side of the fence?' says Ben Pal
mer.
Yes, T made sure of that, cause
he was standin' 10th .er side; anC
I'd no idea of obleegin him t.
come any nearer to me than he
was
eve may as well wait, and MOI
go TIL! arter supper, then, says
Ben, whisperin' to Sam Peters.
Yes says Sam; for there's bur
little passin' that way; and it vii
be as safe where it is as if it was il
his pocket
I guess you don't b'lieve ht
seed a robber,' says I, who was
standin' so near, I could hear e7
cry word they said.
They smiled, but didn't make
me any answer.
:Gome, Ben, let's be goin, say
Sam, as soon as supper We're over
Stop minute says Ben; ant
goin' up to Jeemes, 'Whatl yo'
give Sam and me- says he, If we !
90 and overtake the robber, an(
get your pocket-book, with the fv'
hundreds untouched
Friends and feller-citizen,' say
Jeemes, its too solemn thing t
risk your life for the sake Of money
+ shan't give my consent to an,
sich proceedin'.'
We'll go, then, without you
consent says Ben. Come, Sam
are you ready?'
Yes answered Sam; and we't
better go afoot, T s'pose, for 'tisn'
more'n n quarter of a mile
\ sIs;FssvRszssssszaesarmined on goin,