The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-10
The HighWayman.
BY p. NJ.


and daughter, determined to perform
the Journey by easy stages, in his OWL
carriage, and with his own sleek and
Well. fed horses, instead Of trusting his
bones to the tender mercies Of post.
chaise, and the unbroken gdrrons used
for drawing these crazy vehicles.
One part of his route was through O
wild and mountains district; and the
bishop. being a very humane man, and
considerate Of his cattle, made point
OF quitting his carriage at the foot OF
every hill and walking to the top. On
one OF these occasions he loitered to look
at the extensive prospect, indulging in a
lreTerie upon its sterile appearance, and
the change that agriculture might pro-
duce, and in so doing suffered his family
and servants to be considerably in ad-
vance; perceiving this. he hastened to
make up for lost time, and was stepping
out with his best speed when fellow
leaped out from behind a pile Of loose
stones, and accompanying the flourish of
huge club with demoniac yell, de-
manded "money" with ferocity Of
tone and manner tina. was perfectly ap-
palling.
The bishop gave the robber all the sill
yer he had loose in his pocket. hoping
that it would satisfy him but he was
mistaken, for no sooner had the ruffian
slowed 1T away in capacious rent in his
tattered garment, than, with another
whirl Of his bludgeon, and an awful
oath, he exclaimed:
letting you off few paltry tin pennies!
It's the gould I'll have, or IN spatter
your brains. Arrah, don't stand shiver-
ing and shaking there, like Quaker in
the ague. but lug out your purse, you
ldlvil, immediately, or I'll bate you as blue
as milestone"
His lordship most reluctantly yielded
his well-hlled purse, saying in tremulous
accents MY good fellow, there it is,
don't ii! use me-lve given you all, pray
let me depart"
as I'm not good fellow, haven't done
with you yet. 1 must sarch for your
case first, for I'll engage you have "a few
bits of paper payable at the bank sc
hand it over, or you'll sup sorrow to-
night"
1t was given up; a glance at the road
showed that all hope of assistance l. o II
servants was unavaiGng, the carriage
had disappeared, but the bishop made
!, an instructive movement as though anx-
} lous to escape from further pillage.
Wait while or may be | shall get an.
cry with you; hand aver your watch and
Now it happened that the divine felt q
particular regard for his watch-not sc
much from its being of considerable val
ne, but be cause it had been presented tc
him by his first patron and he ventured
to expostulate.
Surely you have taken enough; leave
me my watch, and I'll forgive all you
have done"
Who ax'd your forgiveness, you ould
1 rrn,. ,nNg A...a
good natureg Don't force me to do any
thing I'd be sorry for-but without an!
more bother, Just give me the watch, OF
by all that's holy"
And he jerked the blugeon from hi,
right hand to his left, spat in the horn.
palm of the former, and regrasped til,
formidable weapon AS though seriousl.
bent on bringing it into operation. Thi
A action was not unheeded by his victim
Q he drew forth the golden time piece, an
with a heavy sigh handed it to his spoil
it found some wider aperture in his ap
parel into which he crammed it; and Civ
ing himself a shake to ascertain that
n had found, by its own gravity, place o
safety, he said
And now be off with you, and thanl
. the blissed saints that you lave withou
> a scratch on your skin, or the value c
T. your little finger hurt"
1t needed no persuasion to induce tn
bishop to turn his back upon the des
poiler of his worldly goods, and havin
equestrians term "a brisk hand capter.
ls Scarcely, however, had he reached tn
,e middle of the precipitous road, when b
at perceived his prosecutor running afti
him. He endeavored to redouble h
speed. Alas what chance had he i'll
10 race with one whose muscles were 6
no strong and elastic as highly -tempere
re- steelr
il stop, you nimble-footed thief of tt
he world" roared the robber-'stop, te
You! | have parting word with yC
60 yet"
The exhausted and defenseless clerg
ng man, finding it impossible to contin,
Ir. his fight, suddenly came to a stand sti
oi The fellow approached, and his face. i
TS' stead of its former ferocity. was lit ,
,y with a whimsical ROBUSTNESS OF EXPIRE
sion, as he said:
"And is it likely that I'd let you {
with a better coat ON your back than n
ownp and will l be after losing Il
- chance of that elegant hat and wig3 I
with them this moment, and then you
be quit O me"
a The footpad quickly divested the bis
~ op of his single breasted coat-laid vi
lent hands on the clerical hat and fu
bottomed wig-put them on his own p,
son, and then insisted on seeing his Ia
,u apparel used in their stead; and will
III loud laugh ran off, as though his Ii
feat had been the most meritorious
TIE his life.
Thankful at having escaped with l
@ broken bones, his lordship was not 10
nhS in overtaking his carriage; the serval
could not repress their laughter at 81
0P ling their master in such strange a
motley attire; but there was in his fl
such evidence of terror and suffer-
that they speedily checked their risi
cE. linclinations, particularly when they h
learned, by few brief words the dam
and he had undergone.
MY DEAR" exclaimed his affection
'. wife, after listening to the account OF
- perils to which her husband had b,
exposed, "for heavens sake take of Z
filthy jacket, and throw it out Of
window. You can put my warm cl'
over your shoulders till we reach
next stage, and then you will be able
purchase some habit better suited
your station and calling"
:. "That is more easily said than do
NV Iowa ~ ha raplie1 I have lost