Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-03-13
AVANT COURIER.
What q Preacher says About Il.

robbed last Saturday III missouri.
writes an interesting letter Oh the sub
icct for the ST. Louis Globe. We
make the following extract. The pas
sen..lS. he Says. awaited themselves
IL the time while the robbers were on
mail and express duty. 10 conceal
mitch Of their Nniuahies:
They then approached the door OF
orr coach with drawn lcvolvers. and
said: 1--WE are robbers: We want
yo,il money. Keep your seats, or We
will shoot the first - one that
moves! Men, have You any arms. il
10, give them up!' ..'woof thcin t!lt II
walked the entire length Of the coach.
to see, | suppose. that the coast was
clear. and then commenced the work
i,l detail. They would accost one man
thus: 1Nho are YOU sir. Where
are YOU from ~ What is your bust
ness! Well. | will take Your money =
Il pistol Or two beng held at the head
All the while. .;u,ar would take out
their money uium -; to :l13 and
land it I, them. "ls that all you
got y II Il small amount. sometimes
they would throw it back and say:
You can keep that or they would
sly Of 4 larger amount: "loa can
spare me tIat." Sometimes they
would search his pockets md has per
son. and sometimes the" would turn
,tp the seat OF tho ear; other times
they would make him open his satchcl.
Upon other occasions they would open
them themselves. They did not mp
pear to have their plans well nlaturd,
but acted on the spur Of the mcmrnt.
Sometimes they would approach 4
man and accos, him with "Sllow me
,our lands. sir, Wen. sir. yon look
is though yen worked for your living,
wc don't want You money! or"Wcll,
sir. YOU haze IN easy time Of it. |
will take Your money. if YOU please.
sir. Come. hrrrN up. don't be SO SLOW
about it. W are il 4 d. hurry. -
Sometimes they would say, LET me
see Your watch. S;r." They would look
III il and hand ii back. Sayin" "You
can keep ii. | dent want it, They
tool, the conductors, 500 watch, and
Nc said, II wish YOU would LET ne
keep il. il WAS Il present. to me- They
handed it back. They only took one
watch from cur coach, but the man
came back and said. Are You the
man go: this watch from 7" Yes.
sin" well, ,oH can have it, | don't
want it," The gentleman tool The
watch aid thanked him. | sat IN inc
middle Of the coach, as | always do
when car set seat there. and Of
coarse my turn did not come tor some
time. When they began to enquire
IL: mems names and occupations. L
vas i'll Il query to know how my name
and occupation would pass among
these gentlemen Of masked faces. But
Is | conld do no better. | thought
would "f:cc the music" boldly. just
before they got 10 me they got to ask
ing men to show their hands, and Il
number had passed on that test.
then thought. "good luck for me- At
the last station 4 car of cotton had
caught fire, and worked in the md
and wafer tor about an hour. to assist
in putting il out. and got my face flush
"a up and hands dirty and consider
ably covered with uiud. | wanted to
stop at the brook and wash Up, but |
The conductor said that would not
have time. thought that the burn
ing cotton, the conductor and PrOvi-
,lcncc, without my knowing it,. had
prepared Il smooth handed preacher to
"pasS muster" under a pistol, where
never was bcfSrc. But when the chi, I
came to nc, he said. muddy as l was /:
"Mcll, who arc yons' Did not ask
about my hands. !. how,v
cr. ~ the blessing Of God. WAS ready |
with IN answer, - am administer, Sir!r
:. Oh. well we don't want to disturb |
You! Boys, don't molcs: this minister;
we will ,et him pass.' "Stop 4 mo,
ment, my iliynd, | SAID. Il would
like to pray With You boys NO.
never mind nov: we haint -ct time
:. Have YOU Il mot'icrs' asked. "Nes. |
sir, and 4 good one" he said. swell.
| hope You will remember her ins,ruc-
tion,' | said. lie answered. lyon
pay for us tonight, and hope your
prayers will he answered in our behalf.
and that we may all set to the good
country
AS they came to the ladies, they
made very polite bow, and said,
/" Don't be alarmed. ladies, We will not
disturb Nou." The ladies breathcd
much ticcr. and for them. Just then.
They approached two different men in
our coach quite roughly. and said, If
YOU are the man | think YOU are INiu
rnd Your days right here. on the spot.
Show Your papers and be honest about
il, ETC." After pretty Rough talking
and searching they passed them, and
said they guessed they were mistaken.
After they had cot through with
the good natured lriShman OF whom
spoke, he said: "Won't you have
drink, hoyss" NO, sir; / am afraid
You might have it srikcd,r said the
chief. | think the men were all per
tcctly sober. They took no watches
or leWclrs. that l heard OF. from the
train. l think there was nearly as
much value in these things rs they are
said 10 have got III money. Certain
am. they could have got more value
from the passengers in this way thaa
they did in money. Except in the use
of rough and notane language, the