Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-13
How He Got the Key.

and introducing himself, SAID ne desired some
private conversation 90 business of importance.
The cashier thereupoo led him to private
rooul, gave orders that they were not to be dis
turb,d seated himself, folded his hands, ,and de-
sired his mysterious acqaautance to oommunl-
cate the object If bis visit The man coughed
once or twice, then said
"B ing the cashier of this here financial To-
sttu ,ou, 0i course you keep the key Ut the
safe ??
TIE cashier said he did.
"A,d vuu know ahcut the bank robbers that
90 rouad ard ne and gag cashiers aud their
families, aud with pistols at their heads compel
them 10 give up ihc keys!
The cashier said he did,
"And you've heard about the Davenport
Brothers and The SpIrtuasts and thiogs?'
TIE cashier said he had.
IN "" SAID the stranger, We been study
ing u, he whole business. and | have found
out h " to o7ercouc them.
~ u dou't say so. .
" =, sir. For SIS will impart to you
secret which may ut some future time save
ycur life aud the funds lu.rusted to your care.
| will show you how to unite any series OF k0Ots,
however c,mDcateH; to remove gag trom
| can release myself iu 2l49, aud with week )
practice L oct that you ca show better than
three m;uuveS. You see the advantage of my
system? IUere is % need TO resist and get
shot; all you have 10 do is to let them tie you
I'D, aud, as sGou a. they We taken the key aod
gooe, why you jus' let yourself loose and give
The alarm.
The cashier said i, was a remarkable inven
top.
You bet it is" said the inventor, ''aud as
| never take any money for it till my customers
are satisfied of my hopesty 10 dealing with
them, Iii tell you wnat I'll do. just let me
gag and biod you ~ud then I'll give you SIM
pie directions what to do; aud if you don't uu.
loose yourself 10 five minutes and express your
entire satistac,nn with the process, In give
you $40. If you 6nd that am man OF my
word you'll pay me s..
ialrcr.
Another thing" continued the visitor;
"I'm a pocr man, and this secret IS my only
stock lu trade, 80 LII ask you not to teach any
one else how 10 do it, for that would spoil my
business
The cashier consented to the arrangement.
Take th.> $40 bill" said the other. III |
fail, you keep II; if you are satisfied, you will
return il to me with aoother IS. And DOW this
is how we do it," S, saying he took roll OF
cord aud gag fron his pockets, and with
great. dex,erty tied t!la, cashier hand and foot,
and gagged bin so that he cru'l pot wink.
Nov you are tied pretty firmly, amt you
You wouldn't think you could ever get loose,
would ycu -
The cashier looked The replies he could not
speak. ,,
Il dou'. t5iuk you could myself" said the
Il oil "a
Jesse II. James, the notorious train robber
aud if you don't tosk over that key in three
secoud, I'll Gu your throat from ear TO ear.
beg your pardon; you can't, but I'll take it my
self. Its no trouble. aDi, turUlng that cash.
icr over on his back Ike turtle, he took the
key. Il won't TAX" ypur pocketbook, he said,
"lor the SO is yours" as dou't think you
will be atlc 10 get loose 10 five minutes, or hve
hours either SO long, soouy,' and with
courteous bow, he Quilted the apartment, apd
proceeded to he bank which he riacd as COM
pletcly aud eisurely as if he had been ooe OF
the direct IT'S rh!: sad event has cast gloom
over the Chicago Tribune.
Touching story from Savannah.
A private letter from Augusta, Ga, to a
Providence gentleman contains touching mar.
ratiye Of heroism 10 fever.sricken Savannah,
which ough to have wide publication as an
impressive illustration OF the noblest attributes
Of human nature. The writer is explaining
that some bus;n IS delay is caused by the grlev-
Gus family atfi ctioo of an assistant, and goes
oD to say:
The death of young brother, 10 Savannah,
Monday morulug, has thrown his whole family
luo the deepest grltt-a young fellow, not
much more than boy, who martyred hlmselt
for the good of the people suit ring With tie
yellow fever, aud himself fell victim. He
was prescription clerk in Lippman's drug store
there, and wicn the lever broke out the who
force LETT but the bookkeeper and him. 1T
tie later the bookkeeper eft, aud Charley ran
the whole thing himself, till Lippmau or tered
him, by letter, to cose the store. Then, TO-
stead of coming home, as his people kept beg
ging him to do. he replied no. He felt II was
his duty to stay, and he went TO work ln Clay's
drug store, putting up prescriptions, hundreds
per day; no time 70 rest, no time tor dinner.
Clay took the fever and Charley Dursed him,
but he died. Charley sill ran the store. HIS
cook took the tevar; he uursed her, and she re-
covered. Then young irieod, Symons; be
nursed him and got hlm up, running the store
al the time, day and night. he wrote hls
mother:-"l have to get something 10 eat
the best way | can. My cook is d,wo.
have no time for myself, putting up
prescriptions all day. When nigh, comes
| am SO tired | eau hardly put one loot
t,tor@ the other. have not had my clothes
ott IN week and have not brushed NY hair
Ill iour days" rnis although ordinarily he was
extremely peat md careful Of bis person. 1t
sounds like old army times. At last, wneo
SymoDs Vas up. Charley took sick. He wrote
that he had taken the fever, but was feeling
pretty strong and was confident .! 5000 being
up aad at work agaio. kilograms then began
TO pass ten or twenty day, Charlie iuprov.
Ing, with good care he will come through all
right, aud everything looked hopetul. when
10 suk, Symous uursiag him 10 his turn aud
Keeping up Constant correspondence With Au-
gusta BY telegraph Flually teleerams could
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