The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-03-02

shall not be required to leave their
places or submit to n search, unless
their conduct renders it necessary.
"An1 now, ladies' continued the
Irobbor, tho barrel of his pistol CLEAN.
ingtn the light OF tho coach lamp.
40 30 good gs to pass ont your pur.
sos, watches, AMI such other trinkots
as may bo accessible without much
trouble
The hlics camc down handsomely,
and were no further molcsicl.
Onc byone the rest Of us. were com
pellel to get ont, tho millle~aged
gentlemau's turn coming first. lie
submitted with winning grace, and
was robbed like ChostorIiold.
Ny own ahi:-, like the sum l lost,
was scarcely worth mentioning. The
.Quakar's tam came next. HTo quiz
city handed over h,3 pocket-booli
and watch, anil when asked il no had
any other yaluablcs, said NAY"
4 Qllkers word is good, even
amolg thieves; s., after u hasty
"gooi night" tho robbor thrust bis
pistol into his pocket, and, with his
two companions, one Of whom held
tho roin0 OF tho leaders, wG3 about
to take his departure.
stop T. exclaimed tho 0ualer, in
tone moro of command tlsn re.
quest.
stop what for :" returned the
other, IN evident surprise
"For nt least two good reasons,
was the reply, enphGjiaal w.,h .
couple of good pistols cooked and
presented.
"ilolp !" shouted tho robber.
"Stop !" o~l;n exclaimed the
Quaker, "ard if one Of thy siufH!
companions advances Il step to thy
relief, the spirit vii surely move mo
TO blow thT brains out
The raa52r at the onnosite wins
!5lov, Gnl tho one Mt tao leaders
hoais, thought it a good timo to
Naye.
t"Now gat in, friend" sail the
Qnakel, still covering his man. "an1
take the middle seat; but first deliver
up thy pistol
The other. however, hcsitatel.
"Thoo hal better not delay" said
tho Qnlser; II feel tho spirit begin
ming to move nv right fore;inger."
The rabber did as he was directed,
and the Quaker then took his place
by his side, giving tho new cOmor
the middie Of the seat,
The driver, who was half iriShten
el ont OF his wits, now set forward
at rapid rate. The lively gentle
man soon recovered his vivaci;y, ani
was especially fIcetLous on tho
Quaker's prowoss; but tho Quaker
relapsine into his usual monosylla-
blos, the conversation soon haggol
Tine sped, and earlier than wo
expected, the cotssh stopped where
We were TO have supps' aud a change
of horses. We had deferred ro-
distribution OF our oi'Gcts until we
should reach this place, rs tho dim
light Of the coach lamp would have
rendered tho process somewhat DIFF
iicult before. Ii was now necessary,
however, that it should bo attended
to at once, rs our joyial companion
had previously announced his inten-
ton of leaving MS ut this point, He
proposed a postponement till after
supper, which he offered to 80 and
order.
Nay" urged the Quaker, with
sudden abrnptnoss, and laying his
hand on the Others arm, business
before pleasure, AMI for business
there is ma time like tho present. -
Will thee DO good enough to search
the prisoner p he said to me, still
keeping his hand in a friendly way
on tho passengers arm.
| did SD, but not one OF tho stolen
articles could DO found.
"Ho must have gotten rid of them
in the coach" suggested tho gay
gentleman, and Immediately offered
to go and search.
"Stop" thundered the Quaker,
tightening his grasp.
The man turned pale, and strug-
gled to release his arm, In an in
slant ono OF tho pistols was leveled
at his heart.
"Stir hand or foot, aud you arc a
dead man T. said the Quaker, who
must have bcen awfully excited so
to forget both the language aud the
principles of his persuasion.
Placing tho other pistol in my
hand, with directions to fire on tue
first of tho two mon that made
suspicious movement, the Quaker
went to work on Lothario, from
whose pockets, in less time than it
takes to tell it, he produced evory
item of tho missing property, to the
utter amazement of the ladies, who
had begun in no measured terms to
ro,nonstrate against the shameful
treatment the gentleman was roceiv-
ing.
The Quaker, I need scarcely add.
was no Quaker at all, bnt q shrewd
detective, who had been sent on the
track Of Q baud Of deaparldoes, OF