The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-11
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hide their plumber. I'll be bound there's
something IN his saddle I'll go and
fe;ch it Hurray,'
OF ran the lad. snd. calling one of the
men desired him 70 unsAddIe the ami
nal and groom him down Immediately
The saddle when remoy d, proved too
heavy for Ben To carry in:o the house.
and old Mr. Dale. who had followed him
70 see the horse. aided him 10 bring It
in. They laid it on the kitchen table.
and commenced searching git all over
In the padding they found bank notes
amounting to 600 and from an artfuilr
concealed leather lining. under the sad
die flaps, golden guineas poured out in
incredible numbers on tn the table.
"Oh. nv eve," cried Ben. why Sdsy,
you're the robber. afer ALL
"Oh, don't, Ben said Susan beginning
to cry.
The astonishment of the old peopl-
was unbounded They went on count
ing and counting till thev arrived at the
sum of sl0OO, and they looked from one
to the other, scarcely crediting their
senses.
Well exclaine old Mr. Dale, @the
first thing to he done is to give this up
to the proper owners. Susan's nothing
to do with it. nor have We But think
its our duty to inform the patrol where
they are likely TO find youder ruffi4n.
Deprived of his horse. he cannot proceed
far from the spot. and Susan may as well
have any reward that he Government
NAV be ready 10 give; and this fellow is
very likely to be the man who robbed
The Yorkshire coach o-her day. They
offer f100 to those that find him.
'Oh. pray don't. grandfither-pray
don't let me he the cause of his being
taken.' cried Susan, implpringly.
Nonsense. nv dear replied the old !,
man; when The path of duty is straight
and clear before you. Won must walk up !;
to it, though it's hard and unpleasant |
You don't wish yOunder thief to take |
more money, do you, from those per
haps who can i'll spare it?'
Without delay Mr. Dale dispatched a
man with full description of the rob |
Der, and instructions TO the patrol as to
the likelihood Of his being in the neigh |
borhoOd- and early the next morning a
search was set on foot in all directions ;
by the officials at Hazleton.
Within 'hree davs the notorious thief
BIB Reeve (fDr such WIS his real name |
and tha, b. which he WIS known on the /
Rad WIS taken. The psI,rol had been !
IN his track since his attack un he York |
,'ire coach, and had no difficulty in Sc
curing the villain when rnished by Mr.
Dale with the particulars Of Susan's rem
contre with him, and her description Of |
ais person.
he was lodged in Gravs;one jill, ard
vas shortly af er convicted and execu
ted. The money found in the saddle !
was duly handed over 10 the Govern
meat, who offered half'tl,e reward ser on
e he mans head 20 s lsan. Shehowever |
"nuld 10, bring herself to accept it, but
en'reated that she nigh, keep the rob
ber's horse Wild!ire. This. after much !
and deliberati0n, she |
was permitted to do to her great salts |
fiction, as she regarded the beautiful
animal rs the cause of her escape from
Danger, and perchance death. The !
money found on the highwayman was
restored to Mr. Dale. and poor Susan's |
mind was therefore relieved On this
point
She married before long a farmer in |
he neighborhood, and never yentured |
to market again.
Ben was in due time invested with the !
longed-for dignity of selling tine farm
produce. lie failed to encounter any
gentlemen of he road. andas his grand |
father ofen told him. it WAS too much TO |
expect two out of the same family to !
meet and outwit hIghwayman.