The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-07

The old lady trembled, felt for her
pocket. book. raised her veil. The
colonel looked into her face, slammed
the stage door, and, sitting on the hub
Of one Of the wheels, stared Vacantly
"Nothinp'7'' dueried Perkins In
whisper, and with face full OF genuine
Moves" said the colonel, dreami-
ly. "That Is, unite 'em and lot the
stage go ahead" he continued, spring
ing to his feet. 9TH hurry back TO the
cabin" And the colonel dashed into
the bushes and left bis followers so
paralyzed that Old Black afterwards re-
marked that ''ef there'd been anybody
TO the hosses he could hev cleaned the
hull crowd with his whip
The passengers, now relieved Of their
weapons, were unbound, allowed to
enter the stage and the door was slam
med. upon which Old Black picked up
his rsitls as coolly as IL he had them
down at q station while the horses were
being changed, then he cracked his
whip and the stage rolled off, while the
colonel's party hasted back to their
hut, fondly, inspecting Us they went
certain haskg they had obtained while
THANKSGIVING their business with the OC.
CupanbS Oh bn6 BBhB6,
Great was the surprise of the road
agents. az they entered their hut, for
there stood the colonel in clean white
shirt and in suit of clothing made
from the limited spare wardrobes of the
other members OF the gang.
But the suspicious Cranks speedily
subordinated his wonder to his pru-
dence, as laying on the table watch,
two pistols, pocketbook and heavy
purse, he exclaimed:
"Oome, colonel, business before
pleasure; let's divide and scatter. EH
anybody should hear about, an find
our trail, and keteh the traps In our
possession. they might"
''Divide yourselves" said the colonel,
with abruptment and a great oath, II
don't want none OF 1t.
Colonel" said Perkins, removing
his own domino and looking anxiously
into the leaders, face, ''be you sick
Here's some bully brandy which I
found In one OF the passengers pockets.
II hain't nothin'," replied the colonel,
with averted eyes. "I'm goin', and I'm
retirin' from this business, forever"
"Ain't a.goin' to turn evidence?" cried
Cranks, grasplng the pistol on the table.
"I'm a-goin' to make lead mine OF
you eff you don't take that back /
roared the colonel, with q bound which
caused Oranks to drop the pistol and re.
tire precipitately, apologizing as he
went. "I'm Hgoin' to tend to my own
business, and that's enough to keep any
man bizzy. Somebody lend me $50 till
I see him again."
Perkins pressed the money into the
| colonel's hand, and within two minutes
| the colonel was on Tipsie's back and
| galloped off in the direction the stage
| had taken.
He overlook it, he passed it, and still
| he gall0ped on.
The people atEMud Gulch knew the
colonel well, and made rule never To
| be astonished at anything he did; but
| they made an exception to the rule
when the colonel canvassed the princi.
pal bar-rooms for men who wished tC
purchase a horse; and when o gambler
| who was flush obtained Tipste for TWEEN.
ty slugs-only thousand dollars, when
| the colonel had always said there
wasn't gold enough on top of ground &c
buy her-Mud Gulch experienced de.
cided sensation.
One or two enterprising persons
speedily discovered that the colonel
was not in a communicative mood: sc
every one retired to his favorite saloon
to bet according to his own opinion oil
the coloDel's motives and actions.
| But when the colonel, after remaining
| In barber shop for half an hour
emerged with his lace clean shaved and
| hair neatly trimmed and parted. betting
was so wild that q cool-headed sporting
man speedily made a fortune by betting
against every theory that was advanced
Then the colonel made O tour Of the
stores and fitted himself with new suit
of clothes, carefully eschewing all OF the
generous pattens and pronounced colors
so dear to the average miner. He bought
q new hat and put on pair of boots, and
pruned his finger nails, and, stranger
than all, he mildly declined all invita-
| tons to drink
AS the colonel stood In the door OF
the principal saloon, where the stage
always stopped, the Challenge Hill con.
stable was seen to approach the colonel
and tap him on the shoulder, upon
which all men who bet that the colonel
was lodging somebody claimed the
stakes. But those who stood near the
colonel heard the constable say:
Colonel, I take 1t all back. When ]
seed you get out Of Challenge Hill II
come to me that you might be In the
road agent business, 80 / follered you
duty you know. But when / seed you
sell Tipsie knew was on the wrong
Trail. WOulun' suspect you now III all
the stages in the State wuz robbed, and
Til give you satisfaction any way you
want it.
Its all right" said the colonel, with
smile. The constable afterwards said
that nobody had any idea of how curl.
ously the colonel smiled when his beard
was off.
Suddenly the stage pulled up at the
door with a crash, and the male passen-
gers hurried into the saloon in state
OF utter indignation and Impecuniosity.
The story Of the robbery attracted
everybody, and during the excitement
the colonel slipped out quietly and
opened the door OF the stage. The old
lady started and cried:
"Georgel"
And the colonel jumped into the
stage and put his arms tenderly around
the trembling form Of the old lady, ex.
claiming:
"Mother?"
snake Bitten at second Hand.
The Virginia City New Enterprise says
A Mr. Rrav who lives qt Siy Mile Canon left