The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-12

HOW McCRA KEM WENT Up.
The robbing Of the Dead wood osacl
had become the rule insGesd of the ex-
ception. until the orly way TO get
Treasure box through, vas n stra6esy
That 10, the imprsssion would be eivei
out that it was to be sent at certais
day. and boz nnsdsz 70 rspsessut TN
true ono would Be placsd inside, wher,
the gentry of the read and pistol vert
sure to have little trouble in finding it
T.. 1t was just growing dark when th,
Stage GesceDded . long. not, ysry steer
hill. at the bottom of rvliSh she Maxi
narrowed. % that scarcely room 70
naiued for two vehicles 20 pass.
Pstss ths drives. is-tslkino aitk =.
had sid this WAS the meat dapgsroal
point in the route; and surs enough ],
proved to be. We we're NO more than
fairly at the bottom Of The bill, and the
horses bad just been brought down to q
walk. when sn order tO halt sounded
upon the night cir. backed up BY some
bl.stseins ostl,s =
Thdrs we're two psssshgtrs NithiA-
myself and . shrewd New EaRl6eier
nsnei Perkins. ON his way g ths
Black Hills, with Q view 70 spscula.
ton. Looking out Of the stage. We saw
were surrounded BY . number Of darh
forms. every one Of whom had his rifle
lsveled st NJ.
Strange - it may seem. my conpau.
ion, Perkins. Carried dnbUeapo4o of Any
kind. He Gnws a as56ksoa l31E hia
grand dfsther was Killed 81 . big horse
pistol. when hs was going ono eye on q
sQuint dewn the barrel, aud the grand.
son promised the mother that he would
never form the habit Of carrying such
gigantic wsspsns, lest hs. too. might
meet with 'sdns eScid>uf. c
.upporte&x revolva. "a Fhll my
hand on il O. s->tho time Os the vtau9l ling
summons - surrender reached NJ, !
might have made q respectable fisht.
aud gone down Ike . perforated sieve
with bullets. led on by the ambition TO
be referred 70 in INV cbitusrv notioe =.
. passenger who had made . plucky
6sht against \ psrtv Of road asents.
Bat I.mUiS sucuuh snf ks1e tr,S-
sled sulFicis1tlvF to - Z little did 8.
t;o. .nS .s t.i. S.sesr. nhEe oh;dS
iv ~ss.rred - sssr,.rds, IA -.
mnch r.,;.,sd1 hs,s6,rS 'vfsn ~
driver drev nm v;thcsI as,,her Off,.
sistsuee
Ths,a vara 8v. NJ IN. h;.hvsvm.r
.l,oys,h.r and ,hav instantI1 elo:sd in
sbon, m. The leader thruat his hand
into the coach and with his n;stoI
no;ntsd ordrrsd n. 10 c.t out
7, v..n:s-n .~ess.s r. n; - "a ,.rlSs
the commsnd Weundersin6,f ,hd IA.
.rscted !,
'pTIeeu The r",,,., ~ v.-. d;,.n,o;,..d
rhsrs was no tre.,ur. hor IL IL stses
a.. ..I.o.n .,,.,, ~. $500, .e n.
Der h;ns and m1ssif "a. "a it'll. al.
. ..oa..' s ~ .T III -,
NV watch wa. Of the bull's.eye Dat.
tern. descendAd "a M froea = kseolu.
s;on.,v s;,". ue:U... .nes.sor .d r MT mn ave-.
tion. befors : lot Of antiauarisps, might
h.vs roitsi9 A entknsss thet ydSN
have b,osoht a. 81 rs =
Prrkins claimed that his time ,,eos
wa, a fuli half century older. and /
don't doubt IL: but INV New Enslsnd
naiuhbor. With ali his simplicity. pos.
sessed = vein of 'Jbre W0nsss TIM wxs
sure to ,tsua bin we'll. a
H. VA, worth conaidersble money.
and be 6sd .preosred fcr SSsU oShtin-
o.ncv bv puttinr Il in suoh = ahsne
that no one elss could get hold ef L.
Nv properly bas slweys beeo iuvuoh 4
sh.ne th.t I couldn't ct hSid "a n
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