Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-26

two dollars in silver, the merchant
pOrtemonnaie showed but a five, AM
the young lady nothing but her pa
pers and little change. The girl,
was sure, looked as if she would swoon
60 You're mean crowd, to have 81
little with you,' said he, and I've {
mind to send you to heaven this very
night. A hundred dollars we mus
have, SO Wen 60 for your baggage.
This was uttered with infinite disgust.
"The merchant then spoke. You'll
find nothing of account in our baggage
but if you will ask this young lady fol
her hat, and carefully rip out the lin
ing, you will find something worth youl
pains
"The girl turned toward him with
blazing eyes, and uttered but the one
word:
"'Traitor.'
"There was no escape; the hat was
! secured. After the lining was very
carefully ripped out it was returned
with thanks.
"' In luck, in luckp said the high
wayman. Jump in all. Pm sorry
for your loss, miss, but we are bound
to take whatever is sent us. We have
no treasure, but this will do. Drive
ONT
"' l want the way-billr l said, ex-
citedly, for the scene we had just wit
messed had increased my indignation to
fever heat.
He handed it to me, but it futtered
under the horses feet, and again l de-
manded it. Mechanically he picked it
up, mounted the wheel, and handed it
to me. Then touching his hat to the
lady, said:
"' But for this lining you might have
been lying in yonder ditch. No treasure
on board, Come this way next time
without it, and We'll finish your ac-
counts. Drive onp
We gladly followed his advice, but
could not find language vigorous enough
to express our contempt for the mean
ness of the merchant. The driver swore
at him in Spanish, and the young lady
answered all attempts at consolation
with hysterical sobs. The merchant
alone preserved his cool equanimity of
temper.
" Arriving at Denver, he begged very
earnestly of the young lady, with me
as her friend, to grant him few mo-
mGnts of explanation, in private par
lor. He was so in earnest that the
young girl yielded a reluctant consent
He closed the door and bolted it, which
looked strangely.
"' Don't fear he said, as I fumbled
for my revolver. Sitting in chair
he pulled off his boot, and, from the
toe, pulled out a roll of greenbacks.
Said he: A few days before leaving
was lucky enough to find an opportunity
to exchange my doubloons for these.
My poor child, let me make restitution.
Here are two thousand in bills for the
one thousand secured by the robbers -
handing her that amOunt-'your lin
ing was Godsend to me; if they had
searched me further they would have
secured twenty instead of one thousand
Concealed in my baggage are dia-
monds and stones, which, if they had
secured, would have beggared me-
Taking a solitaire from his Vest-lining,
he presented that also for her accept
ance. 6 l should have explained in the
stage, but "walls have ears" and why
should 1 trust the others with my Sc
3retsP'
COZ course, as it turned out, was
highly pleased at the sagacity of the
gentleman; the more so as l recollected |
ihe responsibility of specie I, too, had
IL need not tell you that the lady's
ears were transmitted into rare smiles,
md she was sent to her home rejoic-
ng. ."-PrGCticGI Farmer.