The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-10

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| Trap man, and-well, you can't rely on
him. It is according to tho trap. Ia the
heavy stage coach, as we roll cut of Lead
vile, are seven men.
One is an army officer who has half a
dozen scars to prove his bravery. Cut
of from his command on tho plainu
last Summer by scnre of Indians he en-
| trenched himself and fought the band oil
until help arrived. Two OF the others are
| desperadoee; who have killed their men.
Three of the Others are stalUart miners,
each armed with two revnlvers, and they
would prove ugly custOmera in row.
The seventh mau might do some shoot
Ing on . pinch, but be hopes theyo will
be no pinch. In the crowd are ten re.
volvers, two derringers, three repeating
rifles and four or Eve bowie knives, aud
there is perfect. gond feeling as tho stage
| rolls along. II is tacitly understood that
the army captain is to assume command
in case the c0acli is attacked, and that oil
! are to keep cool and ERE to kill.
1t is 10 o'clock in the morning. The
windows are down and the passengers
are smoking and talking and seeking for
| comfortable position. The coach has
just reached the top of the hill, when
every horse IN suddenly pulled up.
'If it's bar, wen have como fun.'
gr0wled one of tho miners, as he put his
head out Of the window.
"If it's a robber gin me the fuBt pop nt
him |" whispered one of the desperadoes.
No one could say what the trouble was,
when g viry little chap about Eve feet
six inches tall, with black eyes and hair.
clean face and thin lips, appeared at the
left hand and said:
"Gents, Im sorry 10 disturb you, but
I've got to make raise this morning.
Please leave your shooters and climb
down here, one at time !"
1t was suddoa. It was so sudden that
it took ten seconds to understand the drift
of his remarks. Then every eye turned
to the right hand door, and the two re-
yolyers held by second robber were seen
at the open window. It was trap. The
rats were caught. aud would they fight ?
GENTS, I'm gEnwing o leetle impatient" F"
continued the first robber, "and I want
to see the procession begin to movep
Let's see. The captain was to lead Us
and we were to DO cool aud fire to kill.
But the captain Was growing whito around
the mouth. and nobody had weapon iu
| hand. The rats were not going 10 fight.
| One of the miners opened the door and
descended, and the other elk humbly
followed. The seven were drawn up in
line across the road, and while the robber
held his shooter on the line he coolly OBJ.
served to his partner:
Now, William, you remove the weap-
ons from the coach and then search these
gentlemen"
AS William obeyed, every victim was
ordered to hold bin hands above hie head,
and whatever p.under wac taken from
his pockets was dropped Into Williams
hat. -Four gold watches, two diamond
pins, telescope, diamond ring, gold
badge and $1,000 in cash changed hands
In ten minutes. Not a man had o word
to say. The driver Of the coach did not
leave his seat and was not interfered
with. When the last man had been
p!iundered, :he genteel Dick Turpin
observed:
"You are the most decent set of men !
ever rubbed, aud if times weren't go blast
ed hard, would mako each of you g
present of $40. Now. then, climb back
| 10 your places and the coach will 90 on. u
The crowd "clumb," aud the vehicle
rerumee its journey. Not weapon or
timepiece or dollar had been uaved
Seven well-armed men had been cleaned
out by two and not shot fred or q
wound given. Each man took his seat
without q word. Mile after mile was
passed in silence, and finally the seventh
man, the one who might 6ght on pinch
but didn't, plnintively suggested:
Cant some Of you gentlemen think oil
o few remarks which would be apropos to
the Occasion2"
No one could. and the silence was re.
newed.- Detroit Free Press.