The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-13

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YOU shake az 4 4 Isi ins ~, a,ound
sksd tbe iiat ii Don't nsssaiuer
&ssIwill lie oii tfie elound - APPROACH
and deposit your money on my palm
and VIII Hot holest you. D. '''n.. n
IA "Come, gentlemen. ., said fha ,ntelii.
gent passenger, ssgive me your money
and viii surrender it. am sure that
this is the only way we can ever es-
cape. " ~ "'S ''.' % ~. '"'~A ~..~,
Every one ylolded, and the intelligent
passenger deposited tho money in the
nand as 1t lay on the ground. Closing
ltsRnge g e l|a s|aal0Ssn,nbthesmoney, ~, the hand
aisa lsa ppeafeq: e slhes driver mounted the
ooxSthe passengefsfesumed their places
ana the stage proceeded Oh its journey,
Great excitement was created when
the story was told In Little, Rock, but
many '1natter-of-fact people were dis.
posed to scoff at the passengers for
.ne,f Slily Iears. David Caldronyaa a,
"aaaonno,s "van,.own ~ oiacssmltn, ridiculed the
pas'oigo1S ~ ~ inercilessly thaS there
0 S"no very nearly pemg ploods shed.
ute 9 !nulper or tne oogldest men IN
au% ov in'1eat asaeeu 70 g 90 pack WIN the stage
"io hVestlgate the mystery.
Here's a chance for you, Dave"
SAD Captain Lomal, addressing the
blacksmith
IL can't leave home, y ~ Caldron re-,
Phed. II am not afraid ,Ifor don't
bpelieve thar's anything;the matter out
thar, but I've got too much work to do
at home: and, sides all that, amt
got the money to spar for the trip"
1.-THE trip shall not cost you any.
thing" the captain declared. .-.,,- so.
&'''I donbbelieve IsSwant to gosn
a 'You are afraid" said the captain.
F':You snort around and laugh aBothers,
but when the time for showing your
mettle comes you back out like the
coward you are. You needn't get
mad, for you know you are a coward "
The blacksn,th uhoso az, roo,,,,,..o ,oa
never before been, disnuted bit his line Iins
and walked away. T.. a.l,1 o1
Captain Lomal rode;on the seat with
the driver. "Tell me - tho canta,n
said, "when we oct nearly to- tha
place. q','~,
,fssyVe are nearly tbaro - so.a thoia,.;
yer, after few moments
The cantaip axam;ned bis r;,+,,o
"For Gods sake.n exclaimed tho: dri.
yer, ,"don't shoot. 7 fell von tho
thing, whatever it is, ain to be fooled
with" yclrs a,4-.. F..
"Lcave that to me,n the captain re-
piled. Hello, what's this2n
Tie horses stopped, and tbe driver,
whispered, "that's it, 49,. ..u.I 81
: The arm arose. The white nhos.,
phorescent hand cleaned with q nale
light. The captain, DESPITE tile wh,s-
pered protestatlons Of the hand. leveled
a'pistol and fired@a a84E -"
Z Tile hand laugheda
NThee captain leveled another nisto,
and laughed.
The hand laughed again.
Tie passengers cot out of ths coaoh
and the captain dismounted. .sThis is
Certainly awonderfuln he said
"Bruxton, what do YOU think Of ;t3r
81 don't know,n REPLIED the narao,
addressed. Never saw anythine like
It before, and I hone never shall
again."
.eWhat do Won want3n +ho o..,,,o,,,
demanded of the hand
ssNronov Va, ,o,,.,o,,o :.
are sufferino Vow mramoe,thna 's 70
nroinoSvon to re,iovo hdn, cnt"'no,, ="
his nofe for f,ftv do,,,rs on'1 49, M
burn ,int1, il Is naid " -
"Y on ara y liar " poc;,.r,,o, ,,o
captain, E|b. Il EIS[T~ EF'"
The hand drew nm its rnoors .,,d
laughed, such a horrible sbrilI sbr,aE.
inc, lauoh;tbat o,d R,,,ytnnr t,,,aod -
one Of fhe advent i,rors ak ro,no,S,oJ
"Wish hadn't come -
"i,m@ @poinp to see what tbo+ 10 >, tho
contaIn dec,ared .T h,vo nonno ,>n,o
to investipatc and I'm uo,nn to ~,
,vestipato o., ~, - e'e