The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-08-09
BLACK BART.

AM hlghwdymln, COntCmp atcs fesum-
Jug the business he made 50 successful
teu years ago.
Ten year, ago "Back Bart" held up
stage coaches on the roads of northern
and central California. and nut the
Wells Fargo Express Company to much
cXpensc to prote their property from
hm. Ten years ago he became too dnr-
my, aud one night while under the infu.
cncc of liquor lac recicd through the
streets Of l'eddng shooting his revolyers
at the doorWnys and windows. aid sub.
scquentIy landcl IN the pcnjtcntiary at
San Qulnten 10 serve a term of ten years,
which expired ni out two month, ago.
In face aud figure "B.aok Bart was a
handsome man. lie WAS # Mexican
parcntagc, aud possessed the tall, straight
hguc of that race lie let his glossy
hair grow long aud it fell like "a silkcn
veil over his shoulders, Ills dark and
perfect features were rendered doubly at
tractivc 10y a black mou,tachc that curved
gracefully Y acio', his upper lip.
IN ala his career n highwnyman he
was never known To kiIa person, though
mis- nciatious business was carried on al
the point oi revolver or rife, and his
body bears many scars made by bullets
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had held ma moi, inamL ',,IH r"I;onI "n'', , ,o
driver aud passengers of their arms.
money and jcwciry, and, with his rifle
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sa'ne'eu some fragments oil an educa-
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I'm sorry | spent my time.
Ripping up this mail,
didn t lind money enough,
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