Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17

"From the Nacimiento Crossing to the
Plcito Ranch is some ten miles, aud here
the north bound stage in these days al.
ways stopped to change horses and let
the passengers eat supper. Half an
hour afterward we resumed our journey.
We began to get livelier under the inilu.
ence of the good cheer TO which we had
done ample justice. Tho Colonel from
Santa Barbara was particularly enter
taining. The drummer's best jokes cir
culated freely, aud even old Williams
joined in the general exhilaration, when,
all of q sudden, the coach drew up with
jerk which nearly threw US out of our
seats, and the familiar muzzle of a
double barreled shotgun was showed
in ut the window.
"'Ncver mind THROWN down the box,
Jim, shouted voice, which fancied had
heard before; that amt what I'm after.
Come, pile out on the road, you galoots
inside, en- be quick about it. Wake
up, old man, continued the voice, ironi-
cally evidently addressing old Williams,
who had shrunk half dead with terror
into his corner
"lt is needless to say VIC obeyed the in
junction with alacrity. People always
do under such circumstances But who
shall depict our astonishmcnt when we
saw that this daring ADJACENT who had
stopped us was woman, and still more
to my surprise saw that it was neither
more nor less than Mrs. Williams.
Hold up yer hands, gents, said our
captor, quietly; faint you as I'm aftor.
It's you, ye d-for-nothing nincom-
poop she continued, addressing her hus.
band as she covered him with the shot
ON tJpcf shall ~ h,E
to-day at the bank-all-every cent OF
it.
with trembling hand old Williams
drew from his breast an old le,tbern
pocketbook and handed it to his spouse,
who opened it and glanced at the con.
tents, still keeping the shotgun leveled
in our direction.
"'Four hundred an fifty-two dollars
she said, slowly, after a careful scrutiny;
4 thought so. ST, ye're forty eight dol
lars short. Han't ye got no more1
"'Not cent, MartRy,' returned the
terror-stricken man, 'as Gods nv wit
ness.'
"'Well, ye kin borrow it off some o.
them gents. They know ye'rc good for
1t, returned his obdurate spouse.
"The whole situation was so ludi.
crous that we other three passengers and
the driver burst into roar of laughter
| Immediately reached for my purse, but
the Colonel was before me, and with n
low bow and benignant smile rendered
his. The woman accepted it with the
utmost gravity, and took from it two
twentiee, five, and three dollars in sill
YER
"'This, she said, solemnly, as she re-
turned the purse, is n loan to the old
man. Never fear. He'll pay. I'll make
him. Now, ST. she continued, turning
to her husband, you'll find my boss
tethered over thar. Git ON his buck an
go to San Luis for more money. Pm
goin' to Frisco in this yer stage, if them
gents has no objections. I'll meet YOU
up thar
I'VE, CALAMITY, simultaneously and
UNANIMOUSLY assured her we had none.
TWO minutes afterward we were bowl
ing along mcrrily again as if nothing
had happened. Mrs. Williams was the
lion or rather the lioness, of that trip.
She had, of course, mounted on horse
back after the stage passed the ranch,
with the intention of overlakine us
while we were taking supper at the
Pleito, which she did with the above re-
suit.
"None of us, I think, ever gave the
business away, not even the Colonel,
though he relished the oke hugely.
Few people care to confess that they
have been stood up by woman, and.
though have told you the story, trust
TO your honor that you will rot mention
my name. San Francisco -A'yOnam.