The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-03-07
black-masked, and each with a pistol
In both hands.
:. where's the coinap ?,
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SAoson-iud5hcu, anu edcn Win a plStol
In both hands.
Where's the coinp,
What coinp asked my father.-----
Oh, that'lI do, governor. We
know all about it, and at once they
hauled him Off his saddle.
Now, boys. said the leader Of the
gang, who was big. powerful man.
with these words they instantly
proceeded to undress your grand
father. They took his boots off and
examined them carefully; they ripped
open his coat and other garments; and,
while he stood shiyering there in the
cold, they examined every article of
clothing he had on.
Suddenly one Of the men called out:
g Go for the saddlen and, 10 my
fathers horror, they began to examine
that.
After= a search which proved fruit
less the leader said We'll reckon
it's no good. He amt got the CONT :
$50 with b grunt they threw my
grandfather his clothes, keeping his
boots only. They said: You can keep
your nag, governor, for he's too lame
for us.
my father, who had retained his
usual GOODNESS all this time, said to
one OF the men;
f '.'Well, Isuppose you are the man
who Is wanted by the policep
".Yes. I'm Jacky-J acky.'
After dressing himself, and thank
ing the men for not mofestfng him any
further, my father mounted the lame
horse. and riding off reached home at
about four o clock In the morning. OF
course your dear grandmother was in
| an awful Highland had not gone to-
bed at alt
g After your grandfather had re-
lated his adventure to her, she said:
And what a good thing, dear, that you
did not have the money with your
" But hod.n
!. You hal! Where was tip
my father went outside, and, re-
turning in a few minutes. he dragged
| In the saddle, and placing it on the
table, began with his pocket-knife to
x., > sa'ef.,lly cut the SIN all stitching
underneath. My mother looked on In
great pnderment .-and laimea.
But John, dear, you say they searched
| the saddle
(" so they did, dear. but they forgot
that should be equal to them. | had
old Brown, the saddler, in my little
room at=the- hetel, I'm @befefe
these notes-wereM carefnlly=stitelasd=
IN with tho. padding. 7 gu
KNOW -dear=that=as a4rule=
now notes are merely slipped inside
the leather GOV ering. but they did not
reckon i :. should have these really
stitched through.
And there they were,- literally
pierced with tiny holes. but none the
worse for that. < And SO my father
saved the little church f500 i.
The next morning we heard an ac-
count of the same gang attacking the
mail-coach/ and shooting the driver
dead. Ny father often says that If
they had taken a fancy to Bonnie
Bess,, which they would undoubtedly
have done had she not been lanes
they might have carried off the saddle
too, and then OF course the money was
theirs.
You mffys Be sure the church peo-.
pie were very thankful, and in
| acknowledgment of his forethought
they presented him with an address,
knowing he. would accept no present
OF money
When mother had finished her tale
we were all very sleepy, for it was
late; but we were a little bitnervous,
think, duglng that nights / had an
awful nightmare, in which / fancied l
had money stitched up inside my very
skin. Little Folks.