The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-03-21

are, and concealed in their interior de-
parlments very emaciated slice of ham,
some mustard and some butter strong
enough to make Il mule weep, dropped
them in Il paper sack and waited for
the train. AT five O'Clock it came and
| entered the near coach. As | glanced
upward [ discovered that the number
was "303.' Here was another coinci-
dcnce-what did it mean?
"The train soon pulled out and ut
dark stopped ut 4 town for supper.
Every passenger on the coach left it
but myself. opened my sack of sand
wiches TO eat my supper when happy
thought struck me.
II was so impressed with the belief
that the train was to be robbed during
the night that concluded to begin at
once conccaling my money and dia-
mond. Why not hide them in two of
these sandwiches. Suiting action to
thought, opened one and buried my
diamond deep in its wealth of nutrition.
| then opened another and gouging out
Il cavity, deity put the twenty 81, 900
notes inside. Placing these back in the
bag | awaited developments, carefully
feeling every once in while to see that
my precious sandwiches were safe.
~ was very much fatigued after my
/ long ride across the prairie and was
soon very drowsy. In vain tried to
keep awake and alert. 1 would nod,
all the surroundings would become
blurred and finally slept the sleep of
the spure in heart
81 was aroused by pistol shot and
terrible confusion on the part of the
passengers. The train was at dead
stop, and / knew by the absence of the
fizzing sound of escaping steam that the
locomotive had been detached from it.
what's upP' l inquired of q jew
who was in a seat in front of me and
frantically looking for safe place to
conceal his plethoric pocket book.
"'De drain roppers, de drain roppers.
Dey gets all mein monish!' he answer
ed in frenzy of unhappiness.
"Now was my time to eat my lunch
and look resigned. Taking my pocket
book, which contained ragged two
dollar bill and half q dollar with q
hole in t,and slipping it up my breeches
leg took out my two best sandwiches,
and laying the one that contained the
diamond on the window sill, and hold
the other in my hand began to MUNICH
away at il as if enjoying my lunch with
t great gusto.
"Pretty soon the front door of the
t coach was showed open, and three stall
? wart ruifians, wearing masks and hold
ing murderous looking revolvers in
their hands, walked in exclaining:
!, ".lIands up! and shoot the first
[ one that makes move
) Immediately half II hundred hands
went up, mlne among the number, one
| bearing aloft Il broad, brown sandwich
) | was near the center of the coach and
| it would take several minutes for the
robbers to reach me. AS il impatient
[ of the delay, begun nibbling at my
sandwich again.
Q ".lIere drop that id biscuit and out
+ with your wealth., demanded the ban
dit leader, poking his gun in my face
t ''For answer | dropped the sand
E wich on the cushion and held up my leg
that concealed my pocket book. The
robbcr relieved me of that, searched
4 my pockets, found nothing, and doubt
Y less thinking he had all my wealth
moved on the next passenger.
'.Taking the sandwich from the win
: dow plate | held il out to the thirt
b bandit rs he was passing, saying:
e ".IIave some supper, mister!'
e ellis only reply to my civility was t'
e knock my biscuit ont of my hand ant
G move on.
S 'sIn ten minutes more the bandits
S left the train and by morning l wa
safe in Dallas with my money and IN!
S diamond. But for that dream / believ,
Q ! would have been robbed of both
j. All of which the writer hereof un
t hesitatingly pronounces q ''splendi,
?, lie