The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-15

lsi the money ~ ia, br.d.-, ~r.>x
" on the ssir.- rr.rc pie IRA. .h-
o'rcs ~ the cir know " hrn 20 r-r -
yethcr an 60 south - K md ~ .n~.inc.
Fact was we didn't cotton rightly 20
that bridge scheme we thou.,ht the
next county were pui,ing on air. with
wrought lrpn BRIDE out on the nr.irie
for the cows % hon1f over. Eus fuern'r
any Of our funeral an We didn't make
II one.
but that frller. with = cloak with =
cape ~ 4 Sot up On deck = se.-in' the
landscape oer. a. the old hymn 49,. an
a lookin' kinder r.ch an satisfied. -
told IN himself. an we kinder won
dered whar ne kept the spsrrnlics. IL
he he'd 'cm IA his boats. or h : irlt a.
his hat linin'. An We cot 70 taikin' Il
over lnsisie. an the lretle woman spoke
up kind o quick an s>s sbe: -Don't
please. my baby i worse. an sure
ennr 4 we're. an had . kinder c0nvrl-
sion that made rs feel a. II We wee
mnrs1eEers fur d.sturbin' Of il
An ,hsn some thin happened The
horses fust took to gallopin'. an there
were pistol shot an the stage
stopped % quick we was all in = heap.
The little woman grabbed her baby
an it, piller an laid EN- both on the
seat an hung over them Jest then rhe
door Of the stage new open an head
was stuck in Il were thet % q man
with \ mask on an he lad a PISTOL pin,-
cd aheai 81 him
Get ont you fellers. he says. in :
low voice. but as plain Is We ever heard
IN yer life. he Lively. now. we'r. in
. hurry: we amt go.n' % hurt yer. IL
% We obey orders
s>L-sh-~h.- said the leetie woman
who was hanging OYER her young mn.
her face down close to Is lips Gentle
men my poor child Is goin-. let il die
in peace.
Ec;her the brat SAYS the man.
brutaily; we amt emmy bushes. with
wi-asr'en an children This way. fell
lers'
~ hen we got ont there was three
hiyhwaynen an they had the driver
an the Young feller with the overcoat
covered with their pistols. an were
swearin' like troopers cause theF didn't
find any money: that j.. not the big haul
they ; pected They took what we had.
an after abusia' Us All they dared an
tca-in' our clothes on 10 search "a they
let r 20 firm q re-Izr <uslllad- after
rs an emptyin' their reyoiver>
nj gh- have Din very differently situated
II hadn't met with sach misfortune.
INT i cant b. helped how
"L0>e mnrhs~ aslxed the Bible ped
der Is he lighted hi~ pip At the stove
All ] had" ard the crarker-box
man sighed heavily. .-an- a bulls eve
watch my grandfather carried in the
revolutionary war
did the baby die. an what become
~ the v ing feller and the money
asked the clothes-recl man
The ba5y died right there an then
The mother were fannin' it when The
stage Were started up again and We
weren't niore'n out Of sight o thez
robters when she began 70 scream
and snys she- Ny hab5's dean ard
she drew the shawl over Is face and
wouldn't allow one Of us 70 lay = en-
ger on u
Then the fellcr on the outside. who
had been putty roughly handed. came
in. and il pcared that he was her
brother. tho why lie didn't show M
afore u-s kind q queer How.rnever.
he says. says lie:
It, al over. i il. sis7'
And she looks mp kind Of strange
an goes on into : fl % hiShstrikex.
that scared Us most IS had a the other
performance did
What became Of the money asked
The E.D.e peddler.
I'm comm to tibet When &C got
70 Decatur stopped Of. cause I'd rot
home an 50 did some Of the ofserx
But the leecle woman kept on an
heered later that the baby wasn't no
tahy n all Int = bogus one male q
wax. an the cry was put intoit. and 50
were the money. every dollar Of IL. ~