Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-19
THE STAGE ROBBERS.
How a Rocky Mountain Ban
dit Was Reclaimed.

h!s tACEca VI luuSs Aduk1 NhO1
Black Hawk! Slow, Jenny, old gal!
St-r-r-r-ig-'l lang now"
ALI this noise was made by the Long
town stage coach. as it ratified down n
long hill, swaying from side to side in
the most threatening and vacillating
manner, and nearly running on the
heels of the spirited horses who dashed
ahead in reckless haste, us the snapper
OF the drivers whip touched them up
There were four outside passengers
and six inside the coach, two Of whom
were women. One was lean, shriv-
eled New England woman who was
worn to a thread by work and worry,
and who looked troubled. She had
been looking for accidents and robbers
ever since she left the cars and entered
upon a journey by stage coach. At
every 1unge of the vehicle she would
circulate: Mercy mer' and dig her at
tenuated fingers into the sides Of the
coach as If to restrain it by main force
from toppling over
I'm going to spend the winter with
my darter Priscilly, near Longtown,"
she said to her vis-a-vis, IF the stage
amt upset and every body killed fust"
The girl opposite smiled in a radiant
way. She sparkled and scintliated
with good health, good humor, and the
jubilant spirit of youth. Her cheeks
were redeemed with the elixir of life at
nineteen; dimples twinbled in check
and chin Her eyes shone like stars.
Her riotous hair curled defiantly all
in willful tendrils over her pretty ears.
81 don't think there is any danger"
she said, reassuringly, to her travelling
companions; 1.-THE driver is used to the
horses. and the horses are used to the
road. It is delightful to me. am SO
fond of excitement, and my life has
been SO uneventfuL really am pining
for adventure"
II dcssay," retorted the first speaker,
the gruesome visaged woman, them
tina. knows nothin' fear nothin,' my
father ulster say. I should prefer not
to hev my neck broken afore get to
my journeys end. I'd like to know
what Pr:scSly would say?"
1--WE heered there was grizzlies
round the gulches," observed a travel
or who was evidently taking his first
trip west
s.B'arsq Real live b'ars?" inquired
Priscilly's mother. in a Mortified tone.
81 knew it! I've felt it in my bones
ever since l left hum! Oh, laws-a-
marcy! there's one now" and she
shrieked and c1awed the coach rs a
huge cinnamon -colored animal bounded
sound a curve ahead of them.
1t wasn't bear. but mastif. They
were close to the Two Forks tavern.
where they stopped to change horses
and leave one of the outside passen-
gers.
Both women left the coach for a bit
of walk, to stretch themselves and
get the use of their limbs. Then the
supple form of the girl passenger
showed to fine advantage in the long,
close-fitting ulster, which was belted
at the slender waist with band of al.
ligator skin
s'That's gal from the states" sug.
gested young yellow who was stand
ing in the door o. the tavern waiting
for the coach; II know il by her gait
Hope she goes to Longtown. We don't
see that sort every day. Wonder who
is expecting visitors like her?"
"Cawn't say. Ben drawied the
driver; ssshe's.a purity piece of flesh an
blood to look at, amt she? Say!
How are the roads to Longtown?
Clear?"
81 haven't heard of any trouble. The
colonel lows there won't be any, but
thnfs when he's sober. He was on a
big tear last week. I've made him