The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-04
How Newport Captured StantOn's
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Wont you please roll that key of
| beer out to me" said pleasant ca
| spoken young man as he stepped from
the midnight train at Newport Del, on
Saturday night last to another youn.
| fellow who was just stepping on the
train at that station. Turning, the accosL
ed youth, saw fresh keg OF Lager slit
ing on the floor of the car Just inside the
door at which he was entering. Being an
obliging young fellow, and not suspect
ing the trick that was being played upon
him, he promptly bent himself to his
self imposed task and rolling the keg
through the open door way of the car, he
tenderly landed it into two pairs of will
ing hands ready to receive it. Just at
this juncturo third young gentleman
bounded from his seat some six removes
from the door, aud tearing along the
aisle and down the car steps yelling at
the top of his voice Here YOU! "Stop
there" Confound it,! what do you
mean! only to see two athletic figures
rapidly disappearing in the darkness,
bearing triumphantly between them the
coveted keg. The louder the pursuer
yelled, the more rapidly the retreating
figures, beer and all, faded into outer
darkness. Only time was left for their
outwitted pursuer, to catch the train as
it drew away from the station, and almost
breathless he regained the car, to tell
the blood curdling news to his four COM
panions how their beer had been SO boldly
captured. Their feelings may be better
imagined than described and if an indg
nant small party has recently been seen
on the owl Train" that Was the party.
But there remained the innocent Access
sorry to the bold act. There sat the
youngster who had passed the key
through the doorway. With the indig-
alton of thirsty and disappointed beer
drinkers, they poured out their walls of
wrath upon the guilty CD stranger.
"D-it what were you SO fresh about
to give away beer that didn't belong
W Jou. w WClO hnliJ obiiSlhS
with other peoples goods" sc sc &c,
and finally he was directly charged with
being IN accomplish, and for moment
fracas seemed iminent, and which
the timely appearance of the conductor
of the train allayed. But the obligiDg (?)
alder and abettor of the amusing larceny
FIRMLY stood his Uround and nrotasfed
with the vigor of conscious Innocence,
that he did not know the Newport
mauraders, had no acquaintance with |
the man who asked him to roll the beer |
keg off, and naturally supposed that he |
was the rightful owner. 1t is but due |
the Stanton man whom he proved to be, |
that he was entirely imposed upon by |
the Newport strategists who 80 shrewdly |
laid the plan to capture the Stanton beer |
and which by the aid of the timely |
stranger they SO successfully executed. !
The bottom fact in the case was, that the |
young men on their way from Whining |
ton down the road, had bought and |
brought on the car the keg of beer with |
which to make merry on Sunday and |
Monday which was a public holiday.
That the keen eyed Newport chaps had
seen them board the beer gu the train,
and during the confusion OF landing a
number of passengers at Newport, had |
played successfully the confidence dodge !
on the verdaut Stanton man, who had SO |
unwittingly lent himself to the larceny. |
At first as mad as March hares, the beer |
owners finally were laughed into good
humor by the good natured naggiug OF |
the other passengers in the car, and con
selling themselves with frequent pulls at
several TASKS of whiskey which the New
port fellows had not captured, they had
sense enough to ioin in the general
guffaw. But it is safe to say, that the
next time this club travels, it will select
a more careful commissary.