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1t is rule with all brigands who
have prisoner on hand to lie low and
take no chances. I thought it well to
prepare this gang for disappointment,
and when the messenger had departed
told them that he would only have
the Journey for nothing.
ut cannot be for nothing" grimly
replied Bobetto as ne brought out a.
knife and felt of its edges. IF no
money comes, then your ears go to
Athensl II they fail to bring it. then
we will send on your heads!"
Scntinels were posted on the hills
around to prevent surprise, and we
had nothing to do but loaf about. Bo-
betto thought he knew the game of
poker, and it was for us to undeceive
him. In three days Gillian and had
won every cent he had. We offered to
put up 5000 against our ears, but the
brigand assured US with great dignity
that it wasn't regular. About once a
day | thought it my duty to inform
Bobetto that we were moneyless Amer
leans and that there was nothing in it
for him, and he always replied to me
with lift of the eyebrows and
shrug of the shoulders and the words
Time will tell, my lord; time will
tell. 1t has happened that l have had
to send ears and heads to Athens be-
FORE
For the first five rays of our captivi-
ty we were closely guarded. and there
could be no thought OF escape. Then,
as we appeared TO make ourselves at
home, the vigilance of the brigands
was relaxed. While only four had been
concerned In our capture, there were
really six in the band. One OF them
had a broken leg, and the other was
acting as nurse, Two sentinels were
always stationed at points half mile
away, and occasionally a brigand fell
asleep during the day. think it was
on the eighth day md about 3
o'clock in the afternoon when the bril-
gapd nurse was sent for provisions.
AS two were acting as sentinels and
a third was lying helpless. this left
only two men to deal with. One OF
these was Bobetto. and he sat with his
back to a rock doing with the heat
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dc kentry. But Yves Earned thing
Or two. We hewitt Earned it from
each other, but from de white man.
(Cries of "Yo' bet we hev!O We has
Earned dat he sots out on a political
campaign wild a CARLOAD Of principles
to glib away free gratis an punctuate
his speeches, but when de ballots am
counted up he lays down his principles
to pick up his Office. (Bewildering out
burst of warwhoops.) We am gwine
to take a fly leaf from de white mans
book. Well stick to principles, but
We'll look out fur de spiles as we'll.
Unparalleled demonstration.) We am
sayin right now and right yere to all
parties an candydates-no Office no
vote. No wagon kin run on three
wheels. De Postum party am de 10th
wheel, an let it drap off, an down goes
de vehicle. Unprecedented enthus-
iasm and emotion, during which three
women began singing camp meeting
songs.)
My fren's, daylight has cum at last
fur us. Yves got orr bundles packed
an hev started on de road. Yves got
headed right, an ives only to keep on
to find de bee tree an be on hand when
de honey am divided up. (Yells for
honey) Keep yo'r eye on de possum
an yo'r brains in yo'r heads, an YOU
win a victory dat Bunker Hill couldn't
hold a candle to. General hoarse-
ness, but prodigious applause.) l want
word mo- befo' / close. Dis am to
be a plain, airnest campaign on our
par. We amt 10 gwine to say much,
but what we do say will hit de barn
door like a load of buckshot. Doan
git de idea dat big words am gwine TO
help yo' win what belongs to yo'. Be-
TO dis meetin opened tonight | heard
Wavdown Bebee observe dat de ma
lignant innuendo of de torrid af4ilia-
shun would enhance de generality of
de pomposity. He probably meant
we'll. an mebbe his obversashun has
helped us to git started. but l hope he
won't do it ag'in. Doan nobody do it.
Dis am no dictionary campaign. c'No,
non0 II will be plain puddin' and
milk at home an plain English when
yo am walking up an down wild a
possum badge on Yer breast an flag
of liberty in yo'r hand. Muffin counts
quicker nor harder dan to call a man
liar. and de language am so simple
dat child kin understand it. | will
COW return 20 my thanks. grid on yo'r
arnor of battle an bow my gratitude
fur de welcome handed out to me-"
The orator sat down amid applause
that broke windows and put out lights.
and it was continued until the police
came up the alley stairs and dropped
three women and four men down upon
the sand pile below. The Postum par
ty may be said to have got hold of its
nursing bottle with goodgrip
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proceeding to business, as it is great
help toward an understanding about
identity, money matters and so forth.
1t was the leader who had kicked me,
which have always taken as compli-
ment, and as | sat up he saluted me
and said:
my lord you will please consider
yourself prisoner and come along
without resistance
But don't make any mistake on
me-" | replied. las near as / can
make out from this short range you
are brigands.'
81 am Bobetto," he said as he laid
his hand on his heart and bowed low
Excuse mo that never heard of
you before. You are brigand and in
il for money, and this is your band?"
My lord is correct
Now, about this lord business. Let
us have an understanding. Who do
you take me for?"
An English lord, my lord. have
been expecting you for several days.
The name | cannot pronounce, but
know you to be the gentleman. Have
no fears for your safety, as it will be
a case of ransom"
This is kind Of you. II you take
me for an English lord, who do you
make this other chap to be-"
Your companion. sir. His name /
heard, but cannot give it. He will also
be held for ransom"
Then we started off to the west. The
particular retreat Of this band was
half way up a mountain, and consisted
of two brush huts and a fire in front
of them. We were in no manner i'll
used. They could have, robbed us OF
our few dollars and personal property.
but they did not even search us for
weapons. AS soon as we had arrived
at the huts, however, Bobetto brought
out stationery, and commanded me to
write to the English minister at
Athens and obtain the sum of $4,000.
Both Gillian and / burst out laughing
at this demand, and after little ]
said to the leader:
"Of what use to play the fool in this
matter? AS | told you before, we are
Americans, and poor men at that. We
can raise about $500 apiece, but not
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-22

L Was Awakened by smart Kick;
From Athens we went on tramp up
the country, viewing toInbs and ruins
by the way, and after putting in two
days at Marathon we started out one
morning for hamlet called Histro-
plus. We were first met by about a
dozen dogs of all sizes, ages and colors,
and each one a worse looking dog than
the one who came after. After we had
dubbed the pack OF we were charged
down upon by nine children of various
sizes and ages. all of whom needed
soap and water. They rallied around
us for small coin, and not getting any
they fell back and gave four women a
ehan.e We got rid of the latter to
encounter three men, one OF whom
could speak little English. They
were dirty. ragged villains. who did not
hesitate to threaten US. and not word
could we get out OF them about the
ruins until We had come down with
backsheesh Gillian started out after
a bit to do some sketching. while I
found a place to take nap, and the
inhabitants of Histrophus finally got
out of breath begging for coins and
trying to get US to buy skeleton old
goat for So and went back to their flea
infested huts.
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MISTAKEN FOR A LORD.
Copyright 1900. By C. B. Lewis

Copyright 1900, By c. B. Lewis)
If an American wants to so abroad
on a cash capital Of $500, there is no
law to prevent, even If he is news
paper man who has saved and econo-
mized for six or seven years to get that
much wealth together. When started
out with MY friend Gillian, who was
an artist instead of a journalist, and
bad $50 less capital as WELL we took
Storage passage on steamer and
planned to do Europe on foot and avoid
I'll extravaganza. AS to how we got
along until we struck Greece and a
certain event happened is of no great
consequence. We tramped here and
there, ate, slept and had a fairly good
time.
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another cent, and IL you take that we
shall have to turn Drigands and COM
pete with you in business"
You may be Americans. but you are
nv lord pust the same, replied b.
betto.
But there are no titles in America.
At the end Of two hours | was awak
aned by some one giving me a smart
kick on the hip. and | reused up to see
that we had been taken prisoners by
four brigands The fellows had come
down off the mountains, about tour
miles away, having probably been no
tilted by a messenger from the village.
have many times read of the pictur-
esque Greek brigands, but the four
who gobbled us up that day must have
gone out of the picturesque business
some weeks previous. They were a
ragged, ugly lot. no better than the
men of the village, and we We're far
more disguised with their breaths than
afraid of their knives. The leader spoke
English fairly we'll and | have always
felt grateful to him on that account
All leaders Of Greek brigands should
learn three or four languages before
If should write 10 the American min
lister. he would take 1t as a joke. You
haven't got soft snap in this thing.
old fellow. Had you got hold OF Rock
efeller. Gould or Vanderbilt You might
have made raise and bought a garlic
factory. but we are almost down 20
hardpan. Sorry for you. but you cant
always hit it, even In the brigaad busi-
ness
But you must write" persisted the
wooden headed rascal. You must
write to the American mini@ter that IL
he does not send us $4,000 by our
messenger your ears viii be sent him
in PACKAGE"
read the letter to Bobetto after 1T
was written. and he was perfectly sat-
isfied that it would fetch the cash in
reply 1t was sent Of by messenger.
who would be gone at least ten days.
and then We went into retirement. z
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of the day. Gillian was lying on hia
back, while | was looking carelessly
at a Greek newspaper. All of a sudden
the artist sat up and whispered to me:
Lets end this right here and nowl
You tackle the leader. and I'll go for
the other fellowl"
The 'other fellow" was at the fire
heaping the brands together. We roso
up in unison and made the attack.
gave old Bobetto kick on the jaw
which knocked him over and caused
doieful hoYls, and Gillian hit his man
such a blow on the neck as 10 render
him unconscious for half an hour.
There were two guns in camp. and we
seized them and made for the high
way, only mile distant Before de-
parting | gave the leader a tap on tho
head to quiet his yells, andfso far as I
know we were not followed rod. We
reached the highway just in tlrne 10
get lift In passing cart and In
couple of hours we're In Marathon. As
to the letter, 1t was delivered ut the
consulate, but was looked upon as q
joke and the messenger sent of empty
handed. We might have lost our ears
on his return, but were not there TO
have them sliced or. Bobetbo died
two years later, as read In the pa
pers, and it is said that he was badly
disfgured by broken jaw--the one
my lord" gave him with an American
calfskin shoe.
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POSTUM POLITICS.
The Hon. Crabtree' Jones Delivers a
Telling Speech.
cCopyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.)


Copyright, 1900, by C. b. Lewis)
There was a mighty gathering at
Paradise Hall, and acting on the sug-
gestion of Brother Gardner, about SO
members had brought their wives with
them. 1t had been announced on the
bulletin board that the Hon. Crabtree
Jones of Alabama would deliver POI
litical speech, and the audience was
ready to give him an enthusiastic
greeting. He appeared promptly at
the hour named and was introduced by
the president amid vociferous ap-
plause. Under the glare Of three kerr
asene lamps with tin reflectors behind
them he sized up ashort and chunky
man with one short leg and bald
head. He didn't look a bit like the
pictures of Cicero or Demosthenes, but
no one was disappointed on that ac-
count. He had scarcely made his bow
when good judge of character would
have offered odds of five to one that he
was no brickyard wrangler.
Respectable fellow citizens" began
the orator as he got his feet planted on
the proper spot, two weeks ago dar
was a bornin in dis famous old hall
which has made me talk for so millyon
people. 1t was de bornin Of new po-
litical party whose words and deeds
am gwine to go rumblin up an down an
round Moth America till de popula-
shun will sit up nights lookin fur an
earthquake. (Violent outbursts of ap-
plause.) In my cabin home in de south
land read Of de bornin of de Possum
party, an | went outSon the doahstep
an cheered fur liberty an sung de song
of DE Star Spangled Banner Zero
cious cheers.) / saw de sun risein to
light de way of the Guild man, an re-
allied dat our weary waitin was to be
rewarded at last. (Blood curdling
whoops.l
my fren's, I had bin waitin 30 vars
fur de dawn of freedom. | hev bin
waitin GO vars fur de birth of de Pos
sum party (Surges Of emotion.) De
position or de cnii'd man since de wah
has bin dat of pusson cotched by a
silver as he climbs rail Tense. He
can't go ahead, nor draw back, and de
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Man.
longed he sots still de mo- it hurts him.
Explosions of enthusiasm) De fact
am he's bin wobblin dis way an dat
way as he walked long de road, but he
wobbled kase he didn't hev no straight
line to foller He was dependin on de
white man to show him de way an glib
him far show We's bin a sheep
which has growed wool fur one man an
mutton fur another, an dey has taken
de wool an de meat an left us only de
hoofs an de bones. (Thunderous out
burst) Wheneber dar has bin a feast
of roast turkey de white man has sot
down an eaten eberything UP an left
de black man to lick de oven doah to
satisfy his appetite. volcanic dis
turbances.) De vars hev gone on an
on, an we've kept lickin de oven doah
an held our peace an waited an hoped.
All de white mems parties wanted our
Evening journal., 1900-01-04
FOUGHT Five BULLDOGS.

A man by the name Of Walker, who
lives near here, has a pack of FIVE
bulldogs. While at supper with his
family, a drunken man named Elliott
came on his porch, and putting down
his bottle of liquor and coat and hat,
began to jump from the porch continu-
ously. The dogs pretty soon came
tearing around the house spelling for
a fight, so to speak, but not dreaming
Of a fight with a wild and woolly mad
man. He met them on all tours, and,
yelling like an Indian, jumped from
the porch into the midst Of the dogs,
Selling some, kicking others, and such
a whirligig of arms and legs was
never seen before. Elliott astonished
them with his lion-like agility, and
amid yells, curses and rawlings, the
man and dogs tumbled over each 9TH
en- in a mad rage and scramble, max
ing the dogs ashamed OF themselves
for. as soon as the dogs had liberty
20 do so, they ran into the cellar. Ell
lott followed, and in the pitch dark
the bowls of the dogs and the screams
and noise of the battle seemed a eel
lar with terror and pandemonium In
full blast until the dogs could get out
One of the dogs has never been found
Haley (Tenn.) Cor. st. Louis Dis
match.
Evening journal., 1900-01-04
What the British oHIcer Eats.

There are cases containing what
are known as necessities" and are
marked "N' to distinguish them from
the cases containing Injuries, which
are marked IL" so that Ia the excite
ment OF the war an officer will have
no difficulty whatever IN ascertaining
whether he is eating a necessity or a
luxury. Wines and spirits pressed
beef, tongues, sausages, essence Of
coffee, compressed tea, tobacco, chick
ems, curried fowl, curried prawns,
chocolates, curried rabbits, jams Of
every kind made, all kinds Of soup
and fish, 'sparklets" for instantly
turning plain water into soda water
all these are but small proportion Of
the necessities and Injuries that the
officers Of the guard will fight and
win on. Plum buildings are sent to
them for Christmas. The Injuries will
be washed down with champagne and
creme de menthe, and the necessities
with ordinary wine and spirits.-Lon.
don Nail.
Evening journal., 1900-01-04
LEFT A FORTUNE.
It Comes To a ProdieaI Turned Out In
to the World Many Years Ago.

~ 0QflNo ~ a 0AANcA AAAI~A W. 80
to the World Many Years Ago.
After more than twelve years Of
dire poverty Douglas Wilhelm is
walking from New York to his home
in eastern Tennessee to claim for
tune of 100000, which his father left
TO him Wilhelm started from New
York on Saturday morning, and in
tends to walk all the way to Memphis
He says that he has managed to live
twelve years in want without asking
charity and that he does not intend to
ask for it now.
He has enough money to pay for his
lodging and food on the trip, and does
not intend to ask for transportation.
Wilhelm was at the Twenty.fifth Dis
trict Police Station, and was there
seen by a reporter for the Times, to
whom he told his story.
His father, he said, owned a large
cotton plantation about forty miles
from Memphis, and he and his son
lived together until twelve years ago
when the son fell in love with the
plantation overseer's daughter. Sew
eral months later they ran away and
were married. The boys father
would not be reconciled to the mar
riage and turned the son out on the
world. He and his wife wandered
and he and his young wife wandered
from place to place, making a living
as best they could. They finally drift
ted to New York, where the wife died
Wilhelm made a living by selling pa
pers, and continued to struggle OF
alone until a few weeks ago, when he
saw in a Southern paper that his faith
er had died leaving him his entire for
| tune.
Wilhelm wrote to the administrator
= of the estate, but received no answer
and is now on his way to his home Il
claim the estate. He looks worn an,
haggard, but seems confident that III
will be able to make the trip.-Phila
delphia Times.
Evening journal., 1900-01-04
Dom PauI's Charm.

The Cape Town correspondent Of a
London paper says that of the sum Of
- shillings pence, which was the
total amount in the Boer treasury at
the time of the gold find on the rand,
President Kruger thoughtfully appro-
priated the only gold coin, with the
remark: "The last of the old coin
and the old luck" He has since worn
the coin as a charm upon his watch
chain, and is said to have regarded it
with a feeling of almost superstitious
generation. Some two months ago,
however, 1t became accidentally de-
tached, and all efforts to find II have
been in vain. The president has been
inconsolable for the loss, regarding II
as an omen of disaster.
Evening journal., 1900-01-04
TRAIN RosBERlEs.
Danger That Seems TO Increase and
Cannot Be Stopped.


More than twenty times a year rail
way trains in the United States are
held up and robbed The criminals
who follow this dangerous pursuit are
fearless, and it is said that there is
but one possible measure that will 80
to check their vicious careers.
Few travellers know that since the
year 1890 there have been 230 hold
ups in this country, with more than
eighty persons killed outright and
nearly as many wounded. The des-
peradoes usually work in gangs, and
are difficult to run down After COM
hitting robbery they terrorize the
country for miles about, and do not
hesitate at killing a man who may be
a witness against them. In conse-
their atrocities are seldom punished,
and the wretches who have slain wo-
men and stolen property live and -four
ish, waiting for fresh opportunity for
crime.
AS Il Is always express cars that
suffer from robbers Congress was not
long ago petitloned to grant Federal
protection to the express companies.
Mail cars are, it is alleged, rarely at
tackled by robbers, for the reason that
such robberies are crimes against the
United States, and are promptly
brought up in the Federal courts,
where the culprits receive severe sen.
fences and no mercy.
On the other hand the robbers who
attack express trains commit a crime
not against the nation, but against O
corporation. Their conviction, there
fore, has TO be looked after by the
state, and when a crime is committed
! so near the border of one state that
/ the criminals can escape by running
into the next, long legal complications
are likely TO ensue, which often END
In the robbers going free. At all ev
ents, unless something is done by Con
gress the present danger will continu,
TO threaten every train that runs
Exchange.