Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-10-17

"NO'm.' he Sulkily admitted. He ap-
peared dissatisfied with the situation.
'Thats good. If you had children
you couldn't be with them much of the
time. and if you got arrested they
would feel bad about it. | don't want
to ask too many questions. but as we
are here alone I'd like to ask how you
happened to become IL robbcr."
Look here. woman, | want what
money you have in the house. | didn't
come here to gossip
"Of course you didn't" she pleasant
ly replied. Il know enough about rob-
bers to know that they are always in a
hurry, but | thought you might take
time to answer Il few questions just
the same. You must remember that l
never had chance to talk to a robber
before"
"Well, then, | couldn't make money
at anything else, and so l turDed rob-
ber'
ooh, l see. Well, I'm paying my
hired man SIG month and board, but
he complains that it Is not enough He
may turn robber any day. If he does I
don't believe lie will make any great
success at it, as he Is too slow. The
only time he ever huStles Is when he Is
washing up for dinner. l have been
wondering if you wouldn't advise me
about Il certain matter"
madam, do you understand why I
am hcre?'
"YeS, to rob me-"
lay hands on. | can't sit here gabbing
like an old woman
"But there's lots of time" she pro-
tested. You'll be clear to Spooners-
vile before any one knows I've been
robbed. What l wanted to ask you
about is this: I've been widow for
six years. I've had three offers to
marry again. The last one is from
Deacon Warner and I've been consider
ing it. He's pretty good man. guess,
but he's got ways about him and three
children to boot. He wants everybody
in the house to go to bed at 8 o'clock
and get up ut :. He wants fried pork
every morning for breakfast and fried
mush every night for supper. He buys
the cheapest kind of mOlaSScS. and he
says that paper window curtains ought
to last ten years. Don't you think
most any wife would squabble with
him about these thinGs?"
~ guess they would" replied the rob-
be, as something like grin crossed
his face
''And his three children-thcy'd make
it warm for me. The oldest is a girl
of sixteen, and I've heard she's ready
to throw tin pans ut my head as soon
as step into the house. You can never
be a stepmother. but you can imagine
what the situation might Pe. What
would you do about getting married
again if you We're me: Some advise
me one way and some another, and |
don't know exactly what to do"
Il think you'd he fool to do it. and
now | want to get through here and
get away. You don't seem to remember
that I'm here to rob the house.
Yes: remember you said somcthin.
about it," carclcSsly observed tho wild
ow, but | wish you had little more
time to spare. Is it necessary that you
be at some certain place ut Il certain
minute: | wanted to talk with you
minute about my hired girl. Her name
Is Sarah Jackson. Shes Il good girl. but
romantic"
"IIang ii, woman. I'm here to rob-
exclaimed the robber as he rose up.
''Wcll. you can tell me about Sarah
first. cant you? And the hired man
where are YOU gOinG?"
I'm going to leave"
"But you haven't robbed the house
yet, and | wanted to ask you about
And out he walked and left the wild
Ow wondering if that was tie way Of
all robbers or if he hadn't met with