The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

ConstubbIe Dewberry Our ion
Hearted Arm Of the sw. Robbed
by Robber Right in Front
of His Door-It Was all
Joke

Down 70 the P. o. the other night Seth
Dewberry, our Hon hearted town con-
stable. was entertaining a assembly OF
our most respeckted citizens by telling
about some Of the bair-breadth excapes
from death he has had since he has been
constable Of Bingville and also other
deeds OF daring Seth said he had been
| in a good many tight places where he
stood and stared death out OF counte-
nance on several occasions, but IN look
/ ing back on his peTilous career he could
say with his hand on his heart that he
never iinched from duty. Seth said that
some folks couldn't look into the dark
/ depths Of a revolver barrel in the hands
I OF somebody else without feeling ner-
/ vous. but as for him # never affected
/ him that way being as he ruther en-
/ joyed it.
Lem Brown. our expert carpenter who
/ was present in the store spoke up and
asked Seth what ne would do supposing
some fend IN human form would meet
/ him some dark night when he wasn't
+ expecting Il and hold a revolver TO his
/ head and ask him for his lie or his
( money Seth he Jest LATED and said that
/ In a case like that he would carelessly
/ kick the revolver outen the robbers
Q lclluS anu ETdD MN anu IMP MN I'D dilA
/ throw him down and handcuff him and
/ then lead him 10 the town hall lookup,
after which he would perceed TO his home
and retire for the night saying nothing
about his deed Of bravery until the next
morning
/ Lem then said he must be going home
so he bid everybody good night and left
the store Seth he talked on for quite
a spell until Hen Weathersby. prop OF
the store, said It was time to close up.
so he went around and walked up sew
eral and everybody departed for home
Just as Seth was a going TO enter the
yard OF his residence a dark form
I stepped out from behind a hydranga
bush and sticking the muzzle of what
looked like a revolver into his face,
Missed. Hands up,-your money er your
Ife."
Nacherly Seth was G good cal sur
prised. Always q courteous officer and
willing TO oblige he held his hands UP
AZ high as possible and when the robbeT
said Hold your hands UP higher. dad
bust you. er I'll blow your brains OUT
Seth he stood on his toes and reached
as high into the air as he could reach.
Then while Seth was holding up his
hands the robber went through his pocl5-
but didn't find no change. Seth ex-
plained that he had went and left his
money in his other pants and plead to
flor goodness sakes spare his worthless
life being as he was harmless and
couldn't help being constable being as
he rad been elected 20 the office against
his win, besides he was a married man
and had wife TO support and II the
robber would let him of this time with
out shooting him through the head cl
elsewhere he would try to reciprocate ir
the future by being kinder to criminals
than what he had been IN the past. Al
this time the robber held the pistol al
Seth's head and listened very polite
telling him 10 hold up his hands higher
every little while and saying that tht
revolver had hair trigger and was la
bic to go OF any second. Setih's arm:
ached him awful, but he kept reachine
lords high heaven and pleading TO b,
released.
Bye and bye the robber asked him +
he could dance Seth said he hadn'
Z danced since he was a young man. TheI
| the robber invited him out into the stree
: and told him to dance, CT ne would shoo'
of his feet one by one. Seth he compiled
at once, dancing around until he made
the DUST talrly ny, Alter re nhd oahcoS
} until he was most outen breath. the rob
, Der told Seth he wanted him TO holler 10
/ help, or he would shoot him IN the neck
) SO Seth he raised his voice and hollere,
for help as loud as he could holler. Win
( deFs went Up oil along the street. ant
: brave men Jumped into their pants ant
5 rushed cut TO the assistance OF whoeve
; had holleered for help and when the.
ltad arrives they found Seth gfandIDi