Year: 1869

In evident surprise.


For at least two good reasons, was the
reply, emphasized with couple of derrin-
gers cooked and presented.


Help shouted the robber


Stopp the Quaker again exclaimed,
and if one of thy sinful companions ad-
vances step to thy relief, the spirit Nill
surely move me to blow thy brains out


The robber at the opposite window, and
the one at the leaders heads, thought it a
good time to leave.


Now get in, FRIEND said the Quaker
still covering his man, and take the mid
die seat; but first deliver up thy pistol


The other hesitated


Thee had better not fdelay. feel the
spirit beginning to move my right fore
finger.


The robber did as he was directed, and
the Quaker took his place by his side, Civ
the newcomer the middle of the seat.


The driver, who was frightened half out
of his wits, now set forward in a rapid rate
The lively gentleman soon recovered his
vlvacity. He was especially facetious on
ehO QudhoI pIOWeSS.


9 You are rum Quaker, you are. Why
you don't quake worth cent


{ am not Shaking Quaker if that S
what thee means


Of the Hickory or rather of the Old
Hickory stripe, l should say returned
the lively man but the Quaker relapsing
into his monosyllables, the conversation
tagged


Time sped sooner than we expected
the coach stopped where we were TO have
supper and change of horses We had
deferred redistribution of our effects till
we should reach this place, as the dim
light of the coach lamp would have rem
dered the process somewhat difficult be-
fore


1t was now necessary, however, that it
should be attended to at once, as our luvial
companion had previously announced his
intention OF leaving us at this point He
proposed posponement until after supper,
which he offered to go and order.


Nay urged the Quaker, with an ap-
proach to abruptness, and laying his hand
upon the others arm business before
pleasure and for business there is no time
like the present


will thee be good enough to search the
prisoner ? he said to me, still keeping his
hand in friendly way, on the passengers s
arm.


| did so, but not one of the stolen articles
could be found


'He must have gotten rid of them in the
COACH the gay old gentleman suggested
and Immediately offered to 90 and search


Stop" tLundered the Quaker tightening
his grasp


The man turned pale and struggled to
release his arm. In an instant one of the
derringers were leveled at his heart


Stir hand or foot and you are dead
man.


The Quaker must have been awfully
excited, so completely to forget both the
language and the principles of his persua-
sion.


Placing the other pistol in my hands,
with directions to fire upon the first of the
two men that made suspicious movement,
he went to work on Lothario, from whose
pockets in less time than it takes to tell it,
he produced every item of the missing
property, to the utter amazement of the two
ladies, who had begun in no measured
terms to demonstrate against the shameful
treatment the gentleman was receiving.


The Quaker, | need scarcely add, was
no Quaker, at all but a shrewd detective
who had been set on the track of band
of desperadoes, of which our middle aged
friend-who didn't look so near middle
aged when his wig was off-was the chief
The robbery had been adroitly planned
The leader of the gang had taken passage
in the coach, and after learning, as he
our defenceless condition., had
given the signal to throwing out the scrap
of paper already mentioned After the
unexpected capture of the first robber, it
was attempted to save the booty be secret
ly passing it to the accomplice, still believed
to be unsuspected, who counted on being
able to make off with it at the next stop
ping place.


The result was that both, for season,
did the State some service.