THE MAID AND THE HIGHWAYMAN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1764, 11 February 1888, Page 3

THE MAID AND THE HIGHWAYMAN

It was » giddy, (iu.dioi; girl from Nhw Tirk- with an ampll ode r.f baas; And » soarcsnt-ss of vooabalary, which showed a ooe her romantic tenrteno es. She wa • ravelling la a atagß.oo»ch m one of th< aparse'y settled regl ns of -he country 'Ob}' sbe sad to h r tnuhe', 'I do wonder whether we are going to make thi* *hol« trip wltbont even tbe sign of an adventore Wonld'nt it horrid ? Hnir mother lnformsd her that sh didu't have muob comm >n s< ns , out tbi' girl didn't leeoa to mud it. m the leant In tbe courso of the rm" h nr, ho fever •he o-iaoh stopped suddenly and th m»zsla of a pistol wa* shoved through th> door, 4 iSorry to trouble you ladies,' said »h man whts-' hand followed the pistol, * bn. if yoj'v- got any valibles, them's whit w* *a ; .u, an' we're a ilitle pr^sped tor time.' ' OH, mstnma, a<^ last we have found a , r*-al h'^hw»ymAn,' said t : c irl, with ■• d» I pbted little nhrjek ' V ureae a raa 1 live nibbed, A*«»n'i y> v I 1 ' ' VVe 1 I reekoo tttaA what I'ni oa'let?.- --[ ' And you tell people to hold up <hti hands, and aav "y<ur m n«-y »ryour life" to them, d -n't y o ? 'I htiv done so, tut s. Bj I ain't got uo time tgr talk. 11 buy t«r »sk — ' * How lovbly. Just ooue right m and si< hetfl beside m«*' * Te see, miss, I'm here on business, an' 111I 1 1 trouble you — ' 1 N», you woa't trouble us at all. Jos* oeme In ; we won't hurt you. I jiv do *t on robbers. ' Tne highway man had dropped hi* pistol, and was beginniug to look apprehensive.

'Do yon have to go away and rob ■owdbody else V she inquired UHlrely, ' I hope you will not ran *w»y, because I am just beginning t<> get acquainted wttb yon. I Uwajn laid I would bng the first rtal robber I——'

Bjt the stage door slammed shot and the highwayman had fl d. — Marohant Traveller.