\ BOLD THIEF.
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\ few years back. Carroll county. Georgia,
WAS infested with gang of thieves, so numerous
at one time, II Is SAID, as to elect of their
ircnds member of The notorious '.Pony- Club"
10 a scat in the House Of Representatives of that
State. These villains carried on their operations
through an extensive region Of country, slipping
and successfully bearing OFT every thing that they
couIi lay their hands upon; especially did they
deprive many n poor Cherokee Of his ponY lcuy.
ing bim to"toot it, or got along tho best way pos
sib'c. That they were a bold and ingenious set
Of scounircIs, may well be conceived from the
following icai, which was porirrr""J hr "h p"il-
now Re Oh fellow was "knOcking about one day,
from place to place with several of his sons.
and other friends. making observations FOR work
at uigIt, wIcn he saw some Of his COuntrymen,
not les vialnous than himself, drive oil short
distance and shoot down remarkable tine beet
that belonged 10 a ncghbor. Thinking the beef
too choice TO escape hn he determined to have
it, hide and all. SO watching their cncampment,
soon as night came, he sent his sons and one or
two others, TO steal the oeef with orders TO bring
the hide aud all to him. They went TO the camp.
stole all the flesh, ana bore It back IN triumph to
their father, telling him at the same time, howeV-
er, that it impossible TO get The hide, as the
persons having il III possession were Sleeping up
on it. At this, old Pbiipot cursed them for their
cowardice and stupidity, and swearing that he
could stear it, mounted stolen pony, and put otf
after it alone lie rode stealihIly up to tho camp.
fire, and found the men usocp upon the hide sure
enough, with plenty Of deadly weapons by their
sides. The case looked desperate, and the old
rocue was about to return without it, when OBJ
serving the tail sticking out a short distance to
one side, new idea struck him. lie dismounted,
took one end of rope that was tied around his
ponvs neck, and made j, fast to the tail Of the
hide. He then bounced on the back of the pony,
laid spurs to his sides raised a loud whoop. and
bore off tho hide TO his companions. leaving his
foiled adycrsaries "aiI in a hoap.'-CherOkee Id
rOcaie.