His plan was nothing more than to dress in citizen's clothes, enter the
cellar after night and carry away some, if not all, of the kegs of
apple jack.
Captain Bones, who enjoyed a frolic, thought the plan an excellent one.
But he begged to allow the first lieutenant to become a party to the
frolic. This was just as Terrence wished, for he had intended to suggest
the first lieutenant himself. It was agreed that on Saturday night next,
the three, dressed in citizen's clothes, were to go to the home of the
farmer, enter his cellar and secure enough apple jack and hard cider to
alleviate the thirst of Captain Bones, during his stay in the
neighborhood.
Farmer Condit, the day before the intended burglary, received a very
mysterious letter in a very mysterious manner. It read as follows:
"Farmer Condit: Saturday night your house is to be robbed. I am one of a
band of robbers who are to rob you. I was forced to join them or be
killed, and will have to go with them that night. Have a few constables
ready to seize them. They will not fight; but let the man in tall,
peaked, brown hat, white trousers and gray coat escape, for that is me.
If you could let me escape and seize the others, you would set at
liberty a poor fellow creature, who warns you at the risk of his life.
Your friend.
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