The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-25
~ Prom Chamber Edinburgh Journal,
MARY KIN GSFOR RD
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Io~Ards the close OF 1886 was hurnedly
dispatched to Liverpool for the purpose OF Sc
curing the Person OF one Charles James Mar
shall, collecting clerk, who, u was suddenly
discovered, had abaeopded with considera-
bic sum OF money belonging To his employers
was too late---Chorlcs James Marshall hay-
ing sailed in one of the American lines the
day bcfore my arrival in the northern com
InerriL capital. This fact well ascoriained,
ioimcdiately sGt out on my return 10 London
Winter had come upon us unusually early
the weather was bitterly cold and piercing
wind caused the snow, which had been falling
heavily for several hours, 10 gyrate in fierce,
binding eddies, and hcapod il up here and
there into large and dangerous drits. The
obstruction offered by the rapidly -oongcaling
snow greatly delayed our progress between
Liverpool and birmingham; and nt few
miles only distant from the latter city, the
leading engine ran of the line. Fortunate
,ly, the rate at which we were travelling was
avery slow one, and no accident of moment
occurred Having no luggage 10 care for,
] walked on To birmingham, where found
the parliamentary train just on the point Of
starting, and with some hesitation, ON account
of4he severity Of the weather, took my seat
IN ono Of the then much exposed and uncdm'
Portable carriages We travelled steadily
and safely though slowly along, aud reached
Rugby Station in the afternoon, where we
were TO remain the guard told as, TIL a fast
down-train had passed All ofus hurried as
quickly as we could to the large room at this
station, where blazing fires and other appli-
Nfiers soon thawed the hatfsFfozeh Bodies, AMI
loosened ihe tongues Of the numerous and
motley passengers After recovering The use
OF my benumbed limbs and faculties, had
leisure TO look around and survey the miscel-
lhncous assembiage about me.
Two persona had travelled in the same
compartment with me from Birmingham,
whose exterior, as disclosed by the dim light
of the railway carriage. created some surprise
that such finely attired, fashionable gentlemen
shoald stoop 90 Journey by the plebean penny
mile train. could now observe them in
clearer light, and surprise at their apparent
oondesccnsion vanished at once. To an eye
less experienced than mine in the Ariifces
and expedients familiar to certain class of
rswells," they might perhaps have passed
muster forFwhat they assumed to be, especial
ly amidst the varied crowd of a ,'periamenta-
ry,' but their copper Gnery could not for
moment impose upon me. The wateh-chains
were, as saw, mosaic the watches, 80 fire.
qucutly displayed, gilt; eve glasses the same;
the coats, fur colared and cufTed, were i'll
fitting and second hand ditto of the varnish-
cd boots and renovated velvet waitscoats ;
,Elsile the luxuriant moustacbes and whiskers
and flowing wigs, were Enthusiastically more
- piecsS droecdsion- assumed and diversified
at pleasure. They were both apparently
about Gfiy yenrs Of age one of them perhaps
one or two years less than that. watched
them narrowly, the more SO from their max
ing themselves so ostentatiously attentive to
b young woman girl rather she secmed-of
remarieably graceful figure, but whose face /
had not yet obtained glimpse Of They
shade loisterons way for her to the fire, and
= were proi9se, and noisy in their offers of re-
H =.