The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-08-26

winner h these dauhi.al races. but then L
wss a different !Mng 70 ne. sad | heliev,
| WAS never wanting IN any service which
my pSfty ASKED Of ne, from the tine O.
TIE election Of the good old General Ilar.
rlson who Is trust. in better place thar
the W hito House now"
Amen % said the rad al tied man, SOL,
emoig
When ! smlera,od to 0iio. ,ro ysal'
sinee." continued Lariaae. g. csra1 my
enthusiasm with TIE. md hecsno pretty
well known IN .hs sac.i1n cf ccu-t-y ahaai
tie village OF W. who're I settled
You must remember e least al cf veu
who read the newspapers tha. our lasl
gubernaloriai election WA Az uuums.lY
exciting one. belonged 20 one Of Vie
State genera, committees. ard. rs the re,
turns on election day came iu hg express
We began 70 grow fairly Wild. We lad
beforehand made MI The necessary arrange.
meuts to have the earliest authentic news
OF the result posted OF TO the New forl;
papers, and ] had sqreed that certain
budget Of returns which we expected 10
receive during the evening, should be sen,
/ into the town of F., some thirty miles
+ distant, by the railway, rs soon az L arii.
/ we'd. and had chartered an engine, which
was to be in readiness at eleven o'clock
/ that night
We'll tie budget came promptly at the
/ time, and the news was quito US favorable
as we desired, and much more 50 thah we
l expected suppose It aas thls fact that
so suddenly determined me to carry the
4 intelligence on myself At any rate, has.
thy resolved to 20 on the locomotive. and.
seizng the returns, | rsn down to the de-
pot, where tie engine was fred mp and
whisiling its readiness for start II was
/ but the work Of moment to persuade the
engineer to take ne with him. for the ere,
! man who WAS to accompany him was no
where to be found. and the engineer had
resolved to fuu over the track alone.
! volunteered at once to assist him rs well
as conld. and Immediately mounted the
erpine.
1t was q dslh and wild. though a warm
night, and ovorv thing gave indication Of
au approaching storm. ieaIui.Y black
clouds aere rolling up iu tie sky. aud.
Vhai wa1 sngnlsf a. this season Of the
wear. tho hsaming was flashing WILDLY,
and H., ,i,nisr was n,nl,orinr as efsraly
IA in u summer shower. Bui the e., sta.
mett ii sreress l,nisbed every sensa,',a
at (.nr Gsm mv ni.4. We both knew
thsi we he'd sire f4it oi vat, aud. t1 Tor
s. human FORESIGHT rnd irronnitv could
prstectn.. there ,e. no derrer of running
nd nnv rate OF speed q, ubirh stem, could
dli.a'us. Cafpfil men had iafirq the dav
beeg sent forward 10 soc that each switch
u.,s ip it. pl.cs: lie nirht tain from Il.
ya.. 40 await f,- ,,nr arrival. iia ros3 was
rrsssnHbl, snaielt; and oxcep, lbe ordi
nary dangers from DETECTIVE rsila or axie,
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font 81 thc cnaineef WAS hgtnire d'nlV
and threatening to cxpire With M austh
cma upan the Negligent fireman. Ne leaped
down 10 examus 10 Tho lamp had vet
b.en 6.isd For Gods sake shfieked l.