The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-12

.,'f ir''u, 'h- Er,I,h,v drst. ,ui .u,l,,N
ortu. ~ >"rA ,u.t,r go sleep. u >".s. but
NOT 10 find T. me. >lrrp ~ railway car-
rag" lsnrNt - impossible. FIRST thr lamp
.l,r"> IN NV ewes. AVID when ! ,rv to cover
them with my hat the ,,rii run CRATES over
my nose, and scrubs me 10 desperation then
tn" clo'hcovcrcd SIDES of the carriage are
rou"h 10 my face my legs are crampcd. and
my feet. ia opposition Ia the rest o. INV body.
20 fo sleep, and are troubled with pins and
needles; and 50, after much tossing. and
tumtilny, and changing from side to side. |
SIT bolt upryht. gazing at the lamp. and
thinking over Ellen and the object OF my
Journey. until WE arrived at our first haIting
place Be,chIey. Here We lose the olrate
and the stockbroker the flashing lamps OF
the latter> doyrart being seen outside the
station yard. The old lady gets ont too. un
der the impression that We are at Crewe, and
Is onty induced 10 return alter much assur
anre. and. in fact. bodily force on the porter.
She, !. the farmer and the bundle. are left
together again. and the train proceeds. And
now, worn-out and utterly wrarIcd, fall H.
sleep in good earnest and sleep 80 soundv
'''fs' Wv tiot itu>t 'iIi Il llot
rrvrrbera'eS in NV ears, and starting up, |
find The lI1htS of Crewc station flashing in
my eyes. the farmer and old lady gone, and
a porter holding up my carpet bag aud talk
iag through The carriage window. "A old
laiv As has iu>t left this carriage" saws he.
have tuke carpct-hag in mistake for her
own. she thinks. Does anv GENT own this
here, directed to Bottoms. Tamworth ~
~ these words. the bundle rou>cd picked
itself up. and showed itself to be a youn.
man with BEARDED face. and a remark ABLY
bright eve. He seemed about TO speak bnt
!. halt-a>leep. reclaimed my properly, hand
rl out the old laIy'> luggage. and A. th..
whistle announced our departure, sank back
,-an in >iumbrr
had slept, suppose, for about three
minutes. w',rn was aroused hv a choking
>utl 'catIny sens atom in NV throat and open
iu- my eyes, saw the bearded conntenanc,
OF the stranger within An inch o: INV tarc
his eyes Il ,>hiny his no>triS diala,cd. and
his whole tranr Gnivrrlny with emotion ;,
that his hand. althonrh twisted tightly in my
nrckrlo'h. trrmh'rI ,lolrnrlv Snrpri>r tor
4 second numhrI NV rnrruIrS. but ! Sonr.
r"r"iIrc'"d The rrr'ficti trachinI nt NV Old
instructor. III" Worcestershire Nphhlcr. and
finding could tree myself hv no other means.
d"af him blow with nv left hand whlci.
sent him staggering to 'hr other end of the
carriage. He recovered himself in an in
>ttnt. and rushed AZ me analn ; but this TIM,
| WAS on nv guard and aS he advanced
seized his hands hv the wrists. a.d hcinu
much the more powcr'u! m,n, forced him IN
To , seat, and kept hIm there. never for an
instant relaxing my grip. Let me- 20 v. he
h>>rd between his teeth, speaking IN a tor
rign accent. ''l.rt me 20 Scoundrei COW
ard ,-rclra>c m"
ilai any third person been present the,
could not have failed to be amn,-d at rh.
matter of fact tone of my remarks in contrast
TO the hI1h flown speech OF rhr stranger.
What the deuce do vou mean. sir bv at
tacklnw an 'noiirn>ive mtn IN this wav -
sad ]. =" what's YOUR motive? You don't
look like th,t.'
"\n.' he screamed, "tis YOU who are the
'hict, you who would steal from me all that !
cherish in the world ~
"Why. never set ewes on YOU before" |
tNtidilIlt'I. UfltlUv INV Ii'ltTtu anu nOt Icf
ny quite certain whether was awake or "a
sleep.
no, bnt have heard of you," he replied.
heard of you too often. ITEMS did no'
YOU n>t acknowledge YOU were gong to Bol
ton,
"Wcll. what if | am: | asked "You
shall never reach your Destinations" and with
a sudden twist he shook NV hand from hi>
neck, slrany AT my face and struck me wltl,
such force 'hat / ic!l on my back on the floor
OF the carriage. In falling dragged INV al
vrr>arv with mr. but he was number than
aud succeeded in planting his knee in my
throat while he pinned my hands To my >i'l,>
Seeing M AT h,> mercy he gave 4 cry Of trl
umph, then >t"oYIng over me scanned N,
face with >urh a wI.l and soaring Glance ih.,
glimmrrmg of the truth for the first TIM,
flushed across mc-thr man was mad
turned fam; SEX AZ the idea. and closed IN,
eyes. "Ah ht y, >hrcked the lunarir, "vo,
pale. YOU trenblc You. an Engli>hman
change color like girl Ion shall br vc
another color before leay" vou, your cheek.
shalt be- blue, vOur ewes red EntenIS tu mi>
cradle :" And AS he spoke he knelt will
such force ON NV throu that felt nv eve,
were starting from their sockets: I>'ruUglet
con> >ui>ivcIv. but the more | writncd tn,
more tightly did he press me with his knee
until at length the anguish grew insupporta
blc and tainted.
How LONG remained insen>ible, | know
not: it can have been but for "A few minutes
however and when ! came. to mvseIt foun,
The fresh night air blowing over nv face,
saw :he door of the carriage open. and fel
the mailman endeavOring to drag me to tn
aperture with ,he evident intention of throw
inc me out upon the line.
And now felt that the crisis was at hand
} and tha, it was but a question of time wheth
er | could hold out until arrived at the sta
ton. or Whether | should tie murdered b,
tn. luna,ic. We were both vounr r,en. an,
though. perhaps, was naturally the NOR
powerful, yet his position gave him great al
! ,antaHrs. as | was still extended Oh nv back
while he was stopping over me. and whll
nv limbs We're cr,nped he had tree play to
) all his energies. On seeing me recOverln,
from the swoon. he uttered a short, sharp cry
and. bending lower twincd his hands in m
} rravat Now was my opportunity; his bac
was towards the door. his face so close +
mine, that could feel his breath upon m
cheek. Gathering all my remaining strengt
! together, ! seized hun by the ancles. and lit
orally hurled him over INV head on to hi
face lie fell heavily, striking his head a
} Csin>t the opposite door, and lay stunned am
bleeding. In a second | was on my fee
ready 10 grapple him, but As | rose the en-
CINE shrlrkrd our approaching advent to tn
| station. and almost before ] could raise NJ
. fallen foe we ran into Tamworth The frs
person | saw on the platform was Ellen