Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09
Love in a Tunnel; OF kissing in
the Dark

the Dark
Many amusing anecdotes ct ventrilo-
quists have been published, and many
more told, that have not bsen published.
But we think there are few yentriloquil
incidents that will eomp.Fe with one
we witnessed recently on the cars of the
Virginia Central Railroad. We have
read anecdotes of Nichels= Kenworthy,
Love, Sutten, harrington and Blitz,
but the following actual acfurrenee viii
bear favorable mention side iE|e
either. -.
Thecars feff Chariot tsgills, Va, fof
Staunton, at IL NJ, and entered the tun
mel which is very long and vory dark
about half past one p. n. We had hard
ly been shut out from daylight when a
noise was heard in the rear end of the
last car. The conductor and several
passengers who were standing on the
platform, entered the car with view to
discovering the cause ofthe disturbance.
But, owing to the extreme darkness,
nothing could be seen. While patient
ly waiting to hear the slightest move
ment which might explain the excite
ment, boisterous noise, resembling the
sound produced by fervent kissing, and
at the same moments female voice was
heard exclaiming. r..
"Get out you brute Let me alone
I'll call the conductor Keep your
hands off, sir This is shameful p
"Where is hep" cried the conductor,
in an angry tone, approaching the di-
rection from whence the sounds pro-
ceeded
.'Here!' says the lady, s'this end OF
the car, arrest him! He insulted me
shamefully. Here he is again Will
you let me alone? I think it a burning
shame that respectable lady should be
treated in this manner u
"Get in the ladies' car. thenR' shout
ed gruff voice. "You have no bust
ness here ~
''Shc has right here!'' replied tn
conductor, seizing the individual he sup
posed guilty of the misdemcanor.7
"Yon needn't grab MEL said husky
voiced old man: 81 didn't touch her;
haven't seen a woman in the carp'
The conductor seemed confused: and
retraced his steps to the forward end Of
the car. Again the voice was heard,
apparently in the very rear.
''Here he is again conductor! Go a
way fquit! let INC alone !'shis is shame
full! Keep your hands to yourself, sir!
I'll leave the car! You follow if you
darel''
This language was concluded by an
explosion resembling the conclusion OF
fro lips. All was now confusion
The sympathizing passengers were all
standing up, highly excited; but owing
to the darkness and the uncertainty that
existed from whence the sounds pro-
ceeded, nothing was done. A noise
like the rustling of silk was heard, the
rear door of the car opened, and then
closed with banging sound, which
made the extraordinary stiffness which
followed very fearful to contemplate
which fearfulness increased to horror
when the conductor announced that the
lady must have stepped off the plat
form, as there was no care attached.
The cars were stopped by the sigma
rope and a lantern procured, when the
passengers, headed by the conductor
CROPPED slowly and silently back through
the tunnel, expecting momentarily tc
discover the mutilated body of the un
fortunate female. But after searching
back to the mouth of the tunnel, moth
ing was found, and they sadly retracct
their steps.
Upon arriving at the train, passen
ger suggested that the cause of the ex'
citcment be arrested; and the cars wen
the party. searching every seat, unit
they came to person leaning forward
on the back Of seat in front of him
apparently asleep. The conducto
roughly shook the sleeper, when h
raised his head, and 10! and behold i
was Wyman, the ventriloquist
The party very reluctantly swallowed
the unmitigated ''sell." The cars start
ed, and sped on to their destination
having been detained an hour over time
! Tit for Tat.
"a few days SINCE" writes an attor
ney, "as [ was sitting with Brothe
o., in his Office, in Court Square,
client came in, and said
Squire D, W, the stabler
shaved me feartully, yesterday, and
want to come up with him. -
estate your case," says D..
Client-"I asked him how much h
would charge me for horse and WACO
to go to Dedham. He said one dolla
and half. took the team and whe
came back 1 paid him one dollar an
half, and he said he wanted anothe
dollar and half for coming back, an
made me pay it,
D. gave him some legal advic'
which the client Immediately acted VI
on as follows:
He went to the stabler and said
GLOW much will you charge me fc
, horse and wagon to go to Salem3'
Stabler replied-'fye dollars.
"Harness him up"
Client went to Salem, came back b
railroad, went to the stable saying
"Here is your money" paying hil
FIVE dollars.
: "Where is my horse and wagon ?"
: says v.
He is at Salem," says Client; g
only hired him to go to Salem"
D aA- Judgment is faculty which vel
] g. l., L