The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-12-09
Love in a Tunnel-Or Kissing In
the Dark.
By OUR NED.

Many amusing anecdotes Of yenLrilo
quists have been published, and many
more told that have not been published
But we think there are few ventriloouiar
incidents that will compare with one We
witnessed recently on the cars Of the Vir.
ginia Central Railroad. We have rrcaj
read anecdotes Of Nichols, Kenwtorthy
Love, Sutton, Harrington ard Blitz, bu
think the following act,.aL occurrence
will bear favorable mentionside by side
with either:
The cars left Charlottesville for Staunton
at I2 NJ, and entered the tunnel, which is
very long and very dark, about half past
one P. M. We had hardly been shut out
from daylight, when noise was heard il,
the rear end Of the last car. The con-
ductor and several passengers, who were
standing on the platform, entered the car
with view to discovering the cause Of
the disturbance. But owing to the cx-
treme darkness, nothing could be seen.-
While patiently waiting to hear the slight
est movement which might explain the
excitement, boisterous noise, resembling
the sound produced by feryent kissing,
and at the same moment female voice
was heard exclaiming:
"Get out, you brute! Let ME alone!
I'll call the conductor! Keep your hands
off, sir! This is Shameful!
"Where is he?" cried the conductor, in
an angry tone, approaching the direction
in which the sounds proceeded.
"Here" says the lady, "thi8 end of the
car; arrest him! lie insulted me shame
fully. Here he is again! Will you let
me alone? l think it burning shame
that respectable lady should be treated
in this mannerm
"Get in the ladies' car, then, shouted a
gruff voice. "You have no business
here"
"She has a right here" replied the
conductor, seizing the individual he sup
posed guilty Of the misdemeanor
"You needn't grab me!' said husky
voiced old men, 81 didn't touch her,
bayn't seen woman in the carl"
The conductor seemed confused, and |
retraced his steps to the forward end of
the car. Again the voice has heard, ap-
parently in the very rear.
"Here he is again, conductor Go
away! quit! let me alone! this is shame
full! keep your hands to yourself, sir! III
leave the car! You follow if you dare!"
This language was concluded by an
explosion resembling the conclusion of
too lips. All was now confusion. The
passengers were all stand
ing up, highly excited; but owing to the
darkness and the uncertainty that existed
from whence the sounds proceeded, moth
ng was done. A noise like the rusting
Of silk was heard, the rear door of the
,ar opened, and then closed with bang
ng sound, which made the extraordinary
stiffness which followed very fearful to
which fearfulness increased
o horror, when the conductor announced
hat the lady must have stepped off the
platform, as there was no car attached.
The cars were stopped by signal rope,
nd lantern procured, when the passen-
,ers, headed by the conductor, groped {
lowly and silently back through the tun-
lel, expecting momentarily to discover {
he mutilated body of the unfortunate fe- I
male. But after searching back to the {
mouth of the tunnel, nothing was found,
nd they sadly retraced their steps. i
Upon arriving at the train, passenger |
uggested that the cause of the excitement $
e arrested; and in the cars went the par /
Y, searching every seat, until they came {
} person, leaning forward on the back of f
seat in front Of him, apparently asleep. p
he conductor roughly shook the sleeper, f
'hen he raised his head, and 10! and be- D
old, it was Wyman, the ventriloquist :
The party very reluctantly swallowed
le unmitigated "sell." The cars started,
nd sped on to their destination, having
cen detained an hour over time.-N. Y. C
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