Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-08
AN ADVENTURE IN A RAILROAD CAR.
RIAGE,

After l bad taken my seat one morning at Pad.
dingion. IN an empty carnage, was joined just
as the train was moving of, by u strange looking
young man, with remarkable long flowing hair.
lie was, of course n little hurried. but he seemed
besides to be disturbed. aud wild, so that | was
quite alarmed for fear Of his not being right in his
mind, nor did his subsequent conduct at all re.
assure NE. Our train was IN express, aud ne in.
quired eagerly, at once, which was the firs: station
wherea, we were advertised to stop. / consulted
my Bradshaw, and furnished him tho desired in.
formation. IL was l%teeding. The young man
looked NJ his watch. "Ma1am," sai& he, Il have
but half an hour between me-, and it may be ruin.
Excuse, therefore, my nbruptness. You have, |
perceive II pair of scissors in your work bag.
Oblige me, if you please, by cutting of my hair"
-"Sir." said |, lit is impossible ~
Madame" he urged, and n lnok Of severe de.
termination crossed his features. II nm . des-
perate man. Beware how you refuse what ask,
Cut my hair off-short, close to the ronts--immG.
diately, and there is q newspaper to hold the am
brosial curls." | thought he was mad Of course;
and believing it would be dangerous to thwart him,
| Gu: off NIL his hair, to the last lock. Now, mad
am" said he unlocking n small portmanteau,
you will further obligc me by looking out the
window, MS am about to change my clothes !.
OF corse | looked out ct the window for u very
considerable time, aud when he observed, Mad
am, need no longer put you to any incoEvcni'
encc," ! did not recognize the young man in the
least. Instead of his former costume. he was attired
in black, and wore n grey wig and silver spectacles:
he lnoked like o respectable divins of the church OF
England, of about sixty four years of age to com
9 plete that character, he had a volume of sc mon'
in his hand which-they appeared so to absorb hin
, might have been his own. II do not wish TO threat
u en- you. young lady" he resumed, ''aud | think
J best les | can trust your kind face. Will you prom
" Use me not to reveal this metamorphosis until you
journeys endP" Il will" said / "most certainly
At Reading the guard, and a person in plair
clothes looked into our carriage. you have tn
ticket. mylove," said The young man, btincly, an
looking at NE rs though he were my father.
Never mind. sir we don't want them" sal
e the official, as he withdrew his CON rnninns. =
he shall now leave you. Madam" observed my f.
NJ low traveller, as soon as the coast was clear %
r, your kind and courageous conduct you have save
nv life, and perhaps even your own" III anothe
minute he was gone, and the train was in mo,i"r
Not till the next morning did learn from tn
Times newspaper that the gentleman on whom
had operated az hair cutter had committed a henv
fnrgery to an enormous amount in London n fe
hours before | met him, and that he had bee
tracked into an express train from paddingtOi
but that-althrugh the telee raph had been put
motion. and described him accurately-at ieadin
when the train was searched he was nowhere to
found. Household Words.