The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-11-10
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anead, beyond which was station, AZ whic h
} the cars usually pass each other. The
conductor was late, SO late that the period
during which the down train was 10 wal
had nearly elapsed, bui he hoped yet 10 pass
The curve safely. Suddenly a locomotive
dashed In sight right ahead. In an instant
there was collision. A shrek, o shock,
and fifty souls were in eternity. And ali
because an engineer had been behind time.
A great battle was being fought. Column
after column had been precipitated, for eight
mortal hours, on the enemy posted on the
ridge o. hill. The summer sun was sinking
- the wes', reinforcemenls for the obstinate
defender We're already 10 sigh aid i was
necessary 70 carry ,h- position with one f.
charge or al you'd br sori a powerful
cctoS hhu been summoned from across the
vniry, and i !, came np il sesson al
srulr ue right. The coDqnsror, colldcnt
,in = arIival. formed his reserve into all al
lacking column, and led ,aem down tb~
hiii The whole world knows tue result.
Groushy iaI.sd to make his appearance.
The imperial guard was driven back. Wa
'eroo was lost. Napoleon died prisoner
1t 81. Helena, because cne OF his mafslsls
was behind time.
A leading firm il commercial circles had
long struggled against bankruptcy. As il
had enornons astets iD California. ii expec
ted remlttsnces by a certain day, snd il the
sum promised arrived, ils credit, its honor,
and IL future prosperity would he preserved
But week after week elapsed without bring
ing any cod. Al last came the fatal day
on which the lrm had bills maturing 10
enormcne I'm 'unis. The steamer was tele-
graphed al day ybreak, bu, found, on inquiry
that che brought no funds, and the house
iaiIed. The n,xt arrival brought nearly
hall a million To the inrolyent-, but it aas
too lule--they were ruined because Their
sgent, Ia remiiiing, had been behind time
nisfnned msn was being led out for
execution. he had taken hunsn life, but
u,atr circumstances of the gr.alesi provo
-alior. and futhr sympathy Was active ia
10 t,nalr Thousands had signed petitions
icr reprieve, and a favorable ,ns~s- hnd
been xpecteo the nigh before and tu1ush
VI, Isd not come, even the shefh .s.t conf
dent that IL would arrive in season. Thus
'he morning psssea without the appearance
u he messenger. The last moment vac
up TIE prisoner TOOK his place On The
drop. tho cap Was drawn over his eyes, the
nu, was drawn, and liieiess body swung
r,y,ising 10 the wind. JGst AZ that inStsni
horseuan came into sigh. gallopng down
lhill, his sieed covered with foam. he car
ried in bis right hand packet, which he
waved partially 10 he crowd. lie was the
Express rider with the repreve. But he
came to- late. A comparatively innocent
min hsa dled an ignomiu Gus death, because
4 watch hsd been FIVE minu'ss too slow \.
making ia bes-er ariivr behind time.
II 10 continually 20 ia lie. the bcst laid
plans, the most important Attire, tine for
tunes Of individuals. the veal Of nations.
nonor, happiness, lie s,self are daily sacri-
feed because somebody is 'oehind time"
There are men who always isil 10 whatever
they undertake, simply because they sre
.behind linc.r There are others who put
Of re formation, year after ycsr. tiii death
seizes them, aud they perish uniepentant,
because they are forever "oehind time
The allies lost nearly syesr a. Sesasso-
lpol, because they delay Cd . suPerhuous dsy
after The battle OF ANA, md came up too
81, Tor coup De NAN, jls; t~enty.fou'
huf soehInd time" Eve minutes In . cfisir
as worth years. Il v but lit,le period, yet !,
A4s often saved fortune, % redeemed :
Wen pie. Ii there ,s one sutue that should bs
cultivated more than another, by MIN who
would Succeed ii lite, IL i puncIualitv; Il
Ilhes4 Is one error that should be avo ide5. il
IL being behind time.
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! ~ A man from the country. whose wife
had elopei aud carried "a the feather bed
Vas recently ia Louisville in search ol
them. "No, iha, he cared snytLing about
his wife; but the feathers" said he, "thvn.'.
-wo-th fortv-eigbf ceots n nound