American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-14
gESTRlLoensM IN TIE CARS.

& HssnNI cd fal.r .gre Conductor.
FENTRiL0eUlSM IN TIE CARS. 1
Many amusing anecdotes of ventri.
loquists have been published, andm
told that have not been published
But we think there are few vcntriloau.
ial incidents that will compare with
one we witnessed recently on the cars
OF the Virginia Central Railroad.
The cars left Charlottesville, Va,
Tor Staunton at II A. NJ, and entered
the tunnel, which is very long and very
dark, about l /! o'clock, p. NJ. We
had hardly been shut out from daylight,
when 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 discover the cause
OF the disturbance. But, owing to the
extreme darkness, nothing could be
seen. While patiently waiting to hear
the slightest movement which might
explain the excitement, boisterous
noise. resembling the sound produced
by fervent kissing, and at tl.e same
moment a Female voice was heard OK.
claiming :.
"Gct out you brute Lctme alone
III call the conductors! Keep yodr
hands of sir This is shameful -
"Where is he p cried the conductor
in an angry tone, approaching the
direction from whence the sounds pro-
cecded.
"Here" says the lady, "this end of
the car, arrest him lie insnlted mo
shamefully. Here he is again ! Will
you let me alone? / think it a burn
ing shame that a respectable lady
should be treated in this manner!'
"Get in the ladies car then - shout
ed a gruffvoice. you have no business
here !"
"Shc has right here !' replied the
conductor, seizing the individual he
supposed guilty of thc misdemeanor.
"You needn't grab mc!" said
husky.voiced old man 81 didn't touch
her; haven't seen woman in the carl"
The conductor secmcd confused, and
rctraced his steps to the forward end
of the car. Again the voice was ap-
parently heard in the very rear.
'Hcre he is again, conductor! Go
away! quit let me alone this is
shameful ! Keep your hands to your
self sir! III leave the car! You follow
if you dare
This language was concluded by an
explosion resembling the concussion of
two lips. All was confusion. The
sympathizing passengers we're all stand
ing 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 herustling Of silk was heard, tho
rear door Of the car opened, and then
closed with banging sound, which
made the extraordinary stiffness which
followed very fearful to contemplate,
which fearfulDess increased to horror
when the conductor announced that tho
lady must have stepped off the plat.
form, rs there was no car attached.
The cars were stopped by the signal
rope, when the passengers, headed by
the conductor, gropod slowly back
through the tunnel, expecting to dis.
cover the mutilatod body. But after
searching nothing was found and they
retraced their steps.
Upon arriving at the train, pas.
senger suggested that the cause of cx.
element be arrested and in the cars
went the party, searching every seat
until they came to a person leaning for.
ward on tho back Of seat in front Of
him apparently asleep. The conductor
roughly shook the sleeper, when he
raised his head, and 10 and behold it
was Wyman, the ventriloqust
Sale Of Eepress Goods. The Day.
ton JoWnat tells the following good
story of u ''scll," such as does not
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