Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-10
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SEVENTYMILESA HOUR.

L had spent n night in sthgo, day in
the saddle, a night in sleoping-car, half a
day doing business, half day in bed, and
was alter supper enjoying a cigar and a
newspaper in the reading room of the r.
house, in F., Indiana. The newspaper
was uninteresting, or else was rather sleepy
and gucssit was little Oi both SO that
soon neglected it TO watch tho fantastic
curling of the smoke from my finc-havored
principe. | didn't feel much like talking,
and lGlt still less like reading; but 1 did feel
us if would like exceedingly well to hear
good story .',n i.'.. -lurl ub
L had barely come to this conclusion, and
commenced Wishing for some one of my ac-
quaintancos to amuse me until the time was
up for the trsin which was to take me to
G-7--, when | recognized, in tkeperson who
sat next to me, a iellowttluvelerih the sleep
ing ear Of the night before. 7aAUi i3i-ilr
Hewasayeryagrceablcilooking lie WAS a little man,
with. u clear gray eye, light hair. sandy
whiskers, and smiling mouth. Indeed, he
had SO much the appearance ,of tile man
that would like to hear tell story, that
thought dame fortune had smiled upon me,
when he recognized me with genial ,H
How, ye do, strnngrrYi fairu- 30
returned his salut i;ion, and asked him
some commonplace question about how he
had enjoyed the ride We took together. ..
He said something in reply about the run
ming being too fast Tor the poor track and
from this the conversation ran upon fast tr,,v-
cling in general, for some time. AT last l
remarked that sixty miles an hour was the
most speedy travelling that | had ever done
Whcrcupon my friend informed me, with u
pleasant but knowing smile, that he had
travelled considerably faster than that, and,
in fact, faster than he had ever heard Of be.
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Of course I was anxious to know where,
the modest assurance that be feared his tale
would not be interesting, my friend relieved
my anxiety by relating the following story !:
| II am a railroad engineer. In 81, dur
ing the great panic, was running on the
+. and c. r. II. The railroad companies
were growing tender in all directions.- =
Every day we heard of new failures; and
quite often in a quarter where we least OK
pected it. Our road was looked upon as one ol
the most substantial III the nation 4 nobody
seemed to have any great fear that it would
fail to survive the general smashrup. . But
yet i did not fully share in the general conf
dence. Wages were out down |; arreafage,
collected ! and a great many other little mat
| ters seemed to indicate to. me that the road
I had got into rather deeper water than wa,
4 agreeable all round AAmQngi other things
the master mechanic had, told me in thu
spring, that the company had ordered fou
| first quality Taunton engines for the fall pas
sepger business. The road was put in til,
very best condition. aud other preparation
were made,to cut down the tima, and pu
the trains through quicker than was eve
, known before, when the new engines shoul,
come. We'll, there was but one Of the ney
n engines came. .inmo1g. ,Ai $50 ~
II said there wasbgt <ppe engine came
and she was, in my opinion, altogether tn,
: besteyef turned out at, the Taunton works
Aud this is as much as. could be said il
praise of any engine She was put in m
s charge immediately, with the understand
ing that she was mine. '' @ =" tl' ~, 'Nl l
. F'Itwas Saturday when she came out D
9 the shop, and was to take a special tfai
: up to Y -. The train was to carry u
the President and several of the other off
GERS Of the road, to meet some officers .
another road, which crossed ours there, an,
: arrange some important business with them
l9had no trouble at all making forty mile
Ian hour going out. The engine handle
herself most beautifully, We were just hold
I ing ap at Y-.nL, when Aldrich, the treal
ufBr, who had come out on the platform I
put the brake on, slipped aud fell. AS W
were yet under good headway,, he was yer
much injured aad sEs xas carried to the hot
IsiAecorling to the Presidents directions
Iswitehed off my train, turned my engin,
and stood ready4o start back to q L at
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