Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-28


hair, inoliRing towards auburR, blue eyes,
and a clear red and white complication
Her expression was one Of habltual sweet
ness and good humor, while q continual
hRlf.smile played about her rosy mouth.
She was plump, good ustured and oOzy--
and altogether most lOveable aud deli
eiOus woman. al
This pair, with their bright looking chill.
dTsn, occupied two seats near the stove, and
we're in constant pleasant coHverse, save
When an 0ccssi0nsl anxious and impatient
shadow fitted across the face Of the hus-
band and father. On the rack over their
heads TepOsed small travelling bag, which
the dsy before had been Oiled with lunch
con FOR the children. Upon the bottom was
painted in small white letters the name,
aSamson Newell" -
During the night the passengers had
been quiet and uncOmplaining. Wood
taken from the tenders Of the two lOOowo-
iives in small quantities, and, when The
engineers stopped The supplies in that
quarter, rails torn from neighboring fences
and broken up for freWood, kept them
warm; but after the day had daWned, when
the little treasures Of luncheon we're ex-
AhuEAolI auu al nNkUA ~ AGSA A1g AeAA
pangs Of hunger, thugs assumed q more
serious aspect. Children in sll the cars
we're crying for their breakfasts, aud even
the older passengers began to feel cross
and jsded.
One pleasant fellow, with sn apparently
ins1hsustible flask of whisky In his pocket
and good humoT ooEing from every pore Of
his jolly oOuutenancs, passed from car to
car, retailing q hundred jokes to every
fresh batch Of listeners. But presently the
passengers began to tire OF his Wittioisms,
and one after another t'poOhed" and
"pshaWsd" ct him as he approached. Then
with infinite good nature and philosophy
he retired to one Of the saloons and peace
fully fell asleep.
Almost equally amusing WAS Eizened,
bent and thin old man, dFaped from head
30 foot in coarse buitsrnut oOlored homs
spun, snd called sold WoOllan" BY the
funny fellow, who walked from car 10 car
bswailing his hard lot
"Tve left the old woman to home" he
Whinsd, i'With all the things on her hands,
an more n ffty Of our folks comm to eat
dinnsF with us to-day; an I've got s u0ts
Of hundred an tfty dollsFs to psy-to-
morpE's the last day of graee-an' I've
bee |sizty-6Ye miles to get the money to
pay 1t. Now look hsrel" suddenly and
sharply to the Funny Man, "Whst do goa.
think O thdt?' a-
"Old WoOllen," said the Funny Man,
with q tFemulous voice and tears in his
eyes, ats hard easel
$50 I isf That's fast Call an sss
us when you come round our WayP
and the old gsntlsmsn, greatly moilI1ed
by the sympathy Of his. new friend, moved
on 10 hnd fresh suditors for his tale OF
wee.
Presently the inpatiently- pulled out
watches showed ten o'clock, and still il
showed. Then TumOr ran through the
train that there we're couple Of barrels Of
chickens, ready dressed for market, in the
express car, and general rush in that di
rection followed. One Of the first TO hear
Of il, and one Of the first to bs On the spot,
sStsnd back Eentlsmen - bs -s.s,l d. a.
foremost Of tho thrOng that poured eagerly
into the Csr-''stsnd back moment This
poultry Is in charge Of the express mes
senEsT, and We have no right 10 take Il
without his license"
AZ he spoke he placed himself beside
ihs messenger. There was dsteTmtns-
tion in his eye and manner that held ths
crowd back for short time
.Ths chickens ara mine, tbs messenger
said; u bought them On speoulstioDi thsy
will spoil before can get anywhere with
them,snd they are nov too lsts for Thanks
giving. You may have them for what l
gave"
~ will give iTs dollsIs towards paying
for them" and Samson Newell drew out
his pocket book.
"Hers's q dollar !" '1iil give q halfl'
"Count me in for two dollsrsT cried the
crowd, fsyoFably struck with the notion Of
paying fer their pFOysndeT.
But one hulking fellow, with q large
mock diamond in his shirt front, and olum
sy rings on his coarse and dirty fingers,
stepped forward and said thst he was q
4 hungry man, that he had Lost money by the
- company already, waiting day and
night in that blamed snow bank, and that
/ he ves going 10 have 0hicken-0T two
I chickens, if he wanted them-Rnd be was
decidedly Of the opinion that there WAS no
! express messenger on the train who would
see the color of his money in the transse-
ton.
Samson Newell Was evidently man Of
few words in 8 case of emergency. He
paused for only sn instant to assure him
self that the man was in earnest, then he
slid open one Of the side doors Of the eK'
press car, and stretched forth hand whose
clutch was like the closing Of claw Of
steel. He seized the bejeWellsd stranger
by the coat collar, shook him for an instant
and dropped him--dropped him into soft
snow drift whose top was level with the
car floor. Whether the unfortunate worked
subterranean passage to one Of the pas
senger cars and there buried himself in the
priTse Of saloon is not known; he GER
tainly was not seen again until relief cams
, TO the imprisoned train.
The slow hand Of Time, moving NOR
! slowly for them than they remembered i
10 have ever moved before, crept on Il
three o'clock, sud still there was 10 pres
psot Of relief and nc Incident Of note ssVt
, the arrival through The snow Of do7sl
men sent by the conductor. They bT0ugh
. word that help vas approaching from tn
! nearest station where sufficiently power
{ ful locomotive could be obtained, and Tia
/ they would probably be started on thei
; way during the next forenoon. These mes
ssngers also brought small supply Of pro
! visions and a number Of packs Of caFdi
8 With the latter Of which many Of the pas
b sengers we're soon busy. They now II
signed themselves to another night in Ii
III drift.
4 But st half sitter thrss occurred an il
aident that restored hope Of more speed
g deliTsFsnee to few Of ths SaptiTes.
Q Through the low pine lands TO the rigl
L ran Tosd which Wss very thorough
} protected from drifting onoF b ths oIel
q hanging tTees and along this Tosd thsi
, BoW appeared two pair Of oxen. In froi
e Of the oxen were Eve men sTmed Wit
wooden sBoE. sh5vsls, With which the
1t bsst down and scattered the snow B
l. hind sll Ess small, square box on Tul
; nsrs. 1t Was very small and eontsinl
> only one bosTd seat Three persons cou
IT sit end three stand init no more.
,e f. TTooa. 4he enraareucs of this squad