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4 STAGE COACHINCIDENT.


as Western roads are not particularly good;
When / entered the coach there were only three
passengers inside, therefore anticipated quite a
comfortable ride, But l was doomed TO disap-
pointmeut, as one person after another dropped
IN, till the coach was quite full. We rode Ou Tor
/ some time without interruption, until We were
startled by loud voice. crying -" Driver,
Dnver!7
All eyes were directed towards a small cottage
! by the roadside. out Of which an immensely tat
| old lady, weighing not less than two hundred and
fifty pounds and loaded with carpet bags, bundles
and bandboxes seen frantcally rushing {, e
wards the coach, screaming to the driver all the
while.
comfortably crowded, and all looked at one an
other in CONSERVATION. The old lady reached the
coach, putting with her eNertions.
Lordy, Inassy - exclaimed she, as standing
! upon the upper step, she gazed on the crowd
within, where in the world am l goin' to set,
! driver"
Oh, you'll ride well enough, mA'm-plenty Of
1 r00m-take that scat in the corner
" In that corner-why, there isn't room enough
! there for one Of my bundles"
Don't trouble yourself about your buudl 6,
ma'am, said the driver. "Ill take care OF them.
| Let me take your bandoox."
"Ob, mo- 1 wouldn't have that out Of my
| sight for anything. Ny best bunnit is IN II, aud
It would be sure % Io.! ,f into the mud, and get
! all iammcd md dirty
|
| growing impatient at tie long delay, closed the
! door aul leaped upon his box. As the horses
| spraug forward, the old lady was preeipItatea,
| bundles and all into the lap Of a very nervous
| gentleman who sat just behind her
" think, madam said be, in d voice which
s01udcl as if be was near sul0catuc, "that III
sit outside with the driver, ii You Will permit me
| to rise"
O., Tor, no, said the old lady, who fading her
scat very comfortable commenced dispo.ins Of
her bundles around her, " set very we'll now
won't trouble you TO move ! sat 10 ils corner
much amused, while the old lady proceeded
Hsint got fur o. 60, and l tAt ustt "a have
all my ta.-acc where l could lay my hands on
them ever since Lizzy Ann-thats my dar.er-
lost her hanibox, cIuse she was TOO proud 90 take
10 into the stage with her but Ll--y Ann d9-
take after me-not "A bit.
As She said this she looked around to zeta large
carpet bag, which thus far had hung on her ann.
Seeing no room for it on the bottom Of the clacl,
she suddenly turned towards me, saying,
" Here, young woman, let this lay in your LAP,
can't ye - 'rsin't very heavy.
Seeing It held towards me, l involuntaIily held
out my hand TO receive 1t. Not heavy, indeed
Why my hand fell at once when she looscnei
her h IA Of the bag However, 1 managed, by
using both hands, to get 1t into my lap For two
years afterwards / was afflicted with lamcness,
which have always thought was causei by hold
Ing the old laiy's carpet bag so long. And this
wasn't all, as the sequel will show.
We rode on, not very comfortable, being @,
crowded, for several miles; the old lady was very
communicative, informing Us who she was, where
she lived, and how she happened to get married.
She told US she was going 10 visit Lizy Ann, who
married a city chap, and boarded al tArvern iu
L., about twelve miles distant.
Does she expect you asked a gentleman Who
sat on the same seat, and who, as we'll as myself
was very much amused at the old lady,s talk.
Well, I reckon she don't. You sec cAlLcTia-
I nrsl f'rsT
old O travel, and fshed known l was coming
she sent word for me not 10 come on any ac-
count But lOr ! ain but siXty-nine years old,
and can do as much work as anybody in town
She sat in silence for moment, perhaps think
ing of her own accomplishments, ami then sudden
lv turning 20 she said;
"a oung woman. can you milk
The reader will readily understand that having
been brought up in city l could not have seen
many cows much less understood the art ci milk
ing. ] accordingly answered IN dignlIei man
ner in the negative.
Cant pilkp exclaimed the OIL lady, astouisLel,
syybv. Sally Jane could beat her father milking
before she was ten years old shes my oldest day
ter, sally Jane is, and smart gal, too. She take.
after her mother and a complacent smile rested
on the old ladys countenance. Then turning o.
me again. she said, 4 reckon you're about sally
James ace-and you're about her size, to0.-lIow
old nav YOU be-if l may be bold enough 20
asE2'
can't say liked the idea Of being compared
-o he daughter Of such a woman, even in size and
age. therefore | answered rather petulantly
4 was twenty-four years old last June
sOnly twenty -four exclaimed the u.d lady,
.uhv. sally Jane is past thirty. and N sure she
looks Younger than you do. But then some peo-
rle does show their age more than others.
1 was too indignant To reily 70 this. AID, 90
hide nv feelings, pretended 70 move the carpet
bag (Which still lay in my lap) in order 70 take
INV handkerchief from my pocket As ul-luek
would have IT,, the bag dropped from my grasp
Immediately On the nervous gentlemans foot lie
-n-aaz forward, eXc!aimln--'Oh my c.rns, my
carus % and pitching the old LADY, ban.b5X and
al. AGAINST the gentleman at my side lie was
lust on the point ot locking out Of the window
ahcn the accident happened, and reached rw7ri
lust Ia SC a=0a for the old ladys baudooN 20 strike
his head. The bio came SO suddenly, and with
such force. that his Lat was knocked into my Jap,
and his head forced into the bandbox, which was
Of thin pasteb ard thereby damaging the old ll-
days sunday bonnet, which 1t contained Ai.cr
much confusion, order was at length restored,
though the old lady insisted that knocked the
bag down a purpose
She WAS still talking about her '5unnit beins
spoiled, hen the stage stopped, and the driver n
formed her that sho had reached her place oi dts
tuation. How much are you going to charge for
my ride asked she, fumbling IN her pocket ior
her purse,
Seventy five ceuts,' said the driver.
]
price, seein that had 10 set in this man lap all
the way.
! 'That's the regular price, and can't say any
less besides added he, noticing her size, II you
! sat in his lap all the tme, he bad tho worst o-
! the bargain, not you.
! purse was missing She at length declared that
+! an the passengers must be searched. Though
/ for my part, she said, pointing 10 me, 4 sus-
pect that young woman IN the corner has taken
What exclaimed I, Indignantly, 'da sou ace
euse me Of stealing
well. said she, perhaps may b wrong, Lut
1 doubt it. You don't look very honest al any
| rate
To satisfy her, we emptied our pockets, but tho
missing purse coald not be found.
What kind of puTso was it asked the dr'y-
why. it was a green silk ono that Lizy Aun
made for me. and only yesterday l marked tho
fret two letters of my name on 1T. l., Tor I'll
dy Trott.'
After a protracted search, the purse wa found
at the feet of the old lady, where It had dropped,
and was relieved from the disagrseable suspi-
eion Of being thief But the only notice the
old lady took of it was TO say, when she got cut
Lucky for you, young woman, that you cidu t
take il. 1t might have carried you 10 the state
Prison
The remainder Of the ride passed without any
incident worth mentioning, aud got out at my
place Of destination with not the N Il pleasant
remembrances of Tidy Trott
MANUFACTURE OF BONE She LLs.-ScyeIal
firms in this city arc at present engaged IN
the manufacture of shells for the government,
and are turning out daily large quantities.
After shell has been finished, many are
puzzled to determine, there being but sin
gle hole in the little hollow bail, bow the
core is taken out. Tho core Is composed OF
-four and saud, and after being properly
moulded and finished is placed in an oven 1pd
baked like a loaf Of bread until II becomes
hard. The hot metal, when it is poured into
the mould, burns the -four cut and the sand
crumbles SO as to be easily taken ouJ.--Ph-
laieiphid Press.
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LESION BLocEADISG FLELT Tho EmIly s.
Pierre, fine ship ot a thousand tons, from
Calcutta, with 2000 bales of gunny bags OF
hoard was capfurel by tie J4wc- AAgal