Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-27

apparition had sprung; but, in his agitation
he had neglected to mark with sufficient care
the precise spot. Now, no open window nor
any other trace of the event could be discoy
cred.
The three policemen having arrived at the
end OF their wits, went back TO the station for
extension.
There they found Capt Morrill, listening to
a strange and startling story, the incidents Of
which can here be more coherently recapitu-
lated than they were on that occasion by the
halt-distracted sufferer.
On the morning of Saturday, February the
It'll, this young man, whose name was Richard
Lorrimer, and who was clerk IN a New York
mercantile hDuse, started from that city in the
early train for Boston, whittier he had been
dispatched to arrange some business matters
that needed the presence of Il representative
of the firm. 1t Glanced to be his first journey
of any extent; but the day was cherries and
gloomy, and the novelty of travel, which
would otherwise have been attractive, was not
especially agreeable. After exhausting the
enllvening resources of a package of morning
papers, which at that time oyeif1owed with
records OF every variety of crime, from the
daily murder to the hourly garrote, he dozed.
AT Springfield he dined. Here, also, he forti
fed himself against returning ennui with
supply OF the days journals from Boston.
Singuiarly enough, five minutes after resuur
ing his place, he was once more peacefully
slumbering The pause at Worcester scarcely
reused him; but near birmingham sharp
shrek from the locomotive and the rapid
working of the brakes, banished his dreams,
and put an end TO his drowsy humor for the
rema nder of the journey. 1t was soon made
known that The engine was suffering from in.
ternal disarrangement, and that delay of an
hour or more might be expected. The red
flag was dispatched to the rear the lamps were
lighted and the passengers composed them
selves, each as patiently and as comfortably as
he could.
Loirimer felt no inclination for further re-
pose. He was much disturbed at the prospect
of long detention, having received directions
to execute a part Of his commission that eve
ming. Comforting himself with the profound
reflection that the fault was not his, he turned
YEARLY to his newspaper files.
A middle aged man, with keen nose, and
e swapping eye, asked permission to share the
benefit OF his treasure OF journalism. AS the
middle aged man glanced over the New York
dailies, he vcntured an anathema upon the
denominations OF Gotham
The patriotic pride of genuine New Yorker
never deserts him Lorriner discovered that
the maligner of his city was Bostonan and
a stormy debate ensued.
AS between cat and dog, so is the hostility
which divides the residents OF these two towns
So the conversation became at once spirited,
and eventually spiteful.
Boston pointed with sarcastic finger to- the
close columns heavily laden with iuiqniious
recitals, the result of reporters experience
of one day in the metropolis.
New York, with icy imperturba6lity, re-
hearsed from memory the recent revelations
of matrimonial and clerical delinquencies
which had given the City of Notions an un
pleasant notoriey.
Boston burst out in eloquent denunciation
of the Bowery assassin's knife.
New York was placidly pleased TO revert to
tale of bloodshed i'll the abiding place of
Massachusetts authority, the state prison.
Boston tell back upon the gorrote, -"the
meanest and most diabolical invention of Five
Point villainy,-a thing unknown, sir, and
never to be known with US. while our police
system lasts p
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