Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-11-15
ADVENTURE IN A RAIL.
WAY CARRIAGE.

A reverend gentleman, living at Gloucester,
has communicated the following extraordinary |
narrative to the correspondent OF a Bristol |
pepper;
Travelling from London 10 Gloucester on |
Thursday by the express train, which lell Pad
dington at lido, scene took place which shows /
the importance Of establishing some means OF |
communication between the passengers and the |
guard. had a second elass ticket, aud anxious |
TO avoid the Inconvenience Of changing AT Swim |
don, took seat 10 the through carriage to
Gloucester. My feNoW.l travellers were two ladies,
who were going think, into SOuih Wales. and
| had just settled snugly in corner, and pre-
pared for q few hours' quiet reading, when my
attention was attracted by the entrance OF a man
in a sailor's dress, whose bloOdshOt eyes and
savage mien told Of drunkenness. ! was on the
point Of seeking tho guard, when the fellow sud
denly left tho carriage, and. the guard coming
Up ut the moment requested that he would
not allow him 10 return but TO my surprise,
| almost at the instant Of starting, the fellow buret
into the carriage, followed by the guard, who
warned him that il he did not behave properly
he would be left on the road
Now this was not pleasant prospect We
were to run to Swindon without stepping and
were to be all this time cagei with drunken
tullian But there was no help for It. 10 the
course Of some ten or twelve minutes the fellow
yehemently proclaimed himself "a Southern
privateer, and an enemy to the---English"
Rising from his seat, he staggered over the feet
Of the ladies, and confronting me. demanding
what bad to say, threatening 10 'smash my
ky-lights" if | did not tell him my opinion, mad
ilOurshing his huge fist in my face by way of
warning. queted him for few moments by
getting him to tell us something Of his carly
life. He said he was m Engshman, had run
away from home when boy, had gone to South
America, and that when the war broke out he
had taken service in a Southern privAteer. His
tale was mixed up with such oaths and blasphe-
mics that was glad to Withdraw my attention,
whereupon, TO my dismay, he produced a bottle
Of strong drink OF some kind and ewoTe he would
0treat the company" He put il to his mouth
by way Of showing US how to do il, and took q
pull so hearty and so long that he swallowed one
d half Of the contents. Declaring in words not to
i be repeated that the man oT woman who did not
G drink should 'cntch it," ho presented the bot
tie to each of tho ladies'. Having spent about
Il ten minutes coaxing and threatening them, h,
10 turned 10 me. expected was Sin for it," hui
n upon my refusal he only expressed contempt fOl
s the cold Jinnes, and took tLo remainder him
:, self at one guph. This over, he prepared fli
II smoking, and seeing il alarmed US, he amused
y himself for come time in throwing about half
s. burnt matches lie had learned the "free AND
i easy" habits of American society, and spat will
n an accuracy Of aim that was undeniahle, Tor b,
IL made my face the target en- two or three oeca
sr sions When he had satisfied himself upon this
head he grew heavy, and stretching out his Leg
70 ns to take up side of the carriage, he fell
lie as we delightedly supposed, into a sleep | set
le tied dUwa to read, and had heen perhaps tel
,r minutes so employed, when | was startled by
shrek and a spring from one Of the ladies', nn'
At on looking up saw, TO my terror, that the lel
40 low had suddenly opened the window, and la,
K, far succeeded in getting out that but for th
., presence of mind and courage of the lady, VIII
I'll had seized him by the hair, he would have beer
= under the wheels in another moment. BY untin
I'd our efforts we were able To drag him in, but 70
I'd full quarter of an hour he fought and tore lik
to a savage, leaping at the window, aud we res
pd training him, till at last he was compelled
s lesist through sheer exhaustion. What q situa
IN tOn to be in He then adopted line OF retaa
is tion which was so grossly indecent and oura
Vn geous that dare not describe. The poor ladle
at (whose conduct exceeded all praise) hudde
Ii together into q corner whio l stood in fror
guarding them with n stout umbrella comics
er II at this monent the Heoundrel had attempte
ig to get out Of the window again think | shoul
r. have allowed him his own way. PrOvdeniiall,
he the engine driver found it nee, ssary to stop
il Vantage road, nnd succeeded in obtaining al
ed and had him removed.