The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-06-21

! illclE Tue sim man Teulal1lcu silent allt
shivering, bro)ding over some dark Sc
crct, known only to himself and friend
When the stout man found that all hi
efforts were unaTailing, he turned away
with a muttered cxccration, and troubled
himself no more in the matter, but went
on smoking his chcroot, and watching all
my movements attentively, as though he
feored might play hun false.
lie asked me the name of each station
that we passed, and its distance from
/ Mellingshall and he became temporar-
/ lily excited once or twice, when the red
light (the signal to stop was exhibited at
some stations; at which times | had to
slacken speed, and whistle till the green
light took lis place, when we again put
on all steam, and tore on our way. The
Geld glitter of pistol-barrcl would meet
my eye at such times, and Il muttered
caution would fall on my ear, TO beware
that did not attempt any treachery.-
But the dangerous point once passed, the
pistol would disappear for Il while, and
the stout man would 90 on smoking more
lnriou,ly than ever, as if TO make up for
lost time. He took out his watch once
or twice. and when he held 1t TO the
lamp TO see the hour, | had FOR the mo-
mcnt a clear view of his face.
lie was by no means Unlocking, and
seemed to be about iorty years old. lie
wore thick black moustache, but the
rest of his face was closely shaven; he
had dark p;arcinr eyes that sceo,ed to
lock throu6h Won. and. for the rest was
in mannars and onnoorrnce ,s n,ncb a
gentleman ~ nr-tnntbs nf ,hoso u.ho
usnrp that honorable t;tlo
kent the f,rnoce or the Froe,, wor
suunlird with fnoI and sho won, aI,ro ~
a Gallant pace. fo, was determined To
end tLis .trango ionrnov a. 500, os r,s-
,ible. Past one mile-nost after ano,Lcr
stnnlinp ,vh;tclv ont ,r,;n.t ,bo d.,l
cmbanLments with ever and anon =
station. bir ar LITTLE rushipg m,dlv nm ,o
ms staring -. us blo,kIv GHr , s;,HIe soc-
ond. and cnllinu to us with q thnus,rd
iron tonoucs TO ston. =. if receded swift-
" away into darkest snaco updor br;d,os
innumcrable. each Of them a snan Of
blackness that vanished in an instant
then into the creat tunnel vr,nnod and
lost in its breath Of steam and smoke
awakening its thousand ecboc. thot h,ve
little time for slccn. and 50 ont aro;n
INTO the fresh cool nirbt. avav-.nast
silent tnrmstcad and slecpinr v;ll3oe onI
great furnaces tnat ndie tntlr hearts out
TO- the unheedlng stars onward we went
III burkleigh station was reached, and
sixty miles OF Journey had been achieved
gathered from the stout mans ooSer-
Va'ioha mat lie was wen acquainted with
lHi. part OF the country, ana that our
Ilght IN the dark was now almost ended ;
lndeed' the f"cPy, soou n'le engine
thong she was could not nave held out
much longer without further supply OF
water
Ian way between burkleigh and The
next S'a'ion' said the stout man, Us the
pont where WISH 10 STOP GU VIII
make your arrangements accordinglyi and
yo" VIII iurtner understand that when
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nun our e''a''io o'' '''' ''i,''i' i','T o'i
10 % ','I I's' c I'u'ns ~" 1V,iio 10, s"'u no
I'u' 'JlI 'Ji '''J 49, 80 ''o.U o"' 'oSu.'
mile fnrtbcron we cam, IN = small branch.
line looding IN a coll;erv some distance
away lire fine slim man got down and
LoIJ tbo no;nts onon hv NV d;rect;on
wLIe I ram tho Er,c IN oii. tbe main line
ond bronGh, hor to q Stand Th;s dono |
lct off the steam and raked soma of tho
fro nm, of ,ho rroto wbiIo tLo otbors
Stood hv wotchirS me- ,mnat;ontlv Whon
.,ll yos dono ,hot ,y.s noress,rv tho stou.
r,an tool, mo hv tho sborldors and cd.
drosso1 mo ;n,nross;yorv
l'ooN ,'ere' my young i''enu, s"'o
ue' you nave a''e,' seisi"F to'h'shl III
NOT u''Pu''h9 my oruerS, ooh',nue 10 uo
is zen you, anu no ''''!h sii"ii oe'"''
you uu' a''e,''p' 10 ueceNe me-, or 10
take l. renfn leave, ana YOU VIII nave