The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-31

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SPARED ct being able 10 lol3 on Il
then, Cor already ms cramped siusw
seemed @ bs sliiienug, aad uy ata
lade vas painial and uneasy an.
And y night there was ~ hope l4.
my danger would be observed. aad a
alarm rigeu, as ] was buried, hginles
and ,tespairiug, through tie darknc..
The wounds had received in th
bead eau ei mes dub acbias raif
and was weak with so of blood
bat my thoughts were coherent I'M
clear. ] knew tn risk wen. fl
fsll no8 / must ccrtuiuy lef behind
a muiilated co'pe, t0ra 20 fragment
sy the cruel wheels that whifrad an,
spun close by me. My only chane,
was 70 hold ca obi ] reached C., ii ml
sIfcasth lasted So bong. 0ncc or utie,
] cssayed a cry tor help, bug ms fee
bile solca was los, ia the noise OF Tia
train. Aud presently ! feli thankful
taat Il had not been heard, for, from
the window Of the carriage 60 the lctl
ot where J lay erouehln1, Nas protru.
aei iAe bead of 4 man. Who peered
oui into the darkncss and / shrdnk
still closer 10 lhe woodwork as / rec.
osnized 10 the .faiH MmplIh lie
white face, the red-brown beatd. Inc
tIgerish gria OF the Russian, my late
Irliow-traveller, he did not see me,
however, but resumed his place with
a weii-salislied air
On We went through tie sileat
country, with scream rush aud rou,
NOW diving into tunnels, now plow-
ing our way through deep banks, now
among the dnktrees and hedges. On
past the lighted stations, where the
signal WAS made that the road was
clear, and the policemen and porters,
and pa sengers waiting for some slow.
ar train that stopped there, were 10 be
seen watching Us as We flew past
But they never saw me as / clung,
With desperate grip and aching limbs,
10 the swiilly-harry ng mass oil wood
aud iron. Twice during that phant-
1m ride | heard the shrek Of the
steam whistle Of a coming train, and
vice | saw the red lamps and flame
u The advancing engine, glaring thro
he dark like the angry eyes and la-
Of some moustrous creature
'usIiug down upon its prey. And
hen. with clang and clash, and deaf.
ming roar. aud in'the midst Of a gust
II wind caused by its RAPID progress,
he ang array Of carriages went by me.
)h, on, as ii impelled by a demons
lrce, we few; and S i'll feeJler grew
ny arm, and ! frlt dg.air and fatigue
enumb my faculties, and was half
cmptcd to let 60 my hold and drop,
nd face The worst at once beneath the
.rindiug sway of tl.o inareile4s whcols. /
Should we ne.er be at G.? How
ing would that hideeus night contin-
& Was it possible That my tired /
luscles would much longer endure
he strain upon them +? And then
anne new thought. ! remembered |
iial in dear Carry's last letter she
ad made me halGplayf ful promise
sat she and my sister Clara and the +
est would come down TO the station
nd meet me there orthe arrival Of
q night train. The rhcallCetion I'LL T
4 my tortured heart with new an
uish, as | thought Of our mutual love
ihe wedding day so soon to come,
I'd o. poor Caroine's grief when she
loald be lcft,widowed Of the etroth-
/ bridegroom Of her choice. And
zen the mental pain was con iuered
y physical weakness and Distress and
" dulled brain preserved nothing
VI vague terror list ! should fall
fan beneath those ri,iiess iron
heels SO close to ne. Aud then / +
'emed to fall again Iinto waking
team, through which the lights Of c.
alton cleaned very brilliantly.
Real lights real croad though
10 figure seemed to wayer dinly be-
re my dazzled eyes. The train had
'me to dead stop. We were real
at G. saw a commotion among
lose en- the platform. / heard a shout
surprise and men came running and H
ted me from where lay, and c.,r-
ed me between them into tie STA
Oh, the centre OF number Of eager
ces and cries Of pity, amazement and
arm. Among those f,ces was that
Caroline Leihbdlge, AMI q she
w me, pale, bloody, AID apparently
,ad, and helrd ne called dead by tac
sedless tongues around her, ! tried
speak q | sew her tctter ana sink
hitting in my sisters arms. And
81 swooued again, audwEen med
d care md resi- brought back my
nses ! rad ia tie plying looks of
ost a.ouud me that some fresh griei I
4 in Store ior me. itwas even So
My Carroll c was dangerously III Of I
Jfan isver, aud hough her lie was
yed, her reason, poor stricken thing.
Is never restored. AS for myself.
long illness followed, and Ie.t me 4
oxen in health and spirits, and with a
ir that tie horror Of that bideous
yht bad sprinkled vita premature q
~. Our two happy young lives {
re blighted by one stroke. As for h
Russian and his aceompliee, al i
.e to ihem aud tie stolen jewels was n
& Yet, soon % late, | cannot doubt /,
at JUSTICE sill claim her own. u
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