The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-01-19

and pounds since we lett London
Removing his hat, he vigorously
mopped Ills face spd head with his
handkerchief. I'm all in a vaper
bath at this minutes He. was ra.
ther tat mun, wellsdressed, hav'
ing the look Of q gentleman far
mer. 5U te9ss hr
4 think you mentioned a lady,
sir | hypo#i'icat Inquired j..
lsss, MssR'iiS; / iiSpssa ssIiaEs EiHsa =
10 her Let me get my breath,
and I'll tell you, he parted, fan
ming himself with the handkerchief:
eve d lett town about ten minutes,
and l saw she was watching me
very queerly; there were only our
eelves in the carriage, you under
stand; well, to make friends with
her, l just offered her my newspa'
per. You may believe me or not,
IIut she deliberately came OIL, like
this, ami struck at me with loadi
ed lite.preserver! Then she said
something did not catch, and
pulled out bowie knife. lt's true,
sir, as true Us ] sit peTe. | believe
she's mad woman from the back
woods of America, lie added, look
ing into the bottom of his hat be'
fore replacing it.
WAS that all?' I ventured to
ask, glad that things were lot
worse, i thought you alluded to
q stick?
That ali, young man! By Joye,
Iir it had been YOU, | fancy you'd
have thought il was enough. All?'
he repeated in q llalried manner
i had to sit in the corner as it my
lie WAS not my own, with maniac
glaring at me-
Yes, but the stick"
The stick? Why, | happened
to Jet it drop on the carriage,bot
tom Just as We got into the las
station. Whereabouts are we, fol
| don't know and he gazed help
lessly out of the window. Hun
tingdon, is it? 1t slipped out o
, nay fingers, the stick did, and | wa
l STOPPING to pick it ap--yards AVA
, from her-when she screamed cut
! Let it be! and drew pistol, sir; 1
revolver with eight or ten barrels
It's true, upon my honor! | though
l the train was stopping, but IL
! have jumped out OF it il we'd becl
$ on u viaduet, for I'm sure she
raving.'
There have been 80 many cases
lately OF ladiel assaulted in railway
carriages, that perhaps she Il wa
simply intending to say that per
haps my aunt was not an ESCAPED
: lunatic, but had armed herself un'
der that mistaken fear, but | Wa:
stopped.
Good heavens! Is that the wa,
-, you look at it?' exclaimed my com
panion, rising horrorrstrickon from
his scat. 4 assure you | neve
J toucl ed the lady; | never wa
! within a yard of her, till had It
brush past. You don't believe il
: I see! Pm q married man, ant
= have five children at home. Is i
: likely-is it reasonable? My bank
crs will tell you l am respectable
y sir. | never put 4 finger on her
and nobody would do, tor shes a
= ugly as SIN My soul! 70 thinl
of such q charge as this! She
J seventy years Of age, sir. Is i
. !ikelyr
Il she is not fifty yet, sir | STAN
mcrcd ont.
Il But l didn't touch her. II
= swear it! Interfere with womal
= armed in tina: way; is it reasonabl
u to think iii? he again pleaded
. But he quickly went Oh, 'wht
y knows what lies she'll tell tn
u guard? And my names OIL th
Il stick in full, it's presentation
stick. Oh dear! he groaned, tum
!, bling back on the seat.
), 4 suppose, from what the guar
u said, nell ask the lady; hut don
I thiuk you need he afraid l re
u marked soothingly.
, After this row in the papers
the magistrates would commit
,, saint; and there are lots of folk
Il who'd beieve it against new4bor
babe. Let me get out! | may a
well be killed as disgraced. VIVA
would my wife say? | should neS
, er have another h ur's peace. Lc
! me 20. l have { bit OF luggag,
l. but anybt dy may have thAt-yo
!; may. But swear | never touche
:! her; and if it's the last word say
: | vow it's true. 1853"
lie had become 80 excited, ths
II l won't say he would not have lei
. the carriage instanter, if I'wonl
I; have allowed him. / was oblige
, TO confess that knew the lad,
J. and that che Was very eccentri,
Il but l assured him she would nevy
make any such charges rs he NJ
= pretended. After some timu,