Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-15

WO ml0CteS more anU we Sn0uiu nave Il
collision. Somebody told me. laughed
| heard him gay respectfully:
'Of course, Nr. Guelden, you knew
what you were about"
Then | was alone, and wondering wheth-
er | should go slower or faster. | dad
something. The cars ruseed On at fear
full rate
The same man who had spoken to me
before WAS standing near lie. heard
some quesison.
How many miles an hour we're we max
ing? | did not know.
Rattle, rattle, rattle was trying now
to slacken the speed OF the San Francisco
| could not remember what | should Go.
Was it this or that? Faster-only faster
was playing with the engine like little
child
Suddenly there was a horrible roar
crash was flung somewhere. 1t was
! ,.ta ati...-xa.as---l,s- a. ".irieie ~us only
sobered, not hurt gained the shore !;
stood upon the ground between the
track and the rivers edge, aud stood
there gaz ~ at my work.
| The engine was in fragments. the cars
in spliniers, dead, and dying, and wound
ed, were strewn aroupd-men, women
and chlldren-old age and tender youth
There were groans, aud shriehs OF despair
The manned cried out in pain the un-
I injured bewale1 their dead and voice,
unheard by any other, was III my ear.
whispering, Murderer"
The news had gone back to A., and
people came ihronging back to tind their
friends The dead were stretched on the
grass. | vent wish some Of tho distrac;
ed TO fui their lost ones Searching for
an old mans daughter, | came to this a
place under the trees, and FIVE bodies ly-
ing there in all their rigid horror-an old
woman, a youns oue, q baby, and two
tiny children. 1t was fancy-pure fancy
IN Of my angui,h-they looked like
oh great lIeaveh-they were my old
mother, my wife, my children. all cold
aud dead
How did they come on the train ?
" hat chance had brought this about
No one could answer. | gazed Gu the
good old face Of her who lad given me
birth on the lovely features Of my vile
on my innocent children. called them
by name there WAS no answer. There
never could be-there never would. Aud
comprchended this, onward up the
track Numbered another train. lis red
eye glared Gu me flung myself before
1t; left it crush ME TO atoms.
Ills bead is SO extremely hot" said
somebody.
opened nay eyes and saw my wife
Glow do you ieel p said she, "a l:ttle
better ?"
was so rejoiced and so astonished ly
the sight of her, that | could not speak
at FIRST. She repeated her question.
: I must be crushed to pieces | said,
for the train went over me, but feel 10
paio."
There he goes about the train again"
aid my wife. "Why, Ned"
tiled to movc-there was nothing the
matter with me; | sat up. | was in my
own room, OPP, site me crib in which
two children were asleep, beside me tiny
bald baby head. My wife aud all my
children we're safe Was [ deliriouS, or
could it be?
10" cried I, "tell me what has hap
pened."
1T is nine o'clock" said 10. "You
came home in such dreadful state from
the club that couldn't wake you, You
weren't fit manage steam aud risk peoples
lives. The San Francisco is half way to
\ l suppose, aud you've been irighien-
iDg me to death with your dreadful talk. "
And 10 began TO cry.
Il was drean-only an awful dream
But | lived through it as though it were
reality.
lis there Bible in the house, 10"
said L.
"Are we heathens ~ asked Jo.
Give it to me this moment, Jo."
She brought it, and put my hand on
it, and took an oath toe solemn to repeat
here-,hat what had happened should
never occur again. 1t never has. aud il
the San Francisco ever comes to grief, the
verdict will not be, as it ought to be SO
often The Engiaeer ~as DRUNK.
fY- The Princess VI Plu- 0wps a
r4sl uscsiaoe 7s!ged =. $4,000.