The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-16
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ESCAPED FROM JUSTICE.

It was bitter cold night In January-a
night when wanderers on the moor might
lavc sunk down and frozen to death, and
the very marrow seemed to CONCEAL In ones
homes.
"There some advantage In steam" grow |.
oil a fat old gentleman in the corner scat
" wind and weather don't effect Il. No
flesh aud blood horse could stand a nigh,
like this, hut the iron horse keeps straigh,
ahead. whether the thermometer is at zero
or boiling heat"
Just then the Conductor entered.
"Tickcts, gentlemen, if you please"
"lt's dreadful night, conductor" ! said,
feeling with s,ificned fingers for my ticket
In the pocket Of my coat.
"Drcadlul, srr," feelingly responded the
conductor. "Why, the brakemen can't
live outside, and SO look the other way
when they come TO get breath Of warm air
ut the stove. We haven't had such a night
since year como tho second Of February,
when Tom Blakeslee, the baggage master,
froze both his feet, and woman who was
coming on from Chicago got off at Blinn's
Four Corners, with baby In her arms a
dead corpse"
Z" Frozen TO death 2"
"Ayc, frozen to death; and. sho never
thought, poor thing, but that II was asleep.
MY poor baby is cold, but we will soon
warm it when VIC get home,' said she. II
was just such night as this" And the
conductor opened the door and plunged
across the coupling into tho next car, cry.
ing out:
sHarlwick."
II was quite considerable city-with a
handsome depot, faring gas lamps and the
usual crowd around the platform, with their
hands in their pockets, and their segar ends
flaming through the night.
Our car was nearly the lest Of tho long
train, aud but ono passenger entered it-a
slender young girl, wearing q neat little
travelling hat Of gray straw, trimmed with
stone colored velvet flowers She seemed
to hesitate, like ono unused to travelling,
aud finally set down near the door.
Pardon mo, young LADY," said ], "but
you had bctter come nearer the stove"
She started an instant, and then Obeyed.
"Docs this train 70 to Bayswater ?" she
asked in voice 30 delicsously sweet that II
seemed to thrill through me.
Yes. Can be Of any service 10 you 7"
30, no-at least not till We reach Bays.
water. would like carriage them"
ave will not be there Tor three hours"
Do VIC stop again !" .. .f
"Only at Exinouth."
She drew long sigh, seemingly OF 70
lief. and settled hack In her corner. by the
light Of the lamp that hung In in brass FIX.
t,ires opposite, could SEQ her fsce-.bst
Of a lonely child. Apparently she was no,
n,ors than sixteen, with large bluo eyes,
golden hair. drawn stnight away from her
face, and a rosy mouth Ike that Of q baby.
Do you expect friends To moet you II
Bsyswaier, my child p l asked.
'No, sir; am going to school theru."
at viii lie an awkward hour for you 70
arrive BY yourself-one In the morning"
40, ! am not afraid" said she, with an
artIes little laugh; ~ shall 90 straishs to
the seminary" - d,
So the express train thuDdered on, with
steady, cesseless Pulsinss At his iron heart,
and constant roar. f.....r.-...
Suddenly the whistle sounded, tho train
began to slaeken in speed.
surely we arc not at Exmouth yet un'
lsss have fallen asleep and allowed the
progress OF time to escape me.
] glanced q my watch; Il was barely
hslf:psst eleven, and knew we wero not
due at Exmouth until few minutes past
twelve. rubbed the frost from tho win.
dow and looked out
We had stopped at a lonely little way
sniion in the midst Of dense pine woodA
els this Exmouth ?''
Il was the soi voice Of tho pretty travel
er opposite.
"No; ! don't know what place Il Is;
some way station"
po the express trains stop nj way stn-
tons r. she asked. '....t...-,.
"Neycr, generally; they must have heen
especially sisnalled hee. You aro cold,
my child your voice trembles." r.. !.
"h = cold said shs iu Q scarcely audi