Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-02-14

black face. My head seemed ready TO
burst. My band trembled, | looked at
my watch; had jnst Eve minutes to
reach the depot
JOS words came to my mind. Was |
iit 10 take charge of the engine j was
not fit to answer. ought to have asked
some sol er man.. As it was, | caught
my bat and rushed away. was just in
time.
The San Francisco glittered iu the
morning sun. The cars were filling rap
idly. Frou my post l could hear the
people talkiDg-biding each other good
bye, promising to write and to come
again Amongst them was an old gen
tleman | knew by sight-oD of the
shareholders; he was bidding two tiuid
girls sdleu f...
Good bye, Kitty ,od bye, Lou
heard him say; don't be uorvous. The
San Francisco is the safest engine
on the road, and Guelden the most care.
full engineer, | wouldn't BE- afraid to
trust every mortal | love iu batch to
their keeping. No'hng could happen
wrong with he two together
| sail, IN get through it. SOM how,
aud DO. ehall never have TO talk 10 me
agaip After all, it was. easy enou4h ~
reelei as | sloke heard the signal
We we're fl
Eve hours from l. to D, five hanfs
ba k Oh the lot | shnuld be mtseh
again, / knew now. saw AIRED fiu:ter.
sui never gu ss-d what a. was unlii W.
had pissed ihe q z. | heard fhri k
and W. had passei H., down naia- \; the
W ong place Two inmates mo 4. aud W.
shonid hdslsa coliisinn SoMebLly told
me, ismgt cd, heard ti'uisy re- i,ecs-
I fply;,
OF course, Mr Gculdca YOU koow
what you we're ahodt
Then was alone. fanI nd rihg
h { err shoull gnislowcr nr ias or |
aiI romethlng; the ears rushed on at d
fearful rate.
TIE same man who had spoken before
wa, standing near me heard some
questions. 'ia'.eHp fr'
llpw nrny nils an hour we're we
uakin-Y 7 | d7n't know. w...... f-
liatlie, lle, rattle! WIS trying now
to >iacscn the spceI u the San Frances
co, ! 81 u d 6ht remember what | should
do. Was IL this or thar Pa~ter--only
faster. was playing with the engine
like a child ...... .i..,..,
Suddply there WIS horrible rnar-s
crash" va, Aug somewhere. 1t WI.
IhO the water. BY niiracle | w,s un-
lyisih red nothdrt gaihed he shore,
llsf'ud upon The erouod brtwein the
'track and he river. edge, AID stood there
gazing ot my work
rhs Min was in in2lfaament-. the cars
IN spl . e-s; dead. and dying, aud W ,ul
cd were -tewn around mn, woman
ami child'en--old age aud tender yu1th
Th' re were gran~, and shriek- of des-
pair The maimed cried OUT ia p il ;
the mini Jared bawaiicd III II dead; AMI
u VOICE uaheord By ny ather, was in my
car, Whispering, 'Murierer! t'4 :
M Th news had gnne back to A and
the peuple caue throngipg down T.. find
Their fr ends The dead we're stretched
un the grass. | went with some Of the
distracted tn fird Their lost ones search.
ing for the old mans daughter, | came 10
this place; aplace undcr the trees, and
five bpdies tying their in all their rigid
horror--it ras lancy--was pure fancy,
born by my anguish they looked like
it-oh great Hraven-there were my
old mother, my wife, my children I
all cold and dead pf7 2" liet
How did they come on the train !?
What chance had brought this about Z
No one could answer me.lII groaued,l q /
screamed. | claspel my hands. L tore my
hair, gazsd on the good old face OF her
who had given me birth, oil the lovely
features Of my wife, on my innocent
children. called them by name there