St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-10-11


teeth, and, seizing long scarlet shawl.
that Gubbins had persuaded me 10 take
with me, be half dragged, half pushed
Inc TO the other side OF the carriage and
bound me with the shawl 10 The project
ING arm OF the partition ''keep still, II
you're WISE be said, hoarsely; and
then aiding in lighter tone. Il must
borrow the hag, too-wish YOU 4 good
night, ma'am - opened the door. and
gently re-clOslns If when outside. trimmed
with the greatest effrontery across the
lighted platform, carrying nay bag tsolid
morocco, silver mounted, and wearin.
my bonnet, calash, &c, while |. their
owner, sal in helpless bondage in a cor
ner of the carriage.
Before long, thrill shot through me.
as | heard Thomas Coachman's we'll
known voice asking gru1ily, Where :
miseus - was within ear>hot OF friends
then, and no longer defencele>s. But 10
my horror, Gubbins replied,-~ There
she goes yonder. What hurry shes
in, too Come, Thomas That
never She grumbled Thomas, with I
fine intelligence thai did him infinite
credit That's NOT our Miss Prunslla.
that great gawky maypole, stridiGg along
like Cochin China fowl. l tell you -
But my faithful Gubbins was positive.
She would swear TO her MISTRESS Scotch
shawl. she said. amun. 4 Thousand, and
She dragged Thomas of through the
crowd. Words could never DO Justice
10 my feelings, lett thus deserted, Tor that
those two irusty followers of mine had
gone in pursuit oi my will-o'-the-wisp OF
a shawl. on the shoulders of the inpos-
tor, did not doubt But ii was in vain
that tried 10 extricate myself from INV
bonds IN VAIN that / essayed 10 call 10
my humble friends, beiwixt whom ami
myself the distance wideIe,l at every III
,tan;- L could produce. thanks to the
completeness with which the gar lad
been ARRANGED, 80 sound louder than the
gursiing cry OF some drowning person.
while. fastened IL | was 10 the wood
work OF the partition, j resembled =
fixture of the oompany's rolling stock.
more than a lady OF propert, ami social
consideration.
Gradually The crowd thinmed. the
noise decreased, the hustle dwinllel. and
the poriers went conpo>e,lly about their
regular work OF '.brcaking up Il h,-
lleve use the correct expression the
now empty train | heard a man come
scrambllng along the roofs of the carr
, TO exiiEsulsh the lamps. no lonlf. for
the light overhead was abruptly put ont.
and | was LEFT il al darkness. >l.i-er-
ing IN 4 corner el tile compartment. |
say shiyer3ng, be-an-c though "a il,
almanac tie month MAS Aiay. 10 jul.,
10y my feelings II might have been Feb.
rlary- Ii was one OF those raw chil
evenings of which We had - many in III,
spring OF this year, and l ircmbie,l. no,
only with lear hut with cold a. well.
But i Was quite powerlc-s even 10 cal
lor assistance. and the lamps Were pui
out ami the axle> tapped with a hammer
and the coupling CHAINS aml screws nu-
done, ami the train divided INTO sections.
like an eel beneath The cooks chopper.
without any ones being aware that the
compartment ''For Ladies Only had
still IN involuntary oocuwer.
Presently two men arrived. summoned
lv third, and iny carriage was pushed
aIong The rails, placed vn what | believed
l. called iuru-iabie, and slowly >i,ulI
round linen there w.,- "A click AMI :,
Jerk and the men STOOD painting AMI re>i-
ing after their cNeriionS.
Lively tears came pressing ncw. Ike 4
hldeons, piiantasmsgoria, on mv wrctell-
ID brain IL l sat alone in the darkness
What would become of me Icaticrol
from wlai | heard OF the discourse oi IA,
Inen at work on the IRAN, thai the car.
rage OF which was 4 most unwillin.
tenant WAS 10 Ice Put aside t--Sliuniei
sway a. am told the technical E.il-lisl
phrasel rs not Immediately wanted -
Here was a pleasant prospect. | should
he LETT in some ou; oi the WAY shed, Ia
some dreary stOre-houSe, IN 4 crypt, ol
a tunnel, OF some patch Of ne-lectei
ground. numbered with rli>iy engimcs anJ
diSuSo7l carriages AMI there might starr,
10 death. or he murdered 10y ihieve,. %
perhaps eaten 10y rats L had Tea,
shocking things OF the rats of Paris, anJ
there was. dumb. while one cry would
save me. '.INVas , oR route - ex.
claimed one of the porterS, and the car.
rage WAS pushed on yard or -.
made i violent effort TO proclaim IN,
presence. In vain .-Guggle gugule
gu@gle :" such were the only sounds thai
| could frame. and for minute or IVY,
/ continued guggllng ike an insane soda
water bottle, and then ceased, exhausted
despairing.
Gubbins ii was. INV faithful Gubbins
that saved NE after all Her voice WI:
sweeter than music in my ears, as ia,
door was torn open, and by the bright
yellow glare Of several lantern, ! SAW N,
two worthy creatures. and with then
half a dozen of railway officials. led bv
man in uniform, with --lnicrlAneier'' EN-
hroidero,l on his goll-laoel cap. AM,
exclamations and ouicries WAS release
and helped 10 alight The landa-
round my wrists WAS united the "a.
/ was taken from my mouth and then
, let my head fall on tie syrnr.ihciir
: shoulder of Gubbins and enjoyed for 9Th,
first time the luxury OF Z good cry. ~Bu
whatever has come 10 you, ma'mn
: Where's your bonnet = waS my maid
; very natural question. And then. rathe
inooherently, suppose, L told my slory
. The interpreter listened TO il with grea
; eagemesS 1.llein - he said. ..tlra
: fsmous rascal, the esonoc. that the En-
lish detectives have been watching for
must have been the purloiner OF the bon
: net Parbleu, Madame Will have 4
: repeat all this for the information Of th
( police
|. And an orraaall. r,-,rnaD=Ja I had "a