The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-28
OCTOBER 20 1868,

7i11. T2-49d d,db't bring ifsssati1 him Hab hack
ssit;;i tr -,py stc,. 4 rossgls'o@ of fEslmon n
Ky. aor he IhouehtLir iwpu.d bostolmofe
I 40 hiring him bonn apd prosecute than
!. .,tr leave HIM where he Vas, The bank
gentlemen. said he was quite right. and
= gave him E50-ir his trouble Nh"n
/. he ret uFnpd to Epglaod. zone of the
drrfet Of tbe bHnk,Eho is onr chair
ean sir, was complimenting Mr +
upon going TO Ireland !; and then Mr.
T--.poke up for me; and knowing
as didn't care abuut the Ter e. he told
1tse ge1tlcinan So. and he. atier a time.
off red u,e5thep'ac &c ! haye ppw. wirh
a pro-peet "t a rise, il l behaves .Dyslf
Sn ynu see, sir. il was. as ! said, all
! through biz of letter as ] got to be
a mail guard. =S3 10 azlz,s. - -
Il am very much obliged to ycu.
said I. inr Yorr narrative; it has anus
ed IN very much indeed !" -.... 4.f,
r am very glad to hear i. sir." re
piled. he det, Give. and (y"u'lt ex-
euse @s. s,r)-but5 butt l 'hlnk i'yea seen
yuu store. -" -, =. s.....@.- - 1a-
Very likely said I laughing.
your .Sp'lieree has doubtless led you
aor'ss my path y - = -, D..
."Ay. thou ht as much, SIR said
rh- guard Il ste Jou wh'n Mr. T
, fferel me the. pos l have. l rem"m
Der you were coming in as l left the
bank. .. -.r-. t. ai
Il dare say did. for my father sees
a great many peoPfs at the bank, said
"Ts your father Mr.. George, Somer
vile, who lives near H-when his
at home, sir ~ '.......... .....-......f ....
". 9. SAID I II have just been ut
my nncl-s house, now and am on my
way t" London, where my fatheris At
pres-nt g. .-....f .....s
.sWelI. that is curious. sir" said the
guard. touching his c'p, "as | should
see ynu here this evening and L ari
,rnud Ia have met you. s'r."
=. replied. and the guard running to
rhc dnor ex xcla,nm d. Hers the mail,
SIR # y u'II show me y"ur thi"gs I'll
see ihat they are all right p" And once
u,"re t"ncminr his cap. he Withdrew
The mall soon dr..w up, aid having
been comf,rtably bestowed by the
yu .r,l, aS we .si un" uver the distance
hat lay hr,wecn S--and 'he me
trap lis. pnndrr"d On the singular s'o.
ry 7 had heard until | fell TO "a d"z-.
tr III winch w"s not rh"r"ughIy a"a>-
rnd until he tram stopped SO take
tickefe."
We w.re soon af erwared run into
the stat n, aud ii, | stepped oct of the
carriage found The guard It ady to as
>ist me He soon exrr'cattd IN, pert
mantrau from the heap At the ind OF
the platform, AID ins,s,td upon Carry
| Ing Il to The enrerancr of me stuti~.n, ,
los. range as it My appear there was
M lbs IN arueE danc'. that mnInrng As
We emery. into the street handsome
drew Up close 10 The .'departure' en-
rance aud the guard ha'Isd J"hu, We
wuifad untiI tn. fare had aiighied
What was my a>t"ni- hmert to Fl ID that
he g"nIIenan VIII" was about 20 take
I departure ihu- eaiiy from l.uDd"'l
was u" oth'r than my 'athrr's conf
d,nriul clerk. resp citing whom my ia'h
.r had aI,eady. cntumuL icatrd his suS
]
m"r ming before. | s'arred involuntary
ut he sudden appearance Of the very
person whose affairs | had cume 10 Lu,
! don to J, vesrigare. and fnlrrw,d his re
,reatipg Fl f.nre with SO earnest g1Ze
that the guard, who had been obserV
ing me cirs.ly sad, - g.
Beg pardon, sir do you know that
|
"Certarn'y do" I replied; "I've
ONE up on h ac nuns Mr. Bsr'or
is my farher's cunfi,lential cl"rk; BIZ
| I'm afraid all is no, quite right ad
hed, ,hous htfuIiy, and IN an under
ton
Il suspect there's a 'lirtle game.
said the guard "the man as is gone ii
III. re vas call,d Byles three year
ago" ,+'- "' ..
/ Twas struck with astonisf ment a
| this remalk. and asked my compaE'"r
If he wer2N certain that the soi disnn
Barton was in reality Byles, atie
I Chatham s-
/ -. As certain AL stand here" replied
'he gu trd land take my word 'or II
sir; he's after no good. II You don
think me presumin', should like It
hear what's up .5
.Wpll said I. the matter is a con
| i'll ntrnl onr; hui | may tell You tha
we have I"ason tc suspect that MIR
Bylts' accounts are in a =mnst unsatls-
lac. orv state Can we not intercep
hun TOR think he intends t" bolt :
We shal son see rhar. sir, rep'Iec
The guard. his detrctive nature sh 'wins
for mohent; Gle will easily b,
car IN ! rrc"u )" and ss he sp Ike HI
ex-p"hceman led the Wy to the de
par ure p'arftrm.
Hire. amid rhr crowd Of pc pie wh'
had 'sken their 'ick. Is ard were .trug
.l,n. to entrr thu d ff rent carriages
" was no easy matter to rrco nizc Mr.
B ,rinn. win" had d"ub. less his owr
r-as"pS TOR elu ing oise ervarions and /
was not unul FIVE minutes prior tn ii,
departure of the train that l cbs.rve'
lin enscpnced IN a corner OF a thirt
class currii-e
"Gund morning, Mr. B rton,"
said you are nf early TO- fay."
The person addressed changed colo
! as he rec-%niz me but ip'mediatei.
recuvering his seli-p"sse ssian, repl'
, ed =
Yes sir, Mr. SomcrvilIe wished m
to zee O. s. Co. respecti g ihos
hills we hold, as soon a. p"ssibie, ant
! am on my way down" :.
But they are all right" | said
"f"r my father told me s" last week.
> "Y,s. sir. said lie clerk, '.but m.
mothers very i'f--dyihs, ! fear. and a