The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-28
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THE MAIL GUARDS STORY,

THE MAIL GUARDS STORY
r ad'r. have you r,er b.en obliged
i".~ait at small c"Trr'y railway TIA
ii"n for a" early tIpi"? ? II y"p har,
p", Sou Lave E.,t ixreriruce The q
lIus ,tn al h4man misery Bu
when. De va, my care last yer. yor
have Lett a july Iur'y. driven &
mills % C til tie Dai! at 2 a, VI am
found "n "nr ARRIVAL qr he s'sii"n. Ia"
rIa' the rrnin bad gone. 70 that W: vic
he "A r.'iei bur thar y'u had mistake
t.,.. time. and had got Ihrer quartz rs n
an D" ur Ia vaIf ,.'ur lot is not an en-
,i.hls. ..ne s. 1 rh n.hf a. s'amI eC
mp a.i down Ihr il liz rar'"rm. anc
! yazr j Inrn III. huIknrss b,.yo.d wh,cf
Was .nly hr"kr" by th,. In. and m's'N
. ii h. # n e ..ii>taucr" s"naI s'n.
Iu DIR. d Yards down III" line Tn. 80
,>r.-ra. haTkIny al h.u.r d. . a'.n,
i rake he s'illn>s exc rt wien "r =
! AID IN T. rhr "u'umu lr.tge lalrd il
n waiIIng tone IN 'h' e'srarh wir.
,.,rr NJ, hea.i AZ | tacrd Mp anr
dow. {" wa, NJ NY i,er. felt r-rniar.,
| .savag.-" that rhe wei! meant *,,lic.fa
rInns "i q C rom any a>-eu.b ed at thu
! Berchrs Lad induced me- 10 fuTec o rIin
Iast wal with Minnie Lamerun, an
hurry /" 'he s!#r'"n.
had been It" ping for 'he las
'urrnighi a, The h,'nse "f a re arIv'
and "har with III o'ing. f-hi"g an.
(mrIst cot f->s "?) ucca>i"nally ti'rre
~rh Tie b'n- Hrd Minnie, the day
nd .ss-d ra,iniy and yh,n Ir-cni e
4" LOrdrL hN ny fathers bus'nr - hk
,rrrr, wLu h hintd u some Iu,.. MT
y cainIIn Y GATH. urr,i wnh onr fir,
| '-.u har.i.y bailey" hp NV I. nv
h d -, cary .xrIr d Their" was II
t,.I, for It, aud =" | mnsr NV r.
I,.s appeared IL s.Iry a. wn- WHEN
,n,. IL cd my in'r, j i ptr'urr. AID
| Ia cy c"nIi DISCERN trau of te, y
~ Mru"ie su,n> cyes qs | ha e L"
'aP. ". u III he hall that evening a
| rg vi !: ni,. a sh M = -. ~ 'f her q ~
nh ~ a"d a as'y X. ~ Sn"p'mrs q,
m.y Writ q N,u. MIME ~ha
". ud ~ Mt exc llrnr m"n, tie. rrcu'"
kcnr, Ihink. c"m!G he have s-r" l.
>h,nins 'nkr" + VIA tanri q Ha
, ur # i.''' f.r me 'y'na an y 81
IA" ,ri.r r,n i, n~iu@ c"r"mnt, II ia ~.
fl,m.,s. IA, Il bu, die at I'D letter
when "a ~ NH | heard u were 20
3 ed -.s NH .rt. .--
lInd,.' snch cireur s'gnre- as ] ha,
h-.cr,h,.d tn,' r.'i,'r val rlsllS i'ra-r"
~u> mn ma rar'icu artl ch u
STAT. ri III ~ III. NJ. hr ar r,rh'
he m"r"rr - ." "a >Ifun sLunr. r 1
." rlHr dr. AIRY vaI';"s r'r M ani iIgh
+,l Il ci..ar <tarei my>. Il il ir,,,' If III
.xi.rrI' = fr-, wh Oh sas ven dennt
rir- aJrn.'r' ~ "i st,rr' z. rhr nuth"
| i : lawn carr ie aw y th' fse irnn-
P..cing my 'r.-t nprn be i-"d-r 1 Ia,
back il NY ch ir AID AS m',r mer
w..a d | ave don. b gan 10 rumI'.at.
upon The vents "i the lasI frtnIghr
and-Mirn'e! A,t,r :'m" | nrrpsr,
myself. and attempted the rep, rusal ! i"
NY Ia, ,brI's letter and tf..r,- i-i
fasr nsIrep How lon. I slept en-
po' LAY prrbab'y about five mi"u -
hDf it SEEM d an age, ahen ! yr
"r. used by 'hr cr,. king al n" .'hreak :
al Il tram. s'arre0 IP and ru-hr'
wi d y rn rhe d..ur, iancVin, that III
nil bad c'.mr pn. h-n | came in Oiu
~ cu.ac, vi h .nHrd VIII wa< Ell
rrri"r a'l'kr same nr!m-rt as | Wa
making a hurrr d x" 5.
Beg par.ion SIR" said The po'ir
ffi.:Ia.; vi af's The mr,rpr = 10
| My train is .':iug l .h'nk,Y sal
l.. '.IIrt mo s..- - ....-
"lr'> only " d .wn y",d< and carrlc
SIR irpli'.d NY CEN ran.ou. VII C.
>hnI' IS LeIe ~ e up mai, i.n' du
FIR nearly twenty minutes yet ;
'F"n'"u' j ~! | mn'trred: VII
lid IT wake me ifer?' aud l reiurne
10 The E :. place.
"Cod right, sir " renal ked III
quart ~ he came toward me.
! -'fe>, aud stretched fire 'oo''
| Il Ili'"k We ca mrhd that, az un
rare" h" .leEl" q; aud. leaving the r." i
returned N a few minutes. accom-
" panic d i.y a individual whom I ushii
co. j. c,pred I" b. The sr"ker Of III
- =,".ds" 'ra'n. C 'rrying Iur.e Ia I'VE
mi "f l,ve Gals. when. place. rpr
he c,rd-r-. s.rn imfrr.d ,nr fir,
ard gave pui ci'e. rial asp, Ct to -
dinyv drrar M MT -
THAI K ve. Jm," said the gnard =,
the st"ke' d"pnrrrd Nav sir, that
an imt r"vrm. mt. ISM rt?" he a idp
c''eerfiiliy s' -
Il i.i"deed reI;l!ied "and I a,
" uch "h'ig'd 20 y'.u Ter procuring ri
c,,als -
'D"'' name ii sir" was the rrpl
(. Que must" do s'me'hing when off
has ." waii -,oa kn"w - f-..y. -
=. H"wF hong d. you main her
4 then ?'d asked .' gan r- t.1s-. =
,T'Il.3 20. sir 1 take up the mail ii
i % indeed" sard I. 4... I = H
;. ayes sir. I'm on this job all th