Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-10-23

/ Aud meant it bnt at twelve that night
Iflt had forgotten my promise and my
resolutions.
could not 60 home that night,
made up my mind to sleep ION the Club
sofa and leave the place for good next day,
Already felt my brain reel as it never
had done before. In an hour was in a
kind vf stupor.
1t was morning. A waiter stood ready
to brush my coat. saw tie grin on his
black face Nv head seemed ready to
BURST my hands trembled. looked at
my watch had just five minutrs to reach
the depot.
Joes words came into my mind. Was
I fit to take charge of the engine!
was not fit to answer. ought to have
asked some sober man to take my place
for the run. AS it was. l only caught my
hat and rushed aw ". was ust in time.
ing sun. The cars were fill ,g rapidly !;
from my post could hear the people talk
iug--bidling each other good bye, promis-
ing to write, and soon to make another
visit. Among the crowd was an old gen
tlpuan knew by sight-one of the share
holJcrs of the road. He was bidding two
tind girls adicu.
Good by. Kittie good by. Sue. heard
him say: .don' be nervous. The San
Ffancisco is the safest engine ON the line
aud 5 uith the most caretdl engineer |
wouldn't be afraid to trust every mortal |
love in batch to their keeping. Nothing
could happen wrong with the two toscth
er.
IN get through it somehow, mutter-
ed. and Jnc slail never have to talk to ME
asaiu After all. it is easy enoagh
| recIeI rs spoke. heard the signal.
aud We were off FIVE hours fron \ to Il
and FIVE hours back. On the last shol)d
he myself agaia. knew now. SAN Il red
nutter. aal never guessed what it meant
until We had passed the A.s. | heard 4
shrek. We had passed til. down train at
the wrong place.
Two minutes ,nore and we should have
u Co. .ision,' sonc oac said 10 "a. lauah-
ed | hrarl hi n say. respectfully,
OF coarse, Mf. Smith, sou know what
YOU are about.
raru ~ Is aioaa. and wondering nheth
.r shouli 90 tastcr or sluxrr. did sIne-
thing aud the cars rushed Oh at Il fearful
rate
Then | heard some one ask how many
miles an hour we were inlkias. | did not
know.
Rattle was now try
ing TO 81 ,carn the SIP ed .! the san Fran
cisco | could not remember whit
should do Was it this OF that, Faster
-anly- faster! was playing with the
engine ike child.
/ Suddenly there was horrible roar-a
Grassland | was flung Somewhere. |,
was in the water. By il miracle was on
" sui,er, not hurt gained The slrre;
stood upon the ground between the track
aud the rivers edge. gazing at my work.
The engine was i'll fragments the cars III
splinters. Dead, dying and woanled was
strrwn around. Men, wo nen and chill
dren, old age and tender you,h, There
wpfe grntAs ana sa1eks of despair
The manned cred cat in pain; the min
urgd brwai!el their dead. Aud a vo;c}
unhcard hy any other. continually whisper
: ed IN my ear, Murderer
The news had gone back TO y AMI tho
; people came thronging down to find theil
! friends The dead were stretched ont Oh
the grass. went with some "f the dis
tracted to find their lost ones, Searching
for an old mans daughter. | cane to I
place, under the trees, where five maaslet
: bodies were lyiug-an old woman, youn-
, on. hahe aud two tiny children.
1t WAS faucy-it mast be pure fancy
born of my anguish they looked like oh
great heavens they were my old mother
my wife ana children al! cold and dead
How did they come Oh the train! Wha
, couli have brought this about No Oh,
could answer. groaned. ! screamed,
tore my hair. | -azed on the good ol,
face of her that gave me birth, on th'
4 lovely features of nv wife. on my inno
cent children | called them by name
There never would be. there never coul,
i. be Aud as comprehended this, up th
! track thundered another train It's re'
t eve glared on me! flung myself befor'
5 it. felt it crush me to atoms.
/ His head is very hot said somebody.
r opened my eyes and saw my wife.
How do you feel : said she. ~ iittl'
| better /
/ was so detected and so astonishcd a
q the ght of her that could not speak a
. first. She repeated her question.
t. Il must be crushed to pieces. | said
? for the train ran over me. But lee
4; no pain.
y '.There he goes about the train, > SAT-
$ my wife. why. Wort!'
t | tried to move-ther0 was nothing tn
IN ute, with me. | sat up. | was IN IN.
t own room; andoppo,te me crib in whc
:, two children lay asleep; beside me tin,
bald baby head. My wife and children al
n safe. Was l delirous, or what could |
c bel
. Joe cried |, tell me what has happen
\ ed.
= 1T is nine o'clock. said Joe. 'Yo
came home in such dreadful state las
n night that did not awake you. for yo
: were not iii to manage steam and risk pea
Pile lives. The San Francisco is half
e way to A now, suppose. You have ber
n frightening me- to death with your dreadil
tala And Joe began to cry
. 1t was q Irean--an awful dream but
had lived through it as though it was real
o ity.
e .Joc.' said I, is there Bible in III
| house !!
n Are we heathens = asked Joe.
n 'Briug it here, said |.
put my hand on it, and took an oath
too solemn to repeat here. that no liquo
n should ever again enter my lips 1t ncve
= has. And If the San Francisco eve
It comes to grief. the verdict will not be, a
+ it ought to be SO often, The engineer wa
It drunk.
gLeayes make the best of bedding f
y :, cattle. A day spent in gathering then