St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-06
Escaped from Justice.

Ii was bitter night III Jdnuary-a
night when homeless wanderers on thc
moors might have sank down frozen to
death, and the very marrow seemed TO
congeal in ones bones.
"Thcrc's one advantage in steam. :"
gruwied a tat old gentleman III the cor
ner seat "wind and weather don't at
feet il. No flesh and blood horse could
.tand IA night like this, but the IRON horst.
heep- straight ahead, whether the lher-
mometer is at zero or at boiling water
heat"
Just then the conductor entered.
"Iickets. gentlemen it YOU please
Its Il dreadful night, Conduc;or,"
aid. feeling with >tilltnci fingers fer
my ticket, IN the breast pocket O; IN
coat.
Dreadful. -ir," ireIin-ly responded
he conductor. why the brrakmai
can't live outside, and 50 look the other
way whcm they creep in, poor fellows, to
@et a breath OF warm air At the stove.
We haven't had such n night since a
wear ago come The second of February.
" -. Iom Blakeslee, the baggage mas
Ter, ..rLe both his feet, and = woman
who was coming on from Chicago got OF
At Biinn's -Four Corners with her baby
III her arms, a deat cOrpse.'
Frozen to dc..h -
AYE, froz. :. 10 death, and she nevel
thought p g thing, but that it wa,
asleep. My h4"v's cold says She, 'bu
veil soon warm j: aheu we get home
1t wa- Just such il night As this
And the conductor opened the door
and plunged across the coupling into TIN
next car crying out.
"lIardwIck.
1t was quite Il cou,i' ,:'ble city-wlti
y handsome iron depot, taring gas lamps
and the usual crowd around Ihc plat
form, with its hands in lis pocket, an,
It's cigar enns flaming through the night
Our ear was nearly the last ot the lon
train, and but one passenger entered 1t
a slender young girl, wrapped in Il gra..
blanket shawl, ami wearing II neat littl
'TaveIling hat of gray straw, trilnme
with stone colored velvet flowers. Sh
seemed to hesitate. like one unused It
travelling, and finally sat down near til
door
'parlon me, young lady" said
but you had better come nearer III
stove"
She started, hesitated an instant, an
then obeyeG.
Docs this train 60 to Bayswater !
-he asked in voice so delIciously sot
aud sweet that it seemed TO thrill throug
ulc.
"Ycs. Can be of any service +
you ?"
"Oh, no-at least not until we reac
Bayswater l would like 4 carriag
then.
I'VE shall not be there yet these thre
hours
''Du we stop again
- "Only at Exmouth."
She drew deep sigh, seemingly {
relief, and settled back in the corue
Il. the light of the lamp that hung in i
brass fixture opposite, | could see h'
face, and little rosy mouth like that
; baby.
do you expect friends to meet yc
at Bayswater, my child ~ | asked il
cidentally.
"No, sir-I am going to school there
at will be an awkward hour Tor y>
TO arrive by yourself-one IN the NOR
my"
..Oh, l am not afraid size laid, Wi
ID an artie=s little laugh; Il shat.
straight to the Seminary
50 the express train thundered o
with steady, ccaseless pulsing at It's ir'
heart, and constant roar.
D Suddenly the signal whistles sounde
10 lie train began to slacken its speed.
"Surely we're not at Exmouth vel
Is l tl.1eht, ''unless L have fallen aisle
anu -. nwed the progress OF time 10
6. cape me-"
= l glanced at my watch it was bar,
> half past eleven, ard | knew we W.
not due at Exmonsn until ii few mlnu
after twelve rubbed the frost tr,
n the window ,'.'ne and looked out.
" We had slvired at lonely little W
station in the ml:tSl f dense pine woo,
SIS this Exmouth .
no 1t was the soft voice of the pre-
traveller opposite.
"No-I don't know what place it
some way station"
''Does this train stop at way station
. ''Never, generally; they must h
. been especially signalled here. You
cold my child-your voice trembles-" "
SIT is cCid,' she said, in scare