The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-02

of a tightening train, back at 9 village just
lsfeS How ne sPs6pls became piguisl. the
buildings dwarfsd and ran sogelksE, and all
gradually faded Ifom sight. u k56W Of but
lons similar scene equally intSf hat
is, ones sell saehelin hand. but tkrss min
utes late, just missing the moving train, and
seeing i rapidly 'rscsde, TIN only cloud Of
smoke and bobbing sOsusthing, which you
would not guess to be the rear end % ear,
dancing up and down according to the ia
equaiities Of the track, can be seen. How
it makes a fellow curse his stsEs pr his in
Promptitudes and wish a.csEiaina asdags iesI
true: Time audtide 6aHd5 railroad truins)
wait for none (but The of6cials.)i I'D
Well, the excitement caused by the alaFm-
whistle, stopping, receiving passengers and
freight, and Stirring again, is subsidiDg, and
4 everybody has settled himself Tor as comfort
sble = time as poszible.8 One isFesd7Bg &
flaming. yellow-eoveFsd, highly wrought tale
Of love, treachery, ruin aud revenge, or
railroad directory, or some recently publish
ed Christian novel, or the New York Ledger.
or glaDciDg at the cuts Of an illustrated
monthly smother has cOsied down for Con-
Portable nap, and already bis trap is vide
set for flies which he will never catch vita
so much noise two are deep in Tho intEica-
cies Of game Of drsughts Orchess another
eoupls or four have PrOssituted a Sh6Is cor
ner Of the coach to a sly game Of ssSea.UP
or sixty snd others iBeluding pysslf
are furtively taking physiological observe
tions, to discover The prettiest young lady-
nothing disturbs Us except the Oficio1s con
duetor trying 10 detect The HsR-S0meFa sDd
get their fare, or the train-boy passing round
his iterature aud confectionery and tobacco
and pop=c0rB, and as last resort, ics9WatsI,
without the ice. Even the cross babies are
sOothed TO silence and repose. But sudden
" upon this scene Of quieluds and enjoy.
ment shrieks The thrili whistle IN shoFt, sharp,
continued notes full Of alarm, and bTiBgiBg
the most stupid to their feet with eyes wide
opened and faces pale. What Is it ?" asks
this person and that and the other, but no
body can answer. The alarm screams cut
mere vOciierOusly and emphalically than be-
fore, and now we perceive that the train has
struck some obstacle, but is darting On as
before. am at raised window and nOeics
that We are passing " Look out for the
engine p and OF horror what is that
The train is stopping-the powerful driver
has drawn his iron steed back on his hauueh-
es, aud now We are balted. What a sight
greets our eyes, as we get ont A span Of
splendid bays msdly struggling with mangl-
ed limbs on, one side Of The track. an old
man lying senseless and stiff on the other,
and the wreck Of double wagon sesttersd
all about A pistol soon puts the wounded
horses out Of misery the old gentleman is
found to be somewhat injured but more
scared than hurt but when he sees the do
molished wagon and the beautiful bays 90
cruelty slain in their prime, The bTiBy tsars
course down his cheeks. His sorrow is 30
profound that he almost forgsts his own mar
row escape. o that he had looked out for
the engine but he did not and 10 the sad
result.
The old man is taken away BY tender
hands, We all breathe lighter. the bell rings
{ all aboard comes pealing back to the
rsarmOst car, puff, puff, goes the steam,
.he wheels rsvOlvs, and soon We have Len
the disastrous locality. FOeT.