The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-01-13
Gales, Shstegts, 5ntc9otes, &c,
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Gow REV. J. HrAFr sHFEH CuAsLD a 10
COMOTIyE.

The following story is told by Rev. j,
Hystt smith:
we stopped at Syracuse, New York,
for dinner Yoa remember the railroad
depot centrally situated, with It's eastern
on. western entrances exactly alike-ss
much so as the TWO ends Of a car. After
We bad dined, the depot master informed
me HAT We bad seventeen minutes 10 epare
before The departure Of the eastern train.
This, thought ], viii give me au oppor-
tunity 70 see ghe city, aud a glorious
chance iOT smoke, provided a clergyman
could Ge tempted lnto such y piece Of
wasteiul and worldly amusement l saun-
tered forth, and after absence Of exactly
thirteen mi0utes, bavJDg enjoyed delight
fut and soothing stroll was leisurely re-
farming, watch IN hand, when 10 my
sudden aStonishment, l behcld the train
slowly gliding out at The other end of the
depot, and increasing its speed az every
puif OF iis gigantic locomotive.
Iie,e indeed was ''caIl" that admitted
OF neither correspondence nor delay; there
wus 40 time for taking il into consider
alton" 80, without couierTiDg With flesh
and blood, put oft like shy rocket Tiih
:, douAie fuse, For moment lhought
| had II all my own way; | thought !
! was gzIning ground, although l knew
WAS tossing WIND l was encouraged in
the race by suudry helpful fellows, who
kep, crying Out as | passed, $50 II gait
crs - "I7lacky boy :" ''Hc amt left, 0
no = snd othsr well meaning and benign
ant exhoriations. Though they intended,
perbap pe, helping ms over the course,
found th4t Tie iIore they shouted the less
incljncd | wac TO run, and the more deci-
dediy did The locomotive make terrible
headHsy against me. To give up the
chase 10 submit to the cbagrin of being
Ieft; TO lose my party and my passage ;;
TO meet with disappointment, and not to
meet with friends all this was bad
enoagh but the thought ef encounteriDg,
all The way back to the depot, that line
of interested individuals who, with their
cheering exclamatiuns, had so feelingly
encouraged me on my outward journey,
was the biiterezt pill in this unexpected
dose.
But il must be done so, tapering of
gradually, gave up the contest and turned
back to meet my fate, and-if / could
/ find bim-ihe depot master, whose blIn-
derlug statements were the cause Of ali
| my trouble. Without search, that irdi-
yidual advanced 10 greet me with the
! bland recognition OF n fact that no, one
could we'll deny. '.Well, you got left, did
ycu p l repl!ed only with resentment oi
a ''siIcncing eye" If looked as | tried
TO look, my photograph taken at that In
slant would hardly be chosen to grace an
album gallery Of ''eminent divines." Sew
/ eral bysianders, seeking information, asked,
with q show OF confidential interest IN my
case, on what wise the thing had happen
ed and others, wishing 10 ''paint a NOR
all advised me to be on hand little
earlier next time. With returning breath,
relief and words came together, and
squarely charged the railroad official with
all the blame. spoke of his incompo-
tence in no measured terms, recalling how
that after had placed my party in the
car he had assured me that there were
full seventeen minutes to spare before the
train, went out /; ''while here, said l, will
fri umpbant exhibition Of my watch, t'the
seventeen minutes are even now barely
up, and Jet the train is gone and out O
sight."
After no little hot shot cast back anC
forth, with Tie usual variations and fna
perorations IF ''you did sud you didu't,
you're another, etc, IasSed him wheth
er l would be risking another chancs o
being left if depended upon him TO giv,
me the exact hour of the departure of tn
Eyes, Eastern l replied, with decided
ly upward and sarcastic infection. Sal,
he, ''why, the train you have been chasiui