St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-04-22

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= once over the edge of the newspaper,
n saw him put his hand ont of the win
: dow, as if to open the door. | had not
:. time to conjecture his intention, when
e with wild, screaming whistle, we were
h hurled into the night of a long tunnel
The rapid disappearance OF daylight
/, made the oil lamp suspended in the car
y riage emit but the dullest light for some
t minutes. | laid the newspaper down
= with all my old fears revived in me.
: had scarcely done 80 when | saw TIE
Y outline of man rise in the carriage
0 He leaped over to where | was seated.
/ saw the gleam Of knife i'll the air,
; Mad with passion and surprise, grasp
ed the descending arm. \ furious de.
, termination to save my life inspired me
with the strength OF a giant. The tc-
rocity with which | seized his wrist
e force the hand open. The knife fell,
: and then commenced silent, furious
: struggle. lie seized me by the collar,
and clung with the tenacity of Il tiger.
| heard his swapping teeth, as if he were
. endeavoring to bite. We swavcd from
; one end Of the carriage TO the other. |
felt how weak i'll health had left me. and
prayed TO pass cut into the light, that |
might better see how to encounter tn
rutiian. Suddenly felt myself -wung
round with tremendous energy. |
bounced against door, which bounded
open. and we both fell out on to the
lines in the very centre Of the tunnel.
The tall seemed 10 have stunned him.
for he tell under me, and remained for
time motionlcss. For myself, | received
an indescribablc shock, such as i eXpe-
rienced in a collision; but | retained nv
senses. heard the roar OF the train
dying away in the distance; l saw the
red gcain fading away like a dying Dc
mon.
still clutcheL him Ly the throat. nor
did dare relunqnish i. Ny situation
was iIighttuI. suspected shat DOWN
rain would soon he paS>iur, and in th7
intense blackuc>s of the tunnel | could
not see which line we Lad fallen.
would have stretched forth my hand to
gropc for the rails: | mi-ht have tuuui
a place of ~atc:y by iud-in" the dis
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beneath me. His struggle grew ticrcer.
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OF despair | kept HIM pressed down. our
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