The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-04
,poparRy on CHRISTIANS EVE.
-, r,rrcss Messengers Story a >arr"'''e
l u" Of Railroad Lits


s,orv A Narrative
~" ENrFrS> cp,ii-o.d Iifa
OF hai'F'1" "''
-. ,.,r;st
When my mate a>Ac" o. u" ~ sow
c>- permission 10 lc'''t''i ".'o ,a ',nt
=, NJ the eastern ci'a 90 t'' 80, 80" ;nmrncv
- maAc the 'ro'o"> ''''> ,,,a p,c;Gn ~,
towards thr hNr Na''.H - t1 ~ ,,a ,,rch
which was "h,I' /" %;,l v.s his
ltActt" 'C'n>' Il'.A. t':In and q vounoer
M,rlc-A!" = '"""- ,I -, srr1rot,, fhpm
>t'". ana " WIS w. tr',,,, t',', tbn ronnqny were
Irao. oar .'"' ,,iI ,l,y,yr ;o,ntly make
'a2; ,"i" "' u ,.,, ...rr,inu lsrcc uuan-
'.t '''i,' .,,t,,l. aal national notes for
t.trr 81 90 ..''t, ,n, p,r;;;r railroad con-
l"' NV a. .'',,rsr there WAS no lack
t.t'-', .'T @ =. ',,,,..,itinr every chance
80 Tr"'..' = ,n ,r,rL, aud uerhaps clean
'"''.'' .' "r' .',',,. :. "I,t rf Existence.
"' i",, '"S ~, cyoress car had been
"'t': ni,,. line. and Bill Hughes.
'.'sI''" v ,',.,r no'trn almost ~ death. and
,'' .''i I,.ii. ,h.,r>-r taken: and il was to
E.' '"'"' ,,,G, r,,,u,c surpri,os that q
ylt'H "-','',' .,,.'',, ,r,.. I'm, J,n ulraGet
mar ','. Wv" -, homo AND cvDlgjnpd TO
20 nara a. >''s az r, ~ I,i. own
me. 80 Gt'H 49,, ,l,n t,in in safety
"H'i'E ''u." a.; ,oo,,ct, and has:
E!"Hr' I'at s",e ~ - ,',,. i,tir I,n in mo.
zen, a" "''' nam ~
ION ,.o,hor Ned the engineer. was to
".T l,',,;,,r tnr the first one hundred
.,', - my! inurnry and he was 10 help in
| nav Van coo Nod WAS cnurt;uc a
'"' is'ar of I,.'s wife and 81 il nj,
Young; ~ ,n,o;,,. no ,r,S will;rr
~ ~ '''''N IND ,,i 70 ,,iv,, Inn his CHRISTMAS
- "' " 80 "''i " 49,, =, thn r.;lrn,d sI-
i. H..' -, .,,d - ,,ot his I,rrmiss;on IN fake
'' ',', ~ ~ oft of,hn- train and
ny ,,r.,; ear NIv ,or wa,
S">..,.,' i;',d iii nasso%o outside
'"' ~ M n,,i houiLoc thocn at tho
WI" N"'' III o"'' w"
s."rS: o,.oo,. .,,o,,,a roh-
iA!> in""e !, '".lei VI IN, ,,,;,,'I ~,
ueIs Sc' "h 'l' LAIN d. wy ~ ~
E""!s rluIeu y >'iie''i S!'l 'S''iie' 9''i
prisr, WIN an increase oi u'u.c''
Inc sfAlh chl Hhu on'y .ne IVY siAe
GonF>. NAlcA lcchtn from "lluo'l'' nut h"u
Two little grated WINDOWS ior 'cht!t''lot >
"nc al c!ch emu, "itn "oo''en snu.'els vi
the INSIDE 10 close 'hcil up ti2htlH. Ncu
vas /" lock me ID, ana 10 nalu INC hes 10
me EcNi engineer 'h"' e"i'lc o'' "i'h H'ine
private lhe!tuci,ohs. A..
NcH, ii cioch OH 'Ilistiias ENe tne
tram was reau! 10 start. oul express
>upeIlHtthHchI WIS uo" II 70 sGe us on'
ana hoiictu ,nc cH,!Scu 'a!, pu' Sup,
posing tNr otArI 70 W oIt ~ lel,"h, S"''
r"tinn-. 1t" Na'Clcu .he I!Acc 'nc N"lua-
i.n packages | had received IN my sale ana
ton cUesl, and then >prlnglng into the car,
warned 10th Iac ahu myself 10 T." very
r.rcl"i. rs he had he"s that mlSciiiel wa
lr,"iidvd hclo!e IeA%. Joe was hci!'liiS
ne III tn" car, - rs /" appear, before Tue
H"i'ti'h'rHa'!'I 10 "e S,,i5 WIN ihe: Neu
r@iuc ana locked Ii III, Joe hrst kisslil@ MS
vie, "Ao WAS on The Platform, cood-hy,
"hd pitttAalhE-luchy l'it"W-lnil NC WAS
- >r!f! he was gong away al CHRISTMAS.
- >o"n a> the door W.i> shut ana locked,
I"~ went through That on the other >lut,
m>l l!LtHhin@ me a&;!in ipi ncirlcndinS him,
ana thrn | heard him lock the ulhc: door
With The key Ned had sent to h!m ''y his
"ivsL"n' mt were on III II" lioiL1h's'
ANA l ia" 'lihe l" loon atoUnu auu "'iIuSe
H.! UAl's 10 MAKE tile Illp rs cVll'ortablea as
f'>>!"e' lH'ie was 10 'ctcN ny "I a'il'.
liz ""' ~ l'aShHScS 10 "c a"lc I'LL 'nc hcAt
M2i!"i9, "hch tilc hc" engineer NCuld
":rA my door; Ncd "oG!d icalc Us about
,""'NI-ht. ana III ihCH. "Acn he would
!"'h III upon Inc, hi!1tt maze lh!ith Il,
itii ) ~ H. iil!>ef;thi" a> rAo>c.
~ trs> tii"h III il"uT ii!er icaN!h2 nad
,'uh- A"lilll'ck carr lcd "!tii ne, ana
'"'' '"I iIru III. the 'n"''er OVER we ivf-
""" 'tn'Iia'oi NY .t"i was nSNt 10 the
'"-t1'-l h"u Ci">'" 60" al" hH'chti Ii
WIN I "edSc 20 hceP the Mlila !fnll "lnW-
W. IL open. ne rear Eeh'ldtot itii OPEN
IN niue SlA hE SIX hoie, 2uardcd 9I lIilcc
~" I'' = -N'"s H't 'c''','"'loi' Ne"' 'i!lS
ia" S'Hl'9 lhs il"l!Ai"ch' anu tHch, WIN
u! i'r'iNtl IA " DON cl">c 10 NY lall"' ana
"HT ''' "'.i i"lc running JUST oNtl III.
"'"' Suiti! was III aaitt., ana 80 u'ul-
i''H asleep.
no" !"h- slepl conld not tel before l
'""hchc0 Win start rs something passtu
'''i my mouth. II seemed ike noti>c ol
'1'' "ut IL l'It an oNer"hsiiiiinS smell II
,,,> %u1oe@Vhs ieeiihs, shu pcioiG cot'iu
~, ,,..'s i'",,s u eo"'" ounio ~
SIn,i,,, ~ ,,.;,
,nI wa',,i - 80, "',n
hn.,I ,|5i,d ,hi o9'.o,. ,.
,,, ,"' II; ''"u H'i wv ~ t''oo 'iis u"Au
,II.b. ~, n,tu "ou!u ,'ot opef ny
M!>h; must DC parail Ztu; II seemed aS II
t.'.,G >. ~ ~ nru io poMSl oNel
,,,''iI q. NM notiici Gloit "oIliu MAKE
,;,oy,. r. t',n - 49,. 1nr I,.',, ,uu"' Dut - - ;ft
r.,,sIf Sona,I,;,, ,i, ,nmi.o' w, w. W t,.a ,as
t.,d yyith = r,.frrs sbing con,neno anI :, l,.,,t,
voice, tiI> me lie uII;ct tn,n M, Ii.oI
with intense dini.ulty and min mid se,.
Z bl,rh. yi,.,.ed man ct,nIinr nvn,, me He
r,r.uts The mi,iu,tjnn T., he oI,j.i trace
hi. arm down In,y.rds nv na,d and soe
that j; j, q reynlver which ! tn,Icchin, nv.
,ur..hrud In, h,n.'lnaI o,tfnnI,-1, n,.,n
nrr. glance nj the deodly instrlnnnnt and
wonder whit il cost and wbathar !, ,u;ii n
.hnnt ,,r,i,,lt a,I ~, W., " 40 =, :.
hr trpd. The Effects Of soma drn~ are eth, u
working upon me. and ~ ! come more 1n
he as il were. | recooniz,. the tlmes of
chlorolorm. VI
Two other Alack.yisaged men are busilv
sorting cut my yaluables. and are throwins
all dangerous bonds and papers into one
corner Of the ear, while they are placing in