The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-14

groaning of the break. Into M
friends trowsers | tried TO Jump
I. but, alas either in my confusion,
put the wrong leg in. or pokcd 1t be
I tween the lining and the cloth, or th
r wretch had played me a schoolboy
, trick, and had fastened up the linin
of his neither garments.
The train was stopping-O horro
of horrors | extiicated my leg frot
the confounded trap, and rushed Il
the window. The train had stopped
, | verify believe that from that INC
ment nv first gray hairs began to ap
pear. With desperate tenacity, in
state of almest perfect nudity, hun
OH to the door and window. Goo
gracious!-a scurrying Of steps out
side! Who ia coming into my car
riage? An old lady, who will scream
and give me into custody? A youn,
lady, who will faint? A father of
family, who will kick me down thv
platform! A ticket collector, whC
will-Ah! all! ah-h-h! there is
hand on the outside moving the han
die Of the door! Oh, the agony o
those seconds! | would rather b,
hanged; would rather live for six
times my natural term of existence
with six scolding, fault finding wives
than 20 through the agony of thost
moments again Pen cannot describe
what | suffered. Beads of perspira.
ton raced down my poor, cola, shiv.
ering features my hair stood en- end
my teeth chattered but to the door
and window my bands clung with d
strength of grassy that Policeman A
X and Policeman b could hardly
have overcome without tearing my
fingers from their sockets.
A bell, a guards whistle, and an
engine shrek. Hurrah! we start
again. | am saved-saved-saved
feel desperately faint but in time |
recover.
Saved, indeed Poor wretch | lit
tie knew what was in atore for me.
Slowly and deliberately dressed
mvself in my cx.friend's clothes.
Unaccustomed L to he decked in gor-
geous array, / began with half-aol-
lected senses to think what figure
[ looked. ..
"Hallo! what's that? What Is the
train stopping again so soon tor?'
was well acquainted with the
line, and knew that the express ought
not to stop at the next station. Some
accident, thought.
Tickets, tickets all ready here"
What Oh earth is the meaning OfalI
this ? draw out my friends ticket.
He is only to r. am going 10
London. Never mind. 1t is Of no
consequence, | can pay the difference.
All, but then | have NJ p'rs".
Nimp0rte | can draw check at PaC-
dington, and wait until it ia cashed.
The door was opened, and | be-
held the guard, station-lnssjer, and
two policemen.
Gall right" ssid one Of the latter to
the stalion-master, this is our man
directly he is out of the carriage the
train may 90"
"All ,cr0ng," said /, "You have
made a mistaEe--I have 10 intention
of getting out here. lam going On 10
town."
| never saw policeman on duty
laugh before; but over The stern,
hirsute face of w. (Which stands
for Willis Constabulary-No. ll72,
there passed something like a grim
smile as he replied:
"lt Is no use, my man-you must
come out at once; you arc fairly
caught. lfyou obey us, an accom-
pany us quietly, we viii give you no
unnecessary pain; but if YOU hesitate
or resist for one moment, We shall at
once put ON these"
As he spoke he got on tho step of
the carriage and held up before nv
bewildered gaze pair of handouts,
which ratified most ominously. Good
gracious! what could be the joke in
Ill this2 Mechanically / did what
[ supposed Others would have done.
| got out Of the carriage. The train
moved on. | assumed stern indigua-
ticn. though i'll at ease, ....... ...
"Now, them" said |, "what the
dickens do you mean by all this p
"Come, con e, my man, our sway
ger won't do with us. You must
come along was the answer Of my
guardians. y. '. s.s 4-, .'' '-N
"But what am | charged with?
What do you want me for?"
"Well, that is good joke, and you
ire cool hand" replied w. G. ll72.
But now business IS business, my
nan. We are bound to take you up,
md you are bound to come with us,
quietly If you will, if not Here
he again held up the handouts.
You are charged with forging a
heck E670 on the Sandstone Bank
md with hslf-killing, if not murder
ng, Z. G. Smith, of the Somerset
Orce. We are going to take you to
he lookup and Tomorrow, you viii
AVE to appear before the magiatrates
am obliged 10 caution you that you
iced not say anything to commit
'Ourself, it will be brought up as ev,
dence against yeu.'
Good Heavens! And so was a
orger and a murderer.
"Well-but," said |, "theso are not
ny own clothes. A gentleman in the
arriage changed clothes with me h
II, rather, he left me alone--ahem
laked; and put on his clothes, and
,ou came, aId--aEd-CoEiound it.
-ou don't think am he = s....
ooh, no." said w. c. l472, "you
int him; not . bit of it; you are
,oursclf. Well, you must think Us
,reen, to try and palm that Oh ON
ls."
And Immediately there arose a /
,ubdued official chncklc. adt I
kre loUs Il camc 20 pass that L was /
obliged quietly to accouptny ny 4
,aptors to the police station. Mr.
Inspector booked the charge, whcro-
~ il seemed that really was forg- ,,
n aud a,l-butmurderer 1t was quile
IL vain that ] protested ar4 viewed
hat was not the murderer Ia iucs.
inn hut Edward Iiiyveralu, OF Silns |