The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-23
Written for the Albany Registcr.1
ONE DARK NIGHT.
ny THE SERGEANT.

at Naples, and | was train-hand on
the short branch which connected
Naples with the main line of the
railroad, some foaar or five miles dis
tasat. We had been married but a
few weeks, the happiness OF our
honeymoon showed no signs of
waning, and it seemed as though l
loved her more and more every
day.
/ found Nell early III the summer
{beside the track, [ used to saw,
while | was braking on the west
ern division, at AIeredosia, station
on the main line few miles above
Bluff City, where our branch
joined it. Her father was tank
keeper, and my acquaintance with
her commenced in passing a word
or two when | was on the engine
helping to water; from which
took to bringing up a ''picture-pa-
per" occasionally. She was OF such
slight figure, and our conversation
had been 50 brief, that | supposed
her to be little more than a child,
until one day she got on our TRAN to
go up to the next town, when !
came to know her better. As soon
rs possible after we left AEeredosia
went into the coach and spoke to
Nell, as had learned her l.arne to
isc. She was as modest and dis
Greet little lady as You could wish
to see, but as she had become ac-
customed to pass smile and a
word with the train-men, she seemed
wiling to talk with me. Long be-
fore the whistle blew to call me
AWAY, had discovered that Sic WAS
young la1y of seventeen or eigli-
teen, as amiable IN manners and In
telligelst III conversation as sire was
pleasing in Appearance, ard when |
Lad helped her from tie train at her
destination, felt that was fairly
IN love.
After tl.is eslr Intercourse became
more regalar-on my part, gifts OF
greater value, and Oh l.er'part, a show
Of more interest in my movements
and wei aare-and soon frequent
notes.
There is no use IN lengtlseniag
this part of my story, for it is not
what began to tell. Enough to
say that very shortly got another
man to run one trip for me. stopped
off at atereaosia a day, ard saw Old
Mart, Nell's father. | told him
sltat I loved Nell ard wanted to
marry, that | had a few dollars TO
| begin with, and if she would have
me, Thought [ could make her
happy. Mart was a plain old fell
low, he had taken a kind of liking
for me, from seeing me o,, the train,
he said he had inquired OF the con-
auctors aud found that was steady,
and cared to know no more. SO
when I had asked Nell, It was all
settled. we had few arrangements
/ to make, and III six weeks were
! quietly married; got transferred
| to tile bralicli to be at home more,
and there we were, enjoying the full.
brightness OF, our honeymoon in the
beautiful fall weather, as happy as
two birds.
One day Nell must needs see her
mother, and with a pretty show of
nock-commiseration asked i'll could
live from morning till evening with
out her. Now afternoons was
usually at liberty, and lately I had
spent them with her entirely, and /
should miss her sadly but I would
not be selfish, and told hcr to Get
ready and 60. ben we took up
the freight at nine o'clock, she wet
up and took the freight-train west,
with the understanding that she
would come back with Harm A Hen,
in the evening, on the s Gov. Bis
sell, !" when be brought down the
passenger train. / ran back to
Naples, got my dinner at the hotel,
and spent adult afternoon about my
car. AT seven o'clock when we ran
up to connect with the passenger
train east, it was very dark, and
cloudy As we approached the
switch where our track run into the
main road, saw that there was
light there, and 3 little further on
The head light of an engine. We
stopped As nsslal, and T jumped off