The New York herald., 1872-11-24
WILLIAM B. TRAvERs.

Tho Boys Who Stood and Were slaugh-
tered Like Men-Up and at 'Em Again.
fhe immediate neighborh0Od OF Exchange place
was, Of fcourse for various reasons very much anect
ed Dy the stave OF the market, and many an unf0r-
tunate Dear had serious losses to mourn, and to
mug himself and his money bags tightly
FOR whatever comfort he could squeeze out
OF them or his own inner consciousness.
Mr. Travers' ONCE is ct No. 45 and az his name had
been somewhat prominently connected with the
anta-Gouid movement inaugurated by Henry N.
Smith and backed 80 vigorously by Mr.. Watson's
afidavft. HERALD reporter came to the cOnclu-
sion, as he was passing. to drop IN and hear what
Mr.. Travers knew about the situation A gentleman,
whom the reporter took for an attache Of the
ofice, was going out as he was going in, and the
reporter asked, "Is Mr.. Travers here fn The youth
looked at his questioner for an instant as though
to nnd out whether or not he had any sinister
design upon the Office or himself and then, point
ing over his shoulder with one hand while he held
the door half open with the other, remarked.
"There he Ia
ON the sofa in that inside rOOm." It is hardly
necessary to tell how this astounding intelligence
sent . thrill Of horror through every nerve
or the reporters anatomy and how, half
hesitating whether to 60 to that "insde
room" or take refuge in sudden flight, he
stood for moment transfxed in the
hallway gazing at nothingness. However, the
shock Of hearing that Mr. Travers was 'laid out on
the sofa" once over, the reaction came, and ne
boldly strOde into the room. True enough, on the
sofa lay mans form, and seated at his side and
bending over him. dOct0r-like, was well-known
broken. Two other persons, one standing near
the foot OF the sofa and the other sitting, were also
bending over the prostrate form. As the reporter
softly entered the three men got up and two Of
THE BODY MOVED,
q hand came down slowly from the head OF the
SOFA, and, as 1t did So revealed the good-natured
face OF Mr. Travers, full Of life as ever. The re-
porter drew great breath of relief and sat down.
what he wanted to know, for the realization
that the "laid out" form was a live one was as
sudden the Information of It's being laid out at
was soon reached by question, and Mr.. Travers
pleasantly answered all queries put to him.
1.-The excitement Is not all over yet,n he said.
''and may not be for few days to come: 1t has
stood the test we'll"
Here MIR. Charles Lamont entered the room and
was introduced to the reporter. "Glad to see
sis it true that there has not been single fail
ure OF any firm 9'' he was asked 81
mot failure" was Mr.. LamOnt's reply, and
high as he could draw himself, he being rather q
short man-he exclaimed, as he brought his hand
down upon table near by mot failure sir The
STOOD UP AND BEEN SLAUGHTERED
like men," Mr.. Travers nodded, and so did the
other gentleman, as much as to say "True for yOu
my fine fellow. We all know it WELL"
This evidently meant that, though there had
been considerable slaughter it hadn't been enough
to kill anybody Outright and, with this consOliD9
fact before his eyes. and Mr.: Travers being eyi-
IDENTIFY suffering from excessive fatigue and anx-
iety-it was hard to tell which-the reporter with
drew.