The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

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4 FOking Fun at q Railroad.
Mr.. Derrick Dodd writes as follows to III,
Washington Capitol about the branch railroa
between Baltimore and the Capital s..
i But about this railroad. OF course wan
1 It abolished, every one does. The reckless We
locity with which the trains are run betweel
here and Baltimore is absolutely frightinl.
was delighted years ago when his road wa
established because II thought We had got rio
of the old rickety and dangerously fast stag,
coaches. but the speed they are beginning /,
run the trains at now on this road is wors.
yet Now every one knows that Baltimore
4 is forty miles from Washington If it is al
inch, and three days ami q half is plenty
1 quick enough for the trip, but the manager,
have already reduced the schedule time II
three days and four hours. and what viii
making the engine fires too hot, and racing
with cows along the road, and all that, the
] conductors are even cutting that time down,
Why it was only the other day on the
down trip we happened to spy Sims old
mule about two miles out OF town. What
| should the reckless wretch Of an engineer do
but clap on full steam and race every foot Of
the way into the district? We didn't exactly
pass the mule. but we caught up with him
twice, and came into the depot neck and neck
land which was putting most, the mule or
the engine. you couldn't have told to save
your lite. Now 1t was all very exciting, and
all that. know, but / hadn't purchased an
accident ticket, and don't believe the other
four passengers had either. This is all wrong,
Mr.. Editor, all wrong.
And then on another OCCASION. renlem-
Der, we came within a hairs breadth Of hav-
ing a very serious accident. Tie engineer
had gotten off to SNOWFALL chipmunk, and
The conductor was minling young Widows
baby for her-the result was that the train
happened to get on down grade and we
started off Ia terrific rate, every bit of four
miles an hour. should thiak. We were
just half a mile above the Annapolis juno
flon, and the first thing we sknew-tllere
being no one to whistle and wake ZIP the
sWitcfl-te nder-we were turned off into the
Annapolis road aud went down the wrong
track at full speed. Imagine our consterna-
ton when just at this moment We heard the
whistle, not half mile ahead of Ia. OF the
Annapolis up train. We w,re paraIyzed
with terror. Here We're two trains on .e
same track approaching each other at the
dizzy speek just mentioned. Evidently our
time had GOMEZ I'll a t, W short hours the
engines would meet, aud tilen-iestruction
board organized a prayer-meeting. Pale but
calm the doomed band OF passengers sat,
and though with the very shadow of deati.
upon Them, raised their voices IN a pairing
hymn.
'ssend for the baggage -lnastar,'' said a
young man with i sad smile.
Why - was asked.
Because we are all about to pass in our
checks. q g f
Everybody Wept. From the rear plat
form we could ste the miserable engineer
straining every nerve to catch up. but he had |
tigilt boots on and uidn't gain anytlling 10
speak of. ss33s #Esi i *t,a s3sI
AT this moment a ray Of hope dawned
1pon US. ] had just finished writing my
will Oh the back of Il visiting card wllrn /
observed a young lady in The act of detaeh-
ng her hustle. Placing tile article--whiell
vas composed Of 800 Capitals and hair
her arm. the heroine march,
ID through the car. We followed her anx-
ously. s a Hssas84l sfsl4ip
$ e climbed up ON the tender and then
'ver the engine. It was very interesting and
hrilling to see her climbing over the wheels
nd brass things ii the way to the COW
atcher. Itreminded me of 4 country girl
,etting over d wire fence. But never mind
bout that now. Let tue see where Iwas
)h. yes-on the cow-catcher. Holding on
j the cross-bars with one hand, the noble
maiden tied tile hustle OH the sharp PROV
1ith the other.
Youcail guess Che result. lii the course
I tile afternoon the collision came. Pro-
aetad by the hustle the engine received a
antle thump. and we were saved!
L took up collection for the woman OH
ne spot. | always take up col ection on
lch occasions. always. And what's more
ever fsrgot to give the object interested
s5ethiuS nice out of it, never. There is I
othing mean about me. suppose you have &
oticed my clothes2 I
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