Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-12

oh WIN "iin, "iOo' WY """ner VI WO-
men.
"No." You will laugh at me, Mr..
Woodbury., but 1 must tell somebody
or shall go out of my wits" said he.
half-laughing, "and before heaven I tell
you it is all truth--Thursday afternoon
! took hand car and went over to the
Rocky River bridge. / do not mind
confessing that went on purpose to get
a glimpse of her home-perhaps of her
self stood at one end of the bridge
looking across at the house-enraptured
to see scarlet shawl knew to be hers,
fitting in and out through the frost-bit-
ten shrubbery, of the garden. And
while was looking at her heard foot
steps, and glancing up I sun myself
coming from, tie opposite side If Me
garden bridget was dressed in this
suit of waterproof-my face was as pale
as death, and my wide open eyes were
blank and expressionless! Sir, you think
] am dazed, but l am telling youthe
truth. t- I.s e.
While I stood staring at this vision,
it disappeared, and weak and trembling
| came to town. BY next day-yester-
day. had reasoned myself out of the
belief in anything of the kind. 1t was
ahallucination, | said, and to prove it
so would go out there again and see
if it would appear the second time
| went again yesterday, and, sir, it was
repeated! 1t will go once more-and
then | shall go my DEATH"
"Nonsense" said |. "Come Earl, be
honest and confess that you had been
taking too much whisky"
"I never drink anything as you know
Mr.. Woodbury." returned he, ''and this
t ing WIS frightfully real. And of one
result | am satisfied. If run the mail
train out to nj ght shall be killed, and
heaven knows what will be the fate of
the train. l suppose it could not be
taken off for to-night?"
"Taken off! what the deuce do you
mean?" snapped I-"This road runs
trains as dvertised-cowardly engin-
GERS to the contrary Notwithstanding"
He looked at me sadly, reproachtully
and | could have kicked myself for the
way had talked TO him.
at is not on my own account, SIR"
said he, "but it is only few days be-
fore thanksgiving, ard the train will be
full one. 1t there is an accident it may
be bad one"
"AcciIent :" said I, contemptuously,
"come in TO morrow and let us laugh al
you"
He bid me good night gravely, and
went out. ...-.....
Presently the clock struck twelve, and
heard the sharp successive whistles
that told me that the train was nearly
ready.
A strange feeling of apprehension
seized Inc. What ii anything should
happen.
Yielding to an impulse which would
not be controlled, l threw on my over
coat, turned out the gas; locked the of
tice and hurried over TO the depot just
IN season to catch the rail oflhe rear Cal
and swing myself on board.
Earl Kogers stood at his post pale and
silent yet altered and wa, ,chful.
by the head light of the locomotive
he could see the track for a halfa a mil,
ahead and his keen eye scanned every
inch OF the way as the train swept on.
|
Cal-past Hills Embankment, and they
ploughed into the belt of the woods
whicn skirted Rocky ver. ,r-.., T..
Suddeniy, as they swept around tn
curve, Earl's cheeks whiieued and b
drew his breath in quick and hard!
What he saw before the train warne
him that only death and destruction la
ahead.
lie could probably save himself b
leaping Oft, but he would doom all o.
board.
Not second did he hesitate.
The sharp whistle to down break
sounded-he reversed steam and did ev
ery,hing in his power to stop the train
J When he saw hat his efforts were i
vain, that the obstacle which lay acros
the track only a few rods in advanc
could not be avoided, he sprang owe
the wood-box and unlocked from I'll
coaches. The engine released from I'll
drag, shot ahead, aud plunged into Ii
, guilt. t5l 81 %8Rs Epa ~ j.
There was crash and succession {
shrill whistles caused by the escapin
= steam and all was still.
| Not one Of the carriages went down
e the first one halted on the very brink
: the abyss, as if more fearfully to II
press upon the minds of the passenge
/ the terrible danger from which they M
escaped. ...... .. -..r.
S Before the train came TO stop hi
9 jumped out, and was flying torwal
! looking for Earl Rogers. ' 10
: They poinI ed into the river in answ'
: to my inquiry, and seizing lantern fro
one of the breaksmen, | soon climbe
, down the bank and found him.
y He lay under the wreck OF the locom
tive, pale and bloody, with no brea
!, coming from his lips. .......
!, The two stokers were a little ways {
h stone dead.
t am an old man, but did not fe
the weight of the poor fellow as / ca
4 ried him up the bank, and on to Il
r house of Demain, which happend to
n the nearest residence.
e OF course old Domain could not I
t Ease him adnittance under the circnI
stances, and in five minutes Laura W
r, with me trying TO restsore the litele
n man to consciousness.
e She was all courage and hope. Is
d for her we should have given him up f
RI dead, and l to this day firmly belle
II that her presence aud care brought hi