Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-06-20
W0ndrfuI Escape.

Three or four nights ago after a
freight train on the Detroit & Mil
waukee Road had left the Junction,
a stranger was found on top OF the
train, and when questioned by the
brakeman he said that he was an old |
brakeman out of money, and wanted
to go TO Grand Rapids. He was ap-
parently deserving, offered to do
what he could to compensate for the
ride and wasen't put off. The brake
man didn't think to tell him about
the several bridges on the route,
not expecting him to do much, and
this fact nearlyscost the stranger his
life, causing him one of the closest
escapes on record. About midnight
the engineer discovered cattle on the
track and whistled for brakes. The
stranger was the first up from the
choose, and in running over the cars
he detected the dark form of a
bridge close above him. There was
no time to think or act, but instinct
caused him to jump. He was not Il
second too soon, the bridge being
almost over him as he leaped. He
struck the side of an embankment,
fell down,and then rolled to the
tiack. One of the wheels caught his
boot heel, crushed it off close to the
sole, and the man was whirled around
by the shock until he lay beside the
rail, and before he could move his
head piece of the brim of his hat
was sheared off, When the train
stopped he was at hand to climb in
to the caboose, not being harmed in
the least.-DetrOit Free Press.
PLEASE Stop MY-WHAT?-Times
are hard and money is scarce, bust
ness is dull, retrenchment is duty
please stop my-Whisky? Oh no,
times are not hard enough for that.
But here is something else that costs
me large amonnt every year, which
l wish to save. Please stop my
Tobacco, cigars and snuff? No, no,
not these; but l must retrench some
Where-please stop my-Ribbons,
Jewels, ornaments and trInkets? Not
at all; pride must be fostered, if
times are ever so hard; but l believe
can see a way to effect quite saw
ing in another direction-please stop
my-Tea, coffee and needless and
unhealthy. luxuries? No, no, not
these; l must think of something
else. All, Have it now. My paper
costs me $500 year; I must save
that. Please stop my paper! That
will carry me through the panic east
| ly. l believe in retrenchment and
economy-especially in brains.
A Cool F1sHERMAN.-''I met, the
other day." writes foreign sports
man, 'with an Englishman who
travels some hundreds of miles every
year to indulge in his favorite sport
of trout-fshing. l believe that, pro-
Yided his favorite streams were un-
disturbed, this enthusiastic fisherman
would be but little concerned if the
world was submerged in second
deluge, as may be judged by the
| following anecdote:
One day he was exploring the
banks of his favorite stream, accom-
panied by the landlord of the inn at
which he was stopping. The latter
happening to come too close just at
the moment when his guest was
throwing his fly, the hook caught
the poor wretch's eyelid, causing him
intense pain. The sportsman coolly
took out the hook, readjusted the
fly, and, as the inn-keeper continued
bowling at the top of his voice,
"You can," said he, in whisper,
"put your eye down in your bill;
but Pll trouble you to stop that
noise, so as not to frighten my fish. !"
| What was Joan of Arc made of?
| She was Maid of Orleans.