The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-22

proscheti the engineer at 40 unSuarueu mo
mcnt In the life of the engineer, and THIS Is
about the language which was used 10 the
engineer: r.,,.
"Look here; don't you see Mrs. Tier's
mare yonder? She is awful scarcy-mon,
strous 'fraid Of an engine, and am aiTaid
she'll throw that poor old creature and hurt
her when we 90 TO st,rt" (Mrs. I'i'er was
sitting on the mare that she bad ridden for
TWENTY-FIVE yeals.) "Now," continued the
conductor 10 the engineer, 81 want you to
steal out for the first fifty yards without
making any noise, and then | want You to
let her 20 like hi, so that that fiery young
animal won't know where the noise comes
from. | won't call out call aboard this
morning"
We have seen bow the plan worked, so far
% leaving the legislator. He tore his hon.
orablc hair for moment, and then tore away
from the der0t for livery.stable to see II ne
could make it BE- horse. The livery stable
man took in the situation very speedily, and
told him he might have his best horse and
kill him ir necessary. On he went on the
fast.nving Bucepbalus. Every time he rose
in his saddle he gave him the spur, and when
he lowered bis mount he gave the steed the
lash. The ride OF John GIpin was an abso-
lutte failure compared TO this. Women and
| children flocked TO the doors along the route
as the heels of the horseman's gallant gray
ratified over the stony pike. Swilter than the
| east wind ard wilder than 4 tempest on ana
| Oh he dashed
| In vain did an aged matron, with tears 10
| her eyes Qrom the wind which be raised IN
bis Hieh0 plead with him to know if there
was any trouble in bis family. He spoke
not a word. No "banner with the strange
device" moved above his stream of egsla-
tive looks, but "excesiOr" was written ON
| that rigid and lurbid brow. lie was bent
on making the best time ever made. On ana
on be sped. His palfrey had gone some ten
miles when, as though he had outrun the
very WiId, there was none OF it lett IN DIS
body Our gallant knight would know no
word outside of the bright lexicon of youth
and chivalry; so "failure" was speedily
nut away to bis back again. He took forcl-
BILE possession of the first horse he met, and
mounting III ct arms, on he dashed, laugh.
inc in his success at the shouts of "robbcr
and " horsc-thief" which fell on bis de-
parting ears. He telcgyaphed before mount
ing at FIRST tue following words:
al am coming, Uncle Andy; send relays
by pike" Getting within eight miles Of town
he was met by swft-footed trotting nag, al.
ready in harness and cbamping the bit.
Into the buggy he jumped from his foaming
stecd, and reached Nashville in time for the
! first roll.
The railroad man was up in the gallery.
| He had gone there to hear with his own good
cars the rolI.calI. A mild smile lit up his
features as the caller proceeded through the
Senate. The smile broadened into q benig-
nant grin as Neil Brown began the roll oft
House. Presently the name OF the left legis-
la1or was reached. Johnson" he sang out
| in rcrnaI kably clear notes, and-tbey say the
railroad man never did tell the gentleman
who was sitting next to him what he was
laughing at the moment before.