New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-01

N"B,js3slsgA Bssd.,. Mo nishs shsip
za9i, KloDaAe saasi'' :sssssssszsss
i've n;Sn I've sese home j''' y eeoF ana
But" asked In . 4Sbi.par, iii he does
not thistle, does mot stop. what then v II,
| sWel1. suppcss I 1hall have to climh
Into the watsr tank, hang on the lpout-a'
ludicfodS position. no doubt and drop into
the tender Or the train as 1t passes under
essth ne; that's, Y be is going too tAss tor
"But il VIM I'm you-must kill you. It
/ is madness; il yin be the sacrif,e Of An
other life, )" and caught him by the slee We,
i You might juAt - well lie across the track.
hoping TO atop The train. 70, must ineyi,r
ably be crushed, to Atoms." just then q
plaintive ecreeeh was heard thsough the
storm Of wind which now was bloTing;
s.He has whistled Thank God for that =
l said, with an intense feeling of relief.
THAT lie three mills of, and he must now
4 slacken his pace. whether he will or NOT.
from the fact Of there being just there .
bsd bit Of track and on up grade. But,
Miss Brown, knew al this, and that there
was likely not to be much danger about it.
Kpttridge, ihiak, will stop ln-ssy, five
minutes. II is wonderful how fast tho tune
goes" s---
No. nor exclaimed; "there has been to
me whole existence in these last fifteen
minntetw IL
you don't cay SO. Would Miss Brown
be kind enough to hold my pipe I" and say.
ing this he placed the pipe III nv hand l
tuned 81 s quito good bit of meer-
schaum, I cut The ses-horse on it. Please
| do not break it. l shall want good smoke
when coms back" Then felt the trrnl-
ulous motion an approaching train imparts
| to the. ground, next heard the rapid suorts
| Of the exhaust steam, and then the whistle
| screamed, and 1t eeemad to me that ho
| train would whiz directly through the Office
| the next moment. ....,....
Just third of mile OF; now be slows,
| and the train hands must have some idea
OF their danger. and may uncouple or put
down brakes, and SO prevent his bndging
| s, good-by, MISS Brown" And with this
he leisurt1y walked out OF the Office. Now
strained my cara to their utmost, but did
not dare to look out of the window. That
the train had slowed some what, cloee to
the Office was certain, for volume Of sui
phurous gas, beaten in by the storm, drove
through the windows i'll the train did
not halt. but was moving on rapidly. Pres
emily I heard SOM thug like the ely of q
wild beast. Then there WAS struggle on
the platform. The noise approached nearer
and nearer. The very office now was shaken
and the door bent inv ard on its catch and
hinges. ] sprapg to the door, and with all
my strength pulled at it. 1t opened inward.
just then pistol was fred, and l got out
OF the way bneiy il time to escape from
man falling on me; for like stone thrown
smoking In his hand, the body Of . man all
begrimed with oil and coal. while over him
stood Mr.. Thor, one knee on his adversary's
breast. and both bis hands tight gripped
around the PROSTATE mans throat. 80.
l"Why did you mot 60 into your closetf4
4 - - u zAz1 -
Keep quiet, you poor drunken fool, or must |
choke the life ont of you!" That vas all |
i heard. Then tie room was crowded with
people, and next tainted, for the frat time
in my life, az far. as can remem Der, in
quite resigned ana satisfactory way. 80
(. 1sasE algq4G .S.1rJ 5f1ta5sa- - .
b IL was Thursday, ana rAther late. before |
l IN ade my appearance at the Office. Mr.. |
Thor was seated at his desk, quite busiiy |
Engaged, working az something. As len |
tered he rose gu ckly, bowed to me, then I
"ff-red his hand, which took and gave . |
hearty shake. He glanced at the clock. I
II know, Mr.. Thor l said alphabetically, |
am IN hour and more late. "Iss ~
7 Miss Browns indisposi ion is .suficient !
excuse. fou .Aresin good time. We are
rather-ahem !--used to tslnting; the 1
Sinoi]er young pdrson you know faints
twice a week 1T stated intervals; on her
mother's wash days. believe. The Smoiler
y Dung lady will open her ba Ter es presently.
Take charge of the machines; 1 car dictate |
replies. ! have quite jan here;" and he |
removed. bit by bit, something from a news
paper v hich he had spread on the desk. to
= table in the Corner of the room, and be
gan working with the pieces.
"Well," sa ID to myself, smoothing out
the crumpled newspaper he had lett, II
don't exactly like this sort of reception. Il
-, l. id NE L.
part, which Ii q sham. don't care. He il
! brave man. and a. cool . ono az ! ever
read Of; and want to tell him so. l can
not intimate to him, however, that Mary !
Brown 10 going to be wretchedly uncom- | I
here. with her heart in her mouth
III the time. and that y position as q per-
nanent telegraph operator at Thorsdale
you'd be Just the death of her. 1t may be
! sinecure, but q few more incidents of the
character OF the evening before last, not
the &3S mon ID she receives,
night very much weaken her mental aud
ID, steal condition and-f wish had never
,ut nv foot into the Thorsdsle office" !
Then l thought my bin wanted looking
Ifter, and l went there, and in the glass
ound my face was all crimson. noticed,
must confess with some pleasure, that
sAss's ale bottle. took q brilliant crimson
'Oppy, p aced it in my hair. and then put 1t |
ack sesin. ~ Il
+You have broken my pipe" said Mr..
'hor, from the Office. 1Smaehed sea horee
II to bits, cher stem likewise spin
tnd" ~
Il am sorry, 80 very sorry" said, almost
ervors enough to cry II had no idea l
ad it all"
"If young lady expects to lie down on :
pipe which she has been merely requested !.
, hnf hi AT rach NIL Il
tand such strain, all have to say is that
er acguain tance will the ply steal condi ! :
ion OF such substances is of the most meA- :
70 and super ticial character. There, give I
up" Here SAW him gar her up the pieces =
t the pipe and put them back in his dra wer.
am going our, Miss Brown" he contin- =
cd; 'sume business at the depot. IT | am =
tainted, or anything important turns up,
ing this beil-the wires run across to the
epOt-and will come" He look ed at me
ow, as | lett my little room, with kindly
mile on his face and in moment was out !.
f the office" .ua9 ts1
Broke his pipe! l wish l could mend it.
wonder IT he wants a tobacco pouch l
hight make him one, with his old sea horse :,
n it, wonder if there lie such thing as y
elk to be found in Thorsdale. "
y the way, must ask permission to be
bsent halt-hOur some time to-day, so that ~
may thank the grocer's wife, who laid me y :,
at so nicely in the bottO u of her husbands 9
agoD, and carried me home. That ac- !,
,unts for the molasses on my skirts. l :, :,
Onder if Mr. Thor called to sec me yester- "
Ay." Then l tried to drive Mr. Thor en- ,
rely out of my mind, but though I sue =
eded in this, the tobacco pouch would =
me back. kept on racking my brain, -
nhl l got headachy, when turned over =.
be newspaper and read the title, the vs.
noilersville Sentinel. ! waded through a,
he outside sheets, which were filed with 81