Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-02-19
\ German Railway Story.


p. y"ing, think for the first ,in,c aft,
: her marriage. |" visit her parent. il
t. her old h"n". /" show then ;h,Ir tw
4 Ilnr graH'l.rhil:irrn At hast tLi
{ Mas lie HUH history that hulit.
We hai hr,n travelling tu.cth-r fo
two ar th," hours, md hogan 10 fee
e old acV'iainraIcr> Tie mother hal
t rose from her seat !" place the it'll
girl, who had lrl, her place again uI
:, the opposite stat. How it bappcnro
| have never undr-l"pI: IT was on,
/ Of those accidents which -.rm imln-
slhlr but just IL she stood, hail erect
4. holding her sleeping babe ui,nu "n,
A., arm. and her little frolick>ouc Made:
somewhat uwkwardly on the other
The little girl made sudden move
mcnt, and in an instant was gone
from our ewes.
What momcn,. The poor mother
stood fixed and rigid in exactly the
, the same attitude, her arm still bent
as though around her child, gazing
with wide open fixed eyes al the place
where she vanished She seemed
literally Suddenly turned to stone
with the rest oi us the ease WAS almost
the same. How long it lasted do not
know; doubtless il seemed tu Us
much longer than il really war. Then
the Young mother seemed 10 come 10
herself, and made Il sudden movement
a. if she would spring through tho
window after Ecr vanishi>hcd darling,
now far away. | caught her quickly
fast and held her, while the Kind
Young lady who sa, opposite to me
took tic baby frrm her arms, aud We
all began To talk together. no one
listening to he other abou, what was
To be done for her. Somehow we
managed iD our excitement to do all
that was possible, the guard came,
III" train was stopped and the mother,
without speaking To Que of W., or even
. looking at Us, left the train, support
Ing herself upon the arm Of the SYM
paihiziDs guard. while be held the
still sleeping baby fast in tho other.
or course TIL train must 20 with
increased speed TO make up for the
mo'uent of delay, 80 there was 10
chance for us TO ste more of the poor
bercaved mother. Photograph to us
al ;hc n, At station" said one of the
railroad men TO the guard. "les.
Yes, be sure to do it Immediately.
cried Il dozen voices, for ia some mys-
ter'Ou> way the news Of the accident
had run through the train a. if by
electricity. and long row Of sympa.
thizing faces watched from the car
riage The disappearing forus of the
mother and The guard.
1T will lake her half an hour to
reach the spot. and it i, just thirty.
live minutes 10 the next station" said
the stout gentleman in the corner.
taking out his watch aud holding it
open in his hand. his eyes fixed upon
it, lie had struck me as one of the |
most selfish aud disagrceable old gen.
ileman possible scarcely answering
a polite question from a ncighbor,
and then in the shortest and gruffest
manner possible; be had seemed COM
p!clely absorbed bv his newspaper
aud his bon of snuff, not having
noticed the little fairy iu any way
except To glance at her now aud then
with savage expression as her clear
laugh bad disturbed hi. read
ing. Now his whole soul seemed to
bc fixed en- the watch before him, and
he chided tie iardy flight Of time
again and again in words more forci-
Bile than ornamental.
There was Il y, ung wOuld-Le dandy
in one corner light. straw-colorctl
gloves, n slender cane, an infant mus
lachc, aud an cye.glass stuck in one
eye. seemed to be in his opinion,
tokens of vast superiority over the
other travellers, and he spike very
little except occasionally to make some
remark. or ak some
question about rhir'l-ria>> travelling,
apparently to produce un us the i'm.
preston that Lc wa, Young noble
man, or prince. prrhap-. in disguise,
suing Tor himself how oreiirary mortals
Jared.
What change had come over him
DOW ,'herye-r!a>- hung langling hi,ber
and ihi,h-r: with the kid gloves, Of ,
" hch he had been 80 dainty, be had ;
crashed the dusty facing ui he door. |
lnd was straining L:s gazc first back ,
ward until the poor mother was 10
onger To bc seen. aud then forward TO +
he next station where the news WAS ,
o meet Us
Now at las, We are there ,h. train |
Ia''s and one uf the guards runs ,
quickly into the liilr oiIicc over vi bich
Telegraph l. painted. Every BODY
Ah, can possibly get his or her head
'ut "f the window OH that side TRUSTS
I out.
There Il moment uf intense sus,
,rn>e; here comes The guard again
\ ltb dispatch in his hand BIZ stand, i
about midway between the ends of 6
he train, and begins 10 read it ont in ,
lis clear, loud official tones Child J
perfectly SCUM! aliyhted Upon pile ,
If straw in field, nu, ,wo feet from ,
/ stone WALL 4,
Then what scrne. Every man I
It the train windows has bis bat OFF
II a moment and is waving it and {
,hccring a, if he would split bis ,