The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-03-08
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A Night 10 Remember

uO ulpuI "ulIli VIII uWcii ih III y
memory with vivid distiuctness
while life aud reason are left me,
was in October, u long while ago.
I was Mt that time telegraph opera
tor, stationed upon tho Grand
Trunk Line Of railroad.
Mine was by no means model
place Of residence. There were boor
gardens, drinking saloons and gam.
bling houses ont of all proportion 10
the more respectable shops and resi-
dences wo bad two arrests OF coun
torfeiters, and there Vas scarcely a
lay pissed that there was not a
brawl among the ruifiins around US
Still there was u school and timid
blue-eyei aomsn had com, to teach
there.
How long al unprotected woman
might have lived there | can ouly
gless, for Alice Holt had been there
but three months when she consent
to walk into church with me one day
and walked out my wife. THIS was
in July, and We had occupied a pret
ty cottage nearly quarter Of q mile
from the telegraph otii;o since our
marriage.
Being the only man employed at
the telegraph business in the town,
l was obliged to remain constantly
at the Office aud part OF the evening
and Alice herself brought me my
dinner and supper. There was a
small room next my office, with q
window, but only one door commu-
nicating with the larger room, Here
Alice had fitted up q dressing table,
and mirror, washstand and some
pepper, salt and pickles for my office
repasts. The two rooms were on
the second floor of q building that
stood alone.
With this necessary introduction
I come to the story Of that October
night and tho part my blue-eyed
Alice only Is, aud afraid of her own
shadow, played in it. l WAS in my
office at about 7.30 o'clock, when
one Of the railway officials came in,
all hurred, saying: Stirling, have
you been over to the embankmeas
on the road to-day Z The embank-
meut was not quarter ofa mile
from the Office, ou the east side.
No have not
sit was q special providence took
mo there then. One of .ho great
masses of rock had rolled dawn di
rectly across the track II will bs
dark as VOLTS mouth tonight aud
il the midnight up train comes with
cut warning, there will DO "A horri-
bio smash up"
1T must stop at Postville them l
replied. Il will send u message,
Yes. That ia what l stopped in
for. The down track ia clear, 50
you need not stop tho tram,
AN right sir.
l was standing at tho door, seeing
my caller down tho raekoty staircase
when Alice came up With my supper
Il was hot, aud cold. 81 l drew up
u table, and opening can aud basket,
sat down 10 enjoy IL Tmo tor e0si
ness I Thought atterwara, As l ate
we chattoa Any message to-day .
my wife asked
"ona for John Martin
"Joha Martin 2 Allca crisi I,
the greatest raIiiaa IN the aelaAbes>
hoal,--
What was the train Y
"Allda@ht treia,'
"WAs that all y
"'rhat Was ALL Mr. I'LL has jast
been In here 10 tell me there waa u
huge reeh aeress the track Al the
smtwakmaaA ~ | shall step the
midutsAt baia nj lestyllla The
passengers must vail few hepss
there, aud eams On N the asaspsag
after ths track ID elssyea
Have yeu saat the mes~<sN Heb.
est, 'Aet yet. There IL plenty vt
time Thai Nwln aaes Ant ssAeA
pestsiMs tll halt past ~, and il j.
Ret vet 4 tes Il IL Just .saakiagsN
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