, 1877-03-04

OF flesh. He (George) was going west on No. )
ono dark night last week, when, after passing
through Hinsdale, he saw rcd light making
frantic ggyrations across the track. After stop
plug, he found that he would have to stay there
until after midnight
The train III front Of him was an extra With
the Boss Pirate for conductor. For convenience
sake. be will be called Judd Fox This train
was held by another train being OF the track,
| preventing him from proceeding. After stop
ping No. 3, and asking Watkins for some smok-
ing tobacco, Fox went into his way~cas, accom-,
panied By his brakemcn, and all hands turned
in for nap Needing some waSte' ste anu nna,ne not
Watkins started for Fox's way-car to get some,
but, upon entering the car, found the occupants
sound asleep. Carefully retreating, he ciosea ,1
and locked both doors, and hastcqea to ind is his
| conductor, ssLittlc Dau." Unfolding his
| plan, he soon won Dau's consent to a trial OF
! it. Watkins Immediately proceeaed to business.
| Satisfying himself that bis intended victims
were thoroughly asleep, he oiled the rails pc
hind his drivers, applied hfs alr.brake' put his
engine into the back motion, giving her a full
head OF steam and Tlist1in3 brakes
The oil Of course, caused the wheels to rcTolyc
rapidly but prevented the engine from moving.
Fox and his crew we're a"akcnea ,c,u og tEe wnlst
ing into the cur, heard the rapid cxhAusts, and
imagined they saw her coming towards them
like au aycn.ing Nemesis.
But none of them were for moment fright
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dead for chew of tobacco, and thought he
would go over TO Brush Hill tor it, mud his
braketnen were afraid he might get lost, SO they
were going with him. Not being able to open
out OF it with some difficulty, dropping into a
ditch containing at least eighteen inches OF
mud. It did not seem to impede his progress,
however, and be started for Brush Hill across !
Prouty's strawberry patch. Seeing three Zig
urcs (lor the hrascmcn stuck BY the "old |
many 1nadly plunging across hts strawberry |
patch, Prouty fired his cannon (oaded with salt) I
to alarm the neighborhood! Fox and his crew !
walk 'sshacli.c-footcd,'' and Watkins has been |
elected President Of the Fat Man's Associa-
tion.
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