Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-30
TIE EXPRESS TRAIN.
4 story of Thrilling Adventure.

Two or three Of lis had lounged out
of the Club one night into Santley's S
office, to tind out the news coming in
by cable, which the sleepy town would
not hear until the paper would be out
tomorrow. Santiey was editor Of the
Courier.
He was scribbling away ut driving
speed. hat ON, an unlighted cigar i'll his
mouth.
7" You're at it late, Ben
Accident on railroad. Sixty lives
lost without looking up,
We seized the long, white slips, which
lay coiled over the table, and read the
dispatch.
Tut tut
Infamous"
Nobody to blame, of course.
~ tell you the officers of Il road
where such an accident is possible
should be tried for murder" cried
Ferrers.
Santley showed his copy to a boy, and
lighted his cigar.
~ think you're wrong, Ferrers. In
stead of being startled ut such casual
ties, never travel Oh railway that |
am not amazed at the security of them.
Just think of it. Thousands of trains
running yearly on each, with but n
minute TO spare between safety and de
structlon, the safety OF these trans
depending on conductors, Telegraph
clerks. brakemen, men of every grade
of intellect, their brains subject to every
kind of moods, and diseases, and tenn
pers.
the engineer takes n glass of liquor;
the conductor sets his watch half q
minute too fast; the hagman falls
asleep; and the train is dashed into
ruin Ii is not the accident that is to
be wondered at; it is the escape that is
miraculous"
We all had dropped into seats by this
time. The night was young, and one
after another told some story Of adj
venture or danger. Presently, Santley
said
'Thcre was an incident which oc-
CURED a few years ago which made me
feel rs / 40 III the matter. happened
to be an eyewitness to the whole af-
fair
"What was it, Benz
cts rather 4 long story
!" No matter. Go on. You can't 60
home until your proof comes IN any
how
No. Well to make you understand,
about five years ago, had q bad break
n-night-work, hack writing and
poor pay. You know how fast it all
wears out the machine. The doctor
talked of diseases Of the gray matter OF
the brain, etc, and prescribed, instead
Of medicine, absolute rest and change
of scene.
would have swallowed all the nos
trums in a chemists shop rather than
nave left the Office for a week.
"I'll take country board, and send III
my editorials, /" said.
NO; you must drop office and work
utterly out Of our life, for month, at
least. Talk and think Of planting po-
tatoes, or embroidery anything but
newspapers and politics"
Well, | obeyed. started on pc
destrian tour; studied cattle in Nor
folk, and ate sausages il Oxford. I'll
nally | brought up, footsore and bored
beyond bearing, in W.
while there | fell into tile habit Of
lounglng about the railway station,
studying the construction of the en-
gines and making friends with the
men.
The man With whom | always fra
ternize most readily Is the skilled me-
chanic. lie has degree Of common
sense, store 81 certain facts which
Your young doctor 81 politician il apt
70 lack
Besides, he is absolutely sure Of his
social standinc-ground, and has grave
self-respeet, which teaches him to re-
spect you.
The professional LAD Just started en-
his career, ii uneasy, not sure ot his