Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-02-19

he won't know where TO come after all.
Here again was mistaken guess, TO
a second thought might have informed
him that the number of every cab ad
mitted in the railway station was known
that he had given his drecti n to The
driver before being accosted by the Off
Ger. and thereby the latter had obtained
his address; and that, il the case had
been OF sufficient importance, the cat
could easily have been followed by An
other, even if the driver had not bC en-
instructed to notify the officer where he
left his fare.
However, our tourist, feeling some
what uneasy, related tho affair to an
English friend. whom be met on arrival
at the hotel, who did not relieve his anI-
iety by looking grave. shaking his head,
and remarking they had best both go to
the railway managers office next morn
ing. This they did. and through the in
lerventiun of personal friend OF one OF
the directors, after apologies and expla-
nations. the American departed, glad to
have got rid, as he supposed. OF this un-
pleasantness.
About FIVE days after, having mean.
time changed his hotel. our American
citizen had business down in the city.
after transacting which he bad agreed to
meet his wife aud friend at Westminster
Hall. to view that noted building
Standing near the entrance and awaiting
her coming,he was astonished TO observe
her to be accompanied by two gentlemen
instead OF one. The second was intro
duced as person who had called at the
hotel TO sec the American on private
business. lie was respectable looking
individual OF about fifty years of age,
dressed in epper-and-salt. and stepping
aside. presented to the tourist his card,
which bore the inscription, "Mr. John
Lund. Chief Of Police. bennington"
lie was very polite; he was very sorry
be had dissgreeable duty 10 perform !;
and be drew out very formidable look
ing document. with prodigious formula
of English expression, and several star
ing seals, which cited the offence our
traveller had com omitted upon one of her
Majesty's servants, aud summoned the
offender to appear on the following
Wednesday Git was then Saturday. st
the aforesaid" bennington.
IL wss coming up 10 London myself" !"
said tte official, apologetically, land
thought l would serve this, to make it as
comfortable as possible"
1t was useless for the Americans 10
state that the matter had all been settled
By the railway manager; OF this the
polite chief Of police knew nothing.
The first arrest was probably at the ir.
stance of the officials of tho railway
company in London; but this was by
the police authorities at bennington, OF
which he was chief. The official would
not be satisfied except by a visit OF the
American and responsible ,Iiepd again 10
the managers otfice, at the London sta
ton, where il was arranged that the
traveller should appear and answer on the
following week, if the affair was not set
tied before; and the polite chief OF the
Leaning ,on police toot his departure.
However, the visit to Westminster bal!
was given up Tor that day, and the Amer
lean began to wish Re had never jumped
on that railroad train. Supposiug all
right now. however, he forgot all about
it again. until It was unplessant!y brought
to mind on the following Sunday by q
note sent him by private hand from his
friend, 10 a place where he was spending
the day.
This note info med him that the affair
had quite serious look; that the man.
ayers at Leamip2tol had been mulcted
for damages for sn accident that bad oc-
CURED at that point few months since,
and that his jumping u n the lrain had
been Witnessed by two of the principal
directors, as wall ss b7 one of the local
police, and it wrS determined to punish
auv such criminal recklessness, hence
the summons, &c. This the London
railwa7 officer had by his personal influ-
ence succeeded in pcstooning for y few
days, but an expense of three pounds ten
shillings had been inclrred, and perhaps
it would be best to arrange that before
Mr.. John Lund or another official came
up to London again.
Our American friend was now getting
nervous and scared. He at once saw his
English friend in London, and proceeded
to arrange the matter as suggested
Then, returning TO his hotel, he ordered
cab to take himself to rail way sta
tion, bidding the landlord goodbye as il
going to Scotland. After being landed
at the railway station, and after having
discharged the cabman, and took another
cab. and drove to new hotel, in the
hope that by this means Mr.. John Lund
might be lodged until he departed for
Paris, which seems to have been success
fully done; but the reason therefore was
explained in the following letter sent to
him by his friend, who had received it
from the railroad authorities