The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-08-22

"Oh, certainly, if he would kindly
give his card, !" the official would call al
his hotel at eleven tomorrow.
No sooner said than done. The Amer
lean whipped out his card-case, handed
over the bit of pastebOard to the officer,
who glanced at it, nodded to the cab
driver, who closed the door Of the Vehi-
Gle. and the party were soon rattling
over the London pavements. As they
whirled along, the first view of London
by gaslight was forgotten in the expla-
nation Of the affair by the American to
his wife. But it is all over now, I
guess" said he, ''fOr although 1 gave
the fellow my name I didn't give hin,
any address, and he won't know where
to come after all"
Here again was a mistaken guess, for
Rsecond thought might have informed
him that the number of every cab ad-
mitted in the railway station was
known; that he had given his direction
to The driver before being accOsted by
the officer, and thereby the latter had
obtained his address; and that, if the
case had been of sufficient importance,
the cab could easily have been followed
by another, even if the driver had not
been instructed TO notify the officer
where he left his fare.
However, our tourist, feeling some
what uneasy, related the affair to an
English friend, whom he met on arrival
at the hoIel, who did not relieve his
anxiety by looking grave, shaking his
head, and remarking they had best both
go to the railway managers Office.
This they did, and, through the inter
ventioH of a personal friend of one Of
the directors, after apologies and ex-
plantations, the american departed,
glad TO have got rid, as he supposed, Of
this Unpleasantness.
About five days after, having mean
time changed his hotel, our American
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second was introduced as a person who
had called at the hotel to see the Amer
icaR on private business. He was a re-
spectacle looking individual of about
fifty years Of age, dressed inpeprer and
salt, and, stepping aside, presented to
the tourist his card, which bore the IN
scription, 'Mr. John Lund, Chief of
Police, bennington"
He was very polite; was very sorry he
had very disagreeable duty to perform;
and he drew out formidable-lOOking
document, with a prOdigiOus formula
Of English expression, and several
staring seals, which cited the offence
our traveller had committed upon one
Of her Majesty's servants, and sum-
mOned the offender to appear On the
following Wednesday (it Was then Sat
urday) at "the aforesaid" bennington.
81 was coming up to London my
SELF" said the official, apOlOgetically
land thought 1 would serve this, to
make it as comfortable as possible"
It was useless for the American to
state that the matter had all been set
tied by the railway manager; of this the
polite chief Of police knew nothing.
The first arrest was probably at the In.
stance of the officials of the 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 friend
again to the managers Office at the
London station, where it was arranged
that the traveller would appear and an
sweT on the following week, if the affair
was not settled before; and the polite
chief Of the bennington police took his
departure.
However, the visit TO Westminster
Hall was given up for that day, and the
American began to wish he had never
jumped on that railroad train. Sup
posing all right now, however, he for
got all about it again, until II was Un,
pleasantly brought to mind on the fol
lowing Sunday by a note sent him bI
private hand, from his friend, to a place
where he was spending the day.
This note informed him that the af-
fair had quite a serious look; shat the
general managers at bennington had
been mulcted for damages for an acci-
dent that occurred at that point a few
months since, and that his Jumping
upon the train had been witnessed by
two Of the principal directors, as well
as by one Of the local police, and it was
determined tOpunish any such criminal
recklessness, hence the summons, &c.
This the London railway officer had by
his personal influence succeeded in post
pOning for few days, but an expense
Of three pounds ten shillings had been
incurred, and perhaps it would be best
to arrange that before Mr.. John Lund
OF another official came up to London
again.
Our American was now getting ner-
vous and scared. He at once 1snw his
English friend in London, and proceed
ed to ''arrangen the matter as suggest
ed. Then, returning to his hotel, he
ordered a cab to take himself to rail-
way station, bidding the landlord good
by as if going to Scotland. AfteI Delng
landed at the railway station, and afte1
having discharged the cabman, he took
another cab, and drove to a 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 successfully done; but the reason
therefor was explained in the following
letter sent to him bv his friend. who
had arranged matters, and who received
it from the railway authorities:
Il think I have arranged matters for
the withdrawal of the summons. The
expenses incurred amount to three
pOU. DIS ten shillings. If your Ameri-
can friend pays this, and at the same
time wishes to benefit the Widow and
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