The daily gazette., 1878-08-16
his address; and tha III the case had been

his address; and tha B if the case had been
of sufficient Importance, the cab could
easily have heen followed by another.
even If the driver had not been instruct
ed to notify the officer where he left his
fare.
However, our tourist, feeling somewhat
uneasy, related the affair to an English
friend, whom he met ON arrival at the
hotel, who did not relieve his anxiety by
looking grave, shaking his head. and re-
marking they had both best go to the rail-
way managers Office next morning This
| they did, and through the intervention
| of personal friend of one of the direc-
tors. after apologies and explanations,
The American departed, glad to have get
rld, as he supposed, of this unpleasant
ness.
About five days after, having mean
time changed his hotel, our American
citizen had business down in the city, af-
ter transacting which he had agreed to
meet his wife and friend at Westminster
Hall, to view that noted building. Stand
ing near the entrance, he was astonished
to see her accompanied by two gentle
men instead of one. The second was in
troduced as a person who had called at
the hotel to see the American on private
business. He was respectable looking
individual of about fifty years of age,
dressed in pepper-and-salt, and stepping
aside, presented to the tourist his card,
which bore the inscription, Mr.. John
Lund, Chief of Police, bennington"
He was very polite: and he was very
! sorry he had a dlsageeable duty to per-
, form; and he drew out a formidable
looking document, with a prodigious for
mula of English expression, and several
4, staring seals, which cited the offence oar
traveller had committed upon one Of her
Majesty's servants, and summoned the
offender to appear on the following We'd
nesday ut was then Saturday, at the
1 "aforesaid" bennington.
= II was coming up to London mysefi,
said the official, apologetically, "and
thought would serve this, to make 1t as
!, comfortable as possible"
1t was useless for the Americans to
state that the matter had all been settled
D by the railway manager; of this the
Y polite chief of police knew nothing. The
1 first arrest was probably at the instance
: of the officials of the railway company in
London; but this was by the police au-
o thorties at bennington, of which he was
Q chief. The official would not be satisfied
: except by visit of the American and
n responsible friend again to the managers
G office at the London station, where il
= was arranged that the traveller should
: appear and answer on the Following
4 week, If the affair was not settled before
anu Dnt DOUUt CIlltl VI bnC LOalIihsbOh
police took his departure.
However, the visit to Westminster
: Hall was given up for that day, and the
d American began to wish he had nevel
+ iumpted on that railroad train. Suppos
l. ing all right now, however, he forgot al
g about it again, until 1t was unpleasantly
= brought to mind on the following Sunda,
% by note sent him by private hand from
his friend, to place where he wa
o spending the day.
: This note informed him that the affai
l, had quite a serious look; that the mana
e gers at bennington had been mulcted TO
q damages for an accident that had occur
a red at that point few months since
~ q and that his Jumping upon the train ha'
- been witnessed by two of the principa
l. directors, as well as by one OF the loca
se police, and it was determined to punis
4 any such criminal recklessness, henc
ct the summons, etc. This the London raj
le way officer had by his personal infiuenc
I'd succeeded in postponing for sew day
m but an expense of three pounds ten shi
;" lings had been incurred, and perhaps
would be best to arrange that before M
IS John Lund or anotherofficial came up
London again.
A.; Our American friend was now gettir
nervous and scared. He at once saw h
,r. English friend in London, and procee'
ly ed to arrange the matter as suggeste
~ Then, returning to his hotel, he ordere
no a cab to take himself to railway statiol
bidding the landlord good-bye as If g
an ing to Scotland. After being landed {
the railway station, and after havir
all discharged the cabman, TOOK another ca
he and drove to new hotel, in the hoI
be that by this means Mr. j ohm Lund mig
in be lodged until he departed for Pari
III which seems to have been successful
done; but the reason therefor was e
'as planned in the following letter sent
zee lhim by his friend, who had received
he from the railroad authorities:
ng 81 think l have arranged matters I
nd the withdrawal of the summons. III
in expenses incurred amount to thr
M ~ pounds ten shillings. Ifyour Americi
loo friend pays this, and at the same tin
er' wishes to benefit the Widow and Orp
ans Fund Association of the railw
ip- line, check for five pounds in full W
be received"
1t is almost unnecessary to state tn
,lv the Americans English friend did g
=. needful instanter, and the Americ
he breathed freer accordingly, although
had cost him twenty-five dollars I
as jumping on an English train in motto
"Aboard Aqain," by Curtis Guild.
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