Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-09-27
NUMBER 80.

ditch and half across the track.
i saw what was coming, and had
whistled down brakes and reversed the
engine. The man could have got on to
his feet easy enough If II hadn't been for
his cursed whisky >bottle; but he grabbed
II, aud held it up SO as TO save it, and
couldn't get his balance Of coarse with
out both hands, and so pitched forward
again, this time fat across the rails and
we went over him.
1t was al! done in minute, you see.
and the train stopped, and staring ut
Jim here, and he at me.
"What did you do that tore' said
Jim, Jerking her up like that for moths
ing
:" My God I man, run over a human
creature, and mash the breath out OF him
and ask what stop the train for?'
Run over mani cried jim. Arc
you crazy or drunk? but 1 didn't wait
to answer. s.reaked up the track to
where the conductor was out, and the
brf kesman, ard the passengers all had
their heads out tho windows, and jim
after me, and everybody wanting to know
what was the matter, and there-well
you know just as we'll as 1, there was tho
open country and the track all fat as my
hand, and nothing else near or far to DO
seen.
'Drunk2 No, WASH. drunk. don't
drink-ever. And it happened Just sof'
turning to Jim.
Just-exactly-so,'a assented the soety
fireman.
Yes, Just, exactly SO, echoes the en-
gineer, and just exactly so I've seen it
every day-and done it regular since
then. And can't stand il much longer.
l we got to quit. Look at that2'-hold,
ing up his strong hand that was shaking
in way that didn't belong to lis muscles
nor to the clesr blue eyes that had no
drink nor craze in them. Maybe can
make change with friend ofmine who
wants to come west Any way, I'm go-
ing to get out OF here, lively
l sat and pendered.
DO you believe me?' said no.
Believe you? or course do. I'm
not a fool. l know when man has
truth in bis face, aud you've got truth in
yours-voice, too, for that NATTER
He smiled and thrust out his grimy
fist.
I'D like to shake hands with you for
that If you don't care.'
"But | do care,' said l. smiling in turn.
SO we shook hands.
Can you explain it?'
Mono more than l can tell you how
n flower grows
We reached our destination and each
went his and her way, and 80 far as I
know there was an end of mystery and
explanation.
Five years afterward / was in New
Brunswick aiming for the 10 o'clock
train to Philadelphia.
'Drawing-oom carp called /, as 1 ran
down the long dark platform.
| Drawing room car this way y was
shodted from the rear blackness.
'Ah, is it you, Miss Dickinson? Plenty
OF room Tonight and l scrambled in.
About every official and employe on
the road knows me. SO / turned to see
with which conductor ! was going over.
but did not recognize him.
You don't knew mop
No. said yet found something
familiar In face or voice. You are new
man9
Yes he answered.
Let me see ! Let me see = thought 7.
l don't like to be thwarted. Ialways re-
Nom Der peoples faces and always forget
their names-I could forget my own
who Is hef When, where did / ever
travel with himf'
You were not conductor when saw
you before. am sure OF that 1 VEN
tured.
He laughed at my puzzled face and an
swered, You're right there.'
All at once / placed him.
'Ah y cried l, 'how's the ghost7'
The man had fine rujdy color, but he
urned pale at taat-palo as this paper.
why, you don't mean that anything
did really ever come Of it2'
Yes, but do
'What?'
We'll I'll tell you in breath-tha:'s
the best way, and 1 don't like talking
about it. You know my transfer, csms
TO the Philadelphia and Erie road, and
my friend went West
Maybe didn't draw . long breath as
I got under way the first day, and thought
I'd left my bngatoo so far behind. Every
| thing about me was so different from
what had quilted, 1t made me feel like
a new man, You know the country the
Philadelphia and Erie runs through7'
Il know 1t. Beautiful, fresh and hilly,
and full Of streams. with q rough -looking
road and eurving track
just so.' he assented, 'and went along
il cheerful as a cricket, locking at every
thing and full OF interest till toward
nightfall-and then-well II shut my
eyes and drove ahead. What else could
| do7 But my fireman was dragging at
the rope like mad, and cursing me, and
the train was jarring and jolting, and pre>
sentiy stopped
What did you do that forf said 1.
MY God, man. cried no, run over Q
human creature, and mash the breath out
OF him, and then ask what l stop the train
for-are you drunk or crazy2' and he
plunged off and after him.
II didn't expect 10 see anything. but as
came up tho road-off at the left--at the
right, as you see, as the train ran--there
was bit of hill. and shambling cid red
tavern, with some lights shining on top
OF it, and ditch at the bottom, and lot
of people with the conductor and passsn-
| oars oaihared ah.nt sanathlna on tho