The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-09-17

supposed to have been of rude eXecu-
ton. The first great improvement the
substitution of springs for weightsAwas
in 1850. m1he earliest springs We're not
coiled, dbut only straight pieces of steel.
E&alY watches had only one hand, and,
being wound up twice a day, they could
not BE expected to keep the time nearer
3han fifteen or twenty minutes inftwelve
hours. The dials we're of silver and
brass, the cases had no crystals, but
opened at the back aid front, and were
four rive inches in diameter. A plain
watch cost more than 81, 500, and after
onewas ordered it took year to mlkeit.
Delights of British Railway Travel.
= Two gentlemen belonging to Glasgow,
who had been to Belfast, were returning
home by way Of Stranraer and entered
the train leaving there shortly before s
o'clock. They travelled by themselves
till they reached Ayr, when they were
Joined byastalwart, gentlemanly- Hooking
man, who proved to bea dangerous COM
paniion. Directly the train moved out
OF the station the newcomer picked up
a pipe belonging to one of the gentlemen
and threw it out of the window. Al
though rather chagrined neither of the
gentlemen said anything. wishing to
avoid disturbance and believing that
their companion was intoxicated. Soon
the stranger began to punch them in the
ribs with a stick, put himself into a
meIlaclng attitude, talked very incOher-
entity and amused himself by knocking
Off their hats. The two gentlemen began
to think that matters had proceeded just
far enough, and one of them quietly in
formed the stranger that he had better
desist, and that he mightufnd, if he per-
sisted in his '''little game that he had
met his match. The train had passed
Irvine and was flying onward, when sud-
denl y the stranger produced from a styl-
lsh game-bag a six-chambered revolver
of large size. He examined it for min
ute or two and then drew the trigger
once or twice, evidently to satisfy him
self that it was not loaded. The exanii-
nation of the revolver concluded, the
strangerlaid it down beside him on the
seat while he took from caself filled with
ball cartridges half dozen to load the,
AOFOAfOl. IIC oUIOuSGI VI 6ll6 bNO SSCubl6-
men thought that his time for action had
arrived and quietly picked up the revolt
yer, ostensibly with the object of look
ing at it; but when his excited fellow
traveller requested it to be returned the;
request was refused. Then a scene oeA
Cured in the compartment. The stran-
ger rushed at the gentleman having pos
session of the revolver, knocked off his
hat and endeavored forciblyi to possess
himself of the weapon. He failed and
was then observed looking for knife.
He was then told that if he did not sit
down and remain quiet he would be
severely dealt with, and he contented
himself with threatening what he would
do till the train reached Johnstone. Here
the gentlman handed the revolver to the
guard Of the train and Informed an Off
cial of what had occurred, and stated
that the. man had as much powder in his
possession as would wreck train. The
reply received was to the effect, You
are all alike to us, and if it don't suit you
you can change your carriage" This the
two gentlemen did and went to Glasgow
in another compartment, thinking them
selves exceedingly fortunate in having
escaped serious injury from one who had
all the appearance of being lunatic. =.
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