The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-01
BY i. b. NJ RR,>l 4 GO.


"'e"ce, l"f .i'''' '"," We '''''' =, 80
"mrN c9i'ii"r'iH"ht IL 'i:r ft''' ~ ~
train. and The engine wli'':t IL 'he
same m"nicnt ailnouNrlng the lin' clear,
with hnt few more words was YER!
soon again 'oc:ei III and irt 10 M:
SCI.
My lir,; az, VIXEN Tie t:aIi' ";;s '"le
more IN motion, WA 10 cXa".nr ra;r-
in.ly tic carrin:;>o 70 ';"acco"H;;h!% i"n'i'
Tie shape struck 'ne a. c"r!"u.'
|; was wheel >u>pridt'i from i hin! :
claw. which turned when 'oGt'ird.
surely, a. told The guard, tlii> 'Fii'';'i
VAS q rroai that ! had rot been "e-
ceivcd or dreaming; at least. tins ";''
roi the arpariton o! iii earring, 81 any
rate. VIA; col.id il mean: The mere
i thought Of ii. tie Eore VA, per
picked: and finally put it "waE IN
NY rorielnonnai",. ani, win m!'o
wcaried WIFI ruzIiinE. '.rf thc strange
occurrence, ut lenGih iriI aHireE once
more-but moi for lnHg. suddenly !
w;,s rudely awakened by terrific crash
and q shock which threw lie violently
forward, while the carriage '"rc:'rd over
;,ml nearly capszcd.
knew at once III accident h;t'l hap
pencd--,hc accident half rropIiesied by
the guard. As soon As ! couid c'iiel'
my scattered senses a"d lound myself
unhurt, clamJered out al lhc carriage
anu ran down The Ilae 10 lhe lF"iit "i
the train. to ascertain inc extent OF 'Ht
catastrophe. 1t WAS difficult TO make
ones way III the darknos> and cohl'I-
sion; but what We're my feelings "i
horror and amazcmcnt, joined to intense
tllanklllness, whon | di>covcrcd, after
some LIGHT had been obtained from 4
hastily kiudled bonfire. that tic car
riayc | previously occupied WAS lying
a complete wreck knew it by liz
color and the Y number whlch .'..il haa re-,
marked, still visible on the battered
panel. Then learned that several
passengers in the other compartments
of it had suffered iearilliy, and | WAS
so overcome that felt quite dizzy
Here was q wonderful and miracu-
lous escape. indeed. All the events OF
the last haii-hour rushed through my
troubled brazil. On that smashed AID
splintcred scat had ,a' and, bn' i"r
tho rrc>cHcc Of my mysterious comp!n-
ion. there Should be- lying rrrshed,
maimcd. perhaps dead. Horrible. The
beads broke out on my brow as
Thought OF II. Wien aiH Nerves h;tl
recovered Il l;;,ic, sought cut the guard,
who, pale aid grave, WAS cndcavorlns
To rcas,"re tne ifi-;iic"c'i passengers
assembled on the bank. lie was cnm-
ior;in& 'hcm with the Intelligence that
Il special train would arrive >aoriy
from Grantham, and take them irom
the scene OF that disaster.
My good fellow, said |, YOU mist
explain 70 me what you mcanl respect,
ing that young I1dE-lhe aMPariti"n.
mean, Is yoa chose 10 call IT, loa
Sa;i IL: accident Lord bicS' ""
II. hc interrupted sadly, TWAS "!i':
my c!.a:i. | :cycr heard anything aa"at
Il Young lady but thought, as you
seemed 4 h'i scaTHh' il w"'i" Hi''"t
y"uf MN" 'aa''f axe. "'!i ''!''' WY
! ;;i;cd you. J cant give ANY reason
WHY such 4 i:incy came Inio my hraH !;
hU; il wei! it G:d, >!r, Tor Ii Just <aEed
your !i;e--,aved il by lht sh',' ~ i
cl!aurv. ~ one may say; and ticre
wa> Il faint return OF the OLD humor"a,
iSuki4 in the n,ar 5 eye, 81: hc TITUS
artlv E!adc a play Upon the w"E''S
sit WIS the carriage You were Ill that
altered n.o,t. Vel, therr', n.ai':: 4
true word spoken III jest, er't"fi,d |.
Are there many hurt:
ABOUT seven, l ic;If' 81 a''i i'"' or
nosc killed. We don't kn"w tne :a''>r
IL present, sir; wasn't 4 collision, and
dpH't appear 10 have anys!!iHg to GO
with TIE stopping OF the ;T!iii awi'i'c
AGA. These things do turn onc up more
than q bt. sir, :ri,Ic'l tho man. a. lie Wa,
called away. The lamps OF the >rcci'
train were nov sighted. and We, Tie
ul>catIicd were speedily. in our place..
and arrived 1T OR destination Without
further nuri or hiHdrance. Eat wait
pcrrlrxvd ideas wi'ifcl III rapid Succe>-
sion through iny mind is We were hu!'
rivd along.
Here VA, ,ave1 from ''r.a"ia!
and un;mciy DEATH bE-What. Not Il
dream. certainly :; but, whatever II wa-,
hy Il mos, marvellous in,cfp">l',on, or.
perhaps, Is he guard said: ny tie G!"' I
oi i charcr. How could ! call II Il
dream or entertain ;i'e no'i"n OF gh"'jiy
influence, when III" earring. .r'cacd ny hy
nay own hands WAS now sale IN my POCKET !:
Wa, i!>a;c?? lonacd. Yes. sale enough,
The vice! suspended from ihc h'r1 claw;
i wheel 81 ;"rtant il had. ihdce'i, proved
20 me.
".\nd do you mean I" lei! me TN, Is 4
:,ct ~ asked ironically, - ini>lrn
my iricnd's manuscript. Every word
nl' il, a, aIn:,livin" man. ne tnswcre":
Sec. here Is the earring, ana l'r ha''ur'
ne the trinkct. We'll continued
after examining il, Nv hat are you
going to do? How a;cy"u coin" to finish
your story - ''Nh d"n know.
Can YOU give me Il notion. lie KNOWS
La;. IN eve for dramatic situations.
no; /, indeed; you will have 10 inycn,
HAT. | SUSPECT. And We talked y good
deal more. uf c"tir>c. about the strange