The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-07-28
"a BEQONTW FRAUp'

The Manitoba special which passed
through Toronto yesterday morning on
the Grand Trunk railway, halted at the
Union station for the space Of twenty
i've minutes. Among those who RGght-
ed to stretch and refresh themselves
were five English emigrants, three Of
whom were married, and whose wives
were on the train. The strangers Ep-
peared 10 be what would bo termed
''middle-class emigrants, comfortable
looking, aud well clad. Two Of the
number. however wore shooting jack
cts; their legs were encased in leather
leggings, and in their hand each carried
a harmless looking gun. After consult
ing together one Of the gun carriers ap-
preached a railway Official and said
low long will hit be before this
train starts hagain?"
twenty-five minutes, " was the re-
ply.
Time enough to let ha fellow get a
CLAWS of hale?" enquiringly remarked
he Of the gun and leggings.
''LOts of time" was the answer, "a
pailful if you like" >"
The interrogation impaired the gratify-
ing information to his companions, and
York street being pointed out to them,
the five travellers left the station to
gUench their thirst at one Of the hotel
bars.
The first and second signals for the
departure Of the train were given, and
the passengers on the platform entered
the cars and secured seats. The five
thirsty souls, however, were not among
tho number. Constable Healy sounded
the third and final signal, which was
Immediately followed by. the conduc-
tor s warning cry, ''All bOad, " and the
engine steamed out of the station. Three
female heads were Obtruded from three
windows in one Of the cars, and re-
mained in that position when lost to
view around, the western curve.
A few minutes after the departure Of
the train five men might have been seen
dashing madly down York street. They
were the observed Of all observers. No
one attsmpted to interfere with them, !
or ask to be enlightened as to the cause
/ Of their haste. Two Of them were armed
with guns, q fact which induced pedes-
trians going north on the the same side
as the runners to cross the street to the
opposite sidewalk. They arrived at the
station hot; red, and angry. When the
man with ithe leggings regained his
/ breath he remarked to his companions:
This his a Jolly nice 'OW dye do"
and then the four repeated the spOkes-
mans statement, each emphasizing his
| remark after his own peculiar fashion.
The railway was "blawsted' as high as
dynamite or nitro glycerine could force
it, and the eyes of the trainmen came
in for large share Of the uneOmpli-
mentary remarks that were flying.
The loud talk Of the Crest-fallen five
attracted a number Of persons to the
! place where they were standing. @
whats the matter?'' enGuired an in
quisitiYe listener, addressing no one in
particular.
Matter ferociously repeated the
spokesman: ''Why, the blawsted trains
gone away and left US. haWsked the
the guard if we'd ave time to get 3
| CLAWS of hale before hit started, and Q
said yes When we gets back we finds
the train gone and hour wives with
! hit"
'Didn' you enquire how long TIE
| train would stop at the station beforn
I ,
the station agent, who happened to pass
along in time to hear the story.
Yes; to be sure, y was the reply, "but
they needn' ave been in such a 'uTry
to start; the guard knew we 'ad gone
hoff for ha drink hCf hale; . told US
we 'ad time to get pailful. y
Some Of the bYstanders made few
uncOmplimentary remarks among them
selves, such as the FIVE being fresher
than the hale they had consumed.
The station agent informed the tray
ellers that no matter how fast they ran
they could not catch the train; as it had
a good start. One Of the men with
gun suggested a special engine being
brought out in pursuit Of the fleeing
train, but this was not fsvOrably re-.
eeiYed by the railway official. 1t was
finally decided that the three deserted
wives should be telegraphed to disem-
bark at Guelph, and await the arrival
of their husbands on another Manitoba
special passing through later in the day.
Matters having been thus arranged.
the five retired to discuss their troubles
and air their brief experiences in Can
ada.
"Hi think the 'ole country his .
bloOmin' fraud, " remarked one.
so do hi" echoed the others.
"Whv," chimed in the spokesman,
''when hi was hat 'Ome they told me
hid meet Iniins, bears, deer, and hOth-
er hanimals in Canada. Has soon has
hi landed at 'Alifax hi loaded up my
gun, hand for q ole blessed day hi sat
in the window of the car with the gun
ready to shoot, but no Iniins or bears
came along
''Oh! him disgusted with the beastly
country" remarked the other sports
man, with a savage shake Of his head.
eli haWsked the guard on the train at
'Alifax, about q hundred miles away,
hif we d come across any moose or deer.
He said that before we q arrive ct None
treal or Toronto moose and deer would
be so thick that the train would run
over and kill them By the 'undreds. Hi
loaded hup, but hi never 'ad a chance
at one, not that b. didn't keep a look
hOut for en-"
"When hi made hup my mind to 90
TO ManitObaw," remarked = third, chi
read books about Canada. Him now
convinced that 'IarWather and Funny
more Cooper are bloOmin' frauds. HI
'aYen't seen an Injin since hive been
in the blawsted country"
The disguised five thus discussed the
situation. All were more or less disap-
pointed, some on account Of the search
ty'of Indians, bears, deer, and wolves
other at tho " 'OTribls hale" UntTUth-
fulness Of the guards (cOnductors), and
the meanness displayed by the railway
officials in not giving them a special
engine to oVertake the train they had
missed As the next special entered
the station at five o'clock, they quickly
clambered on board. Before starting
they told the conductor to stop the train