The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-26

s""'y1uy nau SAID something ,A
went fumbIing among hoxs, aud
bundles, enchanting, alterpa,aIvv' set
amt" no. Tie,
At last, just as he laid his han,
queer looking package. and w,s "a
to sure that here We're the sk .ts Net
engine bell rang. there WINS ~ b.
scurry outside, and the train b., s,sat
move. 'essan 70,
PM was as out of the depot in s,,.
"Stop!" he cried; but tho 1 nas
tive paid no heed. '' 'ocome
Slowly past the platform c,;do,
ears cars; pulling "Chan Ligh;ninsSS me M
Almost before he knew what r.. n.,
doing, Phil hal thrown himss,, -" ~, *a
sled and graspcl its rore, T Sa me y!
horror the sIip-kno: suddenly tigh, 4" As
and "Chain L'yhtninv' VA; "l ss'S|
fastened. Every moment the " ,sai!
qulckencd its speed. VAN
should not dare to tell tho ro.. =.
this story. were it not true. nm ~, :. "
"makin" it up.' treaty. haYpsn ra i''s
The sled hung on the car. pa iI su;,:
van clung to the sled. Do Won snn H"''l'
he would lose "Chain I.isb,uupnpnossss
Not he.
Faster and 1astcr-fastcr and f,..
sti'l-dashed on the train, Ovor ", y,
slccpcrs bounded Chain LirA,nin.s'Ss
10 this side. to that, it swaveI msSIr
Pills grasp never slackened. On tha,.
rushed. Phil dared not roll off the , seS
now lest he should be killed. Il spam "eI
no less certain death to stay on. 'N
The engine gave short. pant;,,
breaths, as if it We're frightened. itsa;3
at the trick it was playing the boy.
\ kindly tree stretched out a limit
but tried in vain 10 rescue Phil IT,
sled bounded far less now As the ,r, a'
whizzcd along. The runners were h,H
an inca from the ground. Held BY ;ls
strong rope, the sharp-shooter was hts
a small tail to Il big Kite. Cindeys flow
the cars flew" Chain Lightning
fiew-Phil flew. Il a'u telling you the
truth.)
1t seemed to our friend as if he h,a
been rushing through space ever sinca
he was born. 1t seemed as if he had
come millions of miles. Would th;,
awful ride never end? Pills FINGER,
were numb, so tightly did they CLASH
"Chaln Lightning's'' edge. He saw
stars before him. : ..' "
And now ttn"sp! Dump! bump! dump,
"Chain Lightning" was knocking the he
slcepers once more. 1t might have Or.
Cured to Phil that he could hardly bes,
this sort of travelling much longer had
not his brain been too dizzy TO do much
thinking.
Presently, after another small eterni.
ty. with a final Shrek the locomotive
drew up in the city depot.
An hour later Philip Sullivan entered
the paternal mansion. Never q wonl
did he say in regard to the black,snd.
blue spots which dotted him from head
to foot. not yet did he feel it necessary
to mention that every bone in his body
had an especial and separate ache.
IL thought might as we'll 60 into
town." he remarked, carelessly.
Here's your music, Kate. Your
skates will probably come tomorrow,
Rosabel." ID a..
"Well. you are dear" began Kate,
looking up from her crocheting But
before she could finish there came 3
loud ring at the door bell. and in rushed
Fred ROdman. AS he caught sight
of Phil, his eyes and mouth opened
wide, and he, stared for a full minute.
At last, "Arn't you dead" he
gasped.
"Pho!' said Phil, loftily. "rve v
much right to be living as you, sir"
swell. l never!" said Fred. "Iwas
over to the post-office when the whistle
blew, and came out just in time to see
You of, and l raced most Of the way to
the city after you, and then l turned
round and raced back to tell your
folks!"
"Pho!' said Phil, again. ''
We will pass over any family discus.
sion of the incident; but within amour
one half the boys in town were relating
to the other half the story OF Phil SuIi-
vans ride. To be sure the versions
differed, and to this day some Of The
lads q little out of Phil's own circle re
convinced he went to town on the CON.
catcher. and other some believe that be
rode all the way under a car, sitting on
q brace between the wheels. -
But that evening Phil, much bruised
and battered, yet whole in every limb,
told to a select few the full particulars
Of bis journey; and the facts Of the case
are as l have here narrated them
Nary Densel, IN Wide-Awake. '.gT