The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-05-15

ny mind eo'd chill ersps over - 81
did not take tine V cssnt the danger.
did nss dare 10. lsst I shssId hscsu
faist hsArssdl kssw thai The tisa al 4
way dsvs we're close together, asd 4
slsd vsuld eross than ~ readily = i hs
|, ofisn doos With Psk
4 gave nyasA aing dosn = ths Gle,
! 10 the old schsolboy fashion. % ~ stsn
ssh. rs impetus u ny weight dssssas
Ing rave tAs sled . stsrt. snA tAA nsxt ~
oAd vas hyias devs The grade bstves
the rails
had not gone far when noticed ths
the lecenstivs No leassr psstsd il III
heavy. distrssssd way Chat Il had il risia
the grade On The other siass
Ikssv what II meant Ths tsp II u
gap hal been rsasAsl. asa ~ sss ras
ming on The isveli II aastAsr nianAs d
would b. eonisg sftss me. Thsa vhst
~ css tsIiysd that yeu sssd asvss visl
for such feeling - came ever me - ~
engine started dswu The grade 10 pssai
Of me- 6sae
! thought I had suffered nsatAl assnis
~ previous occasions. but nov ksov
that nsvsr NATL <tss did | have the iaias
est conception Of how much human be
ing can suffer II . brief space.
So rapidly aid the sled glide ever ~
frozen slsst ihss my breath VA fairly u
kss away. ! dared sss look back after
had bees going for lev seconds. for y
swiftly was moving that IL required my
constant attention 10 guide the sled. Ons
anesrdsd moment might ssad me head
long down the mountain side.
1t vas awful net to be able 10 sots the
progress Of the pursuing locomotive BY
means oi sight, while my cal, we're telling
mo sf IL swiftly ovsrtaking ne. ! shall
never forget my feelings than i'll shonld
oouat my years to . hundred.
Thud! thudl thud! l could hear tho
whirling wheels psund or the rails.
The sled was large aud heavy enc,
and could not help slippisg aloas at ter
rifle rate on sush grade - this. Yet fast
as it slid along ! felt thst thsrs Vas nssd
for grsats sr speed il l would save the train.
But faster than this l could not 20. Even
now was all but flying. And hshind mo
the locomotive was bounding along like
sons blaod-thirsty monster. determined
that l should not escape.
II was only two miles TO the bottom Of
he grade, so you can understand that it
would net take me long TO reach il.
Yet it appeared to me that aysar must
rave elapsed between the moment l start.
ID down the grade and that other one
vhsn l found myself near Tie bottom.
Thud! thudl thud! The runway loco.
motive mas coming nearer -oomiSg near
r with speed rivalitg the flight Of . can
Ion's missile! / felt sure it now could rot
. more than . few hundred feet behind;
u ! dared not risk taraiss ~ head even
Or an Instant.
Al last ths switch was in sight.
Thud! th ad ID nd The horrible sug.
sstiys sousd was now close behind me.
asst as the sled was travelling, 1t appeared
. me at this juucturs as though il we're
My crawling 1t saail's pace. / 70.
nembsr seeing the switch handle ahead
I me, Of utterisg prayer, thsn digging
~ toes int the slest to step my head.
,sy. The pext second stsarsd the sled
hsrRly around. Itslid sideways for some
set. thsp lpst netisn.
did net take time to ct upon my feet,
ut just rolled .ovsr in The direction Of the
witch, clutshiag whioh I dragged ny.
sH 90 my feet. and A!aAosd back in The
irectisn whence had jqet come.
Good cause thsrs was for ths shudder
hat thrilled me, for the locDmotiys WAS
aly aosoupls Of hundred yards sway.
Ieavens, how she was tearing AlsAgl 4
You can gain some idea perhaps. II you
Top 10 think that she was csmilg dswn .
eavy grade, under = full head af steam.
the fearful rate At which she was travel.
~.
There wns scnnt time in WEIGH TO turn
Ne switch. How ] ever managed to do
in the time left me DO not pretend to
Understand, bat get itturnsd iu time
id.
| gave the switch handle pull toward
le. / instructive shrank back ost u the
ay. II was well that did 40, for The il.
isut tho wheels struck the curve OF the
witch the enginc left the rails, jsltsd for
short distance over the ties, and thes
,rnsd summersault. struck heavily on
,me rocks, and lay there like monstsr
asting for breath.
In that leap It made II tore away the
sitsh handle. and had / not reeoilod
ON il ewes As did, shsuld hsvs suffer
serious, II net mortal wousds.
still had work to do. lmust wars
'e now approaching train Of danger aris
g from the torn rails
Hastily catering tsgether some dry
rigs, ] lighted them, st . point hua-
red feet bcvond the break.
whsn the train drew near, the eagiassr .
" the Dire asd came 70 halt. II being
impossibility fer hin 10 pass until :
recting trsia had made repairs, 10 70.
rnsd 10 +.
Two days lstsr the circumstances had
.obably been isrgsttsn, save BY myself
d fsv others.
And this is the account Of the enc ad-
nturs censsctsd With my position that ]
at An different irsa the usssl run 81
vsntsrss 10 the employ ol railrssd
mPsDy.-
Bat WAS moi ysur brave dssd il sons I
y rscogpissd Ard rswsrdedy'
1T was not. did sot wish that il
sul1 he for vsa n6t cut ont IA All the