Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-19

ride? let us put the machine rign1 sloo
up. and wen spin along the whole way
in no time
1t was the work OF moment TO
turn the truck over on to the rails, II
was only small platform about SIX
feet by four, mounted on wheels TO
carry rails or 81 sepers, with no railing
or sides of any kind and we soon
/ found another more serious deficiency.
1 Our momentum increasing each mo-
ment by the force of gravity, we were
soon spinning along. and | said, Ned.
l guess wehad better put on the brake,
and to our dismay we found this most
important accessory had been broken
off, which probably accounted for the
truck being where we had fount it. !
suggested that we had better jump off
| while we could with safety, but Ned,
/ who was a wild, daredevil sort of
] fellow, said: "Oh, hang it, let her
un, w are all right as long as she
keeps on the track" The short time
occupied by these remarks had seri-
ously increased our speed; faster and
faster we flew, crouching on our
knees. holding on to the front platform,
our hats (playthings for the monkeys)
left far behind, the wind whistllng
past us as we smiled grim and
CHASTITY smile at each other, and like
Mr.. Micaw Der, waited for something
to turn up.
Still faster we went, till we flew like
an express train, and our carriage
being so light, rocked from side To side,
now on two wheels, now on three, and
sometimes on none at all. Presently
we passed the Chinamen's quarters,
about half mile from the pier, and
were greeted with a chorus of Hi
yahl Hi YAH
Want of time and breath compelled
us to forego any reply to their remark.
Like flash their long, low building
disappeared, and we were in front OF
the resident doctors house, and on the
veranda the doctor himself, with our
captain and the superintendent Of the
mines, was sitting. They started up
and ran towards us. shouting some
thing which we could not hear an
which, like much other good advice,
Was wasted on the air.
If we could only keep the track, /
had made up my mind for nothing
worse than plunge into the sea over
the end of the dock and swim ashore,
and carefully approaching my mouth
to Ned's ear, l shouted:
1--WE shall have to swim for it. =
/ doubt if he understood. and just
then we wheeled round the corner at
he approach of the pier. The wheels
struck and we tipped to an angle of
about thirty degrees, but righted again,
nd plunged along. when saw some
hing which made my heart rise to my
throat
l distinctly remembered that in the
morning the track was empty, but
during our absence train of some ten
cars had come down and was standing
on our track. This was awkward, to
say the least, and only two seconds in
which to decide what to do. but / rose
to the occasion, literally as well as fig
uratively, as we neared the end car,
which was filled with dark rubble
from the pits mouth for filing in
ground. made desperate leap up
wards-the impetus Of the carriage
hurled me headlong shoulder deep, in
to the contents of the loaded car, while
caught glimpse of Ned springing
off sideways on to some bundles of
some kind.
When came to my senses, able to
sit up and commence clearing my eyes,
nose and ears of the dust with which /
was nearly choked, found l had no
worse injury than some rather bad
scratches and cuts on my face and
neck. My attention to my own condi-
ton was soon disturbed by cries and