The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-10
BLOOMSBURY, PA, FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1886


previously, IN order that they might be
at the house on my arrival, and occa-
sion me no loss of time in waiting for
them. On getting to the house, how
ever, | found that they had not been
heard of, and, on inquiring at the sta.
stion, it was stated that a case similar
to the one | described had passed
through and gone on to Leicester,
where it probably still was. 1t being
Friday, and past the hour of the post,
there was no possibility of getting a
letter to Leicester before Monday
morning, as the luggage Office would
be closed there on Sunday; consequent
ly | could in no case expect the arrival
of the pictures before the succeeding
Tuesday or Wednesday. The loss Of
three days would be serious one and
therefore, TO avoid it, ] suggested to
my host that | should leave immedi-
ately to transact some bu,iness in
South Staifordshre, as | should be
obliged to attend to it before my re-
turn to town, and if | could see about
it in the vacant intervals thus thrown
upon my hands 1t would be saving me
the same amount of time after my visit
to the house was concluded. This ar
rangement meeting with his ready a.
sent, | fastened to the Atherstone sta
tion on the Trent Valley railway By
reference to Bradshaw | found that
my route lay through Lichfeld, where
| was to change carriages to s.,
in Staffordshire. | was just in time
Tor the train that would put me down
at Lichfeld at in the evening, and
train was announced to start from
Lichfield for S. at $40, answer
ing, as | concluded, to the train in
which | was about TO travel. | there
fore saw no reason to doubt but that |
should get to my journeys end the
same night but on arriving at Lich-
field saw my plans entirely frustra-
ted. The train arrived punctually and
| got out, intending to wait on the
platform for the arrival of the carria-
ges for the other line. | found, how
ever, though the two lines crossed at
Lichtield, they did not communicate
with each other, the Lich6eld station
on the Trent Valley line being on one
side of the town and the Litchield sta
,bn o,hor % aisn fo"nS T.bsi'.t .bs. .tl ine m on
No, t;n,o 80 80, ,o H. % u 49, S"e'e was
as to catch the train the same evening;
indeed, the train had Just at that mo-
nv fapt ond 80 aa, 80 w. ,h W. ooit'sa e:n
,ha ,orn | n,houo ~ w ,ue o.uo' o''e VI
m;rn,os onI, was or. IS .ho Ivop ~, ;"o
Thare was ;horofoua | ~ ,o,h;n ,no ~ I"Va'ipn. L.
to mn, nn ~ 10 S'rnn nV'u'os ho,s, ''' !. o"o .
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than bovo snch osI nv, M, "i'"o.O
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trv nowsnonors 10 ~, ~ ;'.ane,, on 'oun ~
rio 1ynt~a ho"o Wv noo noo,. '".e,e.V .s, iie.
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to mac, boyo faw i5oos !, ~ no, n~y
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ces 7 n:naI,v reso ort 70 'n r,oa. ,,'''n .na tn
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i'cnheiu' ana "hile waiting Tor the tea
l: occurred 10 me now, on Two occa,
s'ohs ~llnih the past SIX months, had
Dee" '' o'l Voe Polh' vi coming 10 that
very P'"ce' w Que llthe 10 execute
n"' ou'i',"'s',o' i, io' an oiu acqualhI-
"noe' les'oen' 'ner'' anu ahG'her 10 get
.ne lna'e'iais ior picture proposed
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~ on M nnat oof',Ion' 81 ,Ia 'iou'u i: nave come
on .'oi Vi 'nese occ 's,ot,s iau noC o'h-
ei e a ar alse,ilen's Inverted my purpose
aia e eaasgu ''ie nc 70 postpone 'he journey
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an hour or two and toll, omor Ia. IA NV, i,'
ters The note was taken in about
twenty minutes a nerson of pantIemon
lv annaeranco and wha. 9n;ID ,,;''h, w.
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tered the room with NV ro,o !, H.
hand SAVING that 7 had seut hin . 10,
ter he presumed NV mistake 90 be did
not know NV name Seeing Instantly
that he was not the nerson 7 ;ntended
to write TO, | apolooized and asked
whether tbero uaS anothor NJ NJ. ""ta T'ta
living in Licbfeld
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"Certainly."I reioineJ NV fr;ord
must have given m1 his r;oht oddreSs