Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-10

the suggestion ola tramp. that il was
easy to slip the gatcmaa and walk
down the platform to the locomotive.
Then he walked rp the rack. turned
and caue back os the urtsblc Il the
train. DARK and roll. Then he
crouchel. waiting Eve minutes be-
fore the train started. he crawici IN
der the last car. adjusted a well A. he
c,utd the shelf IN the truck. got ontc
II. and dashed himself IN place with
the small strong rope. There ho Law.
waiting. What an eternity il seemed
before the qI.ver and jar and i,rk
reached the last r1r. and the train
swuaS With roar that decpcncd and
= rush that took his breath. out. a the
depot Already bcuumbcd by his long
waiting by the side Of the track. he
could hardly be colder. he thought.
and yet the rushing air carried n little
more heat from his st.T ned body
every Instant. Hardly two inches
from his heal the wheels spun dizzly
round, throwing tho oil with singing
drops against his face and eyes which
he dared not open BIT for tho
rope which dashed him close. Bng. ~
this early stage Of his p%criloas jour
uey must nave fallen beneath the
changing wheels.
At last the monster slackcned TIA
speed. the brakeman shouted sWor-
eester. and with theit Wells. the train
was halted oh, but to ease his
pulssless limbs an instant" aud Bings
half raised himself NJ. ho was sure
to be discovered. and that meant
breaking his promise to tho little
mother waiting for them both Oh
Easter morning With Ddly's name
in his thoughts h. shut hi, coar SO.
strong lips firmly together. and shift
ing his position a triile on IN, narrow
perch. grimiy resigned himself To r7w
torture n the train swung cut Of t.,
station asain-
Springfield. Hartford. New Haven.
The stuPPages were almost wors, than
the journeys. Is he lay in torture lest
INV tAatAAAA&A HAAl III fANf -liniilu tie
too faithful in hIs duties Before he
reached New Haven the roaring in his
ears grew intolerablc. and AZ con-
seriousness slipped away on the rush
ing wind he thought he was diving.
but awoke from his swoon to find the
train at n standstill and two boys talk.
ing near.
The bloke's dead. l tell We. for he
never said nothing when | punched un
with my stick. an that kind nllers
cusses yer he'd Off,
He couldn't hear what the other boy
said. as he spoke low and timiidty. but
the first speaker answered. to hi. re-
lief Nav. yer wont. Mother; wen
both Jest get fetched mp b. the cop to
testerfy. and dad'Il whale the stuliin'
out n me fer hangin' round the kurs.
FIR he promised he would. Come long.
Timt'
Tut tho worst was to comr-sixty
miles TO New York without a stop
The train. evidently behind time. fair
y flew over the rails rs the speed in.
creased The roar grew wurse and
worse. Blood rushed from his nose
and ears, and too wretchel to hope for
any thing but death. Cassius Bings.
ri length. realized that tho train was
slowing up. anil h. hail reached New
York ~and-Billy! That thought
aroused his dazel brain. anil once
lore his heart cried out: Help me.
my God. 70 find my boy"
Crawling from the truck. after tedi-
ously u~nloosing the rops with his
stiffened finger, he twisted it loosely
about his arm Bings. in the con-
fusion and shadow. found shelter in A
eoai-yard until it grow 4 little lighter.
Then. As h. started to 20 on his
search. he was conscious Of some one
asleep asainss the e)1l-piIe nearest.
Something made him look closer. and
4 sudden thrill Of recollection cut
through his brain at sight Of \ red
neckerehief. tied about the swarthy
throat IL the sleeper. Il nsver oc-
Cured to Bngs' simple mind that two
rufi1ns might wear red 'kerchicfs; he
only saw before him. without Il doub,
n to his identity. one Of the three for
whom he was searching. This man
could and must tell him Of the woman
and Billy.
How glal he was now for sober
habits that, after all his terrible night
ride. had left his nerves steady and
his muscles strong. 'Stashy should nj
be disappointed. and at the thought
the blood surged into his
numhed finger ends. To grasp. at 4
Disadvantages. the sleeping man, To
bind ann swiftly in his first surprise.
was the work Of n few moments Of
shaip struggle; and then the wearer
OF the tell-tale neektie said. pantingly.
As he giared at his eaptor.
"What'd yer want2"
Il want my baby t you stole,
want Billy"
20 yer want the kid. do yer9 Wa'al.
ths woman has it! | IL now moth
in -
some threatening change in Bnes'
dull face broke of the falsehood. and
With a eowed look. the prisoner said:
What : the u3es Lemme 20 an Ii
pint her out OF the next trainf'
"FH not trouble vct said B.nss.
moving away, Il don't know the
Toman. but do know the baby"
Once outside. it was easy to send an
officer 10 take his with a hint of
lis ofsns' and when the train role d
- Bngs was waiting for Billy among
tue passengers.
At last! the shabby green shawl Of
a woman. with a sleeping child in her
arms. Cassius' heart stool sin a, he