Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-22
a MELANCHOLY JouRnry-
"'nsry Narrative Of = pass.rs.
TN Mu Erie Trnl.

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Narrative Of = pass.uss,
o" nm Eriv Train.
Among tho passengers ON nm Eric
runway express train from tile Yves,
was middle-aged man who had n his
charge little golder-haired girl three
or ioiir years old, whose piouant WAYS
ana bright sayings made her a general
laVorite A gentleman sitting in the
next seatin front of the passenger with
th' enid remarked to her guardian
that the longest and most tedious iour.
ney would be made CHEEKY by sucl, a
travelling companion as his.
Yes" replied the passenger. "bu,
Notwithstanding the sunshine Of he,
\ presence. she is constant reminder ia
me OF one of the most melancholy Jour
neys ever undertook. Her mother
was my only sister, who lived in Craw.
ford County, Pennsylvania. had not
seen her for over fifteen years, and, in
Tact. we had both neglected our cores
pondence with each other, and l had
not heard from her in over year. In
the meantime ! had. changed my ad.
dress in New York, where / live. and
she Of course did not, know it. Las,
week | had business in Erie, and ]
made up my mind to take advantage Of
the trip and make my sister visit, and
also visit another relative in Tiogs
County, whom had not seen in man,
years. Sunday aweek ago stopped
off at Meadville and drove to the it'll.
farming village where Mrs. Cole lived,
and was directed to the house, but no.
ticed that the man looked at me in /,
very strange manner. l drove up Il
the house, and my knock was answere
by my brother-in-laN He knew m
and grasped my hand but said not ,
word. being overcome by scme grea
emotion. At last he said:
=" How'd you hear Of itP'
OF what, JolnP' ! said 4 hav,
heard nothing How is Emmap'
Emma is deadr he replied.
Emma was my sister. She had dice
on the Friday previous. and had beer
buried but an hour or two when | ar
rived at her house. This little on,
here was the only living child my siste
had. My brother-inljw has large in
terests in Illinois. and. as his prescnc'
in that State is necessary at frequen
intervals, he accepted my proposition
to take his child into my own family
Fortunately she took liking to me
and ! brought her with me.
| ION our way East we got off at Ell
mira. as intended to make the visit t,
my Tioga County relative. although no
with the feelings l had when | frs
looked forward to the visit This wa
Sunday evening. There was no trail
to my destination until the next day
In the reading room of the hotel nea
the depot where l stopped picked u
a local newspaper. In looking over it
pages l saw an item headed An En-
tire Family Killed l read it.
seems, according to the item, that o
Friday of week before last farme
near Athens, Pa, was amazed to Sc
a team of Runaway horses, which ha
evidently broken away from WACO
to which they had been hitched, dash
ing down the road toward his house
where they turned from the roa
and entered the farmers yard. The
were caught, and the farmer wen
back in the direction from which tn
runaways had come, to see what ha
happened to the person or persons
whom the team belonged. He had ne
zone far before he saw in the road tn
wreck of spring wagon, which ha
been crushed by an immense hemloc
tree which had fallen upon it as it wa
{ passing that spot. Beneath the trun
of the tree lay the dead bodies of maj
woman apparently his wife. and on
child. Held down by branch of tn
I tree were two other children, not deaf
? but unconscious. The former summone
, help and the tree was removed and tn
three dead bodies and the unconsciou
children were taken to the farm hous'
, The two children died little late
/ The mans name, the paper said, wa
George Blackwell, of Tioga County
l who. with his family. was visiting nes
| Athens, and to which place he Wa
, driving when the hemlock tree. whic
: was partly decayed, was blown dow
lust as he was driving past. Geore
| Blackwell was the relative l was eve
, then on my way to visit, and on il
ouiry found that he and this Geore
f BLACKWELL. who had, with his entll
f family, been crushed out OF eHlsten'
{ in an instant, were one and the sam
. So YOU NAV well see," concluded tt
= passenger, "that it has not been poss
( ble for even this little ones sunshine
r BRIGHTEN this melancholy journey
= mine. IN. Y. Sun.
The Gray-Hair Fuller.