The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

days
| tlast tho month came to an end
and the prisoner was turned out
!his time the marshal marched him
beyond the town limits and left him,
! he has got too much sense to come
back. =" reported the marshal to the
mayor.
we may have been too hard on
him." responded the mayor. 81
sometime, think he u wrong in the
head" ~
well. n is too late to talk about il. i"
said the sther. and the conversation
ended.
The tri'np did not turn up again
that day, nor the next The worthy
marshal b.gan to be worried, and the
mayor wa, little uneasy. Blue Rock
was such = small place that a sensa-
tion was always welcome. aud the m.
known prssoner had oeen the talk o{
the town Tor sixty days
"He's hiding In the woods, and Will
slip in here some night and burn the
town." said one. I
This idea found great favor; and
that night the villagers found II difi.
cult to sleep. On the following day
there was railway excursion to a
point Of interest forty miles away,
and every body Of any conse quence In
the town went along, The mayor and
council the superintendent Of the
depot and even the marshal, Joined
the party: The return trip was made
after dark, and the train sped along
at a fearful rate Of speed The excur.
sionists were all in a jolly humor and
were at the height Of the festivities
when the frightful shrieking Of the
locomotive whistle startled every
body. The train came to Z full stop,
and among those who rushed out
were the mayor and marshal of Blue
Rock. VA %# H
At the head Of the train they found
the engineer and conductor talking
with man who held one hand to his
side from which the blood was stream.
ing. 4s .e..4 .,a.'.a.,
'Great Godl It is our tramp!'' OK.
claimed the marshal.
''You are right" said the mayor.
my poor fellow, what is the mat.
tcrp''
Tho tramp fell in fainting fit be.
fore he could ans wer the question.
''You see," said the engineer. 'this
man was tramping through the woods
when he came to the track and found
two train wreckers tamperlng with
the rails. Well, this tramp or what
ever he Is. Jumped on the two scoun.
drels like tiger. He disabled one Of |
them, but the other stabbed him in the
side and ran away. So he built a fire
on the track. and as soon as saw it
stopped the train"
just then several passengers came
up with the wounded wrecker. who
had been seriously injured by the
ramp The villain evidently thought
hat he was mortally wounded, for he
made . full confession.
Il think. /" said the Blue Rock may.
'r: 'that we owe debt Of gratitude
o our preserver. Many men in his fix
would not have turned over hand to
ave us"
The tramp opened his eyes and
miled family. i
'Dd you know we were on the
ramp asked the marshal
"'OL+ yes; lsaw you when you went
'p the road this morning. and I hung
bout here because saw those two
haps acting suspiciously on the
rack" * a 7#ea
Come, now who are you. and
here Is your homer" asked the mar.
hal. aH
Il am ; gentleman. Ihave forgot. !
IN my name and all about things I
lat happened years ago. can't tell {
ou nothing more" &
by Georger' said tho mayor. II
elieve he tells the truth" {
1--WE must take him to Blue Rock c
nd care for him." said one of the 9
srty. He shall have the freedom Of r
10 town and the best there is in it," c
Thank you." said the tramp. with
smile. Il am satisfied now" 4
A spasm Of pain contracted his Il
atures. A gasp. Auttering of the Il
cath, and the unknown was dead! "
Tramp or gentleman Who was he, "
ID what lay back Of his misfortunesp e,
These were the questions the Blue Ii
'ck excursionists asked each other s,
their way homo. -Hallace Il Reed a.
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