Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-24
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Remarkable Experience of a WomAr
While Travelling in Railroad Car.
Allow me to relate to you an experience
unique, as far as ! know. in the annals o.
railway adventures
|, in my husbands unavoidable absence
crossed alone in the middle Of dreadful
weather from Dublin 70 Holyhead, and
having had rough passage | sought and
found the solitude Of an empty second class
carriage After the usual delay we started
and as the train moved a gentleman. for he
had every appearance Of one, jumped in
looked suspiciously at him, wondering why
he should have delayed getting on till the
last moment and remembering that, fol
better or worse was compelled To enjoy
or endure his society for considerable
time, as the train was an express an
stopped but seldom. Hewas man of pen
haps thirty-five years of age, and from the
few surreptitiOus chances was able to Il e
while he was arranging himself and Lis
rug ] decided he was mild and harmless
looking.
Not many minutes had. however, passed
when dogs bark in the carriage alarmed
me not IA little; but, sir, you can well i'm
agine that felt frozen to my seat with an
indescribable terror, while my hair seemed
to rise from the roots and stand on end,
when became aware that il was the man
in the corner who was barking like large
angry dogl No words can convey to you
the horror felt as the horrible thought
passed through my mind Hydrophobia
he will tear me to pieces in minute"
But. paralyzed as | was, yet remem
bered that | could stop the train, and
afraid even to move my eyelids, tried to
remember on which side the comnunica
tion cord was. On mine, thankfully per
ceived. Buff | did stop the train, how could
| account to the guard for my action?
What proof should have to offer that the
gentleman in the corner had been barking?
Good heavensl he was barking again, more
angrily and furiously than before, growl
ing and swapping Terror stricken a hor-
rible fascination nevertheless compelled
me to look him in the face, and OH blessed
reaction Of feeling saw he WAS asleep
yes, sir, sound asleep. aud barking as he
slept
Stealthily | watched him for nearly an |
hour-was he indeed only dreaming, OF
would he wake to fall in doglike fury on
his fellow traveller l. however, became
that he WAS sleeping like a child |
-or rather, like dog-he snored loudly |
and groaned from time to time; and at
last terribly anxious moment for mel
woke with an audible shudder, and, look
ing decidedly dazed, turned toward me (as
L to see If had observed the shudderl and
quite sanely. What bitter
for traveling!' And he slept nor
barked no more till left the train
Now, have you ever heard Of like ex.
for no fancy tale is this but liter
lily true from beginning to end, or that
human beings ever dream they are ami
nalss And yet. If not, what was it,
Strangely enough, we had not received
his letter two hours when we heard of AN.
'ther case. The sufferer, this time Ia
,orer. barked so loudly and SO exactly like
dog that his comrades, believing him TO
'e in some way uncanny, struck Ills EN-.
'loyer threatened TO send for doctor and
AVE his throat cut open for examination
nd the unlucky wretch. frightened TO
eath ceased to bark for "a few days His
isease was, in fact, a rare nervous aflec.
ion.- london Spectator