The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-22
LAWYERS ON A LARK.
Some Incidents of Their Journey Hence
to Tacoma,
a Fellow-Passenger Tells How They
Behaved on the Trip-The
Pretty Missionaries.

W. L. IIdySOH anu Isaac JOS6pi1s Two
Sacramento lawyers, left on the 18th on a
pilgrimage Of fun for Seattle. To say
they had it would not half express the
facts. 1t is doubtful if they will ever be
allowed to ride together again on the
same train, as they hooded" every
thing they came in contact with. A per-
son who happened to be on the train gives
the following account of the trip:
"The legal lights began to throw off re-
straint at Redding, and by the time the
train got to Castle Crag fun and trolic
held high carnival. AT Castle Crag there
was beyy of beauty on the platform,
and Layson became so intent on inven-
torying them that he did not see the man
who ran Oft with his valise, which con-
tanned his Sunday suit. He is now hunt
ing for that man.
AT Shasta Springs there is heavy
! downpour of water, which is collected in
! pipes and directed up through nozzle,
/ forming an artificial geyser. AS the
! trains arrive these gaS-pipe geysers are
put into use. Joseph was completely
captivated by the majesty Of these nat
ural water displays, and sat down on a
| rock to write them up for Hdlper'S
| Bdzdr. After taking the second look
at the geyser, he lay down his manu-
script, and taking an empty flask from
| his inside pocket, held it up to the gas
| pipe geyser till it foamed over with
! sparkling Shasta water.
| Layson evidently saw the geysers as
| he turned his immediate attention to
some beautiful young ladies on the train,
! who proved to be missionaries en- route
/ to China. He told them that if he had his
yalise back he would go right on to
| China.
"In the Siskiyou Mountains another
soda spring appeared, and bucket of the
water was passed to the missionaries, but
| Joseph took his out of that flask.
AT Ashland a carload of q. 4. r. peo-
| pie boarded the train, and some Daugh-
| ters Of Veterans also. This latter acQui-
sition did not escape the notice Of the fes-
| tive barristers, who were on duty at ev-
cry depot.
LAS the train approached a bridge
| about 200 feet long in Southern Oregon,
| between Ashland and Roseburg, the en-
gineer was horror-stricken to find the
| south end of the bridge in flames. The
! engineer put on the air-brakeS and sue
! ceeded in stopping the train on treStle
! fifty feet high when within about ten feet
of the burning bridge. The alarm was
| promptly given and the train hands soon
| succeeded in eXtinguishing the flames.
a hand-car was sent to the nearest tele-
graph station, and in about an hour a
| construction train arrived and the crew
| fires and torches, succeeded, after five
! hours hard work, i'll replacing the burnt
| portion of the bridge SO that the train
| could pass over safely.
''In some manner, before the burning
| bridge had been discovered, it had been
rumOred that Evans and Sontag, the dar-
| ing train robbers, had escaped from the
southern portion OF California and were
! making their way northward, and threat
| ening the railroad company with dire
vengeance. Therefore, when the alarm
was sounded by the engineer, and taken
| up by the train hands, the passengers be-
came greatly alarmed. as they feared that
! Evans and Sontag had captured the train.
| Deputy Attorney-General Layson seized
his pistol and rushed to the platform of
! one of the sleepers, while Isaac Joseph
ran, pistol in hand, to the platform of the
| adjoining sleeper, and these two daring
attorneys fired at each other in the dark
ness, and succeeded in hitting the sides of
the cars and still further terrifying the
passengers.
''Joseph's pistol was so rusty that he
had to turn the barrel after each shot, in
order to fire the contents of the separate
barrels. He was SO much ashamed of his
| pistol that he hid it away, and when the
train arrived at the next station, in order
to drown the joshing of the passengers,
| he proposed to set 'em up at the next
station. All the passengers. led by
Joseph. got out at the next saloon" sta
| ton. Joseph, quiet and determined, car
ried a hand-satchel, and the passengers
thought that he would abandon the train
rather than stand any more joshing. The
barkeeper passed the drinks over the bar.
and amid much laughter they drank at
Joseph's expense.
SAT this point Isaac began to tell the
| barkeeper about a fine pistol that he
| owned, until the barkeeper became very
much interested, and asked to let him
see the weapon. Joseph opened the
| satchel, produced the weapon, and as the
| train was now moving, he handed it to
manner: You keep the pistol for those
drinks; you needn't mind the change
! 1.-The barkeeper was SO overcome by
! this burst of generosity that he neglected
| to Immediately examine the deadly
weapon but some of the passengers in
the rear car say that the barkeepers
features changed wonderfully as he pro-
ceeded in his investigations.
AT Roseburg. a telegram. was received
! from the barkeeper, anXiouSly inourinG
whether Isaac was still on boardthe train.
| The latter sent a dispatchi saying that he
had gone with the missionaries.
| "EX-Supreme Judge G.. n, Fox was
| also on the train, and y. II. Webster of
San Jose, who was also taken for Sontag,
had things his own way from the bridge
to Portland. He carried out the Joke by
saying that as the train was loaded with
missionaries and lawyers no ammunition
would be wasted on them.
! when the train arrived at Portland.
Joseph saw a policeman holding tele-
! gram in one hand a pair Of handouts in
the other. He and Layson went out the
back way and attended the Odd Fellows
procession-With the missionaries.
AT Tacoma a crowd of people got
aboard who had been there attending the
county fair. Joseph directed his efforts
at one little blonde, with 1uxuriant ring
lets straying over her brow He got off
at Puyallup to assist her off the car, and
while she was teaching him to pronounce
Puyallup the train moved on to Seattle.
Joseph came up afterward on hand
car, giving an Irishman 50 to bring him 10
SeattIe-and to say nothing. But he un-
! fortunately gave the Irishman nip at his
flask, and the only way the Irfshman
| could get revenge was to give away the
ride on the handcar from the classical
village of Puyallup. The Irishman de-
clares his passenger is a hired assassin.
being sent out by the free traders to bring
| the cholera.
/ when the missionaries boarded the
steamer for China the legal gentlemen
were on hand. Joseph pulled out his
| flask and was explaining the intrinsic