The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-26


He'll surprise ye when he comes. and
yc cant escape him--and that's the iant
we shall 500 ~ ye"
With queer, chuclkling laugh she
hobhled oil Her words must have
made deep Impression on Tim. for Il
* snid that hc never dared ~ look her
in the face again, but II mo saw her
coming hurried into his den. calling
hts dog after him, nnd so Aunt Hannah.
oflall fsowsicls aud Hoclsumock. alone
had the freedom 81 his bridge and no
ceived ne attentions from Scrap.
liut the years rolled by and brought
No OWL visitation upon the tollman. lie
grew richer and richer all tho time,
and With his wealth HIS Hullen avoid
ancc 81 HIS fellowmcn increased FIe
eeened g regard thnm MI with hos
tile suspicion and 70 have no friends
but bis dog. who daily grew dinRior
and uagiier and more diatrnstfnl.
0I what was going on In tho world
Tim knew nothing and cared no more.
A bpals Was not ~ bc seen In his
house. and be nevar read 4 newspaper
~ railroads aud stcnmboats, which all
the warld hat begun ID talk about, ho
did net even dream Civilization
| marched On from one height ~ prog
res% ~ smother. great inventions and
discoveries ssere followed BY those yet
mere Wonderful. Int noA sound 81 il
came Is him
i lfhAIad amy pleasure bcsidea count
Ing ~ heaps ~ money, he found Il In
annayiat the naviRators Of the reach
bY nhligin.F them ~ blow and blow for
haitian hour IL d time before attend
ing ~ their signals Often would he
keep Skipper waiting until the wind
hal changed ur the tido Ind turned,
aud 4 R.s,d days work was lost, and 10
Oppressive did his lll-naturcd triclsa be-
como that some ~ Ills Indignant mari.
ners ureuiy threatened To tear down
hia briage
Int Tim and Ills bridge held nnmo-
icatad sway over tho reach until cer-
tain suiatnrr evening Ia Ia. when Just
rs the shadows were falling tho toll
man waa startled hy terrific screech-
ing Tint seemed 10 como from around
tho bend
IL MAS is loud mid piercing ~ IL all
| the horns and coach shells Ia the Clam
river feet Ind blown 1T once. and IL
| Hnrprinea him into mn nnwonied aInc-
Il NAt9sa# Afs3AktAAlK VAtf WI VIC UEtuH0 no
seized his bar and swung open THE draw
without d momunt'g delay.
The strange noise was heard again.
this time nearerand still louder. Never
could horns aud shells have blown such
o blast Ms thati perplexed and half
frightened, Tim leaned over the side Of
the draw. and. through the fast gather
ing shadows, looked cngcrly down tho
| rench
Suddenly 10 jumped back. lis eyes
bursting from thcifsoclsets
| With arush aud d roar, frightfnI
i appnritiun had suddenly turned tho
bend and vaA heading for the bridge
II doomed mp II tho dim light, huge,
nncouth md uncanny, monster
/ neither Of the sea nor ~ tho air. but
i alive md On iire. breathing out great
i puts IL vapor. vomiting biotehes OF
/ smoke md showersof sparks. churnine
l the waters with its feet and piercing
| tho skies with is voice Al Tim still
looked, another cloud IL stefan, hissed
/ from its noAtrils and IL Ahrielted nQaln.
That was enoughi Tim stared no
longer With d loud cry Of despair he
bounded ~ the upper end Ut the draw.
4 jumped into the water and tllsappc AIRED.
i The monster pnssed through tho
/ opened drawbridge with asputtcrfnR, d
trembling and ngroaning II lashcd
| the inurlsy waters Of tile reach high
| against the piers. frightened the birds
from the spruces and sent tile cattle
sporting and scarnpcring TO the ends 81
i the pastures Then Ia a moment or
| two It had vanished. and the face Of
i nature Was serene again
The draw still stood open, pointing
| MP and down the river as ii u mark the
course ~ the strange visitor Travel
ers came up On both sides, halted and
turned back, supposing the Interrupt
ton 10 be the latest device of Tins
malice. For two days traffic between
the two towns was at d standstiil.
4 Then some 81 the Hockamock worthless.
after yainiy trying 70 arouse the toll
i man, went ont In boat. climbed up
the pier and swung the draw back.
/ Travel therenppn resumed its wonted
course. aiid from that day 10 this TINS
! bridge has been free 70 man aud beast
After waiting Il due time for Tim to
4 reappenr the selcctnlen 81 the town
\ made thorough search 81 hts house.
but no trace Of Tim, 81 his dog. OF.
strange to say, II his bags 81 money,
could be found Not even d button.
nor penny piece, nor bonel
Aunt Hannah Kicks always claimed
with many nlchnclxle that her predic-
/ tion had been literally fulfilled; hut
after she had gone the way 81 all
| the prophets. there came to the ears 81
the townspeople 4 rumor that In one of
the interior villages Of Maine an old
man, apparently very poor. had been
/ found dead Of starvation and neglect ii
| a wretchsd howell, his body guarded BY
4 a halfblfnd. snarling old Dig and
stretched upon a heap 81 straw ii
which were hidden several bags Of
money, amounting y d wondrous sum.
1 Whether these were the relics of Tim
| Stubbs or not nobody ever took palma
to make sure. though many Of tho good
/ people IL Roswick and Hockamock
| firmly believed the bones Of the dog
and the gold were his. Some Of the
neighbors were fully persuaded that
Tim was never seen on earth after be
| jumped into the reach. and at the pres
ent day one opinion has about as many
champions as che other IN these two
old towns. Lewiston (Me) Journal
| Getting at the Facts.
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