Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-05
CORRIDOR TALK.

"ot course you've heard lnnumerable ro-
mances of women stage drivers" said n.
o. olcutt Of Cheyenne. wyo, at Glnoc-
chlo's yesterday. $50 have 1, and most OF
them are fiction, too. have no doubt, but
know Of one 10 which every word Is true.
The heroine OF my story was not the regu-
lar driver Of the coach which | have In
mind, but during the trip ! speak or she
was, as substitute for her brother, who
was u farmer, aud having been reared on
the farm, was noted FOR fents more usual
10 men than TO women For Instance she
was an excellent hOrsewoman, could ride
almost any horse, was a flrst-rate shot AMI
was not afraid OF anything. Often she had
driven the coach for her brother, when from
amy cause he wanted to have a day on.
She ala II well, too; perfectly, In fact, md
size was the pride OF all the people round
about. Now, she had lover, which was
perfectly natural and quite cOmmendabe,
Her lover lived with his parents on a
nglghborlng firm He lacked a great deal
intendent but vet his infracti0ns OF the
ordinary amenities OF lie were not 80 iln-
grant and glaring. as TO give him noto,
rlOus character. san he was shiftless. and
inclined to wldness, He would often 60 TO
town, be absent three or four days, and
return very reucent as to where he had
been or as to what lie had been doing.
The morning my heroine cracked the whip
over tho stage horses for her slXty nile
drive, Wllllnm-she called him that, though
the rest OF the people thereuhouts en- led
dim wild Bili'Iwas absent from home,
supposedly In Cheyeune. The coach WINS n
mall coach, OF course, and inside from the
revenue derived from the government for
carving the mail, had I'D passenger
trnihc, Tor ten years ago ra!rOqds
were scarce In that country, The coGch
left az o'clock IN the morning and was
due NJ lts destination Mt s o'clock In the
evening Everything went we'll the pas.
s!gngess T., were ere very merry ,unnl about :
hour 1--WE men jumped out from behind
howller IN front Of the coach and de-
man ar1 on ,he box didn't hanis IN worth a
cent. Instead she dropped hnr lines. grab.
bed Winchester and was pouring fus-
lad, NJ huEc Into the rohb rs fore ia y,
In their amazCnpnt, could comprehend what
was going on. She 30 completely nstonished
them that they, for second or 50, didn't
know STRAIGHT M ms the saying Is Her
example inspired the passengers to courage.
/ uld they, TO Onpnc hr The resu WAS
that all the robbers, save one. He'd In.
glnrlOusly. The exception WAS one who had
drnppnd at the arst shot with a wound in
his rleht shoulder Well after the others
had ned, the girl came down from tho box
10 look after the wounded man. She s'O0npd
over him and pulled on tie mask, revealing
20 her. astoul he'd ,CyeS the ,fca .ures Of VIVID
BIN her lover, No. she didn't marry him,
| ATTENDED 10 and never revealed TO the an.
thorltles what had occurred. That's a true
story
40 You know that there are hundreds
Of ghouls In this coun'ryr remarked J.. u.
! Kelsou at the Pickwirk yesterday. "Yre,
sir, there are hrNdrei' u men In this coun.
try who make their llylngs by robblnc
graves. Their profession E as dangerous as
It Is nefarlous and for both reasons their
work Is well rewarded. or course their GUS
toners are surgical Institutions and their
students, 1 have a brother attending
! large surgical institute In Philadelphia and
through HIN | have learned great denl
about the way dead bodies are obtained
for dcmopstra, enrglcal methods. You
contribute all the bodies used for this pur.
pose. Many are turned over TO the students
from the morgue house without ever being
buried There arc men who haunt the
morgues and promptly hid on every holy
| brought IN, The moment body is identi
hnd and tts gpncr v appearance seems to iu-
dictate that the surviving relative wouldn't
mind making q Few dollars they bid for II.
II i disgusfiue 90 soc them intrnie them
selves on person while he Is weeping over
q dead relative aud offer to hny It, hut they
do without the slightest cOmpunction Sueh
practices give rise TO a great deal Of fraud
too There are men who will watch tho
m0rgue closely and when they find out a
body hasn't been claimed they Identify Il
AMI claim u FOR the purpose Of selling It.
! OF course the authorities can sell no nnden.
tiheh body. so all hat ore urldent'nr arc
! hurl ~ N tho nOtte~'s nel :. They don't re-
main there long though. rauper bodies are
! the csneclnl prey NJ chOuls. They may
| rob a pluper grave and no one cares enough
10 attempt 70 detect them. However, they
often g mt ihe most aristoeratie GENE.
terles OF PhUatenh'a TO ret their bodies
These cemeteries have peht wa'chmen, 10
be sure. but their presence doesn't deter
ne ghouls 70 any great extent Indeed.
believe great many OF lhese watchmpn
are IN league with the holy snatchers--
not, Indeed, % hel Them d'g IN the bodies.
but to be asleep In On out OF the-way pinre
| when the gh1u,s come. There's no telling
how many empty graves ihere are In the
philadelphia. cemeteFies. They usually mn
new made graves because the body IA IA
better condition FOR surgical use. and then
there Il the further Advantage thnf a new
made grave can be disturbed wi hont al
tracing much attention. or course they
replace The coin and cover Il jnst AS nleely
az y was covered at first. Another feature
y shouting T. that the disease with which
the person dlel hns much 20 10 IN detrt
mining The value Of a body. For Instance
II n child dies OF measles, the body has
only an ordinary value for surgical mr.
poses as II can be used only for cutting
On, iiu. II man dies NJ Rights disease
me hody' to the student OF medicine has