The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-31

iSc IL HHOShcu llle lttffulOTu UP ana
got a bed, and it was noon the next day
/ before l woke up.
| There wasn't any train to Jericho
until after o'clock, SO not having any
thing to DO looked up the landlord
and found he was an old acquaintance
| of mine by the name Of Hank Sim
! mons. When | told him had come to
| Fabiusville by night train, he sort Of
smiled and could see he
didn't believe me. L don't say that the
| train stopped here said for the last
saw Of it was a mile or SO up the
road. where fell off the rear platform
| into snowbank. But all the same, |
did come most of the way from Man
Illus last night in a Pullman sleeper
Then you must have come on what
the boys call the ghost train says
| Hank
What trains that? says l.
why it's the ghost of the train
that went off the bridge on the Musk
ahoot river. The boys do say that every
| once in q while there is n train mad,
up OF locomotive u baggage car and
Pullman sleeper, that comes down III,
| road hustiin, and goes off the Musl
ahoot bridge into the river. l neve,
| saw no such train myself. but there's
lots of folks living alonE this road that
have seen II, and you'i have hard work
to convince EN- that ii isn't the ghos,
| of the wrecked train. Come TO think
of 1t. that there train was wrecked just
n year ago last night and it's probable
| that her ghost was out for an airin', rs
YOU might say.
well, when came to think the thing
over ! came to the conclusion that
| Hank was right, and that the Pullman
with the wet bed clothes. and the rot
| ten hell cord. was nothing. more or
| less, than the ghost ~ Il. car. How
ever ] didn't say mnci more TO Hank
| about II at the time. FOR The less a man
| talks about seeing ghosts the better il
| is for him, if he wants TO be considered
Il reliable man. But as soon as | got
back to Jericho went 10 see the divi-
sion superintendent and told him the
| whole story.
See here, he said, when ] had so;
through. J suppose ought to rcpor'
| you. but considering that YOU were not
| on duty last night, and that you're not
a drinking man as II general thing,
! sha MT say anything about it. But II
| you'll take my advice, you'll not tel
that ridiculous story to anybody else.
Then you think / was drunk ana
dreamed the whole thing, do you?'
asked.
~ don't think So says nc. I'm sur,
of 1t. I've just been over the division
reports. and no such train as you de
scribe has been seen at any station
| Resides ! know where every Pullman
car in the company's service is just a
this identical time, and it's impossible
|
the Afanlius branch last night. NJ
train of any kind went over tina
branch between o'clock last night anC
! o'clock this morning
Then 7 wish you'd explain how
travelled from Manlius station to Eas
Fabiusville last night between Q ant
IL. can prove by the conductor O
the up train that he let me off al Man
Illus after o'clock last night. and cal
prove by the landlord Of the Fabius
Vile tavern that / put up Al his hous
just before u o'clock. y man. whethe
he is drunk or sober. can't travel 4
miles in three hours, unless he does /
, on railroad train
The superintendent was n might,
smart man, but this conundrum o
2 mine was more than he could answer
t So he only smiled, in an aggravatin.
4 sort of way. and said: You'd bette
n take my advice and keep quiet. Yo,
r | know how down the directors are o.
u any man that drinks too much whis
d Key If you go about talking of thi
! adventure CT yours, the chances ar
b you'll lose your place
!; Just then happened to think of III
y piece OF bell cord that had taken fron
u me car. put my hand in my pocket
ana there 1t was. sure enough. / hc
II UP, and said to the superintendent.
There's piece of the rotten bell cor
e thal l told You about. Perhaps You
q say dreamed six feet of cord into m
a pocket.
II The superintendent took it, and
!, could see that he was considera bl
~ staggered: You say you got this on
- OF the Pullman sleeper that you dream
ne ed abont?' he asked.
"a mats just exactly and precisel
~ ene Identical place where I got tba