The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-03

bead tue slasu6n, wthoat hs
~ tsrouu TIE express from the rails aud T.
eustus had buupeI saross the little eth
7 IT pastarc ana crashed ipto :he s'sgiior
bafn Bot sbst tad beoaus oi the cal
sai the psssensets1 Tasl uw TIE =
iapersal question 1or Aai to solve i
-. tbe bows vtib o1s sro1r3 pluaRsl ca
Trough the broken s,3e q The barn. I,
loving the engineer snd arsmsn.
The al coaches bad broker Loose Iron
the .aoum otiy-, soon after tbs latter hs
le't the Talls and w'te stfuug aloos, .
vsyins interval, betsseu the ltsok su
'be tsfn, O.e leg on in tlte within
few yards Of the track Tha other hs,
managed to keep upright, though To-
trucks Of several we're smashed, causiu.
them TO TIP forward o. backward 10
tick5sh looking way. Not a passenger
fortunately, bad b.en seriously huu an
oil were uow hurlyiug 10 excited group
Lwari the barn, Vhste tie imprifoned
engine sss telabiag forth clopds o
stesm.
Hello. Toul shouted the conductor,
seeing The euRiaeer emerge from the barn.
/ lhauk God yoa.rs safe and Dick. too.
VII. that was pretty nsrrow squeak for
! ail Of ns II the accident hatl't hap
/ poned Just where i; dli, on that Ittle
sttip Of h,t road ooi, we'd probably been
pllei nput the loot OF su om binkment 10 q
bi zlaR ruin by this time Come on, oil
hands he c.ted to bis crew Il traiumen.
and haul th.t rubbish Of OLD Fifty seven
before she sets hre toi.
The railroad msu. aided by many OF the
passengers, set vigorously to work sud
dragged tho fallen tinbrrs IRON the eu
giDe, " hiIe the engineer rakel out hls
tire aud thereby removed all danger OF an
explosion Soon the kissing OF the steam
ceased AMI with 1t the excitement of the
crowd began TO snbsIle.
How long sbatl We have to stay here
do you supposed a.ked one Of the passeu
gers, approaching the CONDUCTOR
Fou" or I've hours, | dare say, repliei |
that fuactonsry. We're hundred miles
from uowhero, o to speuk. The only
thiaR to DO is to va k the next station,
five miles and telegraph to Dubuque fer
nd and to stor other trains till The tracks
aScd I've slr-sdy SIT ous Of The brake
men.
Aud have We got to galt all that time
'or some til z 10 eat I'd Ike to know
demanded porily geutlepan, who did
l0t look as II be had missed three
'Jur4e dinner a single day in bis life
Well, Pm afraid so, replied the conduc
or, unless these peorl, here can fix up
ome thing for the crowd. wonder who
uns this place, anyway? aud the conduc
or looked curlously at the little house
,eyond The barn, which was already in
tate OF siege by the lady passengers and
b lr escorts,
| do, SIR replied Fred, who happened
o be IL the gro1p surrounding the con
uotor
The lstter turned and surveyed him
lcredulously Wat -you2 he demand a
d.
Yes, sir, replied Fred, stordlly. Mother
wus il, but | run i, Feth.rs dead.
Oh, see, replied the conductor. Well
Dung mao, shall have to apologize for
lr sudden unl unceramonious trespass 0
Ig on your ptop'rty. But circumstances
yer which we had no control seem TO
ave left us no choice IN The mater and | u
lall see that the road promptly settles
r all damages.
Oh, thstll be all ri hf, am sure, re u
led Fred The old barn wasn't worth y,
uch, anyway Bnt yon said something ~
,ont getting mp dinner for the passen v
ra, didn't you2
Yes. Do you suppose your mother
MD provide !or such crovd2
We'll I've got thirty fowls aui ard two T,
o.ters, ri in a Fred or rather, did ia
W before two Of EN- were euctioned Of m
and guess uo,ner could make ,olers IN
= ~ d stew OF tne lot enough to feed IN
udred people or more. II you say so, an
have her 90 shead and do It, ma
b. oil means, younpl exclaimed the N
rly gentleman and several others cried: o.,
ahead, boyl Wen make it III right on
'b you. ,c,
rhe result was tnst three bonrs later, m,
It rs the olt clock in tie Stamford ~,
chen wss striking tgo. a half famisbed ii,
merry company Of about q hundred
! twenty people eat down under the M,
es 20 feast upon the thirty two Stsni sni
i fowls for the 'wo purchasers OF The w,
stoned hens hsi contributed them TO oh
pot Plates we're fey and knives and .,I
Ks almost uUknosH, but b. u.in, tin ,o,
tie covefs, pieces Of board, pankniges be
the ten digit which sre said 10 have T.,
ed 1ted forks, ev rybody managed to 80
pos Of piece Of iiic.sseed chicken, q "a
led potato, and some crackers from ana
ken tsttel !olBd 10 the overturned eI
IS tlr. Ihera proved 10 he enough Of TIM
first course Ter al sBd the absence Of r