St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-05
is STILL ON THE ROAD.
Some Of the Adventures of Bill
Arp While Travelling.
Rock Crashes Through Car window
Near His Seat-Has . Fall I'm Mer-
idian-YOung ElOpers Mar
ried ON the Train.

Rock Crashes Through Car window
Near His seat-Has = Fall I'm Mer-
idian-YOung ElOpers Mar
ried on the Train.
Shreveport, Lat was lovely train
that fast mail from Atlanta to Mont
gomery-cars all new and bright and
clean. and we made the run of 175 miles
in FIVE hours. The wheels seemed to
slide and glide along the rails as if
moving upon Ice; not jar or shock,
and all went serene until we neared
Opelika, when suddenly there was
terrific crash at my window, and the
large plate glass was shatterd by
stone that some fiend had thrown with
force and violence. A second later
yes, fraction of secondhand would
have received the blow in my face
The broken glass was shattered over
me and in my face, and sharp frag-
ment stuck in my finger. Kind fate
or Providence protected me, for l had
no accident policy. But consider my
self the injured person and had mind
to telegraph Gov. Johnston to call out
the militia, for we had crossed the Ala
bama line When we reached the town
our conductor put detectives on track
of the rascals, and hope they will
catch them. When got to Meridian it
was night again. and in going to the
hotel found the pavement torn up
part of the way, and before was aware
of any impediment stumbled against
an abrupt rise and fell far and wide
on the unfeeling brick. 1t seemed to me
couldn't stop falling, and my corporos-
ity spread out In horizontal attitude.
lost my cane and my spectacles, but
kind-hearted man ran out of his store
and helped me up and we found them.
You are the third man that has tripped
up there tonight, and the city council
ought to have lamp and a watchman
here. I skinned my kneepan and
got my best clothes all dirty, and once
more consider myself the injured per-
son, for / still had no accident policy.
To-day, when our train stopped at Vicks-
burg, lot of preachers got aboard on
their way to the synod and some of the
nice ladies of the town came down to
meet some lady friends on the train.
II took them q good while totxchange
salutations and kiss good-by all around,
and suddenly the train moved of and
gradually gained speed of motion, and
the nice ladies ran hastily to the door
and down the steps and made leap for
the platform. never saw such a spread
of feminine forms and garments in my
FIJI s~lc g.
face downward, with all four of their
limbs extended. and knew the shock
must have broken every stay in their
corsets. It grieved me, for ] know
they are hurt, but the train never
stopped to see, for the conductor sup
posed those ladies were passengers and
not visitors, and had gone forward to
obliged. to consider those ladies the in
jured persons. 1t won't do for ladies or
o.d men to leap from q moving train.
When we crossed the great Mississippi
river and had resumed our jour
ney the train stopped to take
on young couple who were
eloping from their parents and
were going to get married as soon as
they reached the first courthouse town.
They had lodged the old people by
crossing the river in skiff, and so
when the train reached the town the
young man hurried to the clerk and got
a license while our train waited for
him. They didn't know where TO find
preacher, but there were 40 or &c aboard
our train. and kind friends suggested
that they be married in the parlor car
that was attached. So they chsise our
Jimmy Hillhouse, who used to preach
In Cartersyille. but is now located in
Vicksburg. He got Rev. Jimmy Jones
to assist him, and while the train was
going 30 miles an hour the nappy
couple were Joined together the happy
bonds of matrimony. The two Jimmies
kissed the fair young bride, and when
we met the east-bound train the couple
boarded 1t and returned to their aux
ious parents. There was nothing in the
way of their marriage, save their youth,
for the young man is of good habits and
good family, and the girl is as sweet an
a pink.
But these preachers are bright and
jolly set. They kept us laughing all
the way to Monroe. where the synod
meets. Going to the church courts is
their greatest recreation.
But / am tired tonight, for have
Travelled 400 miles to-day, and must stop
for the present.-Bir Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.