The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-12
VOLUME A..

} rate sis'as bonds ssd ~.s en ths train
bousd Tor Richmond. Tho tr.ip vas
sesrched, ba, Mr., AbdsIton vm 90, ioana
the passengers beios held ~ ptsone,s
snd closely scrnteiHad.
i bad sooi ressoa tor feeling ure.s, 10,
my'eli, sed determined 10 Sc, oat oi that
'np Fortunately ! had in ny pocket |.
usinmsn's time table. vhioh vas ouly ior
TIE use OF itsinmen, With this I sent 10
the 'ten, deer closely tr.miniue tho ,iue
table passed ,he b.sssss car .na .,led
the hssssse master; Where do W. NEE,
irain no, l0f LII me scc your timeta asla.
The soldier 90 guard ,nprcsea | va.
one Of the trsinbsnds, and vuy ohhsiss
" lot ne psss, lRo, eIi The car aud v.lt
Cd ovef TO tho hotel 10 ash Nj. Ll.e. Ii.
proprietor, The offset oi Colonel Jones'
presebce. bnt Mr Love vas 90, e, home.
ulAneine ont OF The windo~ Il saw Colonel
Jones sith q die OF soldiers coming nj
quck march ,owsrj tho hotel, some Que
hsvios told hin Of my soins there. al
once started back wipioe my mouth, "a "
bad iast t.kena jiltk. s,eppod ,side
as passed thom, rttnfnud 10 ibe smoking
car aud took smother seat some dnlance
from my former ses, aud those yirsinia
bnttons.
When The colonel came back. be order
cd oil trunks to be opened and examined
The owner ol trunks marked Niles
Merry Bifkett wss called Tor, bul no one
appearing to clsim them they we're pnt On
the platform night 10 front of where l YES
standing Colonel jones then came into
my car With some Of his men and ordered
them to open snd search all vslises snd
parcels 10 The car. | was passed by az |
bad nothing 10 my sest, bnt whea my
former seat was searched that Innocent
looking basket was seen.
Whose basket 10 tbis2 was asked. No
reply Bring IL out Take oil the covert
This was done, and the Aoor was covered
With military buttons.
MIR. Baldwin looked over the back OF
his seat. aud, seeing the scattered but
tons, he said, Colonel. yoa can now give
your men new buttons for their coats.
Abl ssid the colonel, who had picked up
some. These Won't do for my men. /
zee 'Sic Semper Tyfsnnus upon them.
Alter inquiry for the owner the buttons
we're passed out and conhscated, no ons sd
mittiog ownership.
Now, said the colonel every man 10 this
car must come forward snd be sworn that
he is not the owner OF that basket OF but
tons aud does DOT know who is, At the
same time he took from his pocket book
which looked like small Bible. Somo
went forward to be sworn when Mr., Bald
" 10 asked:
What would be tho penalty il one
sbonld refuse to be sworn?
insist. said the colonel that oil should
be sworD.
Bat, persisted Mr.. Baldwin, what viii
DO the penalty IL one deelinoe1
The colonel was good naluroi
nan and after considering for . moment
'sid, Well, II any decline there will be pe
penalty.
Then ! decline. said Mr.. Baldwin, and
10 did the gentleman 10 the same seat.
Some others slso declined. and the
oath was no. required OF any.
The whole train was similarly inspected
md after the train left Relay. AZ We
passed the station l saw my basket of Viz
,inis buttons and the trunks with 100. 900
n nuske. caps on the platform. lost my
buttons and Sionewsll Jackson failed TO
ecsive that 10000 caps, but saved tho
'arpetbsg full OF buttons which was IN
ier the car seat. and they subsequently,
cached RichmoDd.