The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
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We had loft the suburbs now And ware
passing through q lonely country. Haze
and there d vlllaGe Of stragy lln9 5oottaseb
met the eye, clusterlns routid their little
CHURCH. In places the hsdgsrows alone
marked the lay OF the hidden !Anss n
others men were digslng ott the 81 foad 4
horses wore STRUGGLING painfully aions.
ms one place 4 .: little walking funeral
wns Slabortng across the felds from -
lon ely !, 90 ltaRs, Ia the direction OF the
church, High 4 on the hill, the ball u Ok
which wa1 tollin5 through the Quiet alr:
The sound reached " - ~ " s Sarssu .AI
heard the mon liking among them.s.sslvesse
that tt1sfs had been no snowstorn Nks !. 70
this for thirty years. ana ~ tney DOE
son1e OF them began Shading then EYES,
ana trying to look in the direction q ~ ~
which we were going \.
uninolossd land, with sedge and sorso
prioking up everywhere through tno
snow and n WITH, long lines OF pollards
marking tho bed OF a 4 frozen suce ,,l
Near the line WaS q deaerted prlctI ~ III.
surrounded by long, uneven NOV nds a'l :.
ridRes of leo. With, three poplars mount
inS Ei,ard over It. Tli ghts Of rock hung
oysr thu barron ground and Wfte eled IN
fra air with discordant clamor az ny we
naxsed, the only living moving 4hlngs
h the utter desolatlon OF tho soone 7. ~
I5looked there was mn exclam ma tr 't'a
one OF tire workmen, and the .a en- : !. Il 4
gan TO slackon. We were >. Ihere - - : 80
Eo,t 1.ll ~ L.
The h engine and trucks stoppea, ,tnS
!, ~, ahouldered their tools and tum pieo
out and we followed them. a. r. ;...l :
dred PAGES in front OF us was e ran W.
pridgo I, oyer which q road PASSED. ~. ni ~
unde, which tn. raj went as,,t a. uho n,j
against the bridge with its hls y e ar
embar,kmont, making manifest .g at i III =
rianco at tho cause OF. the dlsast Or.
4 r,h, bridge was crowded with human lfIll1
| figures. ana on the limo below men .WeL w
working In the drift, amid plies OF 90 y. D,ts
had ali been slightly draped IN snow y;
tina engine alone, barely cold, lying olacK
and grim, like some mighty giant, .op pan,
dable In death. Il "A sheet Of glass Ice near l
it showed how the boiler had burst so o.ie,
OF the ,hindermost carriages were s ~!
standing, or had fallen ompara' ~" hsye
icsned . upon their fellows and ploTed
rirht through them into the drift II vas =
we'll that It began to show ~ Wo roAche y :;
tho epot, There were traces OF dlem rNa!
snears on the white ground wh!ch y
would DO seenly to hide. :,
our friend in black went forward ana E1t
asked a few questions OF the man IN
charge, and presently returned.
@.Tha remainder OF Eths paesengers are
* the farm" hO said. pointing to house
at little distance and without further
Sdelny we began to scramble up the steep
embankment and Chamber over ne =, y.
mind 4 was full OF other things, but
remembered still the number Of people
aasam bled on tho bridge and how man
was standing up IN his donkey cart 20
view the scene. It was SATURDAY. ano
there were qpanti ties Of village school
percled on & adjacent hurdles. evidently
enjoying the spectacle, 1osttng. eawline:
eating oranges and throwing the peal
| at tho engine. Some older people touchso
their hats smyathetically, and one went
and opened a gate for us into neld.
through which many feet seemed 20 navs
como and gone /: but for the greater NUM-
Der the event was evidently regarded az
an interesting variation In "a thu Gull
routine OF a every day life; ana to the
school boys It was an undoubted treat
Ralph and Charles walked on In front.
following tho track across the neld.,Ilt
was not particularly heavy walking altar
! what he had had earlier in the day.
but Ralph stumbled perpetuaily: ana
| presently Charles drew his arm through
| his own, and the two went on together.
the police inspector following with mo.
In a few nninutes we reached the farm,
ana entered the farm yard. which was
tho nearest way TO tho house. ~ little
| knot Of calves. intrsnched on q n,~und
Of straw In the center OF the yard, lower
ed thoir heads and looked 3askance Of Us
as We came In and a party Of dIss1 10
treated hastily from our path With s, 9
dog burst ont Of a barrel at the back
door, ana made "a: series OF gymnastics at
the end OF q chain, barking hoarsely. az az
II he had not spared himself OF late.
s3 An elderly woman with red arms met
us at the door, and. on whisper from
the police inspector. FIRST shook her head.
and then. In answer to a further whisper.
nodded at another door, and, n voice
calling her from within, hastily dsap-
i peared, 8s5. III AZ
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