Year: 1878




the tunnel there was no mangle
bcdy lying on the track nor anywhere
near it., Every inch Of the spot was
searched all in vain, and many We re
the jeers / had to bear as We peered
about in the darkness. At length We
abandoned the quest and returned to
the train. AS you may suppose, the
story was to good to keep and was
'twitted on all sides with seeing ghosts
until it got to be a regular thing with
me when [ met any OF our boys, to
say, We'll, what'll you take% And a
large rortion Of my months salary
went in trying to buy immunity from
joking illusions to 'spooks.'


"Thlee weeks went by and on the
third Tuesday night, at the same
hour and place, there stood the same
woman at the tunnels mouth, her
white form cleaning like marbl
statue against the black background.
This time she had look OF intense
agony on her face that | can new. r
forget to my dying day. 1 whistled
down breaks again instantly, almost
involuntarily. and got out and ex-
amined the track carefully, as before
in valn. There was nothing any
where to be seen. This time, our
conductor, a stern old Englishman,
looked glum and answered me in curt
words and surly tone when spoke
to him.


Next Afternoon when / went to the
Office for my orders, 1 was told that
the superintendent wished to see me.
On presenting myself before him, 1
met with a sharp repIimand, accom-
panied with the intimation that had
drank to much, and must not let 1t hap
pen again or 1 sh,uld be discharged.


Il felt this keenly, for I was high
spirited fellow, then, aud had a quick
sense OF my obligations. But my
pay was good; I was proud OF belong
ing to the road, AMI so received the
reproof in silence.


passed good many uncomfort-
able hours during the next three
weeks, for the boys got into way OF
looking at sne with a curious, doubt
full sort OF look. as IL they didn't
exactly know whether I was sane or
not. might have thought the same
thing OF myself bu for what happened
afterwards"


@On the same night CT the week:
just three weeks from the last appear
ance of my singular apparition, and
at precisely the same hour, I was hor-
ror- struck to see that identical wo-
man with streaming robe and hair,
standing again at the mouth OF the
tunnel where L had twice previously
seen her. I set my teeth hard, while
chill as OF death passed over me.
But sounded the usual signal, pull
ed the steam valve which gave an
extra impulse to the engine, and we
dashed madiy oe. F. I was no: going to
be reprimanded this tina. When we
reached the city 1 was so weak ]
could hardly stand. / went immedi-
ately to my room, threw myself on the
bed without undressing and soon fell
into heavy, lethargic sleep. which
lasted until noon of the following
day. Going down into the coffee.
room. took up a morning paper and
as / ran my eye leisurely over the
telegraphic column a paragraph head
ed ~Railro ad Accident arrested my
attention. This was what / read:


AT the entrance To the - tunnel,
woman was found early this morning
dead on the track her body, which wa
but partially clad, had been run over b,
the night express and her long, sweeping
black hair"


read no more. Springing from
my seat at the table, / flung the paper
down, looked at my watch, caught uI
my hat and ran to the station like on,
mad. There was barely time to boarC
the westward bound train. When W,
reached the station nearest the tun
mel, couple Of miles away, got of
and found out where the body OF tn,
dead woman was awaiting an inquest
hurried to the house, and you car
imagine my feelings when saw be
fore me, rigid In death, the beautiful
form and features of the woman wht
had thrice SO strangely appeared t,
me. I would have recognized tn,
face among q thousand. She proved
to be the inmate Of private mad
house near by. and her mania wal
self-destruction. She was the daugh
ter OF a wealthy family living at
and had made her escape from tn,
asylum on the evening. ng.preceding tn,
night when she met her tragic fate.


The Pittsburg Gazette says "th,
election in Massachusetts was land


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