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THE WEEKLY GWINNETT HERALD
THE UI UX HAY
Tti» idler may delight to ait.
And fold iiia arms from hour to
hour;
'Che epicure eu.joy his meal ;
The human butterfly his tlower ;
Hut lie who looks around to seek
True pleasure iu this world sou ay
Will Soon hud out all ills to rout,”
There’s nothing like a busy day.
A golden day, albeit the sun
Alay hide his lace from moru fill
night ;
A day t sow a day to# rerp,
Willi scarce enough of tuimites bri’t
For he who lias enough to do
Ne'er wishes precious time away.
Hut looketh back along the track
Aud blesses every busy day.
and when the days are multiplied,
A million banners all unfurled,
The dags #f commerce aud <>t trade
They go to make a busy world,
aud when the silent stars come out
And court repose how
‘•No heart I’ve pained, no act has
stam.td,
The brightness of my busy day
MISCF.I I,ANY
ANEX PR ESS iM ESSE N-
G ERS A D VENT URE.
I alwayt knew T served tlie com
pauy in a dangerous capacity, bat
T had been an express messenger
for so many years that I thought
nothing of the risks 1 ran. My
route was through a rough region
too, afi er I was changed fjoru the
Central Pacific to the Southern l'a
citic road ; a region but half settled
and civilized, where ludiaus aud
ru Diana were as plentiful as China
men in ’Frisco,
My "run" was a long one, thro'
a now country where railroad sta
tions were often ene handled
miles apart, and ihe loveliness of
the scenery, combined wiih solita
ry confinement in an express car,
which looked more like a cell than
aily hing else, made four days of
every week haDg heavy on my
hands, though I was often kept
busy for hours at a time.
I generally had a mixed assoif
rnent of express matter, with plen
ty of gold and silver in bricks and
specie ; and occasionally, not much
to my liking, a coffin or two going
eastward, each enclosing a dead
body. I would not mention /his
but it is necesssry, as will be seen
further on.
I left Los Augeles every Mon
day moruing at ; and from
that time until the following
Thursday I did uot leave my ex.
pleas csr, having to go to E Paso
and return for my week’s work, a
distance of nearly fifteen hundred
miles!
This may seem a long "run,”
and so \t was; but as the stations
were few across the southern part
of Arizona aud New Mexico, I
had opportunities to take ray much
needed rest, which I did after I
became accustomed to tlie aitua
tion. I was always glad lo get
back to Los Angeles, however, for
traveling ninety six hours wifLout
any change is extremely tedious
even iu a drawing room car.
Imagine the contrast between
riding that and riding in a heavi
ly loaded express ear, with two
small barrel “'indow* lo look out
of, and a hard bunk in one comer
to sleep on,*and you may form
some idea of the monotony of my
trip.
Tbe mile* passed t lowly after I
had assorted aud billed the ex
preasage; my pipe was kepi burn
ing ; and the constant roar and
rumble of the train sounded dur
ing the day, and lulled me to sleep
at night, when tLe windows >vere
securely fastened, the lamps light
ed, and several rides and revolvers
hung around in case of an emer
gency.
I ran as express messenger sev
eral years without being in a rail
road accident, or having the train
stopped by robbers. Some of my
brother messengers met with ad
ventures on nearly every trip, but
tor a long time I was unmolested,
until I began to disregard the dan
ger altogether. During that time
I became accustomed to eveiy
phuse of my situation, and al
though my loaely life gave me a
verv'silent and taciturn habit, I
enjoyed my two days at Los An
geles, or at Santa Monies, sea
bathing, as much as my more
formuate friends, who ran North
over the Tchochapi /'ass, and
were at home every Digln, enjoy
ed their rests.
Train bad lately been
frequent, and while I did not ex
Lawrenceville Georgia, Tuesday May 27, 1884,
pent to be attacked. I learned to
be pn the lookout. I had a set of
signals wiih the bell rope to let
the traiumen koow when I was ill
danger. Robberies were often
mad# while the trains were in mo
tion. aud the express messengers
were either bound ham! and foot,
or killed, the robbers being des
perate men who hesitated at noth
ing.
OccasioLally however I did re
lax my vigilance, and slept as
souud as at the hotel where 1
boarded. Finaly my turn came.
The train arrived at Tucson one
night nearly au hour late. There
was a great deal of express mat
ter to exchange and forlifieen min
utes I was kept busy loading and
unloading bundles and boxes. The
passengers walked up and down
the platform to stretch their legs;
the engine’s safety valve hummed
with escaping steam, and the long
train of cars, reaching the full
length of platform, presented
picture of bustle and activity.
When the last bundle was piled
away, I had a chance to talk a few
minutes with the expressman ;
then the train started, and I clos
ed the door, locked it and turned
to the boxes and packages that
were scattered around. The first
hiug that attracted my attention
was a long pine box
I bad not noticed u when it
was leaded, and thinking it was a
queer time for a funeral to s’art
Fast, I examined the address. It,
was cons gned to New Orleans. I
entered it on the book with the
other express, and for an hour or
more, while sorting ovei the pack
ages, l took no notice of my silent
companion.
It was a common thing to have
one or two funerals the whole
length of the trip eastward, and I
thought of this as I thought o f
others : "Some poor fellow who
left a pleasant home to come here
iu search of a fortune, only to die
ou the alkali plains, without a
frieud."
And after I had shoved the box
against the side of the car, I open"
ed a bundle of newspapers and se*
looted one to read. It was not
very late, and tilting my chair a
gainst the side of tbe car beneath
a lamp, / was soon interested in
the news of the day.
/7ow long I was in that position
I do not know, but unconsciously
I feel into a light sleep, I woke
with a feeling of dread and fasci
nation in complete possession of
me. I did not move; I coul.l not.
Something held me al nost breath
less, and several minutes passed
befjre I could open my eyes.—
When I did, my heart gave a
quick throb 1
Tl e top of the pine box was
partly ra sed, and tiie features of
a man, shaded from the dim light,
were levealed to my acute senses t
Even then, though greatly star
tied, I did not make a motion, aud
my eyes were all but closed. —
Peering from the corner of one
eye, I tried to make out his feat
ures, but saw nothing beyond tbe
brutal eyes aud half savage ruoutn,
In an iustaut it flashed across me
that he was a train-robber !
He was evidently waiiiug to see
if I was fast asleep, for he ctid not
move during several minutes, keep
ing h>s eyes fastened on me with
the steadiness of an animal.
I scarcely breathed.
The rifles and revolvers were
on the opposite side of the car. Itl
attempted to get them he would
shoot before I matte two steps.—
With my blood tiugling and my
ears strained, 1 waited expecUnt
ly for Lim to move, lasolving to
wait for a favorable opportunity
to spring on him.
Probably there were a dozen
more of h»s associates in tbe pas
senger cars, and as soou as he had
secured his prize they would be
notified and the passengers rob
bed, There was euough gold and
silver in bricks in my car to make
one man iudependly licli. The
small safe was full of specie, a
mountiug to SIOO,OOO worth.
W illi tbe thought of my respon
sibility came a feeliug of resolu
tion. I must do something with
out besitatien.
Tbe dark eyes glared at me, but
the robber never changed his posi
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tion. I could read the meaning
of their cold gb ter, and I must
act if 1 saved mv life- I pretend
ed to awt ken, by making two or
three movements with my hands,
and (o my intense relief the cover
of the pine box quickly and quiet
ly dropped to its place. Withpup
making any hurried n otions, 1 l
rubbed my eyes, gaped once er
twice, aud slowly rose to my feet.
"Well well, f said aloud, "I've
been asleep.’’
Then T proceeded to lummage
around the Cai as if nothing liad
happened, but my serves were fit)t
relaxed an instant. Befort the
train had gone five miles farther
I had some nails in my pocket. A
quick, careless glance showed me
a hole in the side of th# box, thro’
which the robber was undonbtly
watching every movement that I
mads
I did not go near the revolvers
or rifles. It would Lave taken but
a secoud for him to have raised
the l\ 1 and shot me, and I knew he
would do so if 1 approached them.
Instead of that 1 carelessly assort
ed a pile ®f express matter near
the box, with a view tojwbat I was
about to do.
I was terribly exciied, though I
tiied to appear cool. When I was
all ready I threw several heavy
packages on ihe lid, sat down ou
the box and hastily nailed aiowu
the lid. I heard a noise within
and felt a pressure as my prisoner
endeavored o raise the lid. The
weight was too great, and I soon
had all the nails driven in to hold
him fast. He was secured, but to
make sure of him Isurronnded the
box wi/li heavy bundles and piled
upon it the heaviest boxes the car
contained.
1 sat down for a minute to re
cover myself, then taking . own a
rifie. I cocked it loud enough for
him in hear.
"//ow many more are theie up
on tins train ?’’ I asked, placing
my mouth to a crack between the
bricks.
In reply I heard ainuftled souud
resembling a curse, and as all the
holes through which he might
shoot were covered with gold aud
silver. I put my mouth nearer aud
asked the question again.
I received no reply, and going
to the other end of the car, I qui
etly opened the door leading to
the platform. The night air rush
ed in aud the noise of the train
came with it, making a din iu my
ears- We were running at a high
rate of speed around the hill®
that abound in that region.
I stepped to the platform of the
next car, it was a smoking car.—
The train-robbers were all ready
at work. Two men, ir tbe for,
ward end, witbin live stet of me,
commanded a view of every pas
senger with their leveled revolvers*
and two more were going down
the isle for the valuables.
It was a terrible moment to me.
I felt a keen sympathy for the pas
sengers, whose terror-stricken fa.
ces I could see in the dim light
from the lamps, but I was help
less; doubtless a similar scene was
being enacted in the other pas
er passenger and sleeping-cars.
I wus hot and cold by turns. I
watched the villians going cooij
on with their work uti'il l began
to think of my own safety. Char
ley Slate, a brakemau, was bound
h: nd and foot to the forward seat ;
iu a few minutes they would fin
ish their daring work aud come
to my car. I did not doubt that
ilie fellow I bad imprisoned in the
pine box was au accomplice, and
if they should should find the door
of the express car locked, they
would break it open to see what
nad become of him, and kill me
if 1 resisted.
This would enable them to take
possession of tbe money, bullion
and valuable packages, and escape
I knew mat they would not kill
any one if he did not resist; and
inside of five minutes they would
demand an entrance to my car.
Already the two robbers had
nearly reached the lather end of
the smoking car; thousands of dol
lars were iu *ny cure; I must save
it.
Win out any more hesitation 1
stepped t<> the platform of my car,
grasped the leaver that operated
the Miller coupling,and, with a
stiongpull, sepp#rated the two
draw-heads. I was not a moment
• too soon. Before the engine and
express car had shot two hunored
fed ahead of the train, the door
of the smoking car opened and
»he robbers stepped out. I heard
their cry of rage, saw the llashe**
of their revolvers, and felt the bnl
lets strike the wood-work behind
o>e. Hurrying forward, 1 told
the engineer what I had done.
He heartily approved of my ac
tion and his words re assured me
»
I had taken a desperate course,but
I had saved a great deal of proper
ty.
We burri d on through the
darkness, aud soon reached 'he
next station, from which the news
was teh graphed to the company’s
officers iu San IT tucisco and Tuc
son Tilt robber in the pine box
was then secured, but refused to
say a word, and with a gang of
a.iued trackmen, we returned to
where we had lef' the train. The
robbers had departed, takiug ev
erything valuable with thorn, and
the passengers hailed us with
shouts of jov aud sighs of relief.
The initials at the end of this do
not belong io me, but to one who
cooly listened to my ytury, as I
told it in'lie company’s office at
Los Angeles.— Youth's Compan
ion. •
"Sambo," said the Judge, "you
are charged with s eal'ng two
chickens from your neighbor Mr.
Brown. Are you guilty or not
guilty?"
"Dis nigga nebba stole nothin
Bah."
"Never in you life, Sambo?’’
"No, suli; not at de present time
sah ”
"How about, the chickens?”
“His nigga nebba stole ’em,
Bah.”
“Will you explain to the Court
theu, how you got them?”
"Yes, sab. Yo' see, sah. dem
chickens wuz a seitin’ on ite fence
wid nullin’ much to do, an’ I fro wed
some cawn omen d# valid au’ tole
'em powahful particlab uot to lech
hit. er I’d knock de Ihiebin heads
often 'em. Den, sail, I so* down
an’ watch dem chickeus, au’ dev
•'ou t pay no tenshun a tall; but
bress vo’ soul. Judge, dey bop
r iglit inter de yah d an’ begin fob
to eat my cawn widout axis' me n,
wo’d. Den I done jis what I tole
’em I’ee boun' to do, au’ knockl
'em bote eeugways wid a pole."
"But, Sambo, you took them in
to the home and had them cooked
for your supper.”
"Incose I did, boss! Yo’ don’t
■pose I wuz gwine to Ist dem chick
eus lay in dat yahd an’ spile, an’
fill de whole neighbahood wid a
bad smell, did yer? Use a chu’cli
membah, I is, au' I knows dat d«
good book says we must' lull ouah
neiglibahs, an' ti-at 'em squall, an'
l’se gv ine to do hi’, bress de
Lam’!”
"Five dollars and cost, - ’ said tlie
Judge, and Sambo went out with
a constable.- —Merchant Travel
er:
A stupid-looking tramp knocked
at one of the finest residences in
Aus in, and was recisved by the
lady of the house.
“What do you want ?"
Plerse m give me a dime to by a
glass of bread; 'sense me, I mean a
loaf of beer.”
“I haven’t got any money.”
“Haven’t got no money ? Then
madam. 1 would suggest that you
move into a cheaper house; you are
evidently living beyond your
means. Economy is wealth Econ
omize in the matter of clothes t nd
house rent- Cut your expenses
and then prehaps, some day you
will have a dime to spare—a dime
madam, that may be the means of
preventing a hungry and thirsty
fellow-mortal from committing
suicide; or it may be a quarter —
coin of the value of 25 cents—that
will upholster the dark clouds on
the lierizoD of his diipairing soul
with a silverplated lining, and fill
his stomach wi'h Hock beer,
tfood day. fair lady.”—Texas Sif
tiugs.
* What is called the mirror carp
is pronounced by good judges to
be uufit, to eat. A gar fish is about
as tasteless vu edible.
Not Alter tlie Jug
A day or two ago a report was
whispered along the docks that a
jug containing I gallons of brandy
had slipped oft'the wharf at the
foot of first street, and wa* at Hie
bottom of the river Within au
hour after Ihe information had
reached the first pair of eats a
mau came sauntering down upon
the dock with a sort <f grapnel
attached to a clothes lint, and as
he caught sight of Ihe owner of
'he waiehouse he said.
"Being that the ice is all out
I'd like lo grapple for lhat gold
watch lost Lore last fall.”
H« was told to go ahead with
all his might, but he had scarcely
made ready when a second man
arrived. He had an iron hook faH
teued to a stout cord, and he
promptly explained.
"Being as I r.ad nothing to do
to day 1 thought I’d try and look
up oue o' them grindstones that,
tumbled in here las' fall.
The two were work ng away
wi h their lines when a third man
put in ail appearance. He seem
ed considerably surprised to find
any one ahead of hiiu, but as bo
got his grapnel ready he calmly ob
served to the pair:
“I’ve dreamed three nights run
ning that there was a brass kettle
down here, and I thought if I
could hook it up and sell it for
$2 I'd be so much ahoad."
It wasn't over a quartet of au
hour before a fourth man arrived
He had an irou rake at ached to a
long pole, and as he found the trio
at work he sung out;
“Well, now, but if any of you
fellers find the shot-gnu I lost
here last summer I’ll set up the
drinks."
The fifth man came down to
look fora Cca! shovel.
The sixth man had just, found
time to drag for the body of his
nephew, supposed to have been iu
tbe river two months.
The seventh came down, saw
ine six at work, and turning to the
warehousemutj he gtowled.
"Always the way! Lust uight
dreirn# 1 of fishing up a $26 cook
stove from the bottom here, aud
1 come down to find a whole gsug
ahead of me. Haug it! an honest
hard-working mau lias no show
whatever in this town !”
“As soon as my forty eight
hours are up I'll be back.” said
the young man, hurrying of t>
catch the train and that was the
last his employer saw of him for
six solid days, when he walked ir,
gripsack iu hand, and a beaming
smile on his face remarking.
"Back on time.”
Back on time ?” roareu ti e «u&
perated employer. ‘‘Do you ca'l
six days forty eight Lours ?”g
“Of course I do. Wbat else do
you call it.
“7/ave you lost the use of your
mental faculties or are you trying
sir. to take unwarrantable liberties
with me ?”
“Why lam surprised. I told
wanted forty eigh*'hours,|re
creation didn't IV
“Certainly, and I gave it to
you.
“Just so, and work in the store
eight hours a day don't f?”
“Of course.’’
“Well, eight 'nto forty- eight
goes six tunes, and I’ve been gone
eight hours a uay for six days, so
you see I'm on timo. ’
A merchant traveler at dinner
requested the waiter to bring him
a piece of rare beef, and when it
came, it was rare indeed :
“Waiter he xemurked wurn
ngl y, as he looked at the undone
dish.
"Yes. salt, responded the dar
key.
“Take this btef out plesse and
kill it.”
The waitor crawled into a nap
kin ring and disappeared.
Years ago John Q Adams loved
Ilia prettiest girl in Alabama. Her
parents forced her to marry a man
named Jackson, who took Uer to
Texas, where she became the moth
er of uineteen children. A year
ago her husband died. Mean
wbde John Q. Adams, who had
married early, had not been idle
He acquired considerable local re
tiow-n by becoming the father of
twenty one children. Recently
his wife died. He has gone lo
Texas to marry Mrs Jackson.
Tlie Duped ilrauti
New York. May 13. Colonnel
Fred Grant said-to day, in au in
terview with a reporter :
“YA hen I first catue to this city
from Chicago I had about $75,000
I was iutioduced to Ward, aud
after a short acquaintance lie
asked me to join him in a specula
five venture wl ich turned out to
b# suceaaful. Ater that lie propos
ed a partnership, and eveutualy
my brother and myself entered in
to a partnershij agreement. /•
was agreed that the partnership
interest was wor.L *'.’50,000 each.
Ward had charge of the books
and safe of the firm, and in fait
every thing was intrusted to him
by other members of the firm."
Colonel Grant closed witn the
remark.
"I believe I have been a sou., so
hah my father, the General, and
my brother, and there is nothing
too strong to say against Word at
this moment."
Walter S. Johnson, of Washing
ton, has been appointed receiver
of the Marine National Bank.
Johnston has been for many years
connected with treasury depart
ment, and has wound ap thb as
fairs of five broken National banks
as receiver.
A Baltimore man who started a
bank at Custer city a j ear or so
ago, failed within a week, simply
because he didn’t know Western
human nature. His place had not
been open an hour when a man in
buckskin sloucoed in and present
ed a note of SIOO running for six
ty days, and asked lo have it dis
counted.
"I don't know you,” replied the
banker, who was his own cashier.
"Stranger, that's my name thar’
at tbe bottom—Bill'Riggs:”
"I see."
"And that note is backed by
./ini Madden.”
"I see, but I don't caie to dis
count it."
The man picked up the paper
und walked out, and in the coins#
of ten luiuutes a chap with a pis
tol in eiiher hand danced into th#
bank and cheerily called out:
"Here's Jim Madden, and be
wauls to set eyes ou the galloot
who won’t discount a note when
he bucks it!”
He popped the banker in tbe
shoulder, a clerk through the hip
and then fired away at the tixtur
se until some one called him ou
to drink. The next morning the
banker was nissing. and when he
afterward turned up in Denver he
acknowledged that the banking
business bad some painful features
that none but a cowboy was able
to wrestl# with.
What The) Vaj
The gentlemen who yesterday
saw Miss Lula Hurst and felt her
powjr thus gave vent to their im
pressions as they came otu of the
medical College yesterday.
Col. Rains—“lt is a marvellous
and increasing power.”
Dr. Ford—“ She certainly posses
sea this extraordinary force."
Dr. Dugas—“She is very inter
esting.”
Dr. Doughty—“l shall go to see
her again ”
Gen. Evans—l now believe.”
Judge Hook—“ She is mightier
than the law; wouldn't have miss
ed it for a pretty. ”
J S Bean—“ She can get my en
dorsement any day.”
Will Fleming—“l must buy a
new umbrella in time for Dunfuskie
picnic.”
Hal Moore—•“ You can't keep a 1
good player down.'
Prof Withrow—"This Georgia
girl is too much for me,”
Gwie Nixon—“l can mauage
boys, but not girls. 1 ’
Tom Gibson—“ Tackle a man of
your size.”
John Weigle—“This rests the
sizz wheel.”
Harrv Cashin—“She downs Sul
livan.”
—e •
Charleston W. Va, May Bth.
Monday night last. Win, Spur
lock went to Robertson Spurlocks
house on the Meed River, Boone
county, called him out and shot
hint dead. Next night a posse
found the murderer and made an
effort to arrest him. He resisted
and tired upon the posse, who re
turned the tire with fatal effect.—
The motive for ihe killing of Rob
ertsou Spurlock was the fear that
he would reveal the secrets of the
I{dl Brothers’ gang, to which both
of the Spurlock, belonged. Two
members of thegaag were lynch
ed at St Albans last week.
jVol. XIV.— No 9
OENERKL NEWS
Tbe city of Mexico has 72 pa
pers.
Robert Lincoln parts his hair
in the middle
Six of the Mexican train rob
bers have been shot.
All the United States Senators
but two wear spectacles.
Midhat Pash died yesterday from
the effects of a carbuncle.
Ex-President Jeff'rsou Davis
will celebrate hie 791 h birthday
on June 3rd.
A. Garpin, a Frenchman, has a
hundred acre grape farm near
Greenville S. C.
Mr. W J Branham, a conductor
on the (ieoigia road, died yrster
day ai Rutledge
Mr Seney denies that he was at
the head ot a syndicate to form a
colony in iVorth Alabatna-
The price of Jersey cattle stead
ily tends downward. A pretty
good cow can now be bought for
*3OO.
A mob at fronton Mo., waa sud
deuly dispersed, recently. A brass
band was cut serenading in tbit
vicinity.
Gen. Grant has a secured in
come of $15,000. He will u<>t
have to beg hie bread as //onier
and Relisariue did.
New daily newspapers were es
tablished in this country doling
ilie year 1883, at the rate of a new
one every three days.
PRINTING OFFICE RULES.
Visitors to this office will please
observe the following simple
rules :
1. Look over the compositor's
shoulder; this pleases him.
2. —Take up a good size hand •
ful of type and feel of them, and
in no case put them back in tbe
same box you got them out of.—
This makes “pie” and the boys
like it
3. -Always feel of tbe type ou
the stone and in the galleys to see
if it is sfuck: push it vigorously,
and if it falls dewu look innoceut,
the devil has to straighten it up,
always blesses the fellows that
knocks them down.
4 - tie sure to ask bow uiauy
subscribers we have. The boys,
like George of little hatchet, fame
can't tell a lie .
5 Don't go - way without ask
iug the editor who all writes for
his paper lie is s good uatured
fellow, am) just loves to give his
correspondents away.
G.--As the cost of the office out
tit is of vast importance to you,
never go away until you have learu
ed how much it is.
7. —ls yon are not a subscriber
be sure to call for a copy of he
three last numbers; of course we
keep a lot always on hand for peo
pie who are too stingy to sub -
scribe.
8. —ls any question should sug
gest itself to your mind, ask it by
all means, no difference whether
it is about the finances of China,
the German pork prohibition, the
tariff question or Imw to set a lien,
we are a walking encyclopedia of
useful information, and like to
give it away.
!)—As the editor and boys are
all young be sure to tell them how
to run a newspaper successfully
We never have seen a man who
did not know bettei how then the
editor dees.
10—When you have carefully
conformed to the above rules, if no
other iinpertimee should suggest
itself to your aeti ejmind. y< u’wil!
please kick yourself dowu stairs
and give your opinions of a print
ing office a chance to develop.
King Alcohol.
'fhe history of King Alcohol is
a history of shame and corruption
of cruelty, rage and ruin.
He has taken the glory of health
from the cheek and placed there
the hue of the wine cup.
He has taken the lustre from
the eye and made it dimj and blood
shot.
He has takeu the vitality from
the blood ant tilled it with pois
and decay.
He has entered the brain, the
temple and brain of thought de
t horned reason aud made it red
with folly.
He has takeu the impress of
uobled manhood from his face,
and left the marks of senuality
and brutishness
He has taken the beauty a n d
comeliness from lus free and has
left it ill-shaped and bloated.
He has takeu firmness and elas
i icity from the step and left it
faltering and treacerhous.
He has made a kind aud indul
gent father a brute, a tyrant, and
a murderer.