And Bill mas fimkin' her climb!
But Mary held the lantern,
\‘ mwlm“du' !♦ all the time
Well by Jove! Bill i.v the signal.
And lie stomvd the night express.
And he found his Mary cryio*
Du Up* tra'*k. in her wedilin dress;
Cryin an laughm for joy. ir,
An' boldin' on to the light-
Hello! hero’s the train g‘M*d live. sir.
Bill Mason's on lime to right.
HOW LINTON B VNk WAS ROBBED.
i
The little city of Linton, a place re
markable for the sobriety, industry |
and morality of its people, is just |
emerging from a thrilling scene which
shook Lite whole community with
nervous excitement, aud that came |
near to destroying the tire of faith in
humanity which basso long burned |
brightly in the bosom of those easy- I
going, honest country folks.
The journey 1 have just completed j
was one of haste, and my stay in Lin '
tort was much shorter than I had hop- [
ed it might be; but I was there suf- i
lieiently long ,to witness the closing
scenes of a remarkable trial, aud one
that will Is; long remembered by the
people of that quiet town, aud be talk
ed of as the city’s tragedy.
The Linton Bank is one of the inter
esting institutions not only of Linton,
hut of the whole country m which it
is situated. It has long been noted
for its financial stability, and its of
ficers and clerks have many years
born (be name of “Linton’s Conser
vatives,” which was given them for
their perfect honesty and firm ad
herence to strict banking principles.
