ed thereto. 'Then,' said
the four farmers speaking as one man, and rising in a body, 'out you go.'
So saying, they seized the giant form of the wretch, who struggled hard
to escape but to no purpose; they forced him to the window, and while the
train was still travelling at a slow pace, and Chuckley Slough appeared
to view, they without more ado thrust the huge carcass through the
window, and propelling it forward with some force, landed it exactly in
the centre of the black, filthy slough. The mingled cries and oaths of
the man were something fearful to hear; his attempts at extrication and
incessant slipping still deeper in the mire, something ludicrous to
witness; all the passengers watched him with feelings of gratified
revenge, and the last that was seen of him was a huge black mass, having
no traces of humanity about it, crawling up the bank in a state of utter
prostration. In this instance the remedy was rather a violent one; but
less active measures had been found to fail, and there can be little
doubt that this man took care ever afterwards not to run the risk of a
similar punishment by indulging in conduct of a like nature."

LIABILITY OF COMPANIES FOR DELAY OF TRAINS.

There have been cases where claims have been made and recovered in courts
of law for loss arising from delay in the arrival of trains, but the law
does not render the company's liability unlimited. A remarkable case
occurred not long since. A Mr. Le Blanche sued the London and
North-Western Company for the cost of a special train to Scarborough,
which he had ordered in consequence of his being brought from Liverpool
to Leeds, too late for the ordinary train from Leeds to Scarborough. A
judgment in the county court was given in favour of the applicant.

The railway company appealed to the superior court, and the points raised
were argued by able counsel, when the decision of the county court judge
was confirmed. The company was determined to put the case to the utmost
possible test, and on appealing to the Supreme Court of Judicature the
judgment was reversed, the decision being to the effect that, whilst
there was some evidence of wilful delay, the measure of damage was wrong.

--_Our Railways_, by Joseph Parsloe.

THE DYING ENGINE DRIVER.

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