NARROW ESCAPE.
.T xx ;r •\ r >'7 A d*y t>r two ago .tho "guard irfithe mpming train from Milton to Dauedin (says the Bruce Herald) had a narrow escape from what might have proved a sertousaccident. He was going through the train checking tickets, sod while m the act ot stepping fr m one phufoim to another he slipped on a wet footplate and fell off. Fortunately he fell- clear of the carriage. . Lfhe. train^srtraFeW lidg at a good speed at •^^^^ana^thei guard on tnTirtiifi||i||giji]KjT ijMv M ' over seyeral times. Pickin^BS»eWvp with wonderful' Alacrity, fiftexj h(i H^ regiined .possession of a- pair df nippers he had I«t d^op; arid succeeiledoittieJftcliJ- .;;* ing hold of the end of-the train just as it was passiiig, Ten eeowdivhad soiffcSf^ \f elapsed between yih^ timypbf the - gaard.falling/ ; ff and regaining his train, yet m this shpit sp^ce ' of; ! t!oil9 he^ei-A' hibited great pluclc aid pretence' of thnm. One of the passengers, who ba^-wi'toeM-ed the accident j mad* his: w^y !intoiho v van to enquirdaf^ the guard. '' JEe.^as' ! found busily .engaged m, b^uslij^ig'the , mud off his clothes, and ron bring asked "' what thoughts passed thrpugh hisfliind, ir while: performing r .,his revolutioij-ary -X motions on the grpun,d, '•Man,'' here-." plied, m all s c riqusn. s*' > VI thought I - was going to lote my nipperß-V
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 19, 20 December 1883, Page 2
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219NARROW ESCAPE. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 19, 20 December 1883, Page 2
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