The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-08-03

ats not often a man loses anything
by kindness. | know little matter of
that sort saved my life, and perhaps the
lives of many others at the same time
How was that2' asked VIC of our friend
Rawlings, the model CONDUCTOR
why we had an Irishman OH this road
watching tunnel. 1t was warm wealth
cr, SO be used to 90 into the tunnel to
keep cool. / rather think he used to
take little liquor when he was lone
some; any way, he laid down on the
track one day to listen for the cars he
fell asleep, and, very imprudently got
his head cut off by the express train.
Well, there was the last of that Irish
man. There was the DEVILS own row in
bis shanty when we took the poor fellow
up, and we got away as soon as we de-
Gently could, you know it's not agreea-
bic to be surrounded with distracted
family when you're neither doctor nor
nurse nor preacher.
Somehow was always sorry when |
passed that place; of course | felt as if
NOT exactly the same thing-but just
as bad might happen to me some day,
and then there'd be another row in the
family. | told my wife about it and she
sent the family some little things. The
widow of the dead Irishman was Cath
Ole, and as was then on very fast
train, would sometimes take up the old
woman aud carry her to church at Mar
tinsburgb. | somehow thought it was
satisfaction to her to 60, for she had
but little chance in the world, any how.
certainly did not expect to get any
thing for it in this world, and / expected
that they had so much chalkcd up against
me in the other that it wouldn't amount
to any thing there.
That was during the summer One
night the next winter it was cold, and
the mountains were covered with snow
we were running to make time, when on
turning curve, the engineer saw wa.
wing light on tho track and we soon
heard some one ahead shouting. was
then out on the platform. The engineer
Stacked up aud stopped the engine, and
we got out and went ahead in the dark
to SEQ what was the matter. There il
was
"A large landslide had fallen across the
track, near the shanty of the old Irish
woman. She had built up a large fire
and watched for the train, for the curves
/, were so sharp that we might have been
upon the slide before we could see it. Sc
when we had run up, there was the old
lady, with her calico cap, swinging the
chunk of FIRE like revolving lighthouse
and thcrc were the little Irish children
carrying brush like SO many little beav
ers. She had watchc1l all that night il
the cold. But for her in another minute
we should have run into pile Of dir
and stone as big as Barnum's hotel.
should have got pit ticket, certain.
was on tho platform, What would have
become of the passengers and train you
can guess as we'll as l can.
We expressed hope that the old wild
ow had been properly rewarded.
The passengers made up about eighty
dollars; the company afterward gave hel
a shanty rent free; the brakeman ant
engineer bought her COW aud she mad'
out very well. But when banded th'
mouoy to her that night, she said 'Gin
tlemau and ladies, Pm thankful, and ma,
We never know the want Of what yo giv'
me. But what did it for was mostl,
on account of him there. He was kline
and thoughtful to the poor aud afflicted
and I'd watched till l froze before harruu
should have come to him If ! could ha
helped it,
Hang the thing. il made me chok'
right up
sPassonjars for the Rcla a-y.' Don
forget your umbrella, sir; there might b
an explosion and you'd want 1t to keel
off the cinders.' Let me pass your band
box, miss Take care of your llttl
boy madam, no insurance ON him. al
right go ahead p Washington RI
public.
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