The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-07-27
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An Interstting Story, Well Told.

I'M INTERVENING 0tokyg well AVAu'
CHAT WITH the CoNDrcToR.-'tlS no
ofion IN loses ~ahy4hing by Kindness
| know a HAle smater b that sort saSet
Nmy life, and perhaps iheE lives of many
Others at the same time
How was THAR asked we'of'out FRIEND
Rawlings, 4he model conductor.
why, we had an Irishman on this road
watching a tunnel. It was warm weather,
Esoehe used to go into the tunnel -to-keep
cool. n rather think housed ID take q lii.
tile liqaorwhefghe was lonesome; any way,
hei laid down on the track one day 10
listen for the cars. He feel asleep, ard
very imprudently got his head cut off by
hthe express train Well, there was the last
of thai irishmsn There was the DEVILS
own row in his shanty when we took lhe
peor fellow up, and we got away as soon
as weideceRdy could for ybtfkhow its not
agreeable to be surrounded with adistracl-
ed family when you're neither a doctor
NOR a nurse nor a preacher. Somehow
| was always sorry when I passed lhat
place; Of course / telt as if--not exactly
the same ihing-but just as bad might
h%sppenroane some day, and then ihere'd
be another rowein a family. told my
wife about it, and shesenl the family some
little things. The widow Of the dead r..
'ishmSn was avCatAelic, and. as was then
on "a very fast train, I would sometimes
take up the old woman on Sunday and
carry her to church at Martiusburg. |
somehow thought twas a satisfaction TO
her TO go iochurch, for she had bat little
chance in The world, and I~expected they
had so much stored against me in THE other
tbat'h wonian'l smount TO any thing there
That was during the summer. One
night the mex winler'it was very cold, and
the mountains were covered with snow;
we were running 10 make time, when, on
turning a curve, the engineer saw a 'wav.
ing light on the track, and we soon heard
some one ahead shouting. was then out
on the platform. THE engineer slacked up
and stopped the engine, and we got out and
went ahead ia the dark TO see what was
the matter. There it was. A large land.
slide had fallen across the track, near the
shanty Of that old lrishwoman. She had
built up a large fire and watched for the
train, aOr the curves were SO sharp that we
might have been upon the slide before we
could see it. So, when we run up, there
was the old lady, with her calico cap, !
swinging the chunk of FIRE like a revolving
lighthouse, and there were the litie irish
carrying brush like so many little beavers.
She had watched ah that night in the cold.
Butfur her, in another minute we should
have run into a pile Of dirt and stone as
big as Barnum's Hotel. I should have got
a pit ticket certain, for | was on the plat
form. What would have become Of The
passengers and train, you can guess as
we'll as | can
We expressed a hope that the old wild.
ow had been properly rewarded.
1.-The passengers made up about eighty
dollars; HE cnmpsny afterwards gave her
a shanty reHt Tree, the brakemen and en-.
gineers bought her acow, and she made
very well. But when l handed the
money to her that night, she said: "Giu-
demen and ladies', I'm thankful, and may
we niver know the want of what ye give
me. But what | did was mostly on ac-
count Of him, there. He was kind and
thoughtful to the poor and The afflicted,
and Id a watched till | froEe before
harram should have come TO him, if |
could ha helped it."
'D-n the thing, it made me choke right
up
'Passen jars for the Rela-a.y.' Don't
your umbrella, sir; there might be
an explosion, and you'd want it to keep
of The cinders.' LET me pass your band.
box, miss. Take care Of your lille boy
no insurance on him. All right,
go ahead"