Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-22
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An Interesting Story. We'll Tnla

'hAr WIN TIE CoSDrcToR.-"Itis not often a
man loses anything by kindness. / know n Ett,,
matter Of that sort saved my life and perhaps tn.
lives OF many others at the same time.
~HOw wss thatg'' asked we of our fr;a,,, D.,
ings, the model conductor
Why we had an Irishman on this road watch.
ing tunnel 1t was warm weather. SO be nee,
10 go INTO the tunnel to keep cool rather tLinl,
he used to take little liquor when he was lone
some; any way he laid down on the track one dav
to listen for the cars. lie fell asleep, and very i'm
prndently got his head cut of by the express train
/ Well, there was the last of that Irishman There
was the devils own row in his shanty when we took
the poor fellow up, and we got away as soon as W.,
decently could, for you know It's not agreeable n
be surrounded with distracted family, when YOU
are neither doctor, a nurse. nor a preacher
Somehow was always sorry when passed that
place; of course felt as iE-not exactly the sar,e
thing-but just as bad. might happen to me some
day and thsn thered be another row in family
l told my wife about it, and she sent the family
some little things. The widow of the dead Irish.
man was Catholic, and. as | was then on a fss,
train would sometimes take up the old wom.,,
on Sunday and carry her to church at Martinsburo
somehow thought it was satisfaction to her /.
go to church, for she had but little chance in the
worid, any how. I certainly did not expect 10 get
anything for il in this world AMI expected they
had so much scored against me in the other thst il
wouldn't amount TO anything there
That was during the summer. One night the
next winter il was very cold and the mountains
were covered with snow, we were mnning to make
time, when on turning curve, the engineer saw a
waving hight on the track, and we soon heard some
one ahead shouting. / was then out on the Mat
FORM The engineer Stacked up and STONED the
engine, and we got ont and went ahead in the 5,yk
10 see what was the matter There it was. A
large landslide had fallen across the track near The
shanty of that old Irish woman. She had b;,ilt
up large fire and watched for the train. for the
curves were so sharp that We might have heen
upon the slide before we could see IL. So Wien
we run up, there was the old lady, with her
calico cap, swinging the chunk Of FIRE Ike q
revolving lighthouse and there were the little Irish
carrying brush, Ike so many little beavers. 6
mad watched all that night in the cold Bot fr
her, IN another minute We should have run into
PIE + oil fIrt and stone as big as Bamums Hotel
L should have got PIT ticket eeftIin, I
on the platform What would have become Of the
passengers and train you guess well as car.
We expressed hope that the old widow had
been properly rewarded.
"rhe passengers made up about eighty dollars
the company afterwards gave her shaHty rent
free, the brakemen and engineers bought her con,
and she made out very we'll But when handed
the money to her that night, she said: "Gintlemen
and ladies'. I'm thankful, and may We niver know
the want of what We give NE. But what Did was
mostly on account Of him, there He was kind
and thoughtful to the poor and the afflicted, aui
I'd watched till froze before harrum should have
come to him. il could have helped it."
"Poh the thing, it made me choke right up
~Passenars for the RELAY" don; forget
your umbrella, sir; there might be an explosion,
and you d want it to keep of the eiRders. Let me
pass your bandbox miss Take care of you. little
boy, madam, no insurance. All right go ahead.
The bell rings and away We go.