The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-23

expressive OF great energy and intelll-
gence. His eye was brilliant-so brilliant
that could not for the soul of me gaze
steadily into it aud his lips, which
were very thin, seemed more like pol
ishcd marble than the human flesh His
dress was OF black throughout, and not
only fitted with exact nicely, but was
sclupulously clean aud neat @
'Ycu want an engineer, | understand ,
he said in u low cautious tone, at the
same time gazing quietly about him, as
though he wanted no one else to near
what he said.
l do l replied, my train is all
ready and We have no engineer within
twenty miles of here.'I 'I.,s.T..f-I E..
Well, sir, | an going to Bromberg-
| must go--and if you can find no other
! will run the engine for you d" -.'
'Ha,' uttered, are you an cngin-
eer = l i.el. sl -Ia .ltagr0.
- | am, sir, one of the oldest iu the
country; and am now on my way to
Berlin, to make arrangements for a
great Improvement l have invented
the application of steam to locomotives.
My name is Martin Kroller. II you
wish, l viii run you as far as Brombcrg !;
aud will show you running that is run
piDg' "a 'o" '"'
Was | not fortunate determined
to accept the mans offer at once, and SO
| told bin. He received my answer
with nod aud smile, and then proposed
to 60 and get the engine l went with
him to the house, where we found the
iron horse in charge of the fireman, and
all ready to start.
Kroller got upon the platform, and
followed him. | had never seen man
display more peculiar aptness amid the
machinery than he. He let on the steam
iD an instant, but yet with care and
judgment, and he backed up to the bag
gage carriage with the most exact nicely
| had seen enough to assure me that be
was thoroughly acquainted with the bu-
siness, and felt composed once more.
| gave. the engine up to the man, and
thcu fastened away to The Office. The
word was passed for all passengers to
take their seats, and soon afterwards
waived my hand to the engineer. There
was puff-a movement of the heavy
axletrees--a trembling of the building,
and the train was in motion l leaped
upon the platform of the guard carriage
and in a few minutes more the station
house was behind us. - ....,....... ..
In less than an hour we reached Dirs-
chan, where we took up the passengers
that had come on in the Konigsberg rail
way. Here | went forward and asked
Kroller how be liked the engine. He
replied that he liked it much.
But he added, with strange spark
ling Of his eye, wait until you get my
improvem ent, and then you will see ira
yelling. BY the soul of the Virgin
Mother, sir, | could run an engine OF
my construction to the moon in four and
twenty hours
1 smiled at what I thought his quaint
enthusiasm, and then went back to my
station. AS soon as the Koningsberg
passengers were all on, and their baggage
crate attached, we started on again.
AS soon as all matters had been at.
tended to connected with the new ac.
cessi"n of passengers, went into the
guard carriage and sat down An early
train from Konigsberg had been through
two hours before reaching Bromberg
and that was at Little Oscue, where we
took the western aail
How we go' uttered one of the
guard, some fifteen minutes after we left
Dirschan. "1 B..
THE new engineer is trying the
speed returned, not yet holding any
fear.
But ere long began to be fearful
that be was running little to FAST
The carriages began to sway to aud fro,
and / could hear exclamations of fear
from among the passengers. @ sT
Good heavens = cried one of the
guard, coming in at that moment, what
is that fellow doing Look, sir, and sec
how we are going! 'ns ,r# .'. rH
| ] looked at the window, and found