The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-11
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trisnr u ours. we hao once supported
him .ot the honerahle oGss OF constable
before he threw himself away on locomo
tive. and although most shoekingls defeated
be seemed to think ~e we're pr badly the
means Of his getting any votes Al all, and
TO his iadividaRi admiration he aatted
greasy but honest gratitude, I'm as on
our sosc This road was new lang, AID
Jim wss 4 nea institution on L He felt
4 ear.ntai pride IN the enterprise aud rath.
er looked down from HE pionser engine
With contempt at the President sad curious
Directors. II anybody had said that IN
New York State. England or Russia, there
was just such another road a. that, And .
better locomotive than the bullgine he strad-
died. Jim would have engineered sush san.
Suine individual into correct appreciation
Of the ups sud downs Of this life in hurry.
Well, We were returning from country
trip, and reached the railroad thirty.6ve
miles from hone. pretty well elawn, and
Harding the fat earth with our leanaess. fer
1t was dreadful warm. The old locomotive
| and one passenger car soon came bouncing
along towards the station. Jim had prop
er good ~histis, We may cay remarkable
whistle. and the waste Of steam through
,hs, whistle, from iss ois repeated and con.
tinuoua screaming. would have set the whole
Directory crazy, had they made any csleu-
lation in dollars and csnts a. TO the cost
Blu, Jim loved to hear il, and be Yves king.
up here" said jim with sigaifsant
wink-snc dust on the locomctiye--clean
Is . pin--csr awful--do for President
Whose there -tan Is the spot 10 see the
couatry--ane--glorious uP-sssnd
there" jim spoke BY Jerks, probably from
his habit Of speaking oaiy between whis.
tles, and these intervals were short. We
suggested thar il was too awful hot before
that furnace in our present conditions. Jim
was Jus, entering into defence Of his To-
conceive, as being the coolest place the in
vention Of man had ever yet secured next
to ice houses, when an idea struck him.
"Cone qaick--ges on the top OF the COW
cstchet--a leg each sids-tAers's the bresss
mol . endorses country with your eyes
open-auiek."
BUTTS il safe.'
~Safe any part Of Au merehins is safe
Lit would nj hurt q child--never cas such
= merehine."
"Bu,--she Ptesident, xhst ~ill ne say
to-
"D-darD the President--thls 10 ny
merehine-ike 10 see him interiers--he
knows se,ter-eome quick"
Taers vas no resisting. Jim's whistle.
had blova sail aboad,n Jim's hand sas on
the tlrotiis valve, and we were straddiing
that rsscsily old fashioned SPIDER cow
catcher The seat vas piece Of polished
brass less thsn one foot square. The mar
ros cage OF The cos-cstchsr rose 10 front.
and our limbs hung down its ribs, the feet
resting On a cress bar. while the only" hold
ing on" plscs, WAS formed oy two rods Of
iron beAs.s u, acting as supports to the
cow-cstcaer Another scream from the
whistle, jingle Of the bell almost oFef
head, q cresking, saeezing and internal
runbling Of the iron monster, and We were
of. looked back a. jim, expecting a
p4ug OF pity would mel, mis- heart, or that
al least he might betray some humorous
appreciation Of ny peculiar position. Not
3 bit OF it. HIS face said As plain IS print,
see what il is TO be Jin's frlend-h
monarch on his throne might envy you
that ssst-hsppy msn-you'N always be
waiting to get there sgain--gonre fort.
nats-the rest OF creltion IL ali unforsu-
nate" Tae puff, puff. puff, came quicker
ard quicker, and finally iapsed into
prolonged hiss. The eresking and juggling
Of he iron muscles and sinews Of the loco.
motive were almost lost in IN tnunders OF
,hs machines tread upon the iron bars.--
Tie rails appeared erumblnR beneath the
~ b Of iron over them. Fields were skim.
u ng By with lightning swif:Be.s Now
y plunged into dark forest. then be-
tween walls OF stone through deep cuts"
again into the meadows, and COW thunder.
ing across bridges. Was Il possible for
th4, locomotive TO stay on the track! II
s semed rs II every grain Of dust Oh the rails
m ade the engine bounce and hesve. She
re Led from one side 10 the other, jumped
and shrieked as II 10 agony, yet plunged on
siln reckless speed. We recolected Jim
sid ne was behind time. He was now
ben, on catching up" before he arrived ai
ii : last way station, ten miles from town
-thst xss evident. Where soou1 the
t.,9moiiSe - il it got Of the track
Tire breeze rss glorious Not spark,
no, grain Of dust, ass "a Inc pare air, Of
.a!ch ws bad the first breath before the
la omotise snothered il VIII cinders and
smoke. Fear gave Say to enthusiasm
We waved our hat at Jim and shouted Jim
s1ileG--hs was proud OF Us. Never fresh
E. petsr breeze lsved heated brow. Never
q n orc glorious rush into the arms Of beau.
it'll scenery quickly lsppag away behind
q make room foE more meade We, forests,
+ re. lovely a0mesteads, ltEpPsared to 10
~s drsns 10 thousand objects at once, and
-51g shat sas the matter vita Jims His
f..z had suddenly dtoppsd - smile, 10
je zsc i1.sadiy ahead, and the sery grease
az .nut ca hi. face appeared CONCEALED
a. Lae whistle rang its quick and shrill
q es1E. Turning quickly from Jim-sh,
vi should have been seated on the COW.
G. cher 70 relish tsat scene. Three red and |
xcte objects 90 the track, far ahead il 10
ss-s, but on raised or emDaEEnent tack |
from which they would not likely move II
Ttsy we're cattle For moment their
beads w ere raised, and then they slowly
q yed away Again screamed .hs whistle |
l. critic yei!s, We rushed on Ike the wind |
!, sslf, Tne cattle we're Dos rauEIsg in ter.
~ The screams, the laundering Of the |
c ~ shaking the earth beneath them, the
s.Gfa ring Of the pell-might w.lI Tighten
the n. Nearer and nearer The peculiar
ire .uor Of The locomotive, and Inc loud