Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-07-14

Life Of locomotive Engineer.
Five years since. was running upon the
Ny. G. r. r. Ny run was from B.
TO R. 1t was the Lightning Express
train. and il was what its names denotes.
for it was fast run--a very fast rua, aud
If do SAY 1t the OIL Tomato could co.
have seen her throw her six feet drives so
as 10 be almost invisible 10 the eye . And
let me here remark. it is supposed by many
that railroad engineers are r.l-beaItel
set of men; their lives are hard; It's true.
but / TO claim to have as fine feeling,
anil heart that can sympathize with
heart that is unfortunate, as any man that
breatheS. Bpt to my storYsss ~ 60
About half a mile from the village or
B. there Is a nice little cottage but
few feet from the track At that time
new married couple lived there. They hal
one child, aliulc boy about four years old;
a bright. biat keysd. cully-headed little
chap as you ever saw. L hal taken a great
interest in the little fellow, and had
thrown candy ID oranges to him from
the train. and was sure to see him peep
Ing through the fence when my tain pass
ell.
One fine sunny afternoon we were be
hind time anil running fast. nor did we
stop at the village of R., anil | ana
king mp an hour before reaching R.
We came mp at tremendous sspesb and
when sweeping around a curve. my eye
following the track, not over two hundred
feet ahead sat the little fellow. playing
with kitten which he held in his lap
At the sounl Of orr approach he looked
up and laughed, clapping his hanls in
high glee, at the affrigh.esl Kitten As II ran
from the track. Quicker than lightning
that blasts the tail pine from tho noun
tain top, whisileI dawn break" and
reversed my engine. but | knew 1t was inn
possible to stop. Molly did that old en-
CINE try. to. save him. The awful Strain
ing and whitening of its iron drivers told
but plainly the terrific velocity we had at
tained. | was ont Of The cabin window and
down tho COW catcher ike flash The
little fellow Stood still. | motioned him
OF, and shouted; shis merry black. eyes,
opened vile establishment, and a merry
laugh was upon his. lips. held ms
breath as we rnslisd upto him. and made
desperate effort save him but missed, and
AS mis- little holy passed. / heard feebl.
cry, sMotheri'' and the forward truck
crushed him to atoms.
Oh, Cod that momentl Iway live sir
to be an oil man. but the agony OF thai
ment. can never be erased from my memo
~ The ears stopped some rods from thu
spot and | ran back as soon as possible
His mother saw the train stop, and fear
ful foreboding aasbei upon her at once
She came rushing frantically to the spo
where we stood Never shall forg tn
look. she gave me when she behel.l her frs
born shapeless massl / wonll have Civ
en- my whole existence TO have avol'le'
that look. have seen death in all 1t
forms upon railroads. have seen meT
women anil chil.lren manglcd anil killes
Il have seen all this. but the innocent boy
as he looked mp in my face. and was kill
ed almost in my arms--it ounnerved m
and from that day l male solemn vov
never to, run a locomotive any more.
That Young mother is now IN the Cric'
Lunatic Asylum From the hour her DO,
was killed reason had left its throne"
Hs stopped and wiped the tears from
hisseyex, and said: lyon may think
weak in me to she'd tears. but I canno
help il. - - 49, - -. 3 ~.
No" repIisl. s'but thiplz it noble
anil sir. would to God every man had
heart as large as yours"
/ have often thought since. how few ar
those who give one passing thought TO tn