Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23

trains 90 Oy, lor they mas Inc run OF the
road.
Well, was now stoker on passenger en-
gnr, aud liked it better but, b lore ve,y
long, gets put back to the goods. bat tins
/ time driver, and very pround eit when |
got home and told the wife but not hal SO
proud as ] did when, in course o time, get
/ 10 be driver of a passenger englne-though II
vas only q - pariey-' W hiie now IN bang
up atop o ,he tree, and drives the night ex
pEess-thongh | do not reckon some day O
driving spsci4l as has got some o the Roy
aites in it; after which they may make me
rector or not, lst as they likes, for shall be
satisfied any hows.
Well, butt" ] ssys, " same one must d.
it and look, what q position holds. Don't
be uncomfortable, lass us ny mpressicn a.
Pm safe dashing along foil swing, as am
sitting here. Tsint for TO b. going through
life afraid tc pet one foot aore the other, when
we kuow az there tne % viii clear The way
/ for US" And then looks round and sses our
little place, how snug it was, and ho~ we'd
prosp+ red and then how neat and nice
/ body else looked. though there was streak or
Two of gray peeping out Of her smooth shiny
black hsir-for Nancy never fel into The habit
o getting untidv as she grew older, wnis she
never let me see the washtub-and there E; II
al II esan could go on sit night about mS
vile aGd | suppose It's because I'm proud q
he-.
One ush, walks down TO the terminus, Big
as you please, fer ] was an old stager on The
ine even then. My stoker was IN The shed
with the eDgine-stesn we'll Up ana all ready
fer a start bright and clean a> a new pin, and
ever; Joint and rod oiled and easy, IS could
see, ~ / cast my eyes round her-lost IKE en-
O q stage cozchman before staring. There
were the red lights on, and 80 goes snl times
my watch which wasn't two seconds wrong
jumps up. and we runs out Of the shed oa r
III main line and then, after shout to the
chap at the points. we runs bsck-sasy
t-=asiest-and brings up sgainst the train
without hardly springiug buffer porter
/ couples Us Oh, just as the first bell : going
and there We re all ready for start.
"Jsngle, l4ngie," goes the second bell
e. bang, bang the doorr; chirrup,' he
guard whistle and as the boy yelled out the
.vening papers, touched the screameF, aud
then the starter. and" puff, putt, goes the
engine /; and then-as if impatient 10 be of
p" puff puff puff puff" in raDid time, spin
mir he driving wheels round on the smooth
metals before she had got fairly started Ih.p
| with run, we sided ou OF the great glass
! terminus, went with Shrek into the tunnel,
out agaiD past the sidipgs and empty truck,
| -nd ward tIll of carriages under rel air ; rat
ling over tie points and turntables; and then
| fast, r. and faster, and fastet-of Il and away, 20
that the lopg s,r.l ched cur rows OF got arnps
rIgh and left, seemed TO turn round, aud
round. as though tFere turntAhe und-I
hem On past The first il tie staten Just IS We
vas g+tiirg into tull swing snd then the ga
lamps ell EFF behird ard We going full rush
ITO what seemed ike black II ountaln righi
before
l. sint everybody as has been engine
~ full speed on Hinter's pigh' when il :
that dark you c a'no>t feel il. Perhaps you
don't il goes slorg ike jumpin al sv
.ry str Ike o the piston rod, Iu-t as if It was
galloping the coupling irons and buffers pre
vents your feel ng that in the caIrages-bu,
fire, time Of going on a fast engine would
make you hold or pretty tightly. ike u,
hough it wsrIEs ore I'D in spirit. ever if the
wind's enough 10 freeze you, while the heat
from the fire is ready 10 roast and 1t does
rua,t, sometimes, when hold bit OF steak
On q fork in il.
Away we 60 with tie wind whistling by.
til far on ahead there's twinkiFg light or
Two ; and then bright green s:ar, that We get
nearer and nearer, tlH with whIAle ard
scream VT fiy Numbering by her station
the light. sc, ming 10 run one IN o another a.
we cart past. Now, with II iurnsee door
wide pen, end the light streaming out to
the steam ard smoke, we look ike comet
rushing along, if it is only five and forty miles
m hour though those great speeds read
If quite put out 0 conc-it- Think Of the
earth going round 81 the rate of a tnousan
miles an hour !. I've been sixty, and that 5
quite fast enough for me.
Blu, you people in carrrges don't know
wha, il is dash;p2 along through dan kness. hail
rain, or snow; eyes rigLt aheod, and first On
the handle Away cn The lockout for danger
signals; ahd kno~ing hat q little thing would
-er q the whole train into oue ruirOus smash
4
as we stand ;here, fair weather or fou watch
lrg ahead for danger. doing our best, and trust
ing n Providence FOR be rest, this Grs'
thirty miles run without stopping, away We &c
hriski5 past station after station though
We ant to tear up he metals. Of and
away Though tIcnsi after ;unpel-no 5aclier
than the night outside viaduot. along
steep embankments apd down III deep cuttings $
through the & ioom cf The night seldom mink
ing Of tbs danger; and always, - a mar
should IN i things. watching ahead
Away we went on 'be night tm talking
abou', till the red tights peered cut OF III,
darkness, anu first ,airts mics was dun'
in not such great deal mere than halt al
hour ihtn, walefifg Up, OF and away egsin
with he lights left behind, and ~e, tearing in
TO he beca night
Tom Crawley vas good stokeT, and ta
steam aas well u so thai we we're soon d
rIona, and then avay again win a rush owe
the eountry. | vas staring straight ahead, ent
| Had n band on ihe whistls, 'or II Was Jus
Ime tor us TO pass new station. Ton push
rd past me and gave my round glass rub, ant
hen could the green light--faint the
Digger. and gives whistle ; when, as doe
| t, lees the amp turned into red one, an
dsshes TIE aodie one side TO shut off tn
steam, same lime letting the whist |. shrek 70
! be n no PI down
oless YOU, Il did not seem an instant, though
rad lime 10 think IL hete they shunte
the goods trains, WHEN there vas sharp crss
and someIh ns broke the rouDd windows of tn
Green; ard then we we're Gartng on taste
lnan ever, Tor lie shock had turned on h
steam onss nfre. | mods 20 Ium 10 grin
down his blebk IS | tried shut of again
II wes ike pulling al a post and thoug
, lon Cane sud helped, We cou.d not move IN
, n4nGle, !or part Of the valve vas broke.
, Gash,d op. he furnace door, for / though
, gOius VERY Tree. and uondertd W n
: the guarG Eadn'. clspped On Ia. tFesk hu
. o my surprise. | tId- o. alone lid
: ue Couplings had troke with the shock
, bad mo, and here Vas o;
Cra~iey and with tie gine and tende
, NO iuii steam Cn. going qui SIX miles a
p ,,ur.
! gives Tom ice ,ign, and he stool, dowi
y ratlies o1t rod - ~ and doan goes Il
are bars cn To he liI.es IN d moment, dir ppm
,uI the wLole the fire, win he gio 1t
8 coal apd cJkc fl ,iug ia great s,,arks benInd u.
=. J4t had tiiec, 'or or We IoGe, with II
t his;le shrit king and screaming, past Two
( rous, Hnie the next To have been o
uaitug place
It Tom wanted TO jump off, but took hold
a, ann and stopped him, though e'uidI
J. clip liking u.ys-iI whe ner it ~ouidn't oe Il