The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-24
THE ENGInEEIps STORY.
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AAAG ASNGANGEtNr StUhAs
Z rGoing up tonight, Frank N 2
How quickly a man discovers the
friendly outlines Of familiar face, even
amidst the confusion apd aiumult Of q
crowded railway depot! Ihad fauced
myself unrpcocnizsd, as / leaned aRaiost
the arcbed brick doorway neatly shroudsd
IN shadow, Watching the hurried, anxious
faces that cpme and went, under the gilt
terirg gas lights; vet here was Carew's
hand on my shoulder, and Carew's genial
countebaDce looking into mine. We had
been close friends and allies two years
ago, when ne bad been conductor and I
engineer on the same train Tempted
by o more liberal offer, had left my
pcs, on the "Lady franklin and under.
taken the supervision Of large machine
shop ;yet I still retained pleasant recol.
lection Of my railway days, and to night,
as stood On the oid familiar ground,
with The we'll known, sights aud sounds
around me, and the "Lady" gliding out
Of her, aplscs;0f shelter with FURNISHED
headlight, I almost wished myself back
again in my old post. q sf
"Ycs, / thought | should. How's the
old Ladyp Hold her own pretty well p
Better than the new ones deal r.,
said the. CONDUCTOR, enthusiastically view
ing the frey throated monster as she
pulled and gfoaned, ran backward a few
steps, and than darted forward, in man
ner enigmatical to any but our initiated
selves. .egiE I-,r NJ &
"She looks as trim as o city BELLE"
eyes Mcleod keeps her we'll up. /
say, Frank, McLeod'sw wife isgoiug through
to. night" "a
knew he was looking closely at me,
scrutinizing my counlenance but / man.
aged with an effort to cay, quite careless
ly and .unconcernedly: is she ?"
Carew had known all about the once
disastrous love affair Of my youth he
knew perfectly well that pretty Isabel
Martin had suddenly turned round and
married John Mcleod after encouraging
my suit for Dearlya year; and he also
knew how sensitive still was on the sub.
ject / had net blamed ls~ bel SO much as
some might have been disposed TO do;
she.waS very young, and entirely under
the influence Of her fa'her, with whom
Mcleod was great iavoIite. But none
The l,ss had rec, is ed great aud endu.
'irg shock syt r..
"Poor htile Isabel" said Carsw, as he
reached up to turn down lons get of gas
that threatened to crack the glass globe
II rather think she has got pretty. well
sick of Macleod by this time"
"Whyi Does he illireat her ?"
"Well, l don't suppose be either locks
her up IN bread aud water or beats her /;
tut do suppose that in ever olhery par
.iculur in which man can neglect or III
iieat woman she is neglected and i'll
treated"
.The old brute r l muttercd, between
NY teeth.
"Well---I shall see you again. said
Carew, vanishing into the crowd with q
sinuous ease and swiitness peculiar, be-
iieve, to the race Of conductors
1t was tempestuous night in March
the wind was bowling and shrieking like
on infuristed demon, and the rain beating
a stormy iugue on the depot roof, as ad.
vauced TO help woman in, who carried a
heavy basket.
Excuse me, madam, but that is too
heavy for You to liftw
She looked up to thank, me, but the
words died on her lips as her eyes met
mine. II was Isabel Macleod, the lost
love whom l still cherished in my heart
Of hearts, and the wife Of the engineer on
the Night Express. / wus the first to re.
cover my composure; for this, be it re.
membered, was the first time we had met
since her marriage, more than three years
b, fore.
"iere is a vacant seat, Isabel do you
wish to sit SO near the stove|
ut makes no difference" said Isabel,
hurriedly. n am very much obliged to
you, MIR Aiwater.' rt
"How does it happen that you are 60
ing through such stormy night y /
asked, unmindlul Of her evident anxiety
TO be left alone. 80 sl
"a do not know myself, except that
John wishes it."
| Still ! fingered. "Is there anything
more / can can do for you, Isabel~ l
| There was no answer. / stopped my
head little lower. ty
"Isabel, are you cryingl What has
grieyed youi isabel isll me what the
trouble Isl" ,, teNt
"Nothing-nothing, p she esobbed behind
her veil. a0nly--I had no, seen you in
so long time, and il was like the old
days ooce more; apd--aud ! am very
foolish. Please leave me now, vent you p
obeyed her, puzzled. and indignant,
Carew was right A happy WIFI does not
burst out crying when she meets the
The lriebas Of ber gir'hoed a happy wiio's
look is lar. far different from that pale.
frightened face ] felt strongly inclined
to o s,raipht ont 10 Johp scLeods post
op ihs ''Lsdy Franklin. and pdpinister >
sppmaFythTsst ing then and there. ~
| But ! checked my rising choler. and
conten,,d myself ips,ead With sl-isurely
saunter through the etraln, nov under full
motion. Il was very pleasant % fnd ny,
cell ence- again on the old fapilpr ground
The brpkemeb all hadu word d respect
fol greeting for me, the bagTage masier
iuslsttd op, ensropeitg me IN the sipele
aim CHAIR which erared his car, while he
himself eat on pile Of trunks aud asked
more questions than ] could have ans,
Wssed ina week the Express Agent is-
sued from his den and demanded to know