Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-23
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~ ENGINE-DRIvER's STORY

A man can do anything Almost if he likes TO
per.syere. Here am |, Henry Smith. driver
o. The express er gine, d" Swift Flash" on the
Gre4t South Northern Railway. with good pay,
and, what l ike next, plenty O confidence put
in you.
r'other dsy-it don't more. though
h- Years ago-1 sat on one side o the fire
looking VERY hard at It, ard the mssus sat on
torh-r side, also looking very fard at it
and bn'h on u pn'ting it 10 ID blush, and
KEEP NJ il ~arm. for il did precious little O.
that 10 u, cau-e Why Goals was one anr-
eight p-nce hundred and money was scarce
! u .sr. always think rhe getting of moneys
Ike ah.t We Ell 70 read of years ago in the
B.. House that Jack built the work begins
TO ke The mOney-the money begins 20 buy
the c0aIs-;he Goals begins to cock end warm
and 50 On and then your wife looks cheer
lu with the r-h-c'ion of good fire, and thai
g-ls reflect, n 20 you; end so home looks
iix- ht me though il Is never 80 homeiy. But
there nothing ike depth o winter. and a mis-
er4rI- scr-p O. Ii e at the bottom O The CRATE
TO MAKE You feel what Devon folks cal I'd
" uuked '-dumpy, you know. Being hun
gry-> bal enough-quite a. bad, dessay. a.
ber z hir-ty it, Il dry desert but 10 my mind
there no hing nI2s Ike being o work,
an couiI z home and fl ding fire hardly
esy-c.aly when you've been Dgjng about the
railway gaze, ana seen iron cages suck round
th- g,eat pumps, full o blazing Coz. or coke,
and stacks o eTe,' Jumps lying there rosds 20
b. burnt. A you looks at em lonyingly
a. Sou thinks % tn .mpt1 cupboard al home,
where n eaandlrr's shop man empires he lit
tie >sck> ; sud thea you stick your hands in
yrur pockets and Whistles TO keep yourself
WIN.
Ann sat o. one Il le, an sat On t'orher. for
il s-eul,d tc NE TO be running about
w-4ring out shee-leatheT 80 by the say of
k. l1st 10 cheer mr. up, says, 9 Don't pa.
tn fr- ou. nv g'r." FOR | could see there
va tear or Two re4dy tn drop.
That did il FOR b tore knew where | was
she ~as Gown on hsr knees with her head in
my lap, cr,rrg that bitterly that you'd have
though ~he'u have broke Fer heart. and all
along o my bit o stupid blnter. ] knowed
il Was no use to say snyihing then. su | lets
her hsy- her CRY ou. and then, when the sobs
cnfy came ~ornetiInes. % she nestled up close
TO me Ook her Up in my arms and laid her
on r. bsd. and m7Ge he- warm as could,
poor ass for she'd no business to have be. n
up. and If she'd beeA some else's wife
there'l have heen tie doctor coming every cay.
ard orseI.na Of her port wine and Ieiies. and
things which | cculdn' get fcr her.
Where You going Harry she
says
:. Mother try at the rail, SAYS.
No. no - she says; +" not there. Don t
20 there. Harry you know | snail have no
peace for mixing of the danger from the en-
gines. | dreamed last night you was brought
home de,d "
Come. none of that, rays, laughing
least wise it vas about halfway beiwsen a
laugh and 4 cry-and then / sits down and
looks at my poCr ro.e ass There sbe Law
with her great staring eyes, and the blue veins
al showing through the skin, till | oct n
thinking of the bonny girl Who used 10 walk
with me O summer evenings, down the Oreen
lanes. talking about how we'd get aloro in the
world aud then, one upon ,ne Other comos
the thoughts o, a.. sell had 10 eo ,brouuh
since tha; time. il spite of NY irving an nv
best, and fighting mp Mill ard dosp dale with
povcrfy kaew II Vyas 10Y FAULT for ia bser
bit viii the ice. OF oelteTirg myself. and left
good wages 10 e1ne Up 10 London and ge,
nore-lise Il at dog 10 Toe spe.lirp-hook. Yes
ust ike him and | YVES getting the shadow
nov, and no mistake thtre was plenty OF
shadow hanging over Us both, bu. no sub.
stance.
/ couldn't help ii; ! knew she did no. lik.
1t but went out directly. and got took on a
the great raii~iy yard as sort Of helper in tht
stables bring an engine Fl fi.ter-aad was Sc
to work cleaning TIE graf steam hor.es. al
gsi the oil, and CRIME. and smoke. Blu
dry work brings clean money and befor.
long found a. d been giving w.y 10 fooist
tn lights TOR nv lass 20. better and more
Cheerful mi 'rit OH tskirg about he baby
ses' ing her~e weak and poorlv-e least
wise thst The wsn' - money did-4nd soon
u'ed - c"nIe home and find a. she'd beef
bl4ckleading and tid,ing up till the pace al on
asilr' I, "nie. ss soon she heard nv step OF
the sf-ir--'rainr light ore-she' d tickle n
hre in the ribs till it laughed. and home look
90 q1i'e first chop. Then. TOO. she began. a
the sprlrg time came. to get pot or Two {
mask. and primroses. et cstrer such as used Z
make US both sit ard think Of the country
Ard it's wonderful what there is in some
them little flowers Why we've ss. over on
here in The midst cf the SCOT, and chimney
pots, and bricks and mortar and been far ava
direcr,-t and and hand in the sunny lanes
III, the back or in The shady woods lister
i,1to the bsckbird- s~ee, notes. and th
twitseriDg and hum al around US til, som.
how or Other it all comes to this again. ths
YOU lie We of thinking with a sigh and fee lin
br dew.,, while Marcy generally says-
Ah, Harr, ran made the big town. b,
God made he beautiful coun'ry =
BE- I've cause to grumbe. for / see pie,
~ of the country nov. If it - III hurry, ar
mostly of a night For from being a stead
piunderht ad, stra ghifoI ward sort o chap,
got from clraping to be took tn stoke
goods engine and that frightened Marcy te
rible. for the very first ~e~k if didnt sma'
my thumb. by catching i, against the door
was throwing in = great lump Of eoal. III
threw me b. . bit bqt got all right agai
and stocked that engine till . chance OF . ri