Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-01-25
WHAT THE ENGINEER TOLD.

"AhA ihN LNViNnEhH lVLD'
fT-s Istspoi srs--asrs 5Yf. .gaG.f q,
lam m engineer. Ever since the s-
was laid. I've Travelled over it every day, or
nearly every day of nv life. s''ef
For good while 7 We had the same engine
In charce-the San Fraucisco--.the prettiest
engine on the road, and as well managed. If
say II. ms the best.
II was Southwestern rood. running we
w;lI say from A IN Al A INV GOOD aid
n,oiber lived. M ~ r had the sweetest little
v;f, unaer The ann and n bahv. and al
wovs lad a dollar or Two 70 mi NV fnr a
rainv anv was nm odd Kind of n mar,
Be;ny, ,sbat n, with the engine. watching
with an your ewes aud heart, don't make a
man ,,,k.tiy.
Nv wi,e's name was Josenhin., and call.
cd ber In slime p.onle called me nm soc,..
hsp, and co,,dp, fun,,erstsnd sh,w, n p,an
could feel friendly without saying ten words
en- h.nr 81 ,hnnoh had a fa,v o,a rr;ands
~ sar % ones ~ toof ,nf had not so oa m,rv ,e"o NO.
o,aIntance. as nost neon,e and did NOT care
IN have. =, 80 =. -. ',i,F,s ii -or -.
Tho bonse that held nv wifi. and bsbies
was Tho dearest nlace nm :orth N ma ercen,
me- o,her honse Thai beld mi ,isar nla m,o,l,er
nm =, A 10, -, a. - III ''ls ~ =
ia never belong to a cluhor mix my
s.,f mn with tran, ers in any snch way ana
49,, M \. ',d had !; no, hs:r @ ~" c:a.hy Sb "'
Yon see r,anby wa. one ~ thr shareholders
a handsome sbowv fe,,ow. ). I liked IA talk
~ him and VIC wcr. fr;.nas He of,en roae
with me- from y 10 A ond hack AGAIN with
me, and once be said:
| III. You ouvht 10 belOny 10 the Scientific
Clnb G Gne,drno eden "s " w
/" Never heard of it,p said I. .-.. SAL,
~ am member" said he. a. We meet
ono. fortnioht and have n Jolly GOOD time.
We want thinking men like you. We have
some amongst US now. I'll propose you II
Won IKE 80
was fond of such things. and I had au
idea that | fancied I might be worth some.
l,hinp.y5 But then an engineer don't have
nights or days 10 himself and the club n oul
take one evening fortnight from Jo., ]
said: COW '~
q Pu ask her. If she likes II yesn rBaH
"a Ask whom . said he. - = !, 4vft
nJoo said l. - -. -.
"If every man had asked his wife. every
nv dear, and we should have had no clut
at ali. ~ said Ganby. snvls ,adf blF,rs. as.
But 1 made n, answer. At home told
u Jo. She said
af shall mis- you. Ned but you do Low,
such things. and then if Mr.. Ganby belongs
tbey ma.t he superior men,
SNo doub,. said /.
III is'nt EVERYDAY W no could be mem
her " said 10. "Wby of course Won mus
say yes., '.ah' s'nsfs''E ssi 'as'1T
Il So sail YES. and Ganbv proposed me
rbSrsdav o;tnigbt 7 weni with % him 70 n,
rooms. There were some men with brain
,be,e. soma wj,bont The res, business n
,he evening was the simmer ioad 40 n f.sa
every evening. -, - !, -, - .. ','l -. w.
rd always heen temperate man 7 1actn
1hsyA upon me-. bnt COMING 10 drink n,ore q
, I'm ,hao eve, bad before az ,he cluh tsble
fonnd II mi The steam ON. Amer "a man,
iylasses I wanted 10 talk. after 40 m,ny NOR
III Ali ~ Wv 7.i'-- 'tit-h'S 5'f it''lt.
Il seemed like somebody else, the word
,ara so resdy Nv I;,,Ie idaas came an, an,
we,e - listened n made shsrn hits in
dnlged IN renartee Itola stories T eve,
came 10 nuns. i heard somebody say 4
lcanbv ~ ceorgs fha,'s : ma, wort
r p"S;na ,bo',shs him AMI, At srs,'s
Vet knew II was better n he ou,et Ne,
1CneI,,en with His ten words an bonr tba,
,ha .ins n,ade vii wosT a 'fs",roN ''s'''7'
wss snrs Of itwbsr l,ras borrss after
. s,nmh,sa nm stairs !, home ~ fnd n, wait
1;nncar no III bsr hahe 40 ~, hre,st ~
"s Yon.ys Mean decs;v;nS me- .ss;d yol-
iarss s,nsc,sd /, bn, 7 vas.nt 'snre 'iSsJ
scientific club could no, smell ike a ba
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