Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-09

UIlEING \ BRAKEMAN Many years
since, soon amer the opening " tus Norwich * Wor-
tc-ter Railroad, q stout looking lulng... shout six
feet In his stockings with thtw- ana fD shs 10
MATCH stood inEhe depot at Wo'cesrer -a.aLWith
evident admiration az the bran u"H C,gs and
snoring locomotive, which Ind Ius, ar.Ftu 1t 'hc
station A ruguish citizen Who >toot rNar him,
watched his undisguiscd wonder W''",Ne.y, and
drawing near entered into conversation with Wm.
Tie was down from Vernon, Nrr.r works. and
wanted 20 gil II chaneo on one O iha's here rail-
roads.
"Dog said the other. "Why don goa 20 and
see the superintendent
"Wa-a-L would eff knew whar To- Gina him.
on then, come along with me- m ..a- right
Accordingly oh went the twain STRAIGHT 80 tho
Sur2 whore that demure,t OF all loaNe.-, Dem b.,
stood like patrimchal spider waiting .ul amy anso-
phi,n@tcd human fly that might liuguc ,ato hs
net.
"AhI said the wag who acted "a, plot, "thcra
ne y, Here's Young man, Mr d. VINO wants
berth ON the road as q brakeman,
dem was posted Immediately.
"Neil don't know Nt'vcN good nanny gppl-
cations for the post and, in fact had engaged a
man TO 20 ont upon the truu. hut 81. BE j. mot no
TO his engagement, win talk 20 yoa Have you
been accustomed to miNOadmg;
"Wa.a-l, NO, amt, hut guess ! CugI learn It
mighty soon What the wages
"lhrty-siN dollars month and r.u."N.
"NaQ.l, mis- cr I'm ready, et yoU Say 80 90 take
"Negy well then I'll send you ont on th's train;
hut wish 90 put You ON your gUaru N.'a reference
TO one matter, and that is there IT, .a' o trouhe-
. some fellows continually hanging rusg3 ,hn train,
pretending To belong to the road Some OF them
may Interfere with you. II they do pax them OF
the car, at once tell them | put yoG Uu the train,
and take no orders or impudunco from lYy Of Them
/ As 10 your duties; when You hear one whistle
screw on your brakes; If two arlarm- are sounded,
screw them down hard aud then when three are
given loosen the brakes for the train tu go 90, I'll
/ go with you and put you ON the train loU return
/ hoard
/ luz place W
Accordingly down they went TO the station, and
/ there the pretended superintendent showed his en-
pOyce the brakes, and mode of using tArm-lcay
Ing him with fresh injunction to knock down
any one who attempted Ia Interfere with aim,
Before many minutes, the Nrrm0utar had a
I customer The whistle sounded, and on went the
What are You doing there with That hraScyn
shouted the legitimate brakeman, "lUmp oil there
/ in hurry, ii YOU don't want your head br0Er.'
Jonathan looked at his rude interrogation "a small
/ MANI with contempt, but dlsdancd 10 reply,
"S-hrec shrcel who.u-nol' went the whistle,
and the new brakeman screwed away ior HE, until
snip went the chain,
] This was the cup too much, and OF went the in
/ iurlated little brakeman for assistance
4 what are You doing there; asked the conductor,
who returned with the man, and stepping upon the
cur, placed his hand upon Jonathan WITH a view TO
! the termination of which IN conductor lay sprnW-
ling upon his back, with the small bgakemu'r head
/ lOunncu between his legs.
] Come ON. sc darned he0hns " shouted ,lnna-
. athan. now fairly reused come ouF' IN am We
/ TO cut mp yer didos around ne. I'm hired, ! be.
/ Mr. ---- hired me for thie h,Znes- and et ] don't
an ye Ter tend TO yer own, itl be yer stoutern
( / be-
A fresh struggle cnsued between our hero and
some half dozen Others employed on ,ue train, who
had gathered around and jonathan va. finally over
powered, when an explanation took place,
and the superintondent's Fl" stare" WA sought for
but could not be found, n the nCon7sihIe way had
/ not been so inCautious AS to make taa engagement
in his own store and although he was strongly
pccted ~ being the author Of the too practical Joke,
no proof could be had, for by rhrrNd management
of The muscles of his face, aud cool assurance aided
by different dress, he succeeded tn arguing Jona-
than out of his suspicion, the latter having charged
him WITTY the hoax. The best part OF the Joke was
the denouement The actual superintendent hear
Ing Of the affair, and OF the ndOmliab,e pluck die
played by the Vermontcr, sent for him. and did ne
tually engage him. and II il said that be now sats-
sacorly fills an important post upon one Of the
great western roads.