Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-26
JOE AND |.
81 MRS. l.. T., POOLE.

Eutls, tlt}, III llt saw me mounting tlEl
when the train went by, and looked up
to catch the familiar salute from the en-
CINE. Yol see u sed to time my work
more by the trains Ian by the clock, fol-
though five O'Clock was our tea hour, there
was not much use in getting it ready,
zphen I~o naisht he fifty miles up tic
road IN the ditch" rs he used to say
when ne went off the track
So used to put on the tca-kettle when
the up train went past at four o'clock,
then when Joe began to ring, coming into
the yard, [ knew it was time to set the
table. As J said, tea was ready, and the
biscuits were spoiing; so | vi5rated be,
tween the oven and the window which
looked toward the engine house, to catch
the first glimpse of Joes blue oyeTalls and
glazed cap.
| knew as well as l wanted to know
that he was chatting comfortably away
with Dick or Hom, about the new style Of
smoke stacks or the merits OF pump in
iectors. That was always his way; once
get him started on the subject Of steam
and he never knew when to come home,
But at last he came SWINGING up the track
stepping from tie to tie with the long
stride and slight stOOp, usually as charac-
ter tic OF q railroad man as diuncr-pail
and lantern,
H. came in, set down his pail and
;yhen FjIiaron ia hr tsl-.p mn }isnio,,aJ
to him a ra'r If hands which wonId h9vn
done honor to coal heavier, and which
etectua,ly frightened the child away.
"What In ,h2 world made You so late,
iOe?" said I, transferring the biscuit to
the table, anl pouring the boiling water
uponthe tea In the tin teapot.
"A not journal, . said Joe, la.onically,
was abnrt nc wise nc bcforo Inf u,oo
usrd to hnlrinT aroat hroi,an ,,5cI,ar ,,,,,s
and crtr,nins sijnnoa eccentrirs or
CaIye stpr4 and tlIrottles maj neolsd
packing, though T couldn't have told one
from tLe ntbcT If 7 had econ Wan,
uWrU hurry mn. vnI,r sn1ne, !. sn,;I.
inc no,y yg..;tirr! an1 If ~ ara ooin,, ~
mothers to.nirht we must maItc hao5e.r
ana Ibnst1a3 9b1Dt ,,,ttin,, isTIia ~, L;
his higb chair and nnr,rin1 mt tbn Tax
oTII risl- lie e,lnnrr y gai1 Tna t,rr,,io,
round from +ha eink and bnIdinr ONT lie
arm thaf rnigbt nnb,,ttn,, his rrie, hond
a limo he ai,vavs forrnt To Lo .,yyo
,o,'t an tn-,,irht,s ca u Io Mont ~
in bis n1ofe2afo woy b1Idinr nn t h.,
o,ber wrist ~
That ~, the climax Tsqt down in a
chair erd starq1 Of him wills ba ,,.art
md la q
b@ir an5 7 ,a1,a,, qaiI v,orI 1rba2 Lo
save tEa t9wel a toss on fha nail instead
6f h,prin- II m nroDerjv Nv The Iaon
Nntrl'+, ,Iothnr,s whom Lod hen,
zyaiting Dofil to.nirht 70 install TJdie in
his Frsf orhnczers md he1teI Llonsa
ana nod 'y4raj nv h}sck oInoca drnes
triy,n,ino, fbc re,nnSnte into rntlns IA vim,
ma si,irt aN5 l,ad canvcrteI nv ,iaiI
l,rrnct. sirinrte INTO 9 etvIish bo,r 70 r,eor
win II IL drsw n3 a choi. - tho
tahia In ,teyo1 hiscT;t S,frrsI ,;s t ,,'
omd1,,anoo5oJ.fo oy,,loinr "a
~ a' sac SIsttia TIanderso,,,s r,,iro io
eic, ma nra,,iscd would % ~, far
him ta.nirbt We ora rather sborrt of
rraro o,,,i,,osrs s;noo En,ntt oa, ,o,,I
Marshal went on 10 the branch He rot
leave 10 stay down If any one would 90
mn for him 81 said I would on inst far
Observation-Disclosures sol,o - md Jon' ,,assrd
Jie crn IN he renlenished
That was . hide TOO much to ho horne
rstiantlv IF il had hprn an ertra
ehotlII have resigned mrspIfto the inov.
itahfe ami vested few rerrcts n,on il
Rut 10 thin1, he could disgnnoint nn to
accommo3ate lack Henderson who laid
off ofrencr than anv orher man on the
Iina ond whose w;fe for over, 1ittIc oil
nant rcal 1r fancied must noeds keen
I'm, ~ low, =, ,,ot o,,d codllo bnr Al
roing nm far Henderson involved Ieay,n inc
30 aIonc 81 MINT ana t.danIIinr t;o
r r.,o 81 - -''9'' '44 0'''''Ae ~,
sas+1ed b,ol, II, my chair dis.,,roio+od
o,1 TrnTol,cJ TittIn Edaia 49,, ~
,,arceiva tSSt we were not gni,,. ~ 7prard
49, and snt I'M a cbitft.h Mi ",
silarce5 I'm sIo~n stern ,yorJs ca1,s;r.
Toe ~ ioo., m With astonisbnaSnt '-'''6
rerlte5 IN HE ,,nsr,rl,a an ,,rc,1sot;o, h.,
earing thc cni,d Wa init IA en",'oh =,
lrSrn he Con1i NOT haze oyorI.tbtng Ma
wanted. Toe aid moi answer knit finish.
Oh hfs SIMMER ia silence npsbsd bglt bio
chair. and h.pan ia max = ready for hi
trin
dfar..+ oa,,r os ,s,,o1 60 h.,,, t;,,,
hu ne IA VIZ, a,,pa, 9 we ~ MP tt rhG,'
t,ad sor, ~ ,6sc,f MN, p'iai az aa ",llo
the honts ba haj wor, all Az ' tnr ~
c9siar MOI b,rted NJ coat frarI ~
dantLg ~ a cInsct fd,nd eIoar noI 1'1r
sra ban5torci,icr "a s,,,',,IiaT lie ,,ast
rorket yvitI matches e,a,igb 10 ~ r w., q
rosnectai,1a cIn f,agra,inr
Tben ba came ma Stood ~, tbc e+o,,o
,,hiIn h. ti,led his nine nv ia ,,isb
he voIIlf ieeva oE a fitg AK a,5 ! y"riI,
believe ii irs. dawned mon the man. a.