The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-12-19
What an Engineer Told.

fV' RVu Nhut iNt ndu tht rhil
engine in chargc-the San Francisco
the pretticst engine on the road, and a
well managed, il ! say il, as the rest.
IL was Southwestern road, running
We will say, from A. toZ. At A. m,
good old mother lived; at z. I had tn
sweetest little wife under the sun, and
baby and ! always had dollar or tw'
put by for rainy day. was an cd,
kind Of a man. Being shut up with tn
engine, watching with all your eyes, an,
heart, and soul, inside and out, don
make man laxative. - -
My wife's name wa- Josephine, and
called her Joe. Some people called m,
unsociable. and couldn't understand how
a man could feel friendly without saying
ten words an hour. So, though had 4
few old friends--dear ones, tool did
not have so many acquaintance as most
people, and did not care TO have. Tn,
house which held my wife and baby wa.
the dearest place on earth to me, except
the old house which held my mother, uT
in 4.
never belonged to club, or mixed
myself up with strangers in any such
way. and never should if it had not been
for CRANKY. You see, CRANKY was one
Of the shareholders, handsome, snowy
fellow. | liked to talk with him, and
we were friends. He often road from
u. to A., aud back again, and once he
said
"lou ought to belong to the Scientific
Club, Guelden."
Never heard Of it," said |.
II am member" said he. 1--WE meet
once fortnight, and have a jolly good
time. We want thinking mea like you.
We have some among us now. I'll pro.
pose you, if you like"
] was fond Of such things. and | had
ideas that fancied might be worth
something. But then an engineer don't
have nights and days to himself, and the
club would have one evening in a fort
night from Joe. ! said:
"l'll ask her. II she likes it, yes"
ASK whol" said he.
Joe" said l.
IF every man had asked his wife,
every mans wife would have said, cant
spare you, my dear and we should have
had no club atall. said CRANKY
But made no answer. At home |
told Joe. She said Then if CRANKY
belongs to it they must be superior men. /"
"No doubt" said !.
1T isn't everybody who could be made
a member" said Joe. "Why, ofcourse,
ysu must say yes"
so said YES, and CRANKY proposed
me. Thursday fortnight, | went with
him To the rooms. There were some
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mo- tbou,b, him dnll at first
Yeti knew il WAS better 10 bo ouiet
Ned Guelden. with his ten words an bour
han the wine.made wit WAS
| was sure of il, when three hours
lfter, | stumbled up stairs to find Joe
yaitinp for me. with her bahe ON her
,reast.
"You'ye been deceiyinp me. /" said Joe
u suspected it. but wasn't sure A
ip .ntific club couldn't smell like n bar
,om."
(Which means do" said |. waving
n the middle of the room like a signal
lag at station, and seeing two Joes.
"And look like one" said Joe; and
he went and locked herself and the baby |
Up iu the spare bedroom together.
Ned" said she edo Won think n
hing an mucb lilo 4 ho,,IaJ,o onJ