The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-10
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SIMS LITTLE GIRL.
BY MARY HARTwELL

"Come out here George Burks
Put that glass down--cau't wait 9
minute. Business particular-con
Germs the company.
''Now I've got you by the arm
boy, want to tell you something
Then, if you want to go back into
that saloon you may.
81 don't often meddle in other
folks business, do 1? When a
tough old fellow like me sets out to
warn a body, you may know its be
cause he sees sore need of it. Pve
had an eye on you ever since the
company promoted you to an engine.
and 1 want you to make fair trip
of your life. You're a fine, bright
youngster. 1 don't never say things
to compliment.
"Just takin' drinks for good fel-
lowship? Yes,I know all bout that.
Been there myself. Sit down ON
the edge of the platform here.
"Of all men in the world, take
it engineers ought to be the last to
touch the bottle. We have life and
property trusted in our hands un-
common. Ours is a grand business.
Remember, when | was a young fel-
low like you, just set up with an en-
CINE, used to feel like a strong an
gel or somethin', rushin' over the
country, maxim that iron beast do
Just as wanted him to. The power
sort of made me think fast, square
up, and feel much of man.
Il was doin' well when married,
and l did well long afterward. We
had nice home, the little woman
and me; our hearts were set on each
other, and she was a little proud OF
her engineer. She used to say 50
anyhow. She was sort of mild and
tender with her tongue. Not one of
your loud ones. And pretty too.
But you know whatiit is to love a
woman, George Burke. I saw you
walkin' with q blue-eyed little thing
last Sunday.
"And after while we had a little
girl. How l felt when came home
and they put her into my arms for
the first time! l looked sort of
silly and sort of glad! My wife she
Just laughed out loud, to see me
handle that little thing SO orkardly.
81 never liked little children much
but l took to that 'un powerful. Ev-
erybody liked her.
George, boy, did you ever take
time to 90 and peep at young ferns
in the spring? You see 'em all
doubled up together, like a teenty
fist. That's what she was at first;
all fist and sqirm; beauty curled up
tight. Then they unfold and spread
out,and come up bright and delicate,
aud finer'n you can put into words.
That's just the way she did. Every
night / came home l found her
crowd and plumpened out more
Used to toss her p,and she'd squeal
like a squirrel, and come down on
nv face in fits of laughter.
"Oh, daresn't think about her
cunningness! But the very first
word she learned to say was Papa :
"We talked good deal about
what we should call her, my wife
and |. We went clean through the
Bible, and set down all the fine
story names we heard Of But moth
ing seemed TO suit. L used to puz-
eel the whole length OF my route to
find out a name for that little girl
NV wife wanted to call her EudOrI
Isabel. But that sounded Like fol
derol. Then We had up Rebecca
and Maud and Amanda Ann and
what not. Finally, whenever look
! ed at her, l seemed to see Katie.
She looked Katie; / took to callin
her Katie, and she learned it. 81
Katie she was.
81 tell you George that was
child to be noticed. She wa'
rounder and prettier made n a wa2
figure, her eye was bigger and blacke
N any grown womans you ever saw
set like stars under her forehead