Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-07-02
Sims Tiffin Girl
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Come out here, George Burks. Put
+ that glass down-eant wait ? minute.
Business parlicular-concerus TIE Com
/ pahy.
Nov I've got you by tie arm, boy,
want TO tell you something. Then it you
want to 60 back into that saloon, you may.
Il don't often mcddle IN other 70 ks
business, do |? When a tough old fellow
like me sets out to warn a boy. YOU may
know its because be sees sore need Of H.
I've had an eye on you over since the
Company promoted ycu 10 an engine, and
| want you to make fair trip Of your
life. You're fine, bright youngster,
don't never say things to compliment.
'Just takin' drinks for good fellowship? y
Yes, | know all bout that. Been there
myself. Sit down on the edge of the
platform here.
"Of all mn in the world, | take
it, engin,e's ought to be the last
one 20 touch the bottle. We have
life and property trusted to our hands un.
common. Ours is a grand business,
don't thiuk folks look at it as they ought
to. Remember when was young fell
low like you, just set up with an engine,
| used 10 feel like strong angel or some
thin, rusnin' 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.
"l vas doin' well when married, and
| did well long afterwards. We had a
nice home, the little woman and me: our
hearts was set on each other, and she was
a little proud of her engineer. She used
to say so anyhow. SIZE was sort of mild
and tender with her tongue. Not one of
your loud ones. And pretty tnn- n
"After while VIC had the little girl.
How [ felt when came home and they
put her into my arms the first time 1
looked sort Of silly and sort of glad My
wife, she just laughed out loud, to sec me
handle that little thing so orkardly.
81 never liked little children much, but
| took to that 'uu powerful. Everybody
took 10 her.
"Gcorge, boy die you ever take time
to 90 and peep at young ferns IN the
spring? You see 'em all doubled together,
like teenty fist That's what she was at
first: all fist and squirm; beauty curled
up tight. Then they untoldcd ara spread
out ami como ap bright ane delicate, and
fner'n you can put into words. That's
lust the way she did. Every night l como
home, | found her growed and plumpened
out more. Used to toss her up and she'd
soucal like squirrel. ard come down on
my face in fits Of laughter
"Oh, daresn't think about her cum
nineness! But the very first word she
learned to say, was Papa
ave talked a good deal about what
VIC should call her, my wife and l. We
went clean through the Bible, and set
down all the fire story names we heard of.
but nothln seemed to suit. | used to puz-
zle the whole length of my route to find
out name for that little girl. My wife
wanted to call her Eudo7a Isabel. But
that sounded like folacrrol. Then we had
up Rebeccar, and Maud. and Amanda
Ann and what not. Finally, whenever [
looked at her. | seemed to see "katie."
She looked Katie, took 10 calm her
Katie, and she learned it, so Katie she
was.
"I tell you, George, that was a child
to be noticed. She was rounder and pref
tier made m wax fgger, her eyes was
bigger and blacker'n any grown woman's
you ever saw, set like stars under her
forehead: and her hair was that light
: kind, that all runs to curls and glitter
.Soons she could toddle, she used to
, come dancn' to meet me. I've soiled a
, many of her white pinafores, buryin' my
!, face in them before | was washed, and
$ sort Of prayin' soft like under the roof of
: my heart, Col bless my baby God
bless my little lamb !"
Q "As she grew older, | used to talk to
c her about engin'-eveu took her into my
G cab, and showed her the 'tachments Of the
e engine, and learned her signals and such
s things. She tuck such an interest, and
$ was the smartest little thing Seemed as
e if she had always knowed 'em. She loved
;. the road. Remember hearing her say tc
n playmate, "There s my papa. He's al
1t engineer. Don't you wish he was your
= papaf
is "My homo was close by the track
1t Often and often the little girl stood in ou'
!, green yard, waving her mite off hand tf
e me as we rushed by.
N "Well, sir, them was happy years. l.
of most kills me to look over EN- now.
|, was doin too well. Had an idea was
At man made to prosper. | felt good to al
to the world, and that 'ud been we'll if F'
le showed my good fellowship some othe
n. way. But men are fools, | was so easy
of couldn't refuse social glass, and wa
b. always free toastng others. Many's th
Id time we'vo stood, three or four fools
es us, clinkiu' our glasses and drinkin'
in othcrhood--drinkin the very thing tina