Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-10-08
SIMS LlTTLU GIRL.
BY MARY HARTWELL.

Come out here George Burks.-
Put that glass down; can't wait a
minute; business particular-conerns
the company.
"Now I've got YOU bv the arm,
boy, want to tell you something
Then if YOU want to 90 back into that
saloon, YOU may.
II don't often NEEDLE with other
folks business, do |? When tough
old fellow like me sets out 10 warn
BODY YOU may know its because he
sees sore need OF it. I've had an eye
on YOU ever since the company pro
moted YOU to an engine, and | want
you to make 4 fair trip Of your life:
You are fin, bright youngster; |
don't never say things to comph-
ment.
Just takin' drinks for good fel-
lowship? Yes, know all ABOUT
that. | have been there myself
sit down On the edge Of the platform
here.
"Uf all the men in the world,
take il, engineers ought to be the last
to touch the bottle. We have life
and property trusted to our hands nm
common. Oar, is a grand business;
! don't think folks looks at il a' they
ought to. | remember wuen ! was
voung fellow like YOU, just set up
with an engine, ] used 70 fee! like
strong angel or Somethin' rushin over
the country. maxim that iron beast
do last as ] wanted him 10. The
power sort of made me think fast,
square UP, and feel much Of 4 man.
81 WAS doin' well wher ! married,
and did well long afterwards. We
had nice home, tie little woman
aud me; our hearts was set o. each
other, and she Was little prond of
her engineer. She used to say 50,
ANYHOW. She was sort Of mild and
tender with her tongue. Not one o.
your loud ones. Anj pretty, too
But vau know what it j.. to love wo-
man. George Burhs, saw you walk
IN with b.uc-eyed little thing last
Sunday.
"An4 after awhile we had the it
;Ic sil. How felt when ] came
home and they Put her in my arms
the first time. looked sort Of silly
and s,rt ot glad Ny wife, she just
laughed cus load to see me handle
that li,tlc thing 50 awkwardly
a. never liked little children much,
bat took thar 'uu powerful. Every
body took 70 her.
George, boy, did you ever take
time TO 81 and peep Mt young ferns
N thc Spring? You see them all
doubled together, Ike tiny fist
That's what she was at first, aii Inst
and sauirm--beauty curled up tight:
Then they unfold and spread out, and
come out bright and delicate, and
/ fuc,'n YOU can put into words. That
Is n,t the wav She did. Every night
/ | come home | found her growed and
plumpened out more ! used to toss
lher up, and she'd squcal ike 4 sqlr-
rel, and come down on my face in hts
Of laughter
"Ol., / daren't think about her cun-
ninrness. But the very first word
she earned to say was papa
I've talked a good deal bout what
we should call her, my wife and +
We went clean through the bible,
and set doTn all the fine story names
we ever heard of; but nothin seemed
to suit. | used to puzzle the whole
length of the route 10 find out name
for hat l;ttl- girl. My wife wanted
70 call her Eudora Isabel, but thai
sounded like folderrol Then we had
up Rcbeccar, Maud, Amanda Ann
and what not. Finally, whenever
looked at her. ! seemed to see Katie.
She looked Katie. took to calm
her Katie. and she learned it, 80 Ia
tie she was.
81 tell ycu. George, that was
child to be noticed. She was roundeI
and prettier than wax iigger, he'
ewes were bigger and blac&er thar
any grown woman's, set like stars I'm
der her forehead, and her hair wa
that light kind that al runs to golC
and glitter.
as soon as she could toddle, sht
used to come dancin' TO me. VI
soi!ed many of her white pinatore
huryin' my face in them before | wa
washed, and sort OF prayin soft llk'
under the roof Of my heart, 'Go'
bless my baby! God bless my littl'
lamhH -.
LAS she grew older. ] used to tall
to her about the engine-even tool
her to my cab, and showed her tn
'tachmenis of the engine, and learne'
her the signals and such things
She took such an interest, and va
the smartest little thing! 1t seemed
as If she had always knowed en-
She loved the road remembe
once hearing her say to playmate
There's my papa. Hes an engin
eer Don't YOU wish he was you
t papa ,
INV home was close by the track
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