, 1874-11-08

dl;s diamonds into tho nav Of "The Pet;" for no
ily to Harrisburg on time. "Now, Mr. Man. clear
sne track thinks the engineer Che uever epenks).
n!owlng blaEt !: don't you know this is tue
sDhy-Express'7" Stop sour writing, my boy;
here's sharp curTel 1ooli; out! Too late!
what a rap my head got against the window
post
JIngo! this is exciting. Forty miles an hour
IN the cab! 10 !oungers IN Pullman palaces gay
it here only1 Aba /! that's 1ioh. Pup Edo Is
running race with Us. Well, doggy, we'n wait
fur Jon at Harrisburg. Good-byo! Tho same
to you. Mr. Hawk; xou've d feet wing, but you
with tho Day-Express. .Adieul We approach
tnnuel and in al instant plunge into blacknsss
with roar, aud ia another arc cleAving DAY.
light aeain. Yonder is a long bridge spanning
fearful cl,atm. You will certainly sacken speed
here, Jack Flitchey1 No telling Will open
my eyes, and draw long breath on the other
side.
Ohio! my pretty Juntata! you hero? You are
80 beautiful: but Oh 50 slow. Wo caonos wait
and frolo with the rocks; hastcn, Iaggard!
Halk! what does old $50" say to the Alemau7
"FEEp Me- JACOB!
Throw In plenty of that black bread; don't vou
SEQ I'm getting faintl Remainder our agree
Get to your place, fireman be ready to g've the
signal engi. Ger. Ready. pai!" Dowo drops
The Pet's" great tongue, and he drinks his ill
In t,centy seconds.
! glance u the engineer now aud then. not
with mistrust. but to see II I can catch his eye.
Never do they sworse from their frontwArd gaze,
except to no'ico tho cIoc< and the gauge
Trusty servant! faithful guardian! you
do not forget that you have twice
1ngl Travellers, you may trust Jack FEitcbev
1t tho THROTTLE for be has handled 1t these twenty
Year,, and will not now difgrace his gray hairs
and fair fame bv tanpering with your lives
mho skim the rail- reclining upon velvet cushions
by day and luxurious beds By night do we ever
bestow thought upon Tho brave, unt1rin;
watcher in the cab. upon whose falthfulne.s our
verv existence depends for the tlmo being
Well, here's very handsome town perhaps
veil stop. No, sir,-what for7 Tnere's
John's-What now The engineer aud are-
man take their long-necked oil-cans and 60 ont
the front windows to oil ''5G ~ stideniug JOINTS
leaving me alone. What ! thrill runs through
miles an hour i! Oh what woe could cause if
wera fond. Could not bolt those windows
and jump to the throttle. and br1pg
SWIFT DESTRUCTION
to two hundred souls, aud sottowt to q Thousand
moro7 But perhaps In watched.
See that fat old fellow at the curve, signaling,
An clear" Well. ne know it, my man re
couldn't well stop now, anyway besides, we've
nend," shouts the tiremsn In m7 ear "-rle that
like it." return / at my lungs utmost. $50 do
l." be says. Hore'sa ! mile or t"e OF atraight
track, and the engineer touches !" 56 up lit
tie. Now is my time to take notes.
DO you Zee that terrible belcling thing ap-
proachng us. On the opposite track What vol
uu1es OF smoke and steam the frishtfu1 creature
throws ont as it struggles onward It must be
some fab1ed pagan monet-Nonsense. boy!
don't you see it's ouly powerful freight engine
knrfi md rfn m 1nhA
that was narrow escape sor you Mr.. Truck
man you must be nirnbls when tho Day-Ex-
press pounces down upon vou-
And now the engineer speaks for tho first time
since we nsarted.--7O miles away. - Shovel down
some Of that big coal, Jake" No lille words,
you see they relate strictly to Duty. He has
m ere eiusle to the interests OF the road, and
the safety and hnprinesa of-John and Susan,
and tie children All homo: to jack Fritchevl
Shades Of Pegasus. how we skim now! Tho
telegraph-polls seem AZ close tngether as fence
posts. Trees, rocks. houses, and huts, ara ST.
most indstinguishable to our bewildered vision,
and appear to rush b5 with the velocity Of hut
ricane. Lh! tickle 1uniat.. where have you
the meadows to gossip with the brooks?
Quicker. pretty etragglcr, clse we'll surely hare
to leave you Do you know Tho We havs On
board : Why who, Piettv. but John and
s,1 Thas & right fireman throw IL tho nuggets"
''Do roun nuTY
and I'll do mlne I'm good for Harrisburg.
Whistle and ring for this tunnel-t-o-o-t. toot,
toot; ding-dous, ding-dons-whi-r-r-st! Good.
here We are again ?"
My companions leave again to Intricate "The
Pet" Iassing awA5 to the front and out Of nv
sight "Come, non's your chance" says the
Devil; "qrck !-fasteo those windows !-pull
you Alone" says Conscience. Ah! here they
como again. The engine appreciates the atten-
ton shown her. and pushes on with increased
y,gor. Eha will want to drink a8aiD soon. We'll.
he,o's trough. Ready. Jake, pull. Alb! ho1
she laps the sparkling auid,-eishteen, nineteep,
twenty esoouds-the1e!
Why, here's a cana1-boat. Hello, Captain,
d'Yo want to raco7 "Waal. yaas,1 reck"-
Oh! We can't stop to talk about it. Some other
Oh. Junia.a! pretty dawdlet, how yon idle
vonr hours away; you'll ne1eT set to Harrisburg.
Ah! we'll! you have centuries before you've,
onl! life. Farewell. sparaling Jqniasa! ql
be approaching Harrisburg: Yes, ne can just
catch = glimpse Of the broad 6usquehanna
in the laughing. hazy sunshine, aud on the
opposite shore can be seen train. which. from
tho appearance Of the smoke, must be moving 1t
rapid ratio. but It seems like \ snaifs pace to
us fastidlous people on tho Day-E1press. In
few momeuts. the long bridge 1t Harrisburg
aud the city itself burst upon our view. aud then
We know that old Sc bias maintained ber rep
utation and redeemed her promiae to tote
1Uuu 4uu CAoa4lY A44A VIC IuAuA0A3 W A4@A*A1StA6
ton 7ImE,"
I shake hands with my good fnends,-John
FIitchey, the faithful engineer. and Jacob
Houeh, his pleasant assstaat--and return TO
the Pullman car, 4 dustler but wiser man.
Wo pulled into Harrisburg station 1t sos p. N.
share, after our long tide: and tho seVen happi-
est people eaw leave the train were-John and
susan. .pd the chldren: Jras De Bao"s.
THE TREES COMPLAINT.