The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-03
THAT ENGINEER.

"N0w, George, said mother, "wnen you
run into Chicago to-day, don't want you
10 forgot that lambs wool. Them store
keepers II try to put you off, and say they
don't have no such goods on hand this time
O. year, but l want you to foller 'em up and
git it, for want 10 60 right to knitting,
your socks for next winter.-There's moth
in 8 so good for mems socks Us fine, hard
spun lambs WOOL
..Not even yak, mother asked George
mischievously, as he snatched up his hat
and belongings, IS if the alarm Of ire had
been sounded.
IL don't know nothin' about yak. That
NAV do for women's wear but for mems
thel es nothing like hsrd-spun lambs wool.
.'Pll remember" promised George, fully
primed and charged. "Now, good bye
Home on time at nine"
The old womans check had flush like
winter apples. George took q hastely nip
at it-he always did when started on his
trips-looked at her with his big, cherishing
ewes, received mothers unspeakable reply,
and dashed of to his engine.
1t was Q little AFTER sunrise. His boots
rang along the pavement, and his whistle
rang along the breeze. George was hand
some and strong, IS twenty-five has right
to be. He wore blouse instead Of . bus
mess coat and that great, fresh, downy
rose-his face-would soon be coated with
the locomotives breath. But he was Z
wholesome, splendid man.
Perhaps Jennie thought so. Shs was
sweeping the front steps of her paternal
mansion n he passed. Her hair was gath
cred atop her head in curly coil. some
crinkles Of it just dropping over her fore
head. The sleeves were pushed back from
the pink round arms-for women as vel
NJ men. when they 60 to work with I
will begin like . pugiliss. Jennie had he
morning complexion ON. As ner eye me
Georges she put on An additional morning
complexion.
George touched his hat. Jennie bent he
head shyly. The young man squared hi
shoulders and walked on like brigadier
: general.
J ..That's nice girl, he communicate
I 10 his sleeve .Mother thinks heap {
her. She's got more sense than half Of q
mother says Aud she's smart AID modes
, ike III her ways. Mother says sne's un
4 common pretty, too.
/ These opinions Of mothers so edited hi
!, that he had not gotten Jennie oot Of
+ mead as he ieaped on his engine. But
y suspect, If mothers verdict had be-
5 against her he would have been her lawye
n lie was only making mother comptimel
II his cnoice. He was skulking behind mott
II err. For sometimes young men are shy
IS While he and his iron horse. aud ms 70
! of baggage-car and passenger coaches rus
{ ed across the land that hos day, noood
r looked in the engine-cab for romance ,
there the IRE Of the world Vas glowing y
r der ia1k blouse. Nobody Looked IN
i, for integrity and worth; yet there sto
ae six feel Of integrity and worth. waiea q
N come up to manhood through THEA =
Ar thin, and carried his mother to comfcl
Is and which kept his character like his ou
- nished engine. Neither did anybody 10
~ ia tea; cab for heroism; bat it vas the1
1t potent and still, electricity in cloud 4
1e my countrymxn are cable Of some thIn1
nj As for locomotive engineers. | surP<
re there are men mot Of the bess anoag them
er a among parsoae-bat the deeds q -