Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-07
Behind Time.

In 80 there wasn't liklier fellow
on th6 linz 0aE 6orge Kirke. He
was the.sea-at a poor man. and his
mother ~a dead HiGsather was a
confirmed invalid OF the rheumatic
order and George played theT dutiful
son in a way that would astonish the
young men Of to-day.
Somehow, nobody knew exactly
how, George had managed to pick up
a good education. and he had polish
ed it OF, so to. speak, by atwo years
course at a commercial college.
s Kirke began on the Sandy Hill
railroad when he was about al or %
years DID, First be was brakeman.
This railroad business is a regular
succession, and, generally speaking.
a man. has to work his way up. 1t
ain't often that he gets right UP to the
dignity Of . eondpctor at one step,
with o. change tol pocket ten, cent
sorips and 1.-the privilege Of helping all
the oed-looking andb well-gressed
ladies out ofIthe oars, land, let the
Aomely ones, with babies and band
boxes Ia their arms stumble sout as
best they may, while he is engaged
In talking to a man. = ''''7iu
A. George did his duty SO well that he
was soon promoted to fireman. and
after he had learned the workings Of
the machine he was made engineer
and given angeagine.eb 70 noii
This engine was one Of the newest
and best on the line. and was called
Flyaway, and George was very proud
ofit, you may well believe. of
ri tsn you now. sir your true engi--
neer, one as 10 fouteand-out for the
business, aud feels his responsibility,
taxes'as much pride in his engine as
the Jockey does In his favorite race
horse, and would Sit bfup nights, or
neglect his swsetheart, TO 11eep the
brasses and filagrees OF bis machine
SOS You could see,A your face in
'em.
Theye veg. -apoAher man wanted
Georges chances There's generally
more than one after q payil9'ipb.
/ Jack Hsriday had Bse8 FHdng for
some time to be engineer Of the Fly
away, and when heslest itIhewas mad
enough to pub his hair s. He was a
brakeman, Hlfewise,aand had been on
the road full two yenrs longer than
Kirke, and it would seeems that the
chance really belonged 10 him, but
he was a quaErelsome, disadr dreeable
fellow. with Independence endugh to
have setup an empePriip business
and still have some lett
When Jack realized that George
had got the inside, track of him, his
anger was at white heat. D He cursed
Kirke and cursed the company, and
old whateiysthe superintendent, and
things generally, until it seemed to
be pity that there was not some.
thing else to curse, he was In such q
fine curaug ierdero star lsas Il j t
There was one more thing which
make Jack Halliday down on4nG George
Kirke. George bad been his rival in
many respects, = and oopartitularly
where the fairer part ofcreation were
concerned George was a great ia
Hyorite with theis girls, for he was
handsome and generous, and good
natured, and Jack WAS sarcastic, and
always on the contrary side. lapd the
girls avoided him as they always do
such q man. ass afx a. ~ ...si- ~
al txpeeted that fll'9would
come to George, from Jacks bad
blood against him, and warned him
more than once, but he always laugh.
ed ard reminded us OF she old say
ing that sbarking dogs never bite,r
which is true ip4tle main. saol
"A And as time went op, until two,
three, four mopths had passed since
Kkke's ,promotiQp, II and nothing had