The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08
The Anti-Monopo1ist.

Two shrieks of the whistle a tug at
the lever, and Ninety-nine started and
shot away with the long train follow
ing behind like an immense black SER
pent, over al line and around curves,
and through tunnel and across bridge.
Then John Lathrop had time to more
closely scrutinize and talk to his I'M
paying passenger. The mystic sign |
that had passed between them told of |
brotherhood and paved the way to his |
thinking we'll of him.
ssYou aren't used to tramping, and |
haint been very long at it,, said |
John, laughing quietly at the rapid
manner in which the supper of him.
self and fireman was disappearing.
s.Not much, Gully replied the
tramp, pausing, with biscuit in one
hand the half picked leg Of turkey
III the other TO answer.
Gully p repeated John, cycling
him still more sharply. "Eou are a
Snowman e.
WAS, and another few days like the
last and | could play walking skeleton
to perfection, and he glanced up at
| the engineer with pair OF the black
est possible eyes, and a face marked
with resolution and bravery.
sWnat biz - queried John Lathrop.
bar and trapeze-"
He did not appear TO have time to
make lengthy replies-only uttered
the briefest possible between mouth
fuIs and, noticing this, his ques-
toner paused until he had finished his
/ e
/ sumed:
Il used to kick up my heels and
strut over the sawdust once myself.
"You g
Eyes, but gave it up years ago
| had a little set to with a tiger, and
got nearly chawed up. And you don t
look as if YOU had Jared much better.
Here a pipe-smoke, and spin your
yarn. .
sWen, / did the dying trapeze and
all that sort of thing in the Grand
Transcontlnental and -so-many-
r-things-Circus. Humbug were
a better name, as it turned out for lis.
Yet | reckon we might have got our
pay IL it had been a success. But we
had a devil of hard time. The pub.
lie dldn I appreciate-horses gave out.
wagons broke down, the premiere
equestrienne' ran away with the' Bones
of the side-show, funds ran low, thf
great Polar bear wanted his ice, be-
came Disguised and turned up his toes
the zebra passed IN the checks, and The
result was we became fiat broke. anc
had to leave our baggage and take The
1 Lva ,,ay, =, ord @ To rar horne
Been there myself said Joh1
Lathrop, becoming deeply interested
Then needn't tell You what kline
Of a time / have had footing it. steal
ing rides and begging for something tt
eat. fs
"Bad enough in Summer, . growlec
, John.
But now2 Talk Of the North Pole
Whew ! thought [ should freeze t.
death in that old tank with the waite
: dripping aud freezing around me am
If you hadn t taken care Of me, CUES
; I'd have thrown myself under the car
and put an end to the thing. What
the use OF fighting hard times and ba'
. luck for eyerl'
sNell, cheer up. You're all RICH
!. lnow-that is, TO the end Of my run
: Then YOU shall go home with me an
. recruit Bit, and it Il go hard If | can
manage To get you a free ride wit
: some OF the boys to the end OF I'll
I. !. road. It's against all orders but job
' Lathrop's got heart III him and b
won't see one suffer if he can help it
!, not much.
OFT ct ad ha 4
: his words. He was tall, broad-shou
: dered, deep-chested, and his face tol
. Of goodness in every feature, and h
:, manner, il bluff, was hearty. In TT
: physical the stranger was his opposlt
. . Yet his frame was strongly knit, al
= his muscles trained by severe and lor
: continued exercise until they stood o.
- as whip cords, strictly obeyed his VI
and were as firm as steel. and darir
flashed from his black eyes, and W
- revealed by every line abeW Il
:, mouth.
= Il don't know" said he. looking
- the engineer, chow / an ever to p'
y you. ~ life you certainly saved, al
. it may be I can do you good tn
- some day. II the chance comes y
- can depend upon my doing 1t, for |
= not one 10 forget favor.
n II believe il. But don't think
n my giving you ride and bite. /
no more than any man that WASH {
al brute would have done, and who kno
a but what either / or my boy when
grows up, may want lift OF the sal
10 kind.
ns ssYour boy
eyes. the brightest, cutest lit
co chap you ever saw, III show him
he you tomorrow. Yes and my wife,
e. just the prettiest, dearest little
in man that ever walked IN two shoe!
of No. Ninety-nine was ranni
en- smoothly and steadily along. 1t v
ser Sunday morning, and there was no
ing in the way-not even an up-tr
es. TO pass until John Lathrop would
We couple his iron steed and put him
he the great round stable to rest and
re cleaned, for twenty-four hours.
a while the fireman kept his eyes ah'
ng John Lathrop seated himself,
nd while keeping watch of the stes
rad gauge and his eyes open, told OF