The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-04-19

49,
The long summtr day had crepf ulowly
away, and Il Wae nearly fye O'Clock. The
houn u IL railway station we've marked
- By eome gigantic clock that told the
hggard mInutts BY ocriamine whistle
and changing bell. IL q - scccnmoda-
ton had gone east, The Western express,
due there u Zoo. had Numbered through
the Village, GCne 0nOsekthc greetviaduct
and dlDappeafcd round the VAT curve Be-.
yond.
~ one counted The hours BY he trains
Lydia BY name, GIRL Of the best New
Englo0d type, quiet, and VT with IN i'm
mense capacity for doing and daring
should love and tho occasion demand
The local freight would come next, and
then-then she would see him again. She
laid aside her work, put some 81 lit zephyr
vanity upon her head, and went out
toward the railroad. AS she approached
the stasi0n she saw her brother, the STA
ton master, opening the little freight
house on the farther side of the
track. By this she knew that the local
freight would stop this time. Her heart
heat the faster, and she quickened her
sep.
ON reaching the passenger station.
where the village street crossed the rail-
way, she looked up and down the line,
and then crossed over and turned to the
left and walked beside the track toward
the freight-house.
To understand all that took place on
this occasion, and to fully appreciate her
consummate skill in controlling the
events 20 quickly to crowd upon her, we
must study the construction of the road at
this point. The main line for more than
mile e ~ right ortoward the east, was
Pert0cfiy straight ana comparatively level.
10 the LETT, or the west, It crossed deep
valley by lofty stone viaduct, and be.
yond the valley It curved to the north and
mounted the hill ny long grade. just
east OF the passenger station branch road
entered the main line, and there was, as
might be supposed, cross-over switch.
Beyond the passenger station, on the west.
was . short siding, ending in small
freighthouse, and directly opposite was
another sid ng with freight-shed and
coai.yard. At this point there was also
another cross-over switch:
Lydia walked on past the freight house,
ana crossing the side-track, found large
nat rock beside the way, and there under
the SHADE o. an ancient apple tree, she sat
down 20 walt I'LL her lover should come.
ne comes! She heard the three long
wnisties sounding down the line, and
bright blush mounted to her face. The
train woule stop. ms was the signal
Tor the station' master. Her brother came
out OF the freight house, spoke pleasantly
to her, and then walked on toward the
switcn ~ the head Q! the siding.
Suddenly the main line track before
ner began 10 sing IN sharp metallic MUIR
mup. Inc tfain had entered that section
OF the road and he was near. Then there
came the sound OF escaping steam. The
engine was slowing down and the steam,
no longer employed, was bursting with a
loud roar rom the safety valve as II 1mpa-
tielt o. delay w
With jar that shook the ground the
immense freight engine rolled past her,
and the engineer, leaning out OF his win
dow, nodded to her as he slid past. Then
the cars in long procession came into
sight and moved past with slowly -decreas-
ing speed. -Four brakemen busy at the
brakes went past and still lie came not.
At last, the rear car appeared, and young
man swung himself down from the iron
ladder on the car and sprang to the ground
at her feet.
A sooty man, clad IN blue canvas, now
black with smoke and dust. Only q
brakeman! No; a tride better-the con-
ductor of the freight train. A year ago
NE n8Q Deen GLAD TO take the place OF q
brakeman. and already he had been pro-
noted. Love did it, He had met and
loved Lydia in the days of his foolish
idleness; and she had insisted that he do
some manly work or she could not-yes,
she could ana did love him; but he must
show himself worthy her love. Already
he had advanced, and she was well pleased
with his progress, and they had become
engaged VS. sif
A grimy, dusty man, IN unlovely gar
me1ss -ees " her eyes, ne was q man
insQ1 ~ tEE ningA as ne stooo pe-
sue net 81 c9uiq see, IN ms clear eyes
anu seAss9de race, that ne mad good stun
IN nm anu was wortny OF her love.
-: ~ ~ hot 70 ilnger While they
M MlHg1ouy DestfsI Dessde me uacK.
a ane 3 m0yea lower ana slower TIL,
my = stopped WIN tae las, car Just
moved on sha stat;on mas 1n no s;,ns %as
with III s~rss ;r a,,r;,,,'s ' sss,.;as a aud
ensa asc - II ~ .uo ..aJ
~ s,sct;or u. m,,;.o e,,tr. - ".a.
,,.x III. 4; ~ -. t.' puns ~ s'oan,
~ .S' ~ sa;n N aoA tae . lal.nel emu
~ .,.n., ~ .o.'' .ass.ins eounu
Spa I"I ~ Jan. IL anu 'le las. car
.h% s;d;rr rpa $3.50: aslue, anu e1'eIeu
sn;,ch on5 % ~ s s.;s ,asiet ~. .ne
" Gn ada ss Sif asy iows.u sne lovers
dav, oriv - az Ha ~, Ign ilkss "
uSs o.iy one car-Dy tae way, tne brake
chain = broken hs and you had better drop