The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-08-02
Story Of the Engineer.

determination. He signed his name in a
bold, plain hand, tied red ribbon in his
button hole, and as he left the hall he
said
''As the Lord looks down upon me, I'll
never touch liquor again.
- Have You been Il hard drinker a.
quened d man who walked beside the
engineer.
mo. Fact is, was never drunk in
my life. I've swallowed considerable
Whlskey, but never went far enough to
get drunk | shouldn't miss it or lie the
worse OIL for an hour if all the intoXicat-
ing drink in the world was drained into
the ocean"
'But you seemed eager to sign the
pledge
so was, and Ill keep it through thick
and thin, and talk temperance to every
man on the road"
''l ou must have strong reasons
"Well, if you'll walk down to the depot
I'll tell you a story on the way. 1t hasn't
been Ill the papers, and only a few of Us
know the facts. You know | run the
night express on the b Road. We
always have at least two sleepers and
coach, and sometimes we have as many
-, " P''"'N ii5 5rl'' itH " 7pNt
Iodu' ieN q tS q iloor ana pretty straight.
lnouSh Iilele Is Il paet spot Of TWO. ne
iiiSnO GApicsS Dd" t1t llghV way, ana
we ildhe laSt Time II no rare lhllS lor
| Us ~ Shill alohS at lile rate OF ilIty miles
dH Io'li lor thlFlI OF lorly hllleS, ana we
l'leiN go peIoN thifty. one hght pulled
o"' vi DelIolI WIN wv" SltepcFS, wv"
Sodtuc"' anu the baggage anu maui cars.
h. l,l in, l,,,, 4.
No"ilt Ih liie peflilH III bolh SIttptlS
"oiG 'uii' 'tii'' lHoHI "i Illr seats III the
oo'tneS were occupled. u was Il dark
iEil'' threatening iti tnF liihe 70 lalli'
"A'' lonesome N'll'l VIII Stiea around the
'ao Il" we ieil the cltN ochInd. We We're
ecNtIittcA ,liil'!IeS ldte' ana lnal meant
i"9l t!lile 'li ''le way through
Ntli' ne continued altcr IL moment
cNeIN tHlllS iil along aI flShl up To
liil'liilSnl' lhe mann Track WAS kept
olcaL lot U.S. thr engine was IN good
spirits ana we l;til INT" D. aS smooth
'tS you please. me express coming east
9lioui'' - Hltt, US hIleeh hliIrS west "i
out Illt operator ;ll tht Ntai'"lllad
i'iIeu u u, receive MS uS'i"l report from
peIo"' ! liat WIS strange 3ld yet IL Wits
not ana 'Iter httIe consultation the
~. Iol'''uttoi .t SUN me aneau, we were L"
hcc' tlie man TRACK WnlIe ille other
.[dll ,. would run III ON the SIdt-tracN.
NlGlt ''iler hi?iit our time Ilad been S"
Vloso Ill"t we alo' A"l keep lhem WAITING
over TWO minutes ana were generally ln
SiSlit Wieil lhrI SWItchcd IN.
" N,ii iiell we le,V i' W. went 'tII'''ial
I't'llilE speed lullN believing THAT the
olller traih Would ne ON tllne' Nine miles
iroll H., Is lie niue village oi F"lt".
i ! llcle Is te!e%rapn Statloll lhtTc, bul
,ile operator HAS no llSht work. lie CLOSED
MS once ana went nome ABOUT ?ncIork,
dll'l amy messages Oh ing wire lor nina
WIZ iieIl apoNe Oh peloW uhUlI heNl
lh"tlilli@' Nheh Sl2llted thiS station
saw ICu ldlllcFh Swinging between lhr
railS' Nlta'iy aStonisiled, / pulled up
t,ic hcdN! tIalll ana got Il hll ol news
ln"l utmost III %, lii'eo me out "l my boots ~
was "o"S lielcH' It's pLalll us liliS hI@
ucp't: ~ WIS llie optIdtol VII" Was
n"ilSiiiS Illc EtllerIl. ne mao neen fouScd
il"iil "letP pl lhe Whistles Oh locolnollNr'
"iit!i litlt WASH one NllllIh teli hlllrS
VI iil'ii' ne lit"lu lile l"ot' lo"I. l""l
"H'lc ile Was dIcSNlllG dllu all tllc way us
ile ran I" 'ilf St"II"ii, thinking ne ilau
peeh SIGli"l"d- 10 there was II" lialll
lhele. Everything WAS as quiet a~ the
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tho No ,''' '''o w.
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M .!,1' j. I''',g :, tli,''';'r ~,
had Inn It "l,'"'j ~ S'Sli'lr'' US "' "Ipr we
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down was the long switch. II WAS time