The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-02
Ghe1ntelti9enesr,
Put Yourself in Her Place.
Au Incidcnt OF WOmlan'S Hero
ism.

The lOnRsummer Jay lind Crept slowly
away, and il was nearly FIVE O'clock. The
hours at the railway station were marked
AZ by some gigantic clock that told the
IagEard minutes Ivy screaming whistle
and changing bell. The 4:30 accommoda
ton had gone east, the western express
duo there pt A:j6 had Numbered through
thaEillage, gone on oyer the great via
duet, and disappeared round the vast
curve beyond. y
so one counted the hours by the train
Lydia by name, a girl OF the best New
England type, quiet, and yet with an i'm
lnense capacity for doing and daring
should love and the ocepion demand
The local freight would come next ant
tlGn-thep she would SET, him again. She
laid aside her work, pat some split.zephyl
vanity upon her head, and went out to
ward tue railroad. As she approached
the station she saw her brother, the sta
tiOnmnster, opening the little freigh
house on the farther side of tire track
by this she knew that the local iteigh
would stop this time. Her heart beat tht
faster and she quiCkened her step. Or
reaching the passenger station, where thi
village street crossed the railway, sh,
looked up and down the line, and .hcI
crossed over and turned to the left ant
walked beside the track toward lii,
freight house.
70 understand all that took place on
this occasion, and to fully appreciate her
c6nsummate skill in controlling the
events 80 quickly to crowd upon her, we
must study the construction OF the road
At this point. The main line for more
than mile TO the right, or toward the
east, was perfectly straight and compare
lively level. TO the left, or the west, il
crossed Il deep valley by lofty stone
yiaduct, and beyond the valley il curved
toward the north and mounted the hill
by n long grade. Just east OF the passeR
ger station branch road entered the
nam line, and there was, az might be
supposed, Il cross.Oyer switch. Beyond
the passenger station, on the west, was =
short siding ending in = small freight
house, and directly opposite was another
siding with freight shed and coal yard
At this point there was also another
CTOss-over switch.
LYDIA walked on past The lrcigh
loufc, and, crossing the aide track, iuunt
large fiat rock beside the way, AM
there, under the shade Of an ancient appl,
tree, she "a, down TO wait until her love,
should come.
lie comes She heard the three long
whistles sounding far down the line, ant
bright blush mounted to her face. The
train would stop. That was the sigma
for the station.master. Her brother
came ont Of the freight.housc, spoke
pleasantly to her, and then walked on
toward the switch at the head Of the
aiding.
Suddenly the mainline track before
her began to sing in sharp metallic muir
murs. The train had entered that sec
ton Of the road, and he was near. Their
there came the sound Of escaping steam
The engine was slowing down and tht
steam, no longer employed, was bursting
With loud roar from the sniety.valte II
II impatient OF delay.
With jar that shook the ground thu
Immense freight engine rolled passed her
and the engineer; leaning out Of his win
dow, nodded to her ~ he slid past. Thel
the cars in long procession came int
sight and moved past with slowly de
crensing speed, Four brakemen busy a
the brakes went past, and still he cam
not. At last the rear car appeared, ant
Young man swung himself down frou
the iron ladder on the car and aprang I,
the ground at her feet,
4 sooly man, clad in blue canvas, nov
black with smoke and dust. Only
brakeman No; n trlile belter-lhe con
duCtor Of the freight train. "A year agO
he had been glad to take the place OF
brakeman, and already he had been pro
NOTED. Love did It. He had met ant
loved Lydia IN the days Of his toolisl
idleness, and she had insisted that he d.
some manly work, or she could nOt--yes
she could and did love him; but h
must show himself worthy Of her love
already he had advanced, and she wa
well pleased With HIS progress, and the,
had become engaged.
\ grimy, dusty man in URlovely gar.
nents; but, in her eyes, he was MAJ
made for better thing. As he stood be
sids her one coNild see in Els clear eye
and sensible face that he had good stul
in him, aud was worthy OF her love.
1t becomes us not 10 linger while the,
talk quietly together beside the track
The train moved slower and slower till
finally. it stopped with the last car jus
beyond tile switch. The iron horse wa
moved on, the station master signalet
with his arms 10 curious fashion, an,
each Of the four byaGemcn repeated tn
motion in turn. White plnls OF steam
ro'c high in the air from The farther chl
Of The train. a curious, rattling soun,
spread through the train, and the last ca
oacSed down, turned aside aud entere,
The siding. The station master left tn
switch aud came hastily toward The Low,
Good day, Alfred Light freight to
DAY only one car--by the wsy, the brak
chain Is broken, aud you had better drol
the car At the repair shops. The ireipb
car y
sosaying, the station master went o,
into the freight.house, followed bv IN
rattling and rumbtng ears. They qradn
ally lost their speed, and then came n to
stop with the end Of the train lost in IN
darkcavcrn OF the freight house. Ther
WIS Q shout from the building, and he
one Of the brakemen began 10 move hi
arms as n signal to 90 on. Again til
white putts Of steam shot up in the di.
lance, and with jar and a culver tn
train started again.
Gar after car rolled past them. Their
we're hurried whispers, a warm hand
shake, and perhaps a kiss, and then Ii
Young man swung forward, grasped Ii
ladder on the last car, climbed quickly 1
tho top and sat down. She stood gain
alter him rs he was drawn away iror
her, and smiled apd waved farewell ;
htM with her handkerchief
Here, Lydia, you must helm ma"
ItwAs hen brother who stood besid
her With , bunch Of keys in IN han1.