Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-27
A True Story for Boys.

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y n s1ou oe"l oi pruning lor Tue OH'CaSo'
burlington ana quincy ral'roau' ana pe-
oIueo % VI Vl's c'liie 70 emo" young ul'h
E VINO Is Ilie supJect Oh my STORY lie came
hi iro ~ NiassaclGsGtCs' sti, nc was poor, ailu
i'I ~ inllueil'l'l lilcilu 70 even S'Ve MN
IoI'cl vi IeooilllleiIuaIIoh' I,' ne n souSllV
onPI'S! !nen' On V'iG OlliCago burlington
anu anu quincy r'Iiroau' anu Hiter waiting
Ui'ic' aU i"sU scGureu poS,UIo' as orthe'
.,"'1 ~ d ileielV tl''" 9'll' toouT t'l't
y uollaIe " iilonIh: nc was mtlVHlul III
:is PoSitloh' anu oelnS ooIll i'i'e'liScnC anu
INDUSTRIOUS u ho was soon mace cohuuGIor
II II tno Ul"'l, WIN W"5eS neaIly uou''e:'
lo s?oh IL, n!II"c'cu t'io '''lenClon Vi MS
ouPotict " CiIIooiS' WHO 81" III l''li an ""'l-
oSU' l''l,'i.ul "nt cohoolo'i'iouS ooiiuuool
I'I Tlo NV eeeH'nS us own o"so VI Plo"9u'oi
nu' constantly ueVoIeu 10 the interests ol
"t vn1 oo.,l p'nJ N'aO M oilHloy'u t,'.I' Ho .n"l
lot many lionV'lS ei"PSc' uelolo iio "''
.i ii"uo oons'uo'ol Vi " P''9Se"goi lI"llI
!noio coilliollaole PoSitioh' anu ohe lei'-
al hs q somewhat 1.! hl4iiel salpLy. lolo !
nnt ntS' % hnoW n.ul' 'nu S"w in L'Ll !" 'ioo r'uo
eoI, e qulc', un"SSulHlnS youns llah' noo
llo'n .iio PoP1n'l VICES anu oco ,ci WY "P,
p'N o"liJ ''ou w Io 9uo1 % l'''''iu. ,'''N
V'uo' anu "oyo.1u W MS WI 10 a 0oiituo
l1,' ''o 'nousll lno Pool'ion 'i''It o01l 'n'.
VI goheIa' Superih!eilueht. nc u!u ,! no.
"PPI"ten'iy nave h'Sii oP'ii,oi' Vi i'lS o"n
"p..l'loe 'li1lo WAS T. to'll "o?enIe VI % .h"t
sw"ssel ''nu sVIuI Dl'e,i seeh ~ .noSo WHO
oonio " SiInll"r Suo"itcln Po1il.onS. ~
o.I.i'eu 10 vnTusi nc 'nousnU .'i,'V W PloP
G,g oC'Iuu0S ; MS 'l"li--'o ou,J .ho oolu,
T.' Tn VI ms p''sSc"se'S' "n" l,sn'ny SGasG
ho ho fuI rnT0ioSIS oono ~ ns ~" icy
L'I I"o ~ otG.o''0 k;. Vi an '''o Po"''' WV"
nav si'eH ll'ln, .,:..
G"o VI vne evoitos' ,I '''tI l.'oav IA't0'ins;
"nu yev "'io " uno nou,Io'' .I "o,oe'' G,o I"u
loGI uonsoielouS s;,nn 'tit to" mno o, uoUa nV"
npondaIt ] 9'f'V, ns ,o was ro"d '' rb;s ,am S
1l''iuenU ~ Vi Wv , io'.I l,S ,nam' Eo. " "
H. i ,;. ""'oliou ovo'J IniPioyo VI
oJ c,' ,o.u wion "'i o'S.o oyJ, y;,;4 lIo'' aSot
oSoaS "n nnuW I,io 'Di n5 o1 eh c%,
nI' rI ou. ~ ni'o" %,' Nv VIZ i ,o nI ,i',T
0 ~. "ol 49, '''ta ~ ~, WV ''s"J sun 10
~. JounS NVLe VGhuuItot W. uI, hov J9o"PG Ino
Neen eye nen ne lc'sV CnouS'lC Vi IL nus
chiei + was Wv. measuring ana souholnS nm
ana Ilhaing OUT WhaI klha Oh metal ne was
lll"ue Vi pu' none ever Ahe" whCtheE ne
w"s approved OF ho,' lol t'ie ciiel looh
W was always stern ana colu US lGe' OhG
SATURDAY morning. traih NO; moved
Slowly o9' vi OnicI'so uliuer l'lc c"te ol
my, lny IL lIiehu' Wlo' on'y lnlchC OH uoinS ms
hovo no m biGhor anhitio,, tha 70 ho IrooJ VI
nonGnntorssai,ru w , nina hnmdr"J ] u SoI,ssr" soo.'
Toar ShonI % nn9n ,,i u,han ho s,onnod u0,i'a ae "
Station bo faMmJ o toinor, o'0o" fro,o ~ ~ g
bond ni,;co % orJnrinr L;n, to o 4" inouo o tho tho
train in tho c.re ' ~ ~ i''' " nrd % tato tho tho
GrsI ,rn;r, c, TGiono.o y rhi. s''ne ',,e
,,snL tii;n W"n5o.;, ,,,h.t ''a ,'i, "i ~ w.
tbo oo" '", M'%v %d 0V"" tio1 w "
Jo ' nxaotI v yn6t nd i, w, o @ ,ou "
bou, o sj S ,o , %a'o ". na.iota,
not bo So ,h"t 7tant;nn1i, ~, INV
c"t' eE l0 - 80" III. t',.'' 'u.''i'' 3;I no i,'
%h;o l1uliol o'i'1l n' l'o,.ou'o' t.o"c',',
ni'G Ci Ie1 in,U 1"1ub" b" env1, on ~ mo 'o"mI I
Go., li"'L.'io"u h nav Sno i'I'i' pin "no
Nno"It,9 nv" SVliIO t,o was ,'i nus o'Sti v
luz ~ OiI 1eoV'.n r , U,o oo' Mondav wn',o
inn ,shan viii iii 'o foorf,i G0 Laort 10 rn
5 eo9toI hin,soiF ot .h,, atfiao ~ n,o s,non o
intonJant 0-''0' VI NV '''''
nCond n,orn;ro Mr. l,,,nonl. Ihor
nowornd n0nr ta7oGran, "md oan,o on "''o' WV
what if means TS' y y '''D '''''' NO'''o ~ '0'
GOOD mornino.7 crowled the chief
"I see YOU have, Sir; I have concluded tC
take your train away from YOU"
Tbo condrctor,s boort sanl, ,oror ,hn,
ever What before was only fearful FORE
boding, was now painful truth. He baC
kent the affairs of his train in comnlete
order, his reports had been carefully and
correctly made; and vet, after all, he had
lost his position he knew not why, and he
felt that his case was sad indeed He in.
wardly resolved that, having missed his
calling, he would quit rairoadinc and try
some other service, where faithful work
would be appreciated. He dared not hone
to reverse the decision of the all-powerfu
official vet in rs calm a voice as he coulC
command, he politely asked the reason fol
his summary dismissal. Col. Hammond
waited while before he answered. Then
the muscles of his face relaxed Il little. anC
he said Il want an assistant supcrintend
ent in nv office, and | have called YOU tc
take the place" True worth is ALWAYS
modest, and our thunderstruck conductor
could only stammer, But am not com.
petent, sir, to ill the position
"You can do what tell Won. Won con
ohev orders can't vono IE.t's oIl VIM
bnye to do sir Yon will begin wnrl ihi,
morninc Th,t j. vonr dn.E :"
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l nc nc" ""VI's very hHC rs "'illcu'I a'
no eAPoole,'' AI nIst ,it n'I'' oi'y 70 ooe}
U'uo's' anu G''i or' '''e uc''li's Vi WorN
t'lu ouU y tne chlel anu 10 chrSe uu'ieI
no otouShV i''o same i'I'niulnesS any
VhorouSuhesS 'Il"O n',u ''l''e nun hotlceaDl'
rs - conductor ms eIo!"'lon o'u no
sPoi. ll.ni' vi LitNo li''li vi'ln ne was ''
Pla'" anu inquest anu 'l"ru-"orHln9 "S DC
inao 1, InG s,'''''S "' ii's' WIS e'Sl'o0" nuo
Aftor fo,v ro,rs, ,orvi,o rn1or C,l
uan,monI nrj NV ,drarno Of '"i", snInn,, w, =,
twenlv.fve hnndrnL doIiors tbn % ;,,,i, !,
vonnT man WINS ;nvitoJ 70 ,nLo u,o dffo,
o1r nonnrni srnnrin,nnJont nr 80, ,,.o,
rood .t =. s,I,r, or ronr ,hons.,l Jaii'1e1.a Jiie
DistrnS,;nn 1 hiS orn hi,;t,. bmt ""','''
aI ,o Lie hast bn "ocon,o1 , ,bo ''"'Ji oi u n ~
snonoo,Iod mil tho Cbinnro R,,Iino,nr 'r' ,tn,
and Ominnv ronli2ina baw ,,,ob M ,ha,,7 ho, ,o,
IoSt y; r,,S,;n,r nit bim, ;nr'ita5 1'' W. ,''',
Ii; aai,;n ",' ri'' 'soe' I n'ii !, y
,o sorr;no. ,S hy M tba tpn1n,inl ] r % S ~ ta l,
snnd Jolloys ,,onr O''N' VI '''> WV"
'''n ~ tIl'',H tIn ,,,oa,,i'no G"', Co, I1, h.,
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