The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-26
struck his foot against alog near the bot
tom, and pitched forward into the ditch
half way ACROSS the track a.Ea3sE

The man could have got on his feet easy
enough if it hadn't been for his cursed
whisky bottle, but he grabbed it and
held i up so as to save it, and couldn't
get his balance, Of course, without both
hands, and so pitched forward again, and
this time flat across the rails, and We went
over him.
1t was all done in 9 minute, you see,
and the train stopped, and staring at
Jim here and he at me.
what did you do that for9' said jim,
jerking her up like that tor nothing"
my God run over q human creature
and mash the breath out of him, aud ask
what L stop the train tori" p" salaee r.
'Run over q manl'' cried jim care
you crazy or drunki'' but ! didn't wait
to answer, Istreaked up the track to
where the conductor was out, and the
brakemen and passengers all had their
heads out Of the windows, and everybody
wanted to know what was the matter,
and there--welI you know just as well as
There was the open country and the
track us fat as my hand, aud nothing
else near or far to be seen. Ia.
"Drunka No, I wasn't drunk. I don't
drink--ever. And it happened just so,''
turning to Jim. ',.~ y 20. ."}
"Just exactly So" answered tho sooty
fireman. g <.'ss "S'.''
Yves, just exactly So" echoed the en-
gineer; ''and just exactly SO I've seen it
every day, and done it regularly since
then. And I can't stand it much long
CT; I've got to quit. Look at that
holding up his strong hand that was
shaking in way that didn't belong to
its muscles, nor to the clear blue eyes
that had no drink or craze in them. "May-
be can make q change with friend of
mine who wants to come West; anyway,
I'm going to get out Of here lively.
I sat down and pondered. 49,.
500 you believe met said he.
"Believe youl Of course do. I'm
not u tool. know when man has
truth IN his face, and you've got truth
in yours-volce, too, tor that matter"
He smiled and thrust out his grimy
fist. 4's -~ .'-
"1'd like to shake hands with you for
that-lf you don't care" 81 ~
SHUT do care" said smiling in turn.
So we shook hands. T." '. '.
"Can't you explain lt4" g.:
"No-no more than can tell you how
flowers grow.'' a.:
We reached our destination and each
went his or her way, and so far as l
knew there was an end Of mystery and ex-
PLANTATION. -.
Five years after I was at New Bruins
wick aiming tor the ten o'clock train to
Philadelphia. go.
drawing room car" called l, az ran
down the long, dark platform.
"Drawing- room car this way!' was
shouted from the rear blackness.
"Ah, it is you, Miss Dickensong Plenty
Of room tonight" and scrambled in.
: About every o&ciel and employee on
the railroad knows me. So turned to
see with which conductor I was going,
but did not recognize him.
o"You don't know me-" t' ~
ono, said I, yet found something
familiar in face or voice. ''You are q
new mani" -. .. s-e.... IN ;tss,,..s ..,..
eyes," he answered. ..r,
"Let me see! let me see!" thought I.
I don't like t be thwarted. I always re-
member peoples faces and always forget
their names, 4 could forget my own.
"Who is he9 When, where did 1 ever
travel with him2" >r.+
"You were not q conductor when saw
you before. am sure of that" ven
tured. -. -."-, ....t..
He laughed at my puzzled face and an
swered, 'You're right there"
All at once placed him.
"Ah!" cried l, shows the ghost?"
The man had a fine rudy color, but he
turned pale at that-pale as this paper.
"Why, you don't mean that anything
did really ever come of it,"
eyes, but do" -.
"What2"
"Well! III tell you all in q breath
that's the best way, and I don't like
talking about it. You know I wanted
to get away2 Yes. Well, I got my trans
fer, came to the Philadelphia and Erie
road, and my friend went West.
Maybe didn't draw long breath as
| got under way that first day, as though
I'd left my bugaboo SO far behind me.
Everything about me was so different
from what I had quilted, it made me
ASSA linz q uC" IAdu Ou kuO" Tic
country the Philadelphia and Eric runs
throughi'' :.
II know it. Beautiful, fresh and billy,
and full of stream, with rough-look,ng
road and curving track -. -.
"Just &c." he assentea, and I went
along it cheerful as cricket, looking at
everything and full ofinterest till toward
nightfall- then-well!-I shut nv
eyes and drove ahead. What else could
dos But my fireman was dragging at
the rope like mad and rousing me, and
the train was jarring and jolting, and
presently stopped. az ..ru.. -. 10
"What did you do that fort" said I. -.
my God, man." he cried, "run over q
human creature and knock the breath
out of him, and then ask what I stop the
train for-are you drunk or crazys" and
be plunged off and I after him. AZ Y
II did not expect to see anything, but
at the right, you see, as the train ran
there was a bit of hill and q shamblinp
old red tavern, with some lights shining
on top of it, and ditch at the bottom,
and lot of people with the conductor
md - .