The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-04

faster along the road.
ooh, we must get out! They
are taking us away
No, no, said Kitty. We must
stay here till the brakeman comes
round. | didn't hear them when
they took us Oh the train
'There isn't any traiD,' said
Tommy, looking up and down
the line.
'Oh, it's the wind! It's blowing
the car away. We must put on
| the brakes and stop it,
This was Il good plan, but how
were they to carry it outg The
brake wheel was on top OF the
car. and they were insite. Faster
and faster rolled the Car. 1t be
gan 20 rattle and roar as il drag
ged along by a swift engine. IN
a moment Tommy begAD to cry.
Mary tried to look brave, and
Kitty stared hard at the level
prairie flying past. 1t was of no
use. They all broke down togeth
cr apd had q hearty cry alone IN
he empty car as it rolled on and
on before the gale.
The station masters wife rolled
up her sleeves to put the house i'll
order while the children were safe
~ out Of the way. The station
master, feeling sure the children
were safe in the freight car, sat
in his Office nearly all the morn
ing. AT last the beds were made,
the dinner put on the fire, and
the mother wondering how the
girls We're getting on in their play
houseo Oh tbs tack. She threw Il
,;lawI.oyer her face, and she
could not see exactly where she
stood. Turning her back to the
wind she tegan to call the chill
dren. How loudly the wind roar
: ed through the telegraph wires!
Perhaps, they could not hear in
all this din. Maybe. they were
inside the car, out Of hearing.
She walked on towaid the siding.
Not a thing to- be seen! She won
dered if there had not been a
mistake? Perhaps the car was on
the other side track ? No, the
rails were unoccupiea as far as
she could see in every direction.
t What did it mean? What had
happened! She staggered back
into the station and startled hel
her husband with a Cry OF despair
The car The children !
The station master IAN out ul
, on the platform and looked uI
aud down the line: Not q car II
s!eAt!It had been blown away
: before the terrible wind, and wa'
perhaps at this instant rolling
swiftly Onward with Il precious
+, load 70 destruction. What woult
t happen TO it +? Would it meet ;
train Or run into station
l Would the children try TO get ont
or would they stay i'll the car til
it was wrecked 2
He sprang to the door of th'
= depot to telegraph the terrlbl
news down the line, but just a
he opened the door he saw
=, faint white cloud Oh the western
- horizon. 1t was train. Hell
r was coming. At the same instan
: his wife appeared with jew grie
i and terror in her eyes.
q I cannot get a call iii either q
" " rection. The wires are blow
down.
y This only added to the danger
y for there was now no means
, sending word in advance OF til
" runaway car. 1t must go on
q it's fate witt out fate or warning.
- sHelp is coming, molher. Here
=; ~ a traiu bound east
,r Nearer and nearer came IL
train, and the father aud moth'
Is stood watching it as it crel
along the rails. 1t seemed as
N it would never come. At last,
7e reached the platform and prove
to be d passenger train bound [
id the Black River road and not l
is tended to go in the direction
which the car had been blow
or away. The instant it stoppe
Y. the station master ran TO the en-
ut ueer and told his terrible stoi
The mother, with quicker ;"
as found the conductor and demai
no ed that the engine be taken
in and sent after the children.
nj The conductor WIS a. tIo.i