Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1879-07-08
BLOWN AWAY.


Mary and little Tommy-the children of
the station-master at Black River juno
ton, on the Great Southwestern rail
road. The station stood alone on the
open prairie. miles and miles from any
where in particular. Black river flowed
through the mountains, hundred miles
away to the north, and on clear days
the snowy mountains could be seen
glimmering on the grassy horizon. The
line leading to the Black river met the
Southwestern here, and thus it was the
place was called Black River Junction
The station-ma ster and his wife and
three children lived in the little depot
quite happily, but there was not another
family within ten miles in any direc-
ton.
At times the children thought it
rather lonely. There was nothing in
particular to be done, except to watch
the trains that stopped at the junction
several times day. Once in while a
freight car would be left on the side
track. and the children soon found that
an empty freight car makes n capital
playhouse. They could keep house in
the corners and make visits, or sit by the
open door and make believe they were
having ride.
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and tbeT @ al ieJ ~, ouo S u loo1od ,,oI
o,,t of AZ ,-iI1. up +l ,1nu .ogSGs S:a
biowi If II whiStled nnJ " oaToI onT %Ar, a,,d u,d
;, vrS ~ pl, ~ on slii
tbo os'e ood s upoi, q s. iis'Ip
tho bo,So % hoo",, a''aera.ep .ont " .iie iooi
With the cb;Idre,, ;ns;ia ''y fto, ~
fast tbe,nnrn;ng t,.a;ns rod ,,,,t ~ =
1U;nd s,5a so AZ tt ~ ~
,ra,.e old ~ ,,5r 'lr's trar, ~ -
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the 90 Io,tNy 90 poa9iot5 4t Inel
rr;,,d I'm, ~, H. anu r,ie sie'i'
ever ,''7i''' = ''- 'i'' io0i 0"iiE iouoei 'iiS'ii
The stat;on.sfo, cold - b1o colo
d ~ - ~, ~ st.ie
house lest It'll thew be hinwr 81 ,usU s'n? ~ the t1io
rio @ and ho IoSt Tba atatS aMaS ansu slie
w;fa n ss;d T i NJ tos' ,t G ~ s'eIlGd-asSer
stav % in H the bonse KY Sar Thera ss
emnty fraiobt on tho s;aa 4.ao,, 30 as.i
hans tbev ,,,irbt oiav 'o ~ slah' 4hat' FL FL
ssf H., nv, sto,. 81 ptay ~ IllaI: ie
and he fooI K;ttg nv giitI tba goon Pd loea
Ton,,,,v ~ h;s 80, gh;in IL nT ,d.'nu 'liu
ho1d ~ III y cs o1s .a,1s, am sb mnli!e Mary took
to the empty ' car any Wbey, S Al Hnw menS + dG9 d;d
blow! They certainly thought thew
would be lifted I'D by the wind and
blown quite info fhe skv. The emntv
car was warm and snuc and once in,
side thew were ouite onf of Tho NOV &c
the wind. f Ns N7S II sSra'4s'SSs = - "''' 2
Marv thorob+ +ho ro,. 40 ,a
rood place to keen bouse nb h,,t mTo,u Tono pv
nrefe,rad tbe, other and So so tba, LILLY onm
70 Ieen bose botb Emu end 80 t1ey agreea
car This was nc p;no LIE H. ~ s,,e e ;t1npey
them chance tn v;s;t , eao5 81 o4ba. or sas5 and
the omen nart bv tba d. rm AZ J'aea allu
enade n II We wall ~ M uool iii''oe !" prom
Tonder and londo, ,.oarod tho .1o
Safe and snl,a % in % t5a ear rIu ~ %, t,e gale:
with their play and thought f nothing MiIs of of
''ls SuddenIy Mebs,1er tbe Gals.ae snr eon,ed e
thew slammed n tIe; u .,.ld
ran 70 the door m TO- to sec wbat Pa I'm anu
nened w. = ~ " i'''O ii'''' nap
s'Whv. it's movinei somebodv,s
pushing It, said Mary. >
They are taking us away on the
freight train. Come, we must get out. ;"
Il didn't hear the whistle,p said
Tommy. e guess something is push
ing the car. .n @ eaa71 7is
Tho rirIc loanod ont of tbo doo, e. 80