The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-28
rHR FInRMAs's STORY,

uiA frigkthl fieeY' Wal, yes, yer correct
That man nn the engine thar
Dnn'l PACK The handsomesl continuance,
Eyrly inch ~ u spnrlln' sgAfi
Vut till yni, pHuii mar ann money enough
Filled ui in the Aniinnhl hanks
10 hlD liat mcn nor alngle scar
Do, lnror lndulges, Thanks
ye., Jim il an old-time engineer
AHA better one never war hnnNHl
min a runnn' lHr since The lllhi machine
Wuruui IN The Quincy luhli
An thhr ain't gAlDut thai pulls ping
From Maine ~ The lnmpln on place
mat knows more about Tho llB iron horse
Than him with The battered w nee
-uit hurt IN q mash-upF No, 'tWArdune
In 6nrt ~ legitimate WAyi
Ilfgut itH tryln' 10 save ghl
IN war ON The road last May,
hvbif much time fur ~ spin you the yarn
FOR W. pull out ~ iva tWcny-lir-
.JIH waittill climb ~ Rnd toss IN Hohln ooAl
Slblo keep old 40" alive
lin war; pullln' the liurlln'ton passenger them
Ifh Quincy Ahnlf nm hour late
An war skinnln' along purity lively SOS not
10 layout number tNenly-nnn HelRhl
Thp "Dn war more Than 'honpln' 'tlll w
An aQulyerln' IN every qeNel ,
Whnn all ~ Oncr Jim yelled McTcllnl unu
A. she showed her sharp nose round hcliNe'
lnmpcd 10 his side o. lhpcnh an ahead
1BOut two hundred pAceH or ~
stood gal on the track her hands raised aloil'
AM h0r face jist M white ~ lhe snow
Il seems she war 81 phrAlykW WIN lhr lflEhl
Tbnt She couldn't move mr'ard or back,
.Nn'whon Jim pulled tho whistle she hlnlod
nn' fell
Right down In heap on the track
I'm never forget tll tho day o. my death
IA, uKup lima fNpVl
JIr throw "A the old lever Ch'r hnck IKEA bhOl
SOS 10 glnckpn the "OJ'S" wild pace,
lgl,n lot on the alrhrnkcs ~ quick hs hnHh
AM out through the wlndn he nrl
M \, innnd long the mnnn' board elhF W
front,
An lay on the pilot ahead
lAon fist rs we reached whOr thcpoor Greet
lie srnbStd light hold Of her Orm,.
An raised her rlShl up sos 10 lhrp" NV WV
side
Quito reach of danger an harm
Nut somehow he slipped m fell IN nus head
ON therail as he thrOw'l the young lhsss
An The pllos In strlkin' him. gronhu UP MS
face
Ina frlghtrul an horrible mass
As soon MA we stopped backed UP the train
10 that spot whore the poor fellow my,
AM thnr' sOt the girl vii ms mead III her zap
An wipln' the warm blood away,
The tears rolled In torrents rlBht uo"h irohi
hcroyes, , =,
While she sobbcd like her hcartwar' all
broke l,.,.
( tell Won, my friend such sight ~ TINT ar
Would move the tough heart OF AN OAK
Wa mt Jim aboard an run back 10 town,
Whpr for week nrtcr week the boy lay
hoyorln' right In the shadow o death,
An thai gaI by his bed every day,
hut nursin' an doctorin brought him round
Kinder snatchcd him right oulon me grave
Ills face Amt 80 hnn'sOm' ~ lwar, Out MS
Remains Just az noble an brave.
or course thar's n sequcl-as story books say
lie fell dead In love, did this jim
but he hadn't the heart 10 M hcr 70 nave
Sch battered up rooster ~ MN Ut.
She knOw'd how he felt and last Now iehfs
Day
War tRe frst day o. leap year. you know,
SO she fist cornercd jim an proposed on inc
spot
An You bet be ddn'teay no,
He's buldin' n house up thar on the hill,
An has laid up snug pile o cash,
The weddins TO be on the first o. next May
list wear from the day o the mash
-rhr rai saws he rlsked his dear life TO save
hers,
An she'll list turn the tables about
An give him the life that he sayed-thhrs the
Bal, CO.,
Good day, sir; we're goln' topull out
Modern Argo.