The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-25

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: Then as ihe tfaia esgao taaleaa hai,
he iumped down - t4e ,sa..oa platform.
ru along 6 tho iron, q iha laaF las 81
/ passenger cars where tbs msns
/ vas standing agisva8inF bsuss q rs i5ia
tae cab. Ntiio lle engineer Tmnk i
eaut yan % eome back saith ms q sa +,
little prl That hardly Know shat (,
make ot
The engineer nodded Without speaking
delibcniel, viped Is o.ly. umaky laals
in bunch Of "pasto took losa \, n.
grwy dusty face iu the nartau lats
mirror that hung beside thc team saaee.
pulled 90 his short froek. pat on coat.
changed bis little black. greasy cap iar
his soft felt hat taking these dress an
articles from The tcnder box. where an
engineer always has something slowed
away Tor an emergency aud went back te
the coach as requested Ne entered tho
coach aud made his way % tho seat where
the Kind hearted conductor sat talking 10
. brigbt-looking little girl. about
nine years old oddly drcssed in woman's
shawl and bonnet Several oftho passen.
were grouped around the SCAT oyoidently
mubh interested in the child, who wore
sad, promaturoly old couutencc. but seem,
ed to be mother timid nor confused.
"Horo is the engineer. said The con.
duotor kindly, as Frank approached
She held up her hand to him with a
winsome smile breaking over her pinchod
little face, and said "My papa was an
engineer before he became sick and went
TO live on farm in Montana. lie is dead
and my mamma is dead. She died first,
before Susie aud Willie, Ny papa used
to tell me that after be should be dead
thore would be no one TO take care Of me.
aud then ! must get on the cars aud 10 10
his old home in Vermont And he said
If the conductors wouldn't let me rido
because | hadn't any ticket / must ask
for the engineer, and tell bim was James
Hendricks little girl, and he used t. run
on the Nj M and O. road
The pleading blne oyos were now full of
tears but she dad not cry after The man.
ner Of children in general
Engineer Frank nov quickly stopped
down and kissed her very tenderly aud
hen, az he brushed Che tears away from
Iis own eyes, said Well, my dear. 40
'ou are little Bessie kendrick It's NV
opinion a merciial Providence guided you
m board this train, Then turning
'round to the group Of passengers, he
vent on knew Inn kcudiek the father
i this little girl, we'll lie was a man
mt Of ton thousand When first came
o Indiana before | got acclmated ]
las sick great part Of the time, so that
could not work, apd got homesick and
discouraged Couldn't keep my board
Ill paid up-not 20 mention my doctors
ills and didn't much care whether
we'd or died One day when the paw car
anne along aud the men were getting
heir monthly wages, there wasn't cent
oming to me- for | hadn't been frea from
le aguo, nor worked an hour for the last
onth. ] felt so blue that sat down
a pileof ties and leaned my head on my
1ees, with my head in my hands, and
led like a boy, out Of sheer homosick.
'ss and Encouragement Pretty soon
ie Of the railroad men came along and
id, in voice that sounded like sweet
nslc IN my ears, for hadn't found much
al sympathy out there, althoug the boys
,re all good TO me in their way oYou
vo been having rough time Of It aud
u must let me help you ont. looked
and there stood Jim Kendriell With his
'nth's pay in his hand lie took ont
IN the roll Of bills a twenty dollar note
d held 1t out TO me. ! knew b had q
ky wife and two or three children. and
It ho had hard time Of it t. pull
'ough from month 20 month, SO said
i ashamed Of the tears that were still
Gaming down my face Indeed can.
take the money You need every cent
irself
Indeed, you will take it man. said Jim.
u will be all right ia few woehs, aud
. you can pay il back Nov come
nc TO supper and Soc tho babies It
do you good / took the bank note
accepted tho invitation, and after that
II to his house frequently, until be
ved away, and | gradually lost sight
him ! returned him the loan, but L
impossible to repay the good that
3 act of kindness did me, and rather
~ jim Kendricks i little girl here will
want for anything If can help it.
hen turning again to the child, whose
, eyes were wide open enough nov,
engineer said to ber "Ill take you
le with me, when We got ~ to Wayne
wife viii fix you ap, and woll write
find out whether those Vermont
iions really want you or not II they
Mary or shall 60 with yon Bat II
don't care much about having you,
shall stay and be our lttle girl for
ave none ofour own. Yoa look very
d like your father, God bless his
iory
st then the Eastern train whistled
Ibosrd vas sLontsl, eaglseer Frank
shed opt u tbs car door aud sent for.
70 his engine, siping Ais eyos ~tb
coat sleeve, while tie conductor aad
pathetic passengers could not suppress
tear this touching little episode
el during tie taenty-miagtes stop
lens Junction.
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