The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-05-22

LINK perhaps it would be a shorter
eut, he thought, "if l could get down
10 the railroad track and walk on that as
lar as the Great Gray Rock, and then
cross the lce-pond to the old road"
lie scrambled down the steen and
frozen side of the bleak mountain. and
soon came to the single railroad track,
upon which passenger train ran at S
ID the morning going south, ard S in
TIE afternoon going north. There was
freight train at noon also. but this had
passed by long since. ''
AZ must be near now" thought he
Shall hear the noise of the train as i
comes; and, besides, they alwavs blow a
"nlstie at the Great Gray Rock"
lie walked along, swiftly and steadily
ms hands deep down in his pockets, and
ms nose purple with cold. Suddenly
he stopped.
ITS very strange that / don't see the
crows nest" he said, aloud, as if be
were talking to the yellow sunset in the
The crows nest was long deserted
nest OF sticks and straw and reeds, in
the aecayed boughs OF lightning
blasted pine tree, which, from its pecnl
lar position, could be seen for some
distance away by any one approaching
from the northern side Of the mount
am. And then johnny came around
the curve Of the woods and saw, to his
amazement, that the old pine, decaved
at the heart, and tossed about by the
tempestaous March gale, had split laif
way down, and fallea-a huge, splint-
cred mass-across the iron rails Of the
track.
And this was the reason that johnny
haa failed to see the familiar landmark
Of the crows nest.
What shall | do?" cried JOHNNY,
aloud. The tr2in comes rushing
around the bend at ), and all the pas
sengers will be killed! On, if | had
but red lantern to signal Danger
ahead ="
Tie stopped minute, trembling ike
a leaf to think what he had better do.
and tLen, starting to run at full speed,
lie rushed headlong down the track,
waving his scarlet comforter over lis
head.
At the top the snowy hill by the
Great Rock, he knew that he could be
seen for long distance, and, by dint
OF great exertions, he contrivea to
reach the vantage ground before the
shrlll whistle of the advancing tram
was heard.
1t was on down grade here, which
increased the peril of the situation;
and Johnny stood there, the scarlet
comforter fiHttering above his head,
as If he were little statue, cut in
ebony, sharply outlined against the
bright western sky, where the sun was
hanging, a great globe Of gold, above
the black clouds.
Now, if the engineer only sees me-"
thought Johnny, his little heart beat
ing like trip-hammer, as he could
hear, above the rush Of the wind and
the creaking Of the tree boughs, the
hoarse whistle Of the train as II
rushed onward through the deep gorge
beyond.
And the engineer did see him. Small
as was Johnny, and Insignificant as was
his ensign Of danger, the snow-erested
hill and the orange sunset made 50
strong d background for him that they
instantly preceiyed that something was
wrong, and whlstlel the signal soE
down brakes
Ard tie lives Of the passengers were
saved, ana all through tie courage
and presence of mind 81 Z bog - years
cid
Children, this il a true story. Il isa
thing tl1at really happened Aad yoH
will lie glad to hear that enc of tie Off
GERS II tie railroad company he'd JohA-
ny appointed to 4 good place, 1t tie
nearest station. where il was lis aoty o
signal every approaching train, with I
Gag
snre / can trust such laa as that
And little Willie got well, and John
ny dates all his good luck from that
walk down themountaln side, when the
March winds were raging ln the forests
ana tha Crows Nest crashed funoustg
across tie iron lines u the railroad
tfacz,
l)rHs>.f tie winter housing, povlff@
II Ilabie to become lousy, and are otter
seriously affected with scnrry. Il Aea
- this condition tie egg pfodRet y
greatly diminished. Coal tar u go99
,s9t4r;al for hen-hoHses It IS q good
dis;nf4c.antaad deodorizer, and pretty
sert1in ezterminator of al vernin from
every part which Is likely TO eoLle 60 y
co,t3et With the poultry. Tie tar
should be applied n the boiling stale.
This Will soon dry On all portion
which ao not come n contact WITH 'ae
ndnItrv, nl apply the t.r ras; tbs will Is
more destructive AMI last longer. lWlee
! year il ante sufficient Kerosene y