, 1881-03-05
A. HEADLIGHT IN VIEW,


Jhtruit Frfe rrtss.
"fes," snid tho conductor, biting oil the tip
OF clInr nn1 slowly scratching q match OIL his
Icy. ''fve seen good deai Of railroad llfo thnt's
Interesting md exeltlnHin tho twenty ycars thut
Two bDtn twisting brnkcs alld slhmnlng doors
for living. Two accn All kinds nf sorrow md
nll kinds Of 10y: sepn tho huppy bridal couple
atArtlng out OH their brfdaltuur, with tho bright
md hopaful future hcfoso thesn. and tho btnrt-
rol'el 1Hourncr on her WHY to Il ncw-nnaslegrnyc
Wherein alto must burythc itlo' uf hpr lonely old
hpart. Wcalth aud Ilncb!ng poverty ride OH tho
aal1lo trAtM, and tho merry Iaugh Of tho 1oy-
OILS. healthy child Is mingled with tho de-
apn!rfng s!gh pt tho aged. The Hrent ntltp-
o1cs Ut lilo nro familiar to tue conductor, for
cyory day the cXtrotnes uf tho world nro ncrt-
Ing beneath hss eye. Two mltntnd tho ticket
Of nnny hlnckleg, md ,handlcd tho passcs OF
nj our most eminent tcntlhca.ls. I don't know
whit w,lk Of lifG y moro crowded With thrilling
Ever hnvb any slnashu7s?"
"Snlnshtits? Q ycs sesur1t OF thom. Mono,
however, TINT tplilfln't have bnrn great dent
wnrse. ThcrD ls one Incident In my rn(lr0ud
l!fc,' continued tho conductor. running Ills
tonxno earGtmly q, ovor broken r!aes 4 Tho
fure to any QUO. 1t tins uattscd me 1nSru misery
aud wsctchcttnoss than my l1H1 thing tint cvGr
happened to me IN tny o!l!cinl eHrcar. sunc;
nwnkc IN tho night with tho colt ,lrei,a uf
agony stnNdIilX oh my fncc. uImi tho horrible
hkllusnsu Mlou nit WIN ~ torsio!e AHtFnatitl-
II WIS running extra on tic Union IacItlo for
sS Stca"s @ g" %so Wns ~ n o af!omG M vf ~ he a
At 1hnnt I:N. rs ilenr III c!i!. remember, w0
were sa'InR aoE y, ~ eo.ntnrtae W one evening"
iIf"c ,,s r,,r,r ~ tt,nn mni con..t, uur IT. r
feeling tptoi rs overland trnyelers do wfo get
nc.nntett with each otllnr Ati, fcrl congof,tui.
All at nnct th9 train suddenly slowed down, run
", " ~ o,,r.e u,u s't'9' 't,! ~. anu i.'H ,
a1nts Ia snr What ti,c r,mfIt.r vnv iii Snstfnt
tho rngi,lenr, Ind g0t tlnvn, ind WINS On tho
i1lhln trAck h,ukinx nhcNll to where, twInklIng
hts,s Mua' & ~ " e st.uM ames ao"M !no f9ntl'
trii,. # Wns uyIjrpty' wii fnr ~ 'p's mpth'mW tvn.
tIlln tt1nt Wp k1iew III al Tint l,Bl1r ~
''liHwcvcr. rc hr,l hecn nltlilst niracIlonaly
snyoa i1 frnn. tr,sh1t,i M Wresk by INC enxnenrs
shnH:. iii Sn,IfMt liz ;nn t,n,,,i nr rst.,f ,a n
thanked him. Til It wins tho iIItlst Nfectnr srenl,
fur while TINT I over witnessed. Ii w,,A Us
1a.9n We hnn atoppen npon ttio very verge nn y
~ ,. ~ . ''tin IN " y e.S n uuf MMs @ eMug
Gctweei. revyi.l a.,d 4 ricnic. - - >'o''
"Aftcr We bud waited .nput half mn hour I
Rhoul' suy, fur tho bMstcd train to come up Ati,l
i a,,,rv a, u s.t'fnim,, o m ~ h. ~ ,T
th ntI,mmnf,n * ri n nj, ntn1l""t T,,a ,ntso so
thnuIl,t Of ii tic n,urs ,nhnnnyi fait' TIT
sp III ntnS. % WanteI to 10 wheru % tho "sR hlnpry, "
nrylEE E, eyGs 20, of t., tho great, tsroobins work-ay
aaItn An,fat i HI a,s , sIda md eo1 ,onc,s,
IN hin II. swn." anf"iv :" himsnr I eu on Stnkn4
,,ri1 III j., nH Ia Ttsss ~ rh, M Ky H. asli ~
nwinn nu y veiic @ XII ninn1 ~ W w ex S u,,, m!s
inelits wo wero nanvins aKhill. ana tho Kciicrni
~, n NV: aynlt la tar ~ r' - nth Ms Sso
t wsnt iii setraok % @thi. tWcnty n n.iey oxccpt .Sts
tut ',o ,,s W. nn 9s. III ,,,oo r.
w,lcre w pass'd TINT W., tr,.In, Bit didn't OK.
IlHlH X 70 lutl'l. ! WIS tO0 0lAAGn GuHfoSsGH viii