St. Landry democrat., 1883-03-17

.'tWell, saws he, there's young
woman here who wants to go to Fair
town, and she hasn't a cent of money.
She came here to get work, and shes
lost her pocket-book, and hasn't any
way tosget back home. j don II feel at
liberty to pass her over the road
They'd been making q row about free
passes, and she amt the kind that
you d feel like offering money to. So
I thought may be you'd let her ride on
the engine. .sisf s .s s.$ass=
~ '.Well, didn't like to refuse March.
for. as! / said before, he and | were
good friends. and he had done me
many good turn; but must say the
idea of having woman in the cab all
the way to Fairtown' want very
pleasant, and ] said so to March, but
he was bound to have her go. and said
SO much that finally told him to bring
her along. She came out upon the
platform, a little. pale faced thing. who
looked at me with great, frigh ened
eyes, as though she thought was .
bear, and would eat her up as soon as
we left the station. March introdu ed
her rs Miss Lord, and seemed to ex-
pect me to say something to make her.
feel at home but / was all out of sorts,
and only nodded in a surly sort of
way. Isaw the tears come into her
eyes, and you better believe | felt kind
OF mean. but .didn' say anyth ng,
and March helped her on the engine.
I saw her put out q lite white hand,
not much bgger'n child's, and lay it
on his arm, as she sa ID:
-. God bless YOU Mr. March, fslJa,
And then went off TO look for Jim,
who was late. ~ !. s...,..r..ts. .......4
q II found him the other side of the
depot, with atWo-gallon can of kerosene
in his hand. 9h9fEg fSs
i. =. You See. he said, asI1 asked 'rath-
er sharply where he'd been. i en- git
this good deal cheaper here than at
FairtoWn, an my wife thinks its asight
better, too.
..'4j..s Well, come along said, for
we're two minutes behind time now
tWhen we got back to the engine
March had gone, and Miss Lord sat there
alone. sg8s Il
q Jim stared, but / said: ss.
This Young woman's going to ride
on the engine TO I airtoWn. She is a
friend Of i T. March. So he put down
his kerosene, and took his place on the
80 81 hnard the condnctor i. All aboard !,
and then we were Of. - ''
II was hnsv with levars and valves5
for q man who drives . train holds the
lives of hundreds IN nc hand and ono
careless motion NAV send them ali into
ETERNITY So Won saa badn,t much
time tn think Of anvth;no Int NV ma.
chine Int + noticad tIat Tim Voc
nrettys Ia katiye At first + thoupht
+ ,ras hasausa We hsd Yyon5an
aboard, but bys and Abv@I / BEGAN
Than that His voice Grew th;cs
and h;s movements IN arfa:n and Of
last 4 ooula M longar hide from, ', ,orSelf
the fact that he had leen drinkino
Still I antieinatedS no trouble. We
nara ii ha ha1f -,
Fa;,town and thoneha he would Iee -
IN n lin we cot there q "oai4 80
= AZ H. ia station = st ,,,.s / !. ! ded
tho conductor ~ J te1aaram Ha raad Il
ana g than hanaaa TT = = @ r. a ,nIa al
ne IL ao IN 70 - moot tha S,ao;al
i had eynected - ston. Of the napt sta
ton and N--was ten miles beyond
Int orc orders ara ''9 or .da nii and mast i
10 s ahonal 60 ,.a Id's IN n1 - liz
nm tho wood and mt an ali tho staan,
i dared and wa went sn;nn;na -, nrer tha
rood 1T > rsta ~ ~ Tn,,st bana sston; s
tha % - 0 5. 's'' 20 1's =
:. Nc ba5 rona 1;tt,o noro tban bolf
wav and / Vac heoisn;ng tn think we
~; H. mo : tba d;s7anaa s,,;,ba s, n,ro 81.
t,hnhIe when lin sat r;cht down IN
The t.oors - .tbaA c,h IL and sbaoan to
, VII -, 80 M - - ~ :
...tiet mn. Won fool and 90 to work 1
4 or;ad - !, -, - 9 - = = -.
~ can't, te wh;mnered I'm
tired. Al, mus %, .er sleep.,