The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-08-18
"MUCH ADO" ETC.


Papa, 1 want to go to Hartford with
~ called out little Lofty Park, as she
I her father open the door to go down
Srs, for it was almost train-time, and
Park was station-agent at West
ring.
Not to-day, Lofty. 1 can't go till
morrow; you may come along then,
HANNA says So"
he next morning, Lofty was duly
dsed in her prettiest clothes, and
lting like dolly, only far sweeter
a prettier than the best of dollies,
swent down to the platform, for Mr..
KS house was the upper story of
picturesque passenger depot.
efore long the train came screaming
athissing in from the west, and Mr..
Pk locked up the office and came out
tdhere Lofty stood. Tom Scott, the
b$age-master on the train, looked
o3f the sliding door to see Lofty, for
WIN he was always prepared with a
fi@r, an apple, bit of candy, or
so other dainty, for he loved the rosy
litthing dearly, and all the more that
hiSwn little girl lay asleep in the
Sbn graveyard.
/ Park swung Lofty up into Tom
Sets arms. "Herern said he; 'check
thPit Of baggage through to Hart
foI'
tching her, with laugh and a
kishe sat her down on big trunk
andave her cooky out of his dinner
pal Aaa
y then Mr.. Park caught sight of
the y man on whose account he was
goi1n to Hartford. Mr.. Coe was a
maHicturer in Waring and there had
beeIrouble about his freight rates,
whiqMr. Park had to go into the Office
of thoad to see about; he had not got
all information he wanted, for Mr..
Coe d been West, but here he was,
Just me back, on his way to the
WAR; station, half a mile below
Wes6aring.
Solr. Park talked to him all the
time engine was taking in water,
and tn got into the car and sat beside
him, talking SO earnestly that he
got oat the Warning station, quite
forget of Lofty, Hartford and every
thing q, and followed Mr.. Coe to the
wagoEhich was waiting for him in
his ealsrness to fully inform himself
aboutls matter.
Thelatter of car wheels called
him bt in a moment; the train was
off, ofbyond his reach, but it would
go ear down to the Tuck Junction,
a few Is off, and stop there, accord
ing tow, to cross the other track.
Mr. Pa tore after it like crazy man,
caughts foot in rail, fell, scrambled
up andshed on, but all too late!
The lin Kissed away far ahead of
the frae follower; there was but one
thing to: telegraph to the next sta
ton, r. Hartland, to have her put off
there d sent back on the next train.
He r back to the Waring station,
but photograph operator had gone
home thinner, and he had to hunt
him upd get the key but now the
train wpverdue at East Hartland, he
must sihl to Parsonsville.
This iage happened to be a mile
from it4atieny and before the opera
tor cou send up message the train
had goI. Mr.. Park could have cried
if he haSeeh d woman being a man,
he EXPIRED his distress otherwise, but
quite asrcibly. The next thing was
to signaIampton. i-..t n 55.
"Ask hductor Cone to stop train at
B. Broohding; fetch girl Tom Scott
has alonr 4i
The tn in from Waring went on to
ciHiro ~ ~ INafoY.a xy,oV, ,.ooo1al II,
ton, andhited for the Hartford train
ten mires. At Hampton the tele-
graph Rtor was also gone to dinner.
No answcame back till Mr.. Park was
ready toIspair, then it said Both
trains gobefore your message came. y
There IS but one thing left to dc
now; he ust telegraph to Hartford,
and amor message spun along the
wires:
"Ask &c to fetch the little girl Tom
Scott tooh out on the evening train. u
The aver that came back was
dreadful the anxious father.
tom Stt left train at Wintonbury.
No child board"
To be 81; Tom SCOTS old mother
lived at Wonbury. Once a week he
stopped ohe train at this last station
to see hernd took the return train
there, for was very old and infirm,
and latelyd been dangerously i'll.
But "Nchild on board!n What
could this eanP Had Lofty run into
the next , to find her father and
slipped unA between the cars, while
careless Tdsteppcd off at Wintonbury
and thougho more about herr Oh,