The Red Cloud chief., 1883-05-25

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p~licaiion Ia H. piacrst in ehargr of n
train on another division II the rad.
said a Newspaper man 10 Conductor
kumsey. the oih-rsSening. "Theh"ys
-ay i, + too iiyely for you up around
Waupun. How j. az"
mo. sir" -ass Rum-ev. with n
mad look on hi. face. 1T D. sll "a is.
I shall STAY on that rad rs hong M
they want me; and YOU fellows want
10 have youT passes with YOU when YOU
strike my train. or you have Ia put up.
The bows all nave Ia come down and
see me with passes or tickets or money.
and don't you max. no mistake. You
want your ihick-~oled sh1-s on. or You
get corn-.
But what was IL about some fellow
chasing yDu out ~ thu coach into the
baggage car. and % locking the door
and no, coming out ill the man got on.
ANY truth in that" said th. newspaper
man. n be took Il cigar out Of Rum-ey-
vest pocket. and lii IL.
''Wrll, YOU haint got no gall, either.
What YOU want i, to 20 into n slaughter
house somew here and get some gall.
and he looked down nj his empty cigar
pocket. Nav. there didn't anybody
scare me. Th. boy. tell evcry thing on
me-. because ! am gond-natured, and
don't kick. II j. becausc ] am not pick
ing a fight all the time. ! am no fighter.
and | had rather stop a train and bnild
a track around "A man that wants Ia
fight. than tnwhip him. Som II tbes"
shrriif- and constables that travel
around after prisoners. or take them To
Waupun. think a conductor i a regular
deputy sheriff. ! am no Tinkerton. The
other day "A big husky fellow opened his
coat and showed n star "n his vest as
big rs the ones these Milwaukee alder
men wear. and said tai me: Il want YOU
to help me up the road here a piece. !
expect Il couple ~ hor>e-thieyes To get
on, and they NAV bc toe much for me
| told him I hadn't lost u lior~e-thief.
and when the fuss commenced he could
find me turning II back summer>ault oil
the hind end Of the train. S'pose ! am
going To pull sand-baggers and horse
thieves for eighty dollars a month, and
have bullets shot in ms stomach. Not
much. 4 sheriff from Nebraska wanted
me- Ia lay of one day and 90 Ia Ran
dolph and help him arrest Polk Wells
anil his gang. two years 40. You re-
member how everybody got shot full If
holes that time. Revolvers just laid
right down on the floor and went off
themselves. Not any Polk Well, bust
ness for me. Some of these >hcriilS
that take prisoner, Ia Waupun think a
conductor i goingto sit right down and
watch prisoners all the way. \ fellow
wanted me Ia hold n biz pSize-iighicr
he wa taking Ia Waupun. with hand
cuffs on. while he went out AT Horizon
and got n drink. told him | guessed
not much Mary Ann. and be- said ]
didn't have any sand. Well. | have got
Just enough 10 II my business and col
lect my fares. and If | want any sand
for constable. WHY. they wanted mcto
stop Il train nee and 20 with them Ia a
barn about a mile away from the track
and hunt for some prisoners that es-
capped from the penitcniiary. Did ] 90?
Well. | haven't got my memorandum
with me. but if | recollect right. didn't
90. Take me for n dctcctiVc?'
Then Won rather incline Ia n quiet
life. and had rather get along without
any fuss said the newspaper man. a
he asked Rumsey for a match Ia light
the cigar.
Match, Well. Igucss | better light
il for Won. and pay you for smoking il.
q. wait till ] catch You on my train
without your pass. and | will make up
for cigars and matches. lifting YOU of the
platform with leather. Yes. sir. | be-
lievc the uglie>t man that ever got on a
train can Ice made peacrahle bv kind
ness. | had a man on my train one
night going up. that always gets drunk
on purpose for a row. He has cleaned
out lots If trains. and I see he was i'm
for a row. He looked asthough he had
n hot box when he saw me come in the
door. and grated his teeth. He was
full. boiling over, and expected
to fight tn the next station. where he
lived. and get off without paving. |
went mp To him. and sat down beside
him. and asked him if he had had =
good time TO-DAY. and her | pulled
out some picture cards that ] got
in a store here i'm Milwaukee. and | said:
Here. Pat, take these pictures 10 Your
little girl nj home. and tell her. as she
meets YOU at the door and throws her
arms around your neck. and kisses you.
and saws she is glad YOU come home
sober. and that she loves YOU. and that
YOU are the dearest papa in the world.
tell her that old Rumscy Sent them Ia
her with a kiss Well. YOU wouldn't
believe il, but before ! got half through
talking about the little girl. the big
tears came e his eyes. and ruled down
his red face. and he took them. and
thanked me in a choking voice, and
said. rs he pulled ont a five-dollsr bill:
Take my fare out Of this. Rumscy. and
God bless You I'll bet that rough fell
lows heart was touched. because when
he got off at the next station he wa-
sober. and was wiping his eyes on his
coat sleeve. and he pointed right straight
for home. u. aman can get in his work
on a railroad train. and never kill q
man. il he wants TO. | ought To have
been a sister of charity instead Of \ con
ductor. l know that. but now | am into
it | an going to stick."-Rck's Sun.