Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-27
A Conductor, story.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Speaking of strange attachments,
said well-known Arkansas railroad
conductor, reminds me of the stran-
gest freak of affection of which think
any record has been kept. On one of
the railroads centering ut Little Rock,
there is, short distance from the city,
stretch of woods pasture about a
mile and IA half long. The land Is as
level as the floor, and is surrounded by
high fence, with deep cattle gaps
where the road runs through. One
day while we were rushing through
the woods deer jumped up and ran
along close to the train until we reach
ed the fence, when he turned and was
soon lost to view. Next day when the
train came along again the deer met us
at the fence and ran along in great
glee until we reached the other side of
the woods, when he turned aside. My
engineer became very much attached
to him, and always. blew the whistle
just before entering the woods. The
old engine, too, seemed to have an af-
lection for the animal, and would seem
to chuckle when the deer was at its
side.
zone day, we were delayed by an nc
cident to "a freight train, and did not
reach the woods until after nightfall
The engineer blew his whistle. A
light flashed in the woods, and, sir,
hope never to tell the truth again II
that deer wasn't there carrying Ian
tern on his horns. | won't pretend to
explain how he got the lantern. | am
giving you the facts, and you can draw
your own deductions. When we
passed he tossed the lantern aside.
One of theg boys told me-and mimi
YOU / don't vouch for its truth--that
the lantern fell from freight train
and that the deer took it up and kept
it on stump antil our train came
along.n
Elbow do you suppose the deer light
ed the lantern?" asked one of the com
pany.
1T may have been already lit, but il
it wasn't It's no lookout of NINE for
am only giving the facts as they oc.
Cured, leaving all speculation to you
Some time after this we were rushing
along, nearing the deer's woods, when
we saw the animal standing on the
track waving red flag. We stopped
and discovered that an immense tree
had blown across the track. Well, sir
when we chopped the log out that dec
put his horns against 1t and helped III
roll 1t away
"Where do you suppose he got tn,
red flag?r asked an incredulous listen
or.
II won't attempt TO explain any
thing. i am giving you the iacts,and
of course, you can do your own ngur
ing for conclusions; but one of TIL
boys said that he took up an old whit
RAG that he found on the ground ant
rubbed it in bed OF red clay"
"What became OF this wonderiu
animal ?p
.That's what, Tn going to tell you
One day, about six months ago, we al
rived at the woods rs usual. The dee
met us and leaped alongside OF Us
The engine, feeling pretty gay tina
morning anyhow, seemed 10 prane
along the track. Just as we got aoou
half way through the woods, AN imml
grant looked out the window, and vel
ing, Look nj that ar deer snatche'
up double-baneled gun and fired
load of buckshot into the poor thing
We stopped and Went over to wher
the deer lay on the green sward IN "a
last agonies of death. He held out hi
tongue and shook hands with all IN
train men, but when he saw the in
migrant, whom we dragged to IN
spot, he frowned darkly, folded up ~
tongue and put 1t back into his moutt
Tie Immigrant was q nervous FELLOW
and was much excited. He bent owe
tie deer rs though. to get forgiveness