Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-05-07
Billy


thelrsYprk Sers atandiag ar0apd sWSn-
lami iPlk,nsar NeYcaatle. aEpgland s.vls
= Word was paassd from ,ope t9.aloisst
1dr,tbRt a baby boy had vpAsp shofq,biss
old Bphis sabin -, .QldBob he eAglae-i
.maniats5Papits had q hppseful Of cItlIo
dren RlEealyn but he and, bis wife had !
plenty eEloye tor Ihe new-comeE, " homi
they called GeordIe, ,sa,s, Il u ,.sa,I
r. Wss .Gsordle StepbepsQp, was pot
boSp with, 2 silver sp2op ini hiso .maptbs
His fathers house was a,ro4gh, .hnis
with upplasIered walls aad a aaor. l.RfI
iciaY,rsd s. .I s..i. s.,.'s ~ % hsbaiI
. Geordis began 70 yorklwbsp be was
less tbap seven, years old, at .tyapsnee |
per .daXniA lady paid hln this saympp saympp
for. ,loQklpg. after her cows ,WhspaI
sltttls, older, be Yas, ttakeQ "a st, the.
icolIiesy ~ q. plGkksgF,' RECEIVING six |
.peose a day, aug. at fourteen be .peeamls.
his fathers assistant at shillipg day,
"A ysay, Or !YQ later he was. glyen the
charge Of q an engine Of bis 0y 0gyn, II be-
cAMe bis pet, and neyeFg had Pd,.i az engiqps
pektsF caares'n 81 -,ser vrs., ,sA.,a|
AS eighteen years ,.Pf age Gesrse,|
Stephenson cVald not read, II 4s Tas
vide awake, and bad a.. great l0nging
'tbE knowledge, but did pot ppderstaad.
the alphabet. This copld. not be
borne. ~% ---~
| HaRept 10 apight sebeQk ald .nsis
| threepence a week to be taught spell.
fihgs reading, and writing add Goon"a
Scotch nfnlsser Who kne~'him hnderdI
took ses teach bImaagues. ''4fe worked
Sadgahd made great progress.W s"i
III hsIleisare' 'heus, when hhen waSl
DOT busy with his engine or studying. :
hesmade) and mended shoes.s 'Bh,by' BIT
be saved a litUle none y, and by.and by
washable to maErysAi 100 sdidi'i, is.pssi
J. suppose you are iwohdssingk what,
AlLthis has To- do ,,Tilh IRIding Billy,
Have, palience;aI am conlngih To- & thai,
part OF RaY sl9rg"l,,v,t 81 Ins,eis,4p cid -
Though James Walt had inv yOntsd
he, gorkipg steam zen gNes as Yet thero,
was no travelling steam. engine. 1t Was
George Sleple nsop Who first laid rails.
FQspd 9nt yAati lhe. ilpco ~o1iYe, cppd
20 Ssksa; avasBed ~ t0s1 1cars, ard sent the
iron. hprset spiRping ,alepg lAea Iipe,
His first l9GO@A9qEs .Tasi sailed RGfiAs
Billy, sst. s,s,s y,.., ,J o,,a,ssv
Af You were 10 peep int Sis9He 0fihs
public journals OF Ihle + ,p1gla4d Of 1875
you would laugh at the fright the peo-
BILE felt at this .roonster which fed on
cpaisS aud water, and hew tS over ri he road
al he rate Of eighteen &ileess an ''h hour. iT.
Some thought it was Ike wltchcrafi,
others gravely sa ID That one might as
well be sh6t Oh BY q rockst at once as
put themselves at ths~meTey' Of such a
maCfihe dsahissM worDatHaAH
'Gedrge'SlepheBsoH 'keptquictlS "oh,
pledding at everything The "a!tempsedfl
uotai hed bad found out it's IseerAtsy
Wha tett r .hs did he did with allsAss
might. iWhen men opposed han u bes
dah n0s lose his temper, but only saide
Wait a. wllls aud you will see ~ sIii p
b,Supaose, Mr.u Stephens sosll said a.
gfumblng somebody. thinking hes ~asi
hdvanelng a terrible .ObJeciioasl toi the
new irou, horse-@.supp0se a'oom should
happen to belon. your line mssi al Apsls
rsWell, = srepllods Stepheusong' very
ceJlIyy,"it would be a bad job for tie
c6cy SSltsis all through liieI 'boyss
lIWhens a bravei.wise man ha. a ,ns " and
brilliant ihoughbs'is will never be put
Ia STOP 10 W auvh'coo. ndS ,a'o,siiI ssi'
II iii-ytIrE1T '----t7T-TIz-- -rniio 81
\ SESERui0 ui0UGi7,Whst iaswen(agAI
H WOMAN sthat ,Mrs. Ctimsoobsak iss' sale,
II IMrss Aeast to-, a 6riendy shisd .s,vnin
/ ,MhEBopderlul p ipGaiEed ihs cope
addre@ad' sd h,id~ .sstslisq sdl nj bns
| ofHAyslI never knew her lobe out Of
tesn{jerkio hsssd - sy.i - aa"anilai sdi
efNor Iieithers'Iqaiekly added one nos
anladpiner eol 1.-The LADY, inp question:
she ssems "a have ,plepy.a it. s'd.a.,l
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Miss A., ..sS3sosppesafy,ss ta,Ih II he sti pssttii
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