Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-24

fChicaeo Newxl

0 responsible poeiti0nf Well, perhaps
%, for I am nothing more than boy.
being less than 20 years Of age. But
what think you Of this white hair which
have bad for four years! Il looks
strange TO ono unaware Of its origin,
and when I call to mind the circum'
stance that caused il only wonder
that am alive to-day"
The speaker, o mere child In appear
ance save for his white hair, stood with
his right index finger and thumb
grasping the key Of telegraph instru-
ment which had Just ticked of 10 him
an account of terrible railroad acci,
dent. Referring to IL he said:
Il have had some trying experiences
in my life - an operator. Four years
ago I was telegraph operator at Q small
country station on . southwestern rail.
road. I had little to do, the dispatches
sent and received not averaging more
than two Q day and those confined al.
most entirely to railroad matters. To
enable me to leave the Office at will
had attached Q large tin cup to the
sounder of my instrument 30 | could
hear my call o. from any part of the
village. When the south-bound train
arrived at noon one Saturday l hur-
riedly communicated with the con-
ductor, and, learning that he had moth
ing to send, I prepared to quit my Office
for the afternoon, as no other train was
due until Z O'Clock. Locking the door, I
went away, leaving the train standing
at the depot, hot boxes OBTAINING It
longer than usual. Luckily / did not
60 beyond ear-shot of my instrument,
repairing to field near by
to witness 0 base ball game. /
frequently left the Office for hours, but
always kept within hearing distance,
the tin-cup sounder enabling me to dis
tinguish my call several hundred feet
away. Somehow I had misgivings on
this occasion. / had an indefnable
dread of some impending trouble. /
was SO i'll ct ease that l took little in
terest in the game. | kept my ears
open, expecting, for some reason will
NOT attempt to explain. TO be called to
the Office. Before had been absent
ten minutes, and while the train still
stood at tie depot, heard my familiar
call repeated in what seemed TO me un-
usually rapid succession. Instead of
walking leisurely, as was my wont, /
ran 10 the Office rs fast as l could, and
heard ss entered: Hold No. 4 at
your station until special going north
passes
"Involuntarily l glanced ont Of the
window. and saw the train was or.
dered 10 hold disappearing around q
curve short distance away. Iwas mot
told at what time the special left the
station south, which was only ten miles
away, and / saw in my mindIs eye the
two trains rapidly approaching each
other, quickly followed by 0 crash,
screams of pain, and flying debris.
Suddenly ] remembered, while tearing
my hair and cursing my negligence,
that No. 4 had to stop at 0 woodward
two miles down the road to take on
fuel. That would take matter of five
minutes. and IL means of conveyance
were ct hand I might overtake Il and
avert Q disaster. Ny first thought
WAS . hand-car, my second q horse.
but I did not know il the
first was st the station or the
second was 10 be had in the village.
Gushing out Of the Office I stumbled
over my bicycle. Without Q moments
thought I showed IL out Of the door be-
fore me and was on II in less time than
It takes to count ten. In my odd mo-
ments have practiced and had become
quite an expert bicyclist. The country
road paralleled the railroad for several
miles, and the former was down grade
the entire distance. ! put my whole
strength into the effort of propelling
the machine, and had the satisfaction
Of attaining speed i had never accom-.
plishsd before. My hat blew of and
my coat was doifed through fear that il
would retard my speed. ] got within
perhaps Afty yards Of the now station
ary train when the engine.whistls
blew, and the train started up.
I redoubled my efforts and
came alongsids the rear platform
of the last car Just as the train was get
ting under full headway. With fall.
ing side motion I threw my wheel
against the side Of the car Just forward
OF the platform, and grasped the hand
rail % IL came in reach, at the same
time letting go my hold on the bicycle.
| caught the bell.cord and gave it one
vigorous pull, and as the train came tc
Q halt gave the cord three jerks, th'
signal to back, and tainted. The con
ductor found me where ] had fallen
Suspecting something wrong, he per
mitted the train to back to the station
getting there just as the special, loade'
with the directors OF the road and thei
families, swung around the curve int
the station. ! had brain fever, an
came near dying, not regaining M
faculties for FIVE weeks after my terribl
experience. But the conductor sal
my hair was white when he found m
on the rear Of his train"
From Kitchen 90 Academy.
Christian Nj lion.l
Who is this olive-faced little enthu
siast capering about in the kitchen o
the Duchesse de Montpensier, extract
ing music from the cooks stew-pans?
Music from stew-pans" cries th
cook, "who ever heard OF such thing
SILENCE, wretch, si1snce.' erie
Michael Lambert, the court musician
who had been attracted BY the sounds
II must get music out Of Whatever
can lay my hands en-" says the boy.
Come with me, and you shall be m
child" says Lambert.
How, under Lambert, Baptiste Lull
became leader OF Louis XlVs privat