The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-10
Weak people should use Samaritan Ner-
vine, The great nerve conqueror.
why an Enrly settler Knew More Than
u Railway Onicini.

~ hbANsS Ohi'iN's
! A hot journal caused the night express
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
/ railroad 10 stop at Naperyille, though a
brakeman had announced that there would
be no stops between Chicago and Aurora.
What station is this?" asked a
passenger in the front seat of young man
Who was reading book just behind him.
"This is Napervilio."
mo 'tnint,n said an owlish.fHcsd old
man across the aisle.
The Young man smiled iaintly and went
on reading his book. But the old man was
not to be tossed OIL in that indifferent man
ner.
II knew it's Aurora, because we're an
hour out OF Chicago, and We driven TO
Naperyille many time in less than an
hour"
Still the young man only went on read
ing. His md ffercrce seemed so comfort.
able that tle old man couldn't stand il.
when | was a young man used to try
to learn something by listening 10 them AS
knew more'n did"
The Young man simply went on reading.
II came TO Chicago IN 40, an there amt
no man about these parts can tell me any
thing about where Naperville is"
There was long silence. The passengers
looked at one another and then At the
young man. The old man turned in his
seat aud said to the passengers behind him :
Some folks think they know 1t all, but |
drove team through this country before
some of em was borc"
Still the young man only read and
smiled. Nobody SAID word Tor several
seconds.
How far is it from Chicago to Naper-
yille?' asked the passenger IN the front
seat of the young man.
About twenty-eigbt miles
"Taint nuthur," put Ia the old man.
"D'ye s'oose / could drive a team twenty.
eight M 'es in LEGS N hour?'
NO" replied the young man, mildly,
and turned again TO his book
ITS just twelve miles to Naperville;
that's what il is. An what more, We
passed NapeIville aalf an hour ago, an this
il Aurora, | tell ye."
The young man turned leaf Of his book
and continued to read. the train started
and the old man settled down in his seat,
mu,ter.ng TO himself that the younger II
man is the mora he thinks he knows.
In few minutes the train stopped again.
Nov. then, you know so much ABOUT
it," said the old man, as the quie. OBJECT OF
his discomfort closed his book and rote to
leave the car, what place is thisp'
This is Aurora, SIR
When the young man had left the car,
the old gentleman called the conductor.
what place Is this?"
Aurora"
"Hov far is this from Chicago?n
"Thirty.feven and q half miles"
How far is Naperville from hese?"
About nine miles"
What Naperville twenty-eight miles
from Chicago?"
"Yes, sir"
After the old man had been quiet ard
thoughtful some time, he called to a brake
man:
''Do you know who that young fellow
was In that seat over there2'
Yes, sir, he s an officer of the road. He
secured the right of way Tor this road iroru
mere 10 Chicago aud supelintended the
surveying"
"The deuce he did! Why, he looks like
q boy now"
eyes, but he's older than he looks"
Just then voice at the door said: when
was young man | used TO try to learn
something by listening to those who knew
more than did. And now that l am old
/ find IL pays TO do the same thing"
The passengers look around, and there
stood the young man, with the book in his
hand Chicago News.