The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-12-06
TINE BULL AND the LOCOMOTIVE.

CONSTRUCTION, anu pass WIS secureu, L
permitting me to ride on the engine, !
and / reaened the end Of the grade in
the afternoon. Nearly a score of
'Greasers" claimed passage on the
engine and tender. and clustered like
flies to the machine, though repeated
ly warned away. As it was, the cow
czicber was covered with them. and
we Slid out into the cleaning with all
pur passengers in frunt Of Instead of
nehind the eL5ine, The firemans seat.
above of aud to the left of the furnace
door, was given to me-a warm loca.
lion. The SUI went down, and into
darkness the headlight threw a SAT
from CLEAN over the rails, followed by I
ruddy glow, and then broad shaft
of light projected far iu advance. The
red faded out of the sky, and We sped
into the dismal depths with a rattle
and roar that silenced US all, and I
with jolting and crashing that ne
cessitated firm grip on some support
At intervals of three or four minutes
the active fireman swung open the
furnace door with bang, and SHOW
eled into its fiery throat fresh fuel for
its insatiate NAV. Not a word was
spoken, but nod from the engineer
the assistant attended to his duties
like au automaton- first, TO turn
cock and lie the Kissing steam null in |
our faces; then to pull the bell rope;
next to run out to trim the headlight,
and ever and again ia jerk open the
changing door and rake up the almost
0 molten mass of living Goals within.
y With one hand on the lever the engi.
1t neer deered out into the illuminated
space shead-to him familiar ground,
o but to me mysterious and unknown.
a "That's the talk |" chuckled the rn
h glneer, us Roadway was gained, and
If we we're dashing down the track nj
,e tremendous speed. "Just hear her
'r now! Did you ever notice, young
- man, that nm ingine eau talk? Well,
\ she can. Didn't you hear her puff,
a and grunt, like human, as we start-
OF ed Off On, pshawr she begins,
to what d'you want? what d'you want ?
in choo, choo all, here goes! here you
IN go! now you have it now you have
it? How is that how is that? Give
y, it to her give it t. her! Break her
81 heart break her back break her
nv Jerusalem jim, look ahead See
Tx, that internal old bull on the track
ng right between the rails, and head OH
IN jim, can't stop her! Blamed if tn,
IN old woman don't mean fight! Sh,
,ad means to knock the siuffin out of tina
it'll bull Heaven help them Greasers OF
me the cow catcher! Hold ON to some
nee thing, boys She will fight Do
EN- Some her old heart, but she's ban
~ tam"
,et- The lever swung over the entire ar
of the gusge, and the steam Kissed i
H., volume through the open throttl,
mir. but the contrary old engine, thong
ion trembling and sobbing with the strait
in shook mailed sides, taking the bits i
ong her teeth" and leaving our drive
mas aghast.
'urs "Santa Maria! Somos perdido'
art We're lost p walled the despairir
ma Mexicans.
to "Guess they be-" mutterep the fir
'tice man; "and ] wouldn't want to insu
PIC our own
With Crash
isite The foes had met The bull, o
The where was he2 Ask the remains til
ticle now bestrswed the track Ask 4
,mes sturdy old engine, now come 10 ha
lum- her CORY front intact, and who "
zine now snorting defiance and victory.
ossi- And the Mexicans?
ents. "Jim look down ahead and Sc
SHEER she's hurt. Hockey, aint it dark p
Jim jumped through the cab W
dow and ran ahead, As be did
the he stumbled over body, and ano
,tlo- err, and three white forms came out
the gloom to meet him.
way "Guess it's all right" he shout
had back.
your "What! amt she damage a hi
/ & : "Kind o'bloody an battered,
> 40 fresh as a daisy. She amt lost e'
q TOOTH"
can ''Ain't she tearerF
IS to "You bet"
Why "well, come up. ANY Greas
81 killed ?"
- r "Guess not; seem to be all here
y VI ANY damagedH ?"
10 DO Don't seem to be"-atter hurr
It me questioning. "You see, three of
Jumped, and t'other TWO crawled
lust in time to save their shins."
On SIS that so? Didn't know Gil
YOU ser could be so spry. l did kind
.dlo % hope-but no matter; l 'spose it wo
agone wuss if we laid out any d
aie is There'll be a row about that old b
nat is as tits; and they'll bring bill of
not for his carcass; and I'm ready to sU
are - that them Greasers are drivin' Il
.o,, up on the track as fast as / can
co 'em off But she just dispersed
rs the toro, didn't she, Jim ?"--Thc Exp
euced journal.
know, DrpN'r STARTIE HM-"You :
and he was explaining to little or,