The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-17

themselves with shot-gunss pAint-pots,
and brushes they mounted the ladder
and were soon singing paint toward
oil points Of tho compass. Presently
passenger train came along, and the
engineer saw that he must either stop
or have . disastrous accident. Revers-
ing tho lover, he brought the train to q
standstill, and began vigorously blow
ing tho whistle. Mr.. Burns, however,
was too busy to look around, and con-
tinucd his artistic employment, indif-
fercnt to everything else. The conduc-
tor rushed up under tho ladder and
shouted:
Here, pull that thing up and lot US
pass by
"'Pull It up YOURSELF was the an
swsr. Oi have no pulleys.'
Thoroughly nngcrod. tho conductor
signalcd the engineer to go ahead. but
at tho first revolution OF the wheels the
Burns family presented y full broad
side Of shot-guns At the cab. and shout
howly Moses wo'll blow the stuilln' out
Of yes.'
'.The train was stopped again and q
message sent to headquarters for as
sistance. The superintendent and road
master wcro soon on the ground. BY
he time they got there seven trains
wcro awaiting Mr.. Burns pleasure,
and, taking In the situation ut glance
they readily proposed compromise.
"sTake away that internal ladder
thcy yelled, and We will pay any rea-
sonable claim you may make
Cash DOWN. asked Burns.
eyes. Come down to the Office and
you'll got the money, but you must
take down your ladder first
".Not by d--n sigh. Divil . train
COTS by until l gifts me cash.
"'But great God, man, you're stop.
ping tho whole Northwestern system
"sYis, an Ill stop 1t till HI freezes
over av ye don't pay up
.Thorc was no way out OF Il, % ono
official went after tho cash while the
other arranged the terms. Burns gave
Il to them strong for lath and plaster,
shingles and paint charging exorbitant
prices for everything. Il thew mildly
protested. 10 would simply say: All
right Oh giss O'll paint some more.
And they had 70 give In. When hs had
thought Of all the damages tho most
fertile Imagination could conjure up,
ho told tho officials hs might want 70
ride over their road some time, and
they gav0 him An annual pass 20 quick
It made his head swim. He was sorry
aftcrward that he didn't ask the COM
pany for palace-car to ride in. Hos
tilities suspended, and tho trains were
soon RAINING again rs usual
IA week ago cousin of Mr.. Burns
came On from Now York. He wanted
to 20 to New Orleans. and Burns vol
untcercd to ret him pass. Tho North
western managers refused the request,
stating that tho line did not run to New
Orleans, and that they could not give
his relatives transportation all over
creation. You can't, ehp' was tho only
reply. That day, ~ Burns began to
paint his house. . messenger told him
that MIR Anghitt would give him and
all his relatives life pass to hades, or
any other place, II he would only lot
up on painting that house Mr.. Burns
couldn't stand prosperity-he had .
soft thing. He made outrageous de-
mands upon the road. and. upon meet
ing with refusal. began . TRADE OF
abuse and threatened 10 annihilate tho
whole official directory. He was ar
rested and placed under $4,000 bonds
to keep the peace. The Northwestern
company went his bail. having first en-
tered into an agreement with him that
he would never interfere with tho road
again or paint his house. Chicago
Nmcs.