Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-06-06

gusts, she stormed about the delay
enough, il appeared TO ne, TO subdue
any or all Of the elements. She tried
high tragedy on me and my good en-
CINE, Hercules, until she saw it hadn't
the least effect.
"Rest assured, madam I said 10
her, entirely unmoved by her excited
and rather-vehement manner, that /
shall do everything that can be done to
get this especial" into Chicago at the
required time. After Hercules has
had time TO breathe little, think he
will pull us along in good shape; but l
imagine he will find working ahead Of
old Boreas, in his present temper, to
be harder matter than any of the inn
mortal labors his great namesake under
took.
"The great actress, somewhat sp-
peased now, smiled graciously. doubt
less over the fact that a man of my call
ing should know anything at all of
mythology and its heroes. She now
changed her tact and demeanOr. The
agreeable beamed from her countenance,
and the low, soft tones of the woman's
voice appealed TO me in their hOneyed,
moving persuasiveness. 1 began to feel
the wonderful power of her personal
magnetism. Ny fireman gazed at her in
round-eyed amazement. She had put
new life into me, and it seemed as if the
Hercules drew strength from my
touch, for the steam-gauge ran up to
almost blowing-off figures.
81 told my distinguished passenger
that, if she would now return to her car,
would try to see what progress could
make She begged me to permit her to
ride on the locomotive, at least a few
miles; but, as was memorable in my
refusal for / had become a little
nervous over the state of the crown
sheet of my engine, for some reason
beside, one of the rules on the line was
that no woman should ride on our loco
motives), she had no other alternative
but to return.
1--WE helped her down the steps of the
cab, and, as shs refused to let us accom-
pany her to the rear Of the train, she
started back alone. thought the mer-
CHESS wind would surely take the reso-
lutte woman off her feet, and drive her
past the train but we soon saw her
grasping the step guards of her car with
will, and she was pulled upon the plat
form.
1--WE started. 1 clapped on all steam.
The Hercules nobly answered TO the
opened throttle, and presently we were
making fair headway against the yet-re-
morseless gale. AS my engine was now
regularly laboring along l glanced back
TO the train, and saw Miss Cushman
standing at the forward end Of the car
nearest us (which was half baggage and
half smoking carr, watching us intenuy
through the top window of the door.
She nodded and smiled whenever /
looked that way, still remaining at hel
post rs we shot along with increasing
speed. Her great, speaking eyes wer,
agleam with excitement; and there wa
a look Of suppressed power in her face
that never saw on any other human
countenance. l felt that she could, il
she so pleased, have carried US along by
the force of her own will.
eve reached Chicago at 7:30 p. N.
After descending from her car, instead
Of Immediately entering her carriage
that stood waiting for her, she came,
transformed now into the gracious, ele-
CANT lady, to the engine, thanked me
heartily for my efforts in her behalf,
told me she should expect me to attend
the theater that night TO see how she
played after her adventure, and, ask
ing me to give her the street and mum.
Der Of my clearinghouse (Which l no.
ticed she made no written note of,
shook my grimy hand as cordially as if
it had been dressed in immaculate kid,
and babe me good.by.
Half an hour afterward, while / was
hurriedly eating my supper, a messen-
ger from the theater called with n note
Tor me, in Miss Cushman's own hand,
containing an order that should there
after be admitted free TO any theater
where she might be playing an engage
ment.
"You may be sure went TO hear her
hat night in the crowded theater,
whele, in one OF the best seats near the
stage, 1 was honored by glance and
rod G2Escognition from the glest yomar
whom the throng was loudly applaud
ing.
"I saw her at different places after
ward, and she never failed to greet me
cordially, calling me by name, and re-
ferring pleasantly to that trip across the
prairie and to the brave labor Of the
Did Hercules. "-Christidn Register.