The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-09-17
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keep sharp lookout while On the
run?" echoed al engineer. Should
| say we did. The man that tries to run
an engine without keeping his eyes
peeled gets left sooner or later. I've
heard about fellows out West that
would start out on run with board
reaching across fTCm the drivers seat
to the freman's, and deck of cards,
but never tried that Just to show
you how necessary it is for man to
keep his eye OF the rails ahead OF him
let NE tell you {. little story. I was
running slong one night ;n Ohio some
! years ago. It was biowy, rainy,
nasty night, and ia times ike that a
man is doubly watcbful. For hours ]
never took my eyes from the wet,
glistenipg rails .head Of me, except, of
course, when we stopped at stations
All ct once l saw IN front of me-how
far ahead couldn't teIi-a glimmer Of
light It was just q spark. l barely
saw it before it Disappeared Was ii Q
lightningbug? hadn't seen any that
night What was lt2 That couldn' {
answer. But my instinct told me to
stop the train, and stop did. 1t was
mighty lucky looked at it that way,
for that giimmer of light was caused
in the oldest way you ever saw. You
! couldn't guess it in week. A farmer
was walking Along the track, when he
, discovered short bridge so badly
washed ou: by the fresbet that to run
upon it with 8 train meant awreck- lie
tried to start fire with paper and his
clothing but ccaldn't do It He had
one match left. he kept that until I
got close to him, his plan being to
strike that match, hold it in his kat,
and wave it across the track as he had
seen the brakenen co when they want
ed to signal stop. Il was his hope that
would see the blaze before it was
blown ont. He no sooner struck the
match than out went the blaze. 1t
was merely flash, but I saw it, and
the farmer had saved the train. What
if l hadn't made it rule to keep my
eyes peeled along tho rails erery Ein-
ute while running?'
There was !ong-haired man in the
smoking-car and some OF the younger
passengers were making sport Q: HIN.
They called lin : crank.
Tut, tut. boys" ssi! sa elderly
passenger; don I call :. man a crank
simply because 70 h..s ioag hair. Let
me- tell YOU a story. [ Owned 3 farm
many years ago down East Oae Gay
noticed !. iong-ha!red man wala IN
around NV place "a Il very queer way.
asked him what he was doing aad no
said he was jass looking sround !, lit
tle Bat he we.s there again the rext
day and the next. Finally l insisted
on his telling ne what he wansod, and
he said: 'Ha:l, farmer. there's buried
treasure ua.icr your farm, and I've
been trying TO iooats The best place 10
dig for it rvs Iodad the place, and
now I'll make bargain wish you.
You 10 the digging and Veil divide
the treasure equally between US. l
agreed and went TO digging where he
told me to. spsnt ail lhe moDoy /
had on earth putting that hole oowE,
notwithstanding taat f::e neighaors
iaughot; at ne ana called tho nau Il
lcn:-- --hairot eras:k."
'.You = ero :. bigger fool than took
you 5or." laughed ore III tho younger
rasse n;--srS.
',Ib:re yea 20 ais.-:..s:., ~ SAD the cid
inaa: YOU y'ac caters jn.:ss,e by sp-
pe:rance: and sil;!G yc:G know Il all.
ycu----'
'.But you noves .Uaa>: sny bur;e.l
sre..surc. di;i yous:''
Yes. DID; i,an<l-e..s Of thousands
Of doliacs wor.a."
What hi.,i?"