Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-02
LUNY LEN.

I.
finish their internal labors. We're 4
not so hard on Mugby junction,
should say Glen Cove was the Nlugb,
junction of America. Indigestion i,
kept there, like field ammunition in
the quartcrmaster's department. tc
serve out at Il moments notice to hun
cry and insane passengers, and it is
safe, for the trains carry away the
sufferers to die in other localities.
One hot, sunny, day in midsummer
found myself anticipating the punish
mcnts due for sins and shortcomings in
this world by waiting for an eastern.
bound tram long overdue, as if the
trains, like the passengers, dislikcd an.
preaching the depot at which suf-
tercd.
A surly tclegraphcr, also ticket
agent, who shot insults and tickets
through Il hole at people, told me after
an hours cross-cXaminatIon that was
very cross, that my train had brought
up in a corn field, ard could not
possibly get away by rail before mid
night.
Now, what to do with myself from
the noon of this information 10 the noon
OF night was question that SOrcly
perpIexed me. | had no books, no
papers, no anything to relieve
the dali monotony of that awful
time.
l wandered listlcssly about the dirty
frame and platform. Both were hot
enough to roast potatoes IN the shade.
| gazed on-nay, studied all the col.
ored bills, giving picturesque views of
various towns, and telling IN assorted
type the advantages each had over the
other-the only bit of amusement |
had, and ii was very mild. found in
guessing at the missing letters of "A
bill which read Rough line to Chi
cago some scamp had cut out the
initial "th' when the bill had
originally read, Through line to
Chicago"
While upon the platform gazing at
an accommodation train just in, that
was awaiting its conductor lrisurly
getting orders from the tclrgraphcr, /
was attracted by noisy crowd of men
and boys, gathered about a younp fol-
low whose face indicated the tIotc
condition that originated their enter.
tainmcnt.
lie was Il tall, broad sbouIdcred
well.formed youth, and well dressed
for one in his condition. But he had
his clothes half-buttoned. in thc lonso
reckless manner of one of his class
while his face, without its intellectual
outlook, was regular in feature. and
one could see, had there been u brain
PACK OF 1t, would have been cminently
handsome: AS anxiety and care had
ceased writing its record of age upon
ms lace, 1t was difficult to tell his age.
Tic had lhe form OF Il man and the
lace OF enid.
lt the opinion OF this crowd, Lem"
sad the blacksmith to the idiot, "that
ysu can beat that locomotive in Il race
from here to the tunnel, and VIC have
pct SlO,OUO on 1t. y
The poor fellows dead face lii IN
with an expression Of delight, 50 pita-
bic that it would have disarmcd any
other crowd than the one engaged in
him. lie gazed wistfnlly at
the huge locomotive that stood Kissing
in the hot sun as if wrathful at the de,
lay, and then turned to the cruel crowd
rs if the suggestion was slowly work
ing its way through his poor crippled
brain.
"Go in Len, cried one of the crowd.
"we've rot our money ON yoIl. and
you're bound to win.n
"Wc'l rive Won ffty wards tbo st,r,
You keen ON the track " cricd tbo
..ond thr thinr ann, rasS
you.n P''''
| could Scarcely holievo ,beso soou
lrels were in earncsi when I tSH 'SWr% sv,.1,,
engineer oovo thc I,ot La,n a., '"iS
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