Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-15
A wild Run for a wife.
From "a ChicaQo Neral4.

from mo CAtc0QO HeFdtG.
The engineer stood oiling his locomotive
| and waiting for another train. A wedding
! party was on the platform, bidding good by
! to bride and groom.
Il never see wedding party get on my
I train" said the engineer, that do not think
OF the time got married myself. That was
several years ago. Though an engineer
was rather wild, and when / courted the
Irish lass as ever lived-the old man objected
lie said II j didn't reform my ways I'd he
killed some night on my run, and he dldr'U
want any widows and children on his hands.
But the gal and made up our minds that
we'd get married anyway, and trust to luck
Tor the future.
$50 made all the preparations for an elope-
ment. had day ruu, but one night J
changed OF with another engineer on purpose
| That run brought me 20 the little station
where the section boss lived during the night.
u was all arranged that she should come on
board my engine, ride to the second station
"a it'll me, and there q telegraph operator a
friend OF mine, was 20 have q minister resdy
Everything worked all right, and the lass was
soon seated behind me IN tie cab. How the
Old locomotive dldrun thAt night. she seemed
TO fly through the air without touching the
rails, but even then she didn't go fast enough
to suit me. At the next station we stopped
for orders, and the orders were 90 sidetrack
three miles beyond at the coal switch aud
wait for No. q. That was four miles distant
from L., where the minister was. lt was
pretty rough. but orders had to be obeyed
waiting for llttle while, when the brake
man came running forward as fast as he
could run, and from the top of the front car
shouted: The old mans coming on hand
car. Look out
81 turned, and sure enough, thirty rode
away, hand car was coming with four men
on ~. somebody hAd hetragC ms. There
was no time to lose. A quieA as q Hash de-
clded what % do Shouting 80 the brakeman
90 uncuuplo the tender from the car [ told
my hrcnau % jump Tor the switch. lie did
40 and ! opened the throttle. Juat IN tho
DICK OF time the switch was turned, ana VIC
bounded onto she man track. The old man
IA ado a run for MS, but he couldn't make 10,
AMI then ne returned 10 his hand chr and
gave chase. The question was now, could /
make - siding before No. 6 left thereY m !
couldn't might have a collision.
~ pullcdthe throttle wide open, and while
] hrcd the lass kept her eye peeled along the
track. she was brave girl and never falt-
cred, though we ran so fast Tint tho engine
bounded aud swayed %. 10 Il would leave the
rails. soon shecalled 90 mo- u see light
looked, ana 10 Was the headlight OF No. O. But
looked again. and could zee the switch lights
tiiis side OF her-she was standing az L.. I
whlstlcd Hereby for the switch again and
AGAIN. lcouldsce the engine of No. 6 begin TO
pul-lhcy weremoving out. Again 1 whstied,
anu ~ last thcy heard me. No. g stopped
pulling, the white switch light gave way % a
RED one, ana I'm few seconds We glided upon
thc siding. At the station was our minister,
ana m hNe minutes we were married. Then
we followed No. back 10 the coal switch. and
i moved on with my train without the loss OF
any time. The upshOt Of IL an was that when
he heard Of 10 the superintendent overlooked
my wild run for wife. and the old man
came down and did the handsome thing by
% that nights ride"