The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-09-10
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True Story of q Faithful and yvs..A
Paper Carrier.

Arue story OF q Faithful and wat.A.s
Paper Carrier. s'''us
The railroad ran along one side u .
beautiful valley in the central part i
the great State of New York.
stood at the rear end of the t,.;.
looking out of the door, when tba Z
gineer gave two short sharp blasts !.
the steam whistle. The conductor W.
had been reading newspaper in = ~.
near me, arose, and, touching NV shsrl
der, asked if l wanted to see 4 !. ~,
country newsboy." /, of coursc ~
swered Yes. So we stepped out d
the platform of the car. "
The conductor had folded I'M Il.
paper in tight roll, which he held =
his right hand, while he stood IN IT, =
lower step of the car, holding On =
his left.
saw him begin to wave the nara.
inst as we swung around curve n Is
track, and neat farm house came ints
view away off across some open fialas
Suddenly the conductor fiune ~
paper off toward the fence by the ME-
of the railroad, and l saw a blackI
shaggy form leap quite over the feness
from the meadow beyond it, and aIjchs
just where the newspaper, after boune.
ing along in the grass. had fallen Is.
side a tall mullen stalk in an augle Il
the fence.
1t was a big, black dog. He stood
beside the paper, wagging his tail and
watching us, as the train moved swiftly
away from him. Then he snatched
the paper from the ground in his teeth
and, leaping over the fence again
away he went across the fields toward
the farm house.
When we last saw him, he was q
mere black speck, moving over the
meadows, and then the cars rushed
through a deep cleft in the hillside, and
the whole scene passed from our view.
''What will he do with the paper?u
| asked of the tall young conductor at
my side.
Garry it to the folks at the house.
he answered.
is that your homer" inquired.
Eyes" he responded; ''my fathe.
lives there, and / send him an after.
noon paper by Carlo every day in the
way you have seem"
'sThen they always send the doe
when it is time for your train to passPa
'.No," said he. ''they never send
him. He comes when it is time for the
train. and GENES over here to meet Ii
of his own accord, rain or shine, sum
mer or winter
But does Carlo not 90 to the wrong
train sometimes?" asked, with con
siderable curiosity.
Never, sir! He pays no attention ia
any train but this. =
''How can dog tell what time it il
SO as to know when to meet the tramp
Iasked again.
THAT is more than | can tell, an
swered the conductor; 'sbut he Is al.
ways there, and the engineer whistles
to call my attention, for fear should
not get out on the platform till we had
passed Carlo.
$50 Carlo keeps watch of the time
better than the conductor himself,
remarked, s'for the dog does not need
to be reminded. ?
The conductor laughed, and won
dered, as he walked away, who Of my
young friends, of whom / have great
many, would be as faithful and watch.
ful all the year round as Carlo, who
never missed the train, although ha
could not Itch time by the clock. ~
Atte1e s. Btgeloa0, IN Golden Days.