Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
JIM CHURCHILL.

JIM CHURCHILL
 It was dusty, hot and badly ventilated indoors, although out of doors cold rain was beating cheerlessly against the car windows, and the damp, raw wind was e ffesh as the brown hills and ice cov- 0sa narshes it blew over. It was an ac- Csunodation train on one of the trunk fDes in the central part of this State and tAescfore better condition of affairs ce1ld not have been expected. No mat S how cold the weather or wet, it is al- wsys hot and dusty on an accommoda- tisn train. The colder and wetter it is ou1side, the hotter and dustier inside, and the moro unpleasant it is the slower tAs train bumps over the rails, the more Aeqoeot the stops it makes, the larger tAs crowd of on-coming passengers, and tAa ereeter the throng of goers-out. At Pantine B1dge the train came to another a1sp. On the uncovered platform of the Nnwsy station there wore gathered few saivszhg would be- passengers, eager to batsr one condition of discomfort for anethr almost equally as disagreeable aod impatient st the delay, for whoever new an accommodation train to be on tnei Among them wore man dressed hks . farmer and two little girls-the el- dsr less than six years old and the young CT her junior year or so-with fresh, nikn& dimpaed faces and sweet, prat- tlAg voiees, which even the rumbling of ths train, the sticky dust, the plashing m, the smoke, the heat and the crowd d bod of ill-temPsred passengers could 1st cloud or dlence. They came into ltAs CT where sat. The farmer and the ysWger child found . vacant seat in ffoat ef nc. moved nearer the aisle to lst the other climb over the parcels by g ide next to the window, cut of wAicA che gazed into the rain and tAro0gA the binding clouds of smoke vAich covered the soggy fields with an itsnity of delight that was 50 unafect q that tho train ought to have felt flat tasd, had it had sense enough to feel 0ything.
 .ssT dee love to ride on tho cars, don't ryb1F she ssked after the train had re- seasd ite tiresome journey.
 '6opstimes, i" replied.
 '4 do all- tho time. My papa is an en- sinees."
 Then you ride good deal7" I ven tusa.
 'Not very much," she answered with . nttae igh of discontent; 'snot as much = want to. Since Mamma went away, raPa won't let me and Grandma alway, Giss when go on the cars"
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 Didn't you know thati You know " PapaT she remarked with such con- 1esnc4 in my knowledge that was d. at sshsmed to say that didn't:
 .Don't bother the gentleman inter. suRssa the farmer as he turned hall Osand in his seat and faced me. 'Shs bs he talker.
 ''GAe doesn't bother me in the least, 5 ] nads hate to say. So, treasured, tho 4o11s madden turned her face to the win dsw, and in . moment was too much ab soebed in. the Aeeting panorama to re nanbsr anything but the passing pleas -.
 Tier father was an engineer on thi Yoad-Jim Churchill. Ever heard o Aamf' continued the farmer after shor ~ 'sNo, We'll, ain't surprieed YeE As dsssrved to be known more'n lot A nsn fhat gsts their names before tn vi11c. Jim and l was schoolboys to ssEhw up country near Palmyra. w VI both raised in the same township cd we used to think when we was mel ws'd bs partners, and so we was-almost Jim was bigger'n me, stronger and yea 0se older. was always runt amonl tAs boy4 and if it hadn't been for Jin I'd probably been licked every day in m. QM0s- OQC aEu WVuIuA St0u0 uOtuAuk U tAAt sort. He was as brave as gian and he never allowed anyone to he i'm posed upon while he could prevent it end when the boys learned that he mean whse he said they let me alone So W gEew up together like two brothers. H loved no because was weaker then h w0 just as father loves . baby, and jast worshipped him. I'd a died flo hn, stranger, just e easy-if he'd onl said the word. You ought to have know < cd Jim Churchill. One Jim Churchill wsoA make up for half million sue fcAows as me and the ordinary run C fOlh.
 sWheag we were about sixteen yeal vs had or Arst trouble. She was th yFeetiest girl in the county, and she VI : jk e sweet and good as she was pretty
 ohs w0 the dominie's daughter, m
 vAea,she came to school Jim and bot - 0ur csps for her at the same time
 snny, sexsnen, how pretty girl wi ss6pne nNSga old f5isnds. Two me W t1lee vhels n1satnss !,