Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12

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Il anybody else had said this
&ch nobody would in Jasper Ward'i
.ence-at least nobody who knew
AJasper would have been yer,
ch grieved. He was proud of hi
≠ proud of his record on TIL
board. Thirty years had he stood
h. and in all that time not one az
Int more serious than the fracture
a connecting-rod piston-bar haC
ured to him. Not one life intrust
70 bis care had been lost, nor ever
pardized. For twenty years Jas
had run the same train, an accom-
dstion. and all the people up and
en that division of the line knew
per Ward and his locomotive as
as they did their own dooryards
face at the engine window was 81
hiliar that to miss it for day q
was TO take something out Of tbs
~ life of the people who dwell
y the tracks.
But now Jaspar was unhappy wheI
5should have been most content, fol
had finally relented and taken
* with him on the locomotive. Hi.
fireman had been promoted to an
zine, and Jack had thereupor
sged so hard that his father finally
blied to the master mechanic fol
Emission to take the boy on AMI
IKE an engineer of him. 1t was 3
|ppy day for Jack when the master
bchanics reply was received; but
50 with old Jasper, for the message
btained these words: "I1l give you 4
" engine, too. Take out No. 45l to
brow. With your own boy on ard
shining new engine" the officia
bld not resist the temptation of add.
]. nnbusiness like though it was
wouldn't have added an unneces
ky word to anybody except old Jas.
lyon will be quite gay again
q viii be having all the young mer
Eying you The master mechanic
pant well, but it was a sac blow tc
eper. "a new engineer he exelaim.
somewhat bitterly, "what have
|Ee that ] should have my old pei
ken away from me? Well, if the old
zine isn't good enough to run along
awhile, why, 1 suppose the old en-.
beer will have to 60. too, pretty
pn. This is the beginning of the
d sure. They'll lay the old man of
fore the year is out"
DIS sorrow was greatly increased
hen be boarded the new engine and
md that she was equipped with one
the new electric head-lamps with
a'ch the company was then expert
Eating. Nor was that the worst OF
The whistle of the new machine
: . harsh. coarse whist e, as unlike
sweet tones Of the old whistle as
ythlng could be. The first sound OF
hearty drove Jasper wild. They'll
me OF the road now" he exclaim-
/; II can't run an engine with a
adllght like that on it, and such a
listle. "They'll lay the old man off,
: they can't say he hasn't made
ne. They can't say that Making
ne Is sort of hobby with all good
'omotive engineers. With Jasper II
: q mania. IAN engineer isn't
nth a cent unless he can get in on
'edule nineteen times out of twenty
used 70 say, land a man can always
he time IL he has the nerve. Let a
n get the least bit timid, so that he
Us up for everything that he doesn't
Q the looks of, for every speck on
track, or for every down-grade, and
Il never make time. Let her go, let
60" be advised Jack; "don't be
AID OF anything. When you start
on arun make up your mind that
are going to make time or die try
!: Don't be afraid of the ditch. If
Is your fate to be ditched and
P there you can't get away from it
shutting of steam every time she
5ins to jump little or you mag
you see something on the track.
an Imagine you see fifty things
"a q In one night, and if you go to
i'ling on for them you'll never make
le. never in the world. boy."
And in good truth the old man was
oraye as his words. He was known
ng The road as arunner against
gything but red lights. But from
very first day on the new engine
vas a changed man. All his old
lnosnce seemed to leave him, and he
anne instead nervous and timid.
blamed 1t all on the new locomo
!, and particularly on the electric
'd-hmp.
JACK" he said, as they were running
ng one day shortly after the new
'ine had been put in use, "this
cnihe isn't going TO bring me any
y luck. l know that. I'm getting
sous, and am afraid to let her out
the down grades. That brilliant
I Is running my eyes and some
% VII happen one of these days.
X you had better leave the road.
and learn TO be a blacksmith. An
|lneer doesn't amount to much"
mo as his pride in his own calling
career was aroused by these words
judged the throttle open a little
snef, and the old look of satisfac.
came upon his stern face. But
was only for a moment. Timidity
olscontent were becoming more
q ever marked in him, and Jack
no his father anything but a cheer
running mate. But Jack didn't
q That He loved his father dear
aha did the best he could TO COM
and cheer him.
ouii be all right in a day or two.
lsf, ne said; ''the machine is new
tne light is brighter than you are
ostomed to, but you'll like them
? before long.
aSe, won't" the old man replied,
ooorn in his unhsppiness and fore
angs; "they are determined to drive
on the road with their ew-fangled
celns. They don't want the old
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