Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-10-04

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YOU Il new engine, too. Take out No.
45l tomorrow. With your own boy on
and shining new engine" the official
could not resist the temptation OF add
ing, mbusincsslke though it was-he
wouldn't have added an unnecessary
word to anybody except old JASPER
you will be quite gay again, and will
be having ali the young men enyylng
vou,' The master mechanic meant
well, but it was q sid blow to Jasper.
"a new engine" he exclaimed some
what bitterly; "what have done that |
should have my old pet taken away from
me? Well, if the old engine isn't good
enough to run along yet awhile, why, |
suppose the old engineer will have to 90
too, pretty soon. This is the beginning
of the end, sure. They'll lay the old
man off before the year is out.
His sorrow was greatly increased
when he boarded the new engine and
found that she was equipped with one Of
the new electric head lamps, with which
TIE company was experimenting. Nor
was that the worst of it. The whistle
of the new machine was Il harsh, coarse
whistle, as unlike the sweet tones Of the
old whistle as anything could be. The
first sound Of it nearly drove Jasper
wild. "They'll get me OIL the road
now" he exclaimed al can't run an
engine with a headlight like that on it
and such whistle. They'll lay the
old man oil, but they can't say he has
not made time. They can't say that" +"
Making time is sort of hobby with
all good locomotive engineers. With
Jasper it was mania. can engineer
isn't worth a cent unless he can get in
on schedule nineteen times out OF tWen-
ty," he used to say, "and man can al
WAYS make time if he has the nerve.
Let il man get the least bit timid, so
that lie pulls up for everything he does
oot like tine looks of for every spcck on
the track, or for every down grade, and
ha1l nnvnr make time. Let her 90, let
lor oo 81. advised Tgcl,. be afraid of
or,.u,;ng Whom Won stort ont ON a
,ur mako mn vonr mind That Won are
oo;,o ia make fine or die trvirg. Do
NOT be afraid Of the ditch. Ifit is vou,
f,,a 70 10 ,f,cLol and stop there, YOU
can't get away fon. it by shutting off
steam every time she bcoius 10 jump a
l;,tl, or Won ,,,oo;,. Won 500 so,nethino
on ,ha track You')l IMAGINE you see
frv thincs ahead in one night, and if
Won 80 to shutt;no off for them You'll
,o,.o, na,.o t;,oc nevor in thn world
hovr
Ard in rood trnth tho old man WAS
os bravo ,e his words He was known
.,1,,,,,, tI,o r,.,l os . rnnner ooaiuet ev-
ervth;no hut rod 1;ohts, But the yery
first dav on the new engine he was a
changed man. All his old confidence
seemed to leave him, and he became IN
staad norvous and timid. He blamed
il all on fine new locomotive, and par
ticu!arly on rhe electric headlight.
"Jack, ,"he said, as they were running
a]ono one dav shortly after the new en-
o;;np had been mt in use. "this machine
isn't going to bring me any good luck,
| know that. I'm getting nervous and
am afraid to let her out on the down
grades. That brilliant light is running
my eyes, and something will happen
one Of these days. Jack, you had bet
ter leave the road. Go and learn to be
blacksmith. An engineer doesn t
amount to much.'
And as his pride in his own calling
and his career was aroused by these
words, he nulged the throttle open IL
. I;ttl, fortber and fine old look Of sat-
;.f,ot;on o.,,oo rnou his stern face But