The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-03-22

oo'o IN fpttAl Bhr5oukOt
train Fairfield, .condustor--has arr
rived.
The special passenger train refer
red was, as knew, for 4 had heard
II reported by wire, composed Of an
engine, superiuteodont't private car,
aud directors car tiled with the Of
icers OF the road, with their wives
all Of whom had been down the line
on q pleasure trip TO inspect the
new station aud grounds at our cas-
tern terminus, aud were now return
ing with all haste.
i heard the superiutendeuts tele-
graphic request TO the dispatcher to
give then the right Of way rs far as
practicable, aud in accordance with
this instruction he was now hsldiny
back the freight.
4 sat idly Watching The approach
OF the special. aud making the quick
time they we're making, as the tele-
graphic reports, one by one suc-
ceeded each other as the train pasa-
ed station after station--aud still
bemoaning my hard fate.
NO mistakes THE time, thought
only for me was the i'll luck re-
served for surely the operator at
A--would not, could not. commit
the came fault twice. This time
there would be no poor assistant to
attach the blame to, but tho chief
dispatcher.
| 4 sat there some time filed with
these uugrateful and useless
thoughts, until was disturbed by
the entrance OF the little boy who
had been busy at play outside. He
came in high glee, exelaiming, Papa!
papa Train comingf'
"'No, dear, not just yet. Wait
FIVE minutes and then we will see
them go flying by, ! answered him
with smile, knowing how pleased
he would be TO see the rushing
train.
"'No, now papa, now can see
the smoke-come out quick q! To
please him complied, and looked
, up the line 10 tue direction of the
approaching special, which had pass-
ed the last station east OF me, aud
must be within fve miles of our
station.
That, isat r$y, papa Look
through tue trees -
Il turned, and eaw rising above
the trees the black smoke which de-
, noted the approach of a train. In
an instant understood the situa-
ton. The freight was approaching,
the freight which was ordered to re-
| main at A--to cross the passen
ger train. For moment L was
dazed, but only for q moment, for
knew something must be done, aud
that quickly, to avert an awful ca
tastrophe.
Below my station, some hundred
yards or so, round the curvo which
; hid it from sight, vas switch which
opened upon side track runnin 9
by the station for another hundred
yards, and which would hold the
, freight could | bat reach aud open
it before the freight arrived there.
But l must also stop the passenger
| train for fear the freight would not
, get on in time
Q Rushing into the station | grasp.
, ed my signal flags, put the blue in
3 it's proper place, but not daring t.
. trust to that to stop them, for feai
the engineer, having bis orders to
run past my station, and at the high
rate of speed he was coming might
not see it. i took the red flag and
J the boy in my arms, and placing
4 him in the middle OF the platform,
put the flag in his hands.
!, Arthur 7 | said sternly, do just
/ as papa says, now, aud We will save
train. Stand right here Do not
move except to wave this flag, 80 !!
/ giving HIM the up-and>down motion
il'Wave it my brave boy, and do not
stop until papa gets back =
His blue eyes filed with tears al
my manner, and giving him q kiss to
reassure him, ] turned and ran for
the switch. Could I reach it 10
, time ? / must Over the ties ran
for life, for lives for il the trains
came in collision at that high rate of
speed many lives must be sacrificed.
AS I turned the curve / looked
back at the station. There the little
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