New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-26
THE MODEL BRAKEMAN.
From The Chicago Tribune.


Thcre is one railroad brakeman working somewhere
in Dakota who in certain branche; OF rallroadihg IS
n me is but he is large raw-boned sQuarecornered
ugly looking man. somewhere between SIX ana seven
Intended for man between seven and eight feett all.
He always works on the front end OF freight
train and enjoys nothing more than collision with
ratle train occasionally There can't any tramps ride
on his train He's done more to solve the tramp
problem than perhaps any other man In The Unneo
States Hits 'em with coupling pin and leaves them
for the local authorities to bury lie cant relemper
was on his train day in 1877 going on the
Northwestern road from Tracy MINI to WATERFOWL,
and one Of the first things he did was twist on two
and hrG %s e ss ga lii line hs soRe forty or
ffiy sioux Indians boarded the train They were from
the sisseon reservation and had been down on ,n inc
civilized but they had made progress enough 70 500 age
Of rans the pal n sGs eg howeve
ami scattered themselves along the top OF the oo1 cars
near the centre OF the train. They we're; OF course,
When tho train pulled out OF Gary the angular
brakeman came into the caboose and took of his coat
guess ven have 70 let them Indians ride" said
the conductor 9Of course we can't put Thorn of till
we get TO the next station and even hcn 1t will be the
easiest and safest way to let them alone" The nrake
S an s door MN S% Climbed The Sohouss q tho
caboose looked ahcad and awaited tho war OF eh'er
minaton
CIT on this You dirty sneadng thieves ~ yelled tho
brakeman, he advanced along tho roof OF tho cars:
his lower law SIDEWAYS Jump Of or III throw You
of The Indians only grunted and lay down ana
Tha 10 indian ne Ss cS%e to was chief with feathers
in his hair The brakeman seized him by inc sho St
people had a pretty good hold the board and didn't
come Then the brakeman leaned over, took better
man Who has leaned to feel Of buzz saw when
IT'S buzzng and that proud old chief OF tho uhoOm neon
ouered Sioux came board and ALL and the raw-Doneo
twister of brakes shot him of through tho ar whero
he lodged against telegraph pole and wieo up hho
Then that brakeman went for the noble savage.
He had got a taste Of blood, and no made IL bright
red day for Indians.
He began to walk right through those Indians ana
throw them both ways at once They saw their o'is
hoPS TaS For se the next he stood up
on top of those swaying freight cars, ana d
p 1Ss ana and leaned over and ssshcned up and
chcwed. and masticated and otherwise cou 3 Io
his manner with those simple sons OF the forest 70;
the poor indian the untutored cuss, thought nero"
Methodist meeting house fallon on him that da r..o
otbcyS he rolled OIL into the ditch and sim others he
tossed up and left hanging on the telegraph WIZ Oh"
hadn't tine to stop and adjust clothes pin on them
sometimes when he struck car who're INDIANS so,p.
Us back in the caSooSc il looked II VOLCANO had
American H anu aSoricinss in mangled condition. 49,.
Agair be would shove one over inc sue snI1e The
foot Of the red just before II was 100 lac Elm
this original posscssor Of the continent
They never got him down once caused MN NO 10
from the great object he had In Wow. UiNo
they completely surrounded him, but he maoo
swinging Kick and six noble braves got on inc tIa
and bit the right Of way. There were Indians 10
the right OF him. indians TO the left OF him. Indians
IN front Of him, but he only swung that lower Jaw
Of his sideways llttle like tho gang plank ~ steam
boat and scattered them the prairie Tho rolling
oOcaux Of Eastern Dakota planted 10 10 Tor
over miles. Finally he got hold OF the last one
He seemed him OF reluct antiy as II lie wished
he rather beginning the pleasant task Instead OF
ending it, But he faltered only moment and the
last Indian struck foc further from tho train than
the frsf-tIt the only difference. Then he
came back to the oaboose and put on his coat, and
the half angry expression on his face was gone and
ia rs place rested cain. CUnented air which told
Of duty faithfully and conscentously performed