Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-20

ready to buy from his basket. and the
conductors and brakemen were always
willing 10 do him kind turn if they
could.
While his mother was grieving be-
cause her son was only train boy. he
was qualifying himself by thorouE h.
ness and fidelity to be great deal
more by and by. And his sand wiche s
were very good. Kate took care OF
that
Arriving at the station few min
utes before the train was ready, Rob
found Mrs. Mainwaring waiting for
him. She was sitting in her pretty
ph@ton. her eream-colored ponies fret
ting to be of, and she beckoned in a
friendly way to Rob.
Dorothy is coming home on the
down train. Rob. Please have an eve
to her, and help her with her bundles.
You know it VIII be dusk before the
tram arrives. but her father or | will
be here to meet her, and we'll give
you lift home"
In Rob's village the people were very
neighborly, and Judge Mainwaring'
wife could be motherly even to the son
of her laundress. She had q genuine
respect for Mrs. Dayton, whose clear
starching. tluting and ironing were
done as only lady does her work.
with a finish and nicely worthy of an
artist She had known DIR. DAYTON
and had suggested long ago that she
| should take boarders, or teach a kim
dergarten. but she had agreed with
her husband. the Judge, that Mrs. Day-
ton was very sensible to do the work
she knew best how To do. aud in which
she could succeed. Far from looking
! down on her. she honored her for her
perseyering Independence.
Rob went up and down the cars. dis
posing OF the goods in his basket The
| interval between the morning and
evening trains was brief. and when it
was time to return he looked for pref
ty Dorothy Mainwaring, found her a
seat spread rug over her lap because
it was growing chilly. and from time
to time said pleasant word to her, as
he passed the place where she sat.
Dorothy had been away az school
for month, and was going home to-
day to STAY until Monday. Once a
month. on Friday afternoon. she had
that privilege. She was a pretty little
girl. plump and dimpled. with pink
tinted cheeks, yellow hair and laugh
ing brown eyes. When Rob had sold
his last sandwich, and his last apple,
he put his basket away. came and sat
by her side. and the two children chat
tered precisely rs if Rob had been Dol
ly's big brother, or rather. Dolly chat
ted aud Rob listened. now and then
gravely putting in word.
She was telling him of Chico. her
pug, and how glad he always was to see
her coming home of the gold medal
she hoped to win, and of the severity
OF her music MASTER mixing one thing
and another in Dolly's own way. when /
suddenly the gay little tongue was
arrested. Thump! Bang! Bounce! |
Something was the matter. The train
Veered and swerYed from side to side |
with sudden sea-sick motion; ladies I
screamed. gentlemen clutched the |
backs of seats-the train was of the
track.
The stovel The stove! The cars |
will be on fret somebody shouted de- |
spairinglY; but even rs the stove trem- |
bled and shook, and the red-hot Goals, |
glowing as in fiery furnace, threaten |
ed to pour fourth a stream of death .
and destruction, that danger at least
was aYerted.
Bob Dayton had sprung to the res
cue. His strong hands were incased
IN leather mittens. but the mittens
were not strong enough to prevent the
brave hands from being desperately
burned, IS the stove was steaded aud
held In its place for the minute or two
during which theitrain kept up its giddy
rocking and swaying. When present
ly the locomotive was stopped, and the
passengers. terribly frightened and
shaken, stepped out into the road, Bob,
great fellow as he was, and with the
pluck and nerve of grown man, did
what he never had done before, sank
back in dead faint on the floor.
Fortunately the accident was due TO
Ioosened tie, had occurred near home,
and, as alarming news travels fast, it
was not long before the news that
something had happened reached the
station, where the cream-colored ponies
with Mrs. Mainwaring. were awaiting
Dorothy.
To put them to their utmost speed
was the work of an instant; and as the
phBton drew up beside the way, and
the motherly arms embodied the sob
bling little girl, all trem bling with ex-
element, the story of Rob's heroism
was speedily told. He was carried
home in state, and there was no more
sandwich vending possible for many
dav.
But while the poor burned hands
were slowly healing Rob had time to
read and study; time to pore over the
beloved chemistry which had always
allured him; time to show Dorothy
father and mother that there was n
good deal more in him than thav Ind
ever supposed. Rob's opportunity had
come. If we do our duty in the place
where the Lord puts us, the opening to
something wider always comes in tho
Lords time. If we are diligent and
faithful in a lowly calling, we prove
our worthiness OF higher, and are
certain, when God thinks it best to
find our niche.
All things work together for good
to those who love God And one |
among other ways of showing our love
to him is in being grave and uncom-
planning Whatever work He gives us to