The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-11-15
TIE GUARDS STORY.



aud How lie Was Rewarded.
Coming down on the elevated road
late at nigh. a short time ago fell into
conversation with the guard, says
New York Star reporter. lie was
pleasant fellow. The night man are
apt to be. They have less traffic and
the natural social instincts of men dis'
play themselves in spite OF corporations
and iron-bound rules. As We swung
into South Ferry station lie shouted out;
There goes the money train
looked and saw single ear attached to
an engine steaming up the track. had
only glimpse Of it, but that Was suf-
icient To arouse my curiosity. My COM
panion was fall OF the subject, and
gathered some interesting details OF an
important feature of railroad routine.
singular you never saw that BEFORE
said tho guard. The ear Is oval In
shape, holds three or four men, gathers
up the tickets and doodle, and Is nat
uraiiy looked after pretty sharp by the
COMPANY. The men in the car all carry
guns and are generally LOADED for
bear 50 they're not troubled much.
Tho ear starts out about one or two
o'clock In the morning and goes up and
down the Second avenue road, stopping
at every station and collecting the
tickets in the boxes and the cash from
the Office. Next u trip Is taken on the
Third avenue road and then ON tho
others in regular order. III. car laying
up for tho day about 1--we u, M. near
fifty-cighth street, on the Ninth ave
nus line. I've heard say that sometimes
she carries abou, 10000. In fact, that's
only light estimate.
Nobody monkeys with tina, train or
with III. men IN it," continued my In
forman,, smiling grimiy TO himself. 1T
wouldn't be healthy. do remember
time, though. when there came near be-
Ing a circus. There had been some
trouble with laboring men-somcthing
OF that kind-and thoy laid of 10 wreck
tho train. You can't do II easy. Tho
iango on tn" wheel always catches
when you run up on the guard beam on
each side OF the track, and you can't
run into III. street. Tho gang knew
this, and they tried something new.
They pu, an Inclined block on each
track 10 the train might run up and over.
Tha, might 50. IL was dirty
iF.ck. l suppose they expected TO lay
below aud Fob the ear n ben she smashed
In the street k!llins the engineer. Of
course. allH'i count All the same they
so, lri,. There Was quick young tel
iou on the road shat time. lie saw the
blocks In ;hc Fash Of tho engine ll:h,
ard stopped the train In her own length.
lie saved every 'hing and kept hi, wife
from being 4 widow In tho bargain,
CUES. tAinE ! Fual poem about 4,
In one Of ,Lc illustrated papers-iias-
peFia Weekly. u seems 10 me, The CON-
pany Ma very grateful 10 Isa; young
engineer
"l'n glad Of H.. said |. heartily. ''iic
ecriziniy did them service. What did
ihcy ,la for klm7 Lot, soc. H. saved
a. leas; $4,000 for III. Evad. ! suppose
ih-y gave him si.oco."
mo, much. aid the guard, folding his
arms and wlnk!n. at m" c"n;id-n,iaiiy.
"Nhnn corporations do that well be-
near III. millennium. and y ont have ~
much need OF tho mlnis,nra prrashIn'
ia" New Nrs'amcn, a, the directors on
Sundays. The way things 80 they don,
have no call To let up Oh them .harp,-
never heard ,ha, Sheridan got = cen;
Tor ~ha, lac done. suppose directors
,h,ns a mans bound ,o save his own
lie. any way. and a, for payln' him for
;htir osn they're krcrin' all ih.y get.
make NO mistake. ! understand they
ra,p the engineer an earlier run and
ho va, glad enough ,o.u, IL. The strain
on him IN ,hoe" hour, wasn't 80 Hr~at.
and !, mas lvss rough on his kiincys."