Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-08-29
TIE ENGINEEE,s DOG.
IL wa Slide Carins Instiaet That Fre
vented n Railroad y Fret.

vented n Railroad y Fret.
yes, 81, remarked the gray-ha.rcj
gentleman with slight tremor 5
voice, 81 have g.vcn un rallroadin-
now hav ug become l.ttle bit too iar
advanced upon the road OF lie 10 so Iu
q Gao aud MAKE locomotive move.
On. YOU want % know about that dog oi
mine. All right. uscd 10 run lrto
Chicago on the Lake Shore on old H.
That deg never missed = trip over TIE
Ioad vita me, and owe my life to hIn
ur0n more than one occasion. His
name '-i.de,' not Cf 'SNde. Kelly.
side fame. however. I q 60 down to
taa rOUnd-a0use aud see myo.d gin run
cat, aud tlen monkey about her o.
see That nothing was out of whack
unta lt was time Ca start. Right af
the aOur Side could be seen coming
Gown tire street With ms dluaer-baskci
iu lis Old mouth. When lt became tm,
o. start l'd give tue whistle chauce.
and slide would ho o. aOerd M the ,ai
BESIDE me. That do IL scr would walk.
He WAS too blOOded Tor that. l. be-
came 40 trek at al TO. NM u climb
Out on the ioOt-bOar., run along al a
jump down on the pilot, get up agam
ou the other slde and walk lnto tas
either window. Whenever we got e.
>eW York slide would 20 down and
ride into town, bic IS life. on the COW
catcher. I even taught nim 20 pull the
whistle cord Whenever { commanded
Everybody along tle line knew hlm.
Neeu ! got down GO oil nay wheels be
would always follow and watch 10 SCI.
that no kids jumped on the locomo-
tive.
FL remember distinctly one stormy
night rs / Was approaching Chicago.
There was q tremendous tempcst oa
The lake, for I could hear tho dull roar
80 Che waves beat upon the shore. ]
bad to lay upon q siding and wat foI
orders % pun ira over any one OF the
hity tracks thst spread out near TOE
citf- There was D Itt.e tC.crr-ra
s,allon few rods away lrom w.4ele Z
las. o-lers we're c0nh i~nflv cxncc.ed
1a few minutes, bat thew did not
come. Ev i.rtufu auI 4 Eut lor.4.
-.truC u-t there f tho driving r1
~ai 1909 rrru discs galshfng exc
otuef te.c. q tge d.u. rmemie.
4au rclsr-. 'itl 0e hard .me 0H.
Oh S. lelE.t tnt tltg rlc %.
cams lruu t.,a s,atfen lrflrng rD
o1va, a-N rons one rarl barrs..r r
aaa eaFe me tss written or.icrs fat @.
tee. or.r t ast trags On Caa Ok e
-'~-.'. oa t'' a.itssirts OIL enc cltv8 O., q
Us There uaul . spec.s aad pissed.
Wtl. o.. iTakeracu see down o.
Throw tlc swt.n. rn ss.ie 4ade (
bee .re ert Us che b esd fevattrs
l-l9F as tronCH hi had gore cTaTvan.
tars. NnF, 4mny t0i1 sounds .nte
FL i-fnecl at tila iel .ow erlry
fH nfs.. a rofcEssut fer t.t
s" Uor CrrI-a down auI hes
esd Tar t
tfal.ry, ron't teach tia.
a . rr1seT sl IS al walked
tfAr rr Wsti white face 'Thcr p.
f't1 t1l~ ~cuC rronr. aUI kuor r..
De- Nnt on. AZ nlss aug bu.
Ettnt nlcfnIn- strange came 0val
rr. ea.,trrIr 7 cruI fei the warm
Nttgla tre<in- down my BAGS
NHe. lrr nt fctaF -rt upatIe1taua
te - 81 pHI cos. Ehc brakeman
3cs 60 -aroH Che sriieH asEi4
anC Displayed tae sam
er.u h.f els. nrI<.r.s
Htis Iust ihen tacre was = sudden
t1r ra Tie mast n,erraf-i|
M ever rearl eame fron TIA.
arns
Nv e1i look~' cried the brsksrr.,.
pointing rn .nc TRACKS Eefr r
SORTING ao orr posts 8ri reered tourrH
taagn. = rIat re1 z1t carrie
tasn out ot tae inkY biacs0css andtf.
snees rfshsd rsst Is ike a wh.rv .tr
ard was -oue
tcur wnts faces looked INTO On.
smother cCnntenances a moment IA
tr art Just tEeu Sac operator csm
rrsaaE aat wlth orisrs % stop 80 ef
re a11 -ee1 sfopped 81 xsensr n,
s,att tlal naolan iltei. Esnce and tei
H1 wires. Yes. ae was oUr mas
c.t can. .utca tho 8id engineer
strange moisture in hls eve
ard NisrE tgrtncr a4cre rr zzes
cog bad gone before r,nl. e