Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
A LONELY PLACE.
Romantic Story of tho Topographic
Wiros.

You will lind 10 u lonely, out -of.thc.
way plaoc-a perfect wildcrness-but
u is all that have ut my command M
present and II you are brave cnouph
To 60 down into the mnrshy country
nnd do the combined work Of agent
and tclcgraphcr you can have the ap.
poin'monI said superintendent
NASH referring TO II vacancy on n rail
road liuc that trnvcrsed tho wild.
mountainous section OF Virginia soil.
II cannot say that | am flatterod
with the picture you draw, SIR but, ma
am looking for y situation and beg.
Earh shouldn't DO chonscrs, will take
my chance mud try my luck until
something better turns up" said HUGH
Gordon, the young man addressed
Very WE'LL" rcplied the supcr'n.
tcndent, shortly. III you attend to the
business properly we shall not rive
nrNclvcs any uncnsncss about how
,ou manage 20 live the life Of "A hermit.
''r such II will practicable De. and
YOU cannot say that failed 10 warn
~, I've Gddod ~ he turned nynv
o"u IN himself he soliloqui1cd. THAT
lap will not he in Bcnning fort.
N'. He's fresh from school md hn.
been accustomed TO civilized society, no
Is not probable that hc'll do bit bet.
.r Than his predecessors. Hen IA,
Hao' at tho end Of week aud I shall
mo-. blame him, either, Tor IL IA the
upst God-forsaNcn place was over
n"
But h. was mistaken, for, though
Hugh found IL all that he represented
1t, he was not easily discouraged ami
took hold Of the worl, with ug much
energy rs II thu place were IN the very
center Of life aud buimcs hdhcrur
Ia the old adngc: Whatever l. worth
doing AZ NIL IS worth doing we'll" Il,
performed his various dutic, Ia the
hest manner possible, md, though the
railroad officials said nothing, from the
way they glanced around the waiting.
ruom-as clean and bright rs soap and
water could make tit wng evident
that they had no fault to find with the
new methods which the college bred
tclcgraphcr had nuuguratcd
There was no doubt about n, being a
lonely place, and except the people IN
the wcll-iillrl trains that flew past
without stoppin" and the rough section
hauds. Who occasionally came in e.,
liLN wci. pipe and chat fnv min.
utcs Er scarcely "'cr'iw u human face.
'"r he had 'r.n there some weeks
.h. ouch the vi..a he formed the ac.
uairtnnca of irmls Reynolds, the
operator ~ Ngu'uu, 10 small station
hiiN uilr' ,u1h"r on In .h' wilder.
ness fl"r lhcir first Introduction the
two spent many pleasant hours con.
ycr5iug on cungru a subjects.
one day just.af,cr Hugh had returned
from his dinner the tickling u his in
stlumcnt left th,l ncsgag, for him:
"rmrNp lrgu ! luyo lu,t received word
that NY fortnight vacation H. To begin this
afternoon My substitute is here already and
viii BE- ~ thls evening WIN pass through
Hcuuils on No. o. lio out ~ wave congrnuIa
uual. A. ever FRAYE."
"Eurekn'' calculated liupl 90 wish
that train would cons, % tu iron bi.,
of Wouldnt wo have o Jolly timc Ia.
gcthcr? Wonder Il bo could not got nu
order 10 have n rtop. There w,uld lc
no harm IN uyirG ut Any rate" ANA
then back % r the w.roa j.. us.srlt
Cant you R.f lu oder 10 ll...n ..,..i.I
you IN at DonHu.f lGL1ulu l.. f. iuyu la
pleasure ofyoI s.mpauy .uftrra ~, Of your
vacation day
A few o'art's later ln h. .,, au.
swcr:
no. HiI . .yu... Hilh r'losall f..I tl..s
that mover ,lnug0; cpuHo Go..i. Q rauIa.
honor myself Dy &c cpthG '.us ,ror oflo.a
tally"