Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-14
At THE THROTTLE
A Prccky Young Enzir~s FER
uo1s underta~nS

-t b. was called hT
-h,.- - fittie Colorado town
- light Of dfs-~<P-~-. tn.
$3.50 bov hor~ The ni~xnam~.
f-hosr. thinking IL other than a
nan1a title. Few wh0 saw him nov
fzE about. Si.h his ufsshapea shoulders
and undersi=~1 ssrrn. would guess that
be had taI~zt. but the briIliancv OF his
l1rg ~TeSN th> breath Of hES forehead
sn1 th> pleasant in~.~lTi-~ac- ct his
rale fars dss rarh 20 redeem hhS d.
f1ruzry Ant proved h@ What Re r~aE
~ VA a c~uizS lie Va nsSse5 sur his
constructive skill Mechanics was hh<
Passion ard for nakiux tiny vas-r-
Wheels - whf- N the toamfrg noun
tain stream ~ So-sn Progressed - a
sraHy q The eugi1>< n thr -1uusIiou<~
n tn railway s-sri1c Il vas th~ ~ud
Cf n branch rad AMI ranv q dark
nocstsr wk& stahg~9 "a the @ootv bald
f1- re- 7srd~r~d over them With an
enthusiasts pati<Er~ and m artists
zeal NATL b anew every part perfectly
aK1 Wa ofsea sfie~ed % =. N With
tie q ca shar- ru-. anS ~~~r -
haza~ the thrccsie Gzrf1g thu sxs.eh
ing about the ysrA~
Alp4ne Jg1rtioa was NJ the head of a
ezzTUa Que sztazzu dar tho rzaror Of
tn A-te city Al th~ foot Locking out
"a he plains 10 the ezs.. VISITED The
town rot,~sf - bin own bv the -zffwav
ruurFnG close - = mountain stream
ofs<n crossing and --rro~-trr Il. In tn.
afternoon sh- wind changed eIouss<
cane SQUIRTING over Fixes Peak and a
b< STERN threatened
hos three O'Clock n telegram was
received tpv the mayor Of the lower
town Not twenty minutes after the
operator ha.3- vi.h grave far.. copied
Il Z sent OF messenger. n covered
carriage came h~urryinS through the
wind and rain. drawn by galIopinx
hor>e& The mayor alighted and in a
Moment vas ex-itetly asking the
zEent- sWhea does the next train TO
e1s-
"A. six O'Clock
That viii not do. I mus. 70 At
occe- How many miles Is !. TO the
sprinET
Sixty
49, Aa@.t N I've HENrA DE
horses must have an engine A rio.
Ezs 5rckea out between the townsn-n
and tse workers in the smelling works
! ought 20 De sher~ row
III telegraph the superintendent
said the agent There Is an engine
here our i = against orders 20 let il
60 IL viii cost you considerable. sir
I o eare what Il costs Hurry up
the message
The agent few 20 his instrument
The Indicator y.ve no answering click
The wires between the station and sh.
Springs we-- down Either IN. storm
had broken farther east or the rioters
had cut them He explained the sisua-
ton TO the mayor.
Well sad he. fire M vour erxin.
and let Ne 70 IL s for the pubic
good and 7 nus-
The agent thought . nor>us
There n hardly n chance The man
who rms ths Pilgrim Edward Forester.
Is sick
Then who can 20 with it7- sked
the mayors host
i had thoughs.- said the az-a. hest
Ar8Ca es7r IND
viii Be for two hours that-if yoa can
Ees Foresters conseEt-thas navb>
Ben might DO IL
The sensleuaa elapped his hands.
The very { he exclaimed and in
De WAS away N his carriage
20 te-eh the boz
When he reached the station ard she
mayer loo<-6 ~ the fragile. hump
baked to<n and the tral t1ee he hesi-
rared
Have you ever run Al engine boy4-
re ASKED
Yes az. a little ways But I under.
stand Il as veil As aryeody-
Then yoa tank you can rake hi,
rum
Yes SIR
But the na<or hexitzte6 20 trust him
sst 20 E~ns haadx and il was not u~-
II the oc1cial's host retained from
trip 20 the siek engineers bed to report
that Forester said B-a was capable.
that orders were given 70 snurry ~
and Ky
Iss sseFa bed Eissa = snry. ard
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