Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-11-16

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The main track was barely clear when
40 came in sight. swaying from side to
side. her wheels threatening to leave the
tack at each revolution. She passed
the depot like a meteor, her bell clang-
irv with every leap of her piston, the
sam escaping from her whistle with
lie ,aLtnaous shrek of demon, end
the 1pants of the cab wrapped from
view N cloud of smoke
Some hundred rods beyond the depot
the track took sharp upward grade,
from which it descended again TO strike
the bridge across a narrow but deep and
rocky gorge.
Men looked after the flying locomotive
and then at each other with blanched
faces.
They're gone A miracle can't save
EN-" said one, voicing the wordless
terror of the rest. " If they dom fly the
track ON the upgrade they'll go down as
soon as they strike the trestle. !"
The crowd began to run along the
track, some with vain instinct of help
fulness, some moved by that morbid
curiosity which seeks TO be in at the
death
But look Midway the long rise the
speed of the runaway engine suddenly
slackens.
What does it mean? She never could
a died out in that time shouted an
old yardman
Excitement winged their feet When
the foremost runners reached the place
the smoking engine stood still on her
track. quivering in every steel-clad nerve,
her great wheels still whizzing round
and round amid fight of red sparks
from beneath.
What did it2 Who stopped herr"
The engineer. staggering from the cab
with the pallid face Of the fireman be
hind HIM. pointed without speaking. to
where a little, pale faced, crooked backed
boy had sunk down, painting with exer
ton, beside the track.
At his feet huge oil can lay over
turned and empty.
The crowd stared. one at another,
open mouthed Then the truth flashed
upon them.
!" He oiled the track
Bully for Crooked Joe :"
They caught the exhausted child,
finging him from shoulder to shoulder.
striving with each other for the honor of
bearing him. and so, in irregular. tumul-
tuous. tiiumphal procession they
brought him back to the depot and set
him down among them.
Pass the hat, pards cried one.
1t had been payday. and the saved en-
gineer and fireman dropped in each their
months wages Not hand in all the
throng that did not delve into pocket.
There was the crisp rustic of bills, the
chink of gold and silver coin.
Out with your handkerchief, Joe
Your hands won't hold it all Why.
Young one. what-whats the natter
for the boy, with scarlet cheeks and
burning eyes, had clenched both small
hands behind his back-the poor twisted
back laden with its burden of defoilGtg
and pain.
No! no he cried ina shrill. hih
voice Don't pay me! Can you ~
what it's worth to me. once just ON
in my life to be little Ese-iike o,h,l
toksg"
The superintendent had 50, "a
S. flee. lie lii his hand n ine ot
ced
Jo,..r he said. ave ccu,Gnt
gol we visited Money Dcesn laY /
,rlivesl But you have s..vc Us lq
many lcll rs lesi,ies. Won sen !
Go something for y,ug'
You c..ntl lou cant, &8
,a. Tie ci.iid's voice VS. ;..ni1,i /
81 : elk. it seeine. 10 tnd thear" ~
the ptnt-up agCnv OF years. sele !
only IN III ne in lie world / w,sia, /
nobody can give me that. No o s. c.i /,
ever make me anything Tut Crook I
JOel'
The superintendent lied Liln AMI he'd /
him against his own lresst.
= Ny boy. he sid in his firm, gea;ie /
tones. Won are right Ncne Of us eau
do that .or you But you can do i fer
Yourself Listen to me- Where is lie
quick brain God gave you and the brave
Leart? Not in that bent back of vours--
thst has nothing to do with them Let
us help You TO chanca-only "A chance
TO work ana to learn and it will rest
with YOU. yourself, to say whether in
twenty years from now. if you are alive.
if YOU are Crooked Joe or Mr.. Joseph
BRYAN
Visiting in c. not long ago. friend
said to me:
" Court Is in session. You must go
with me and hear Bryan.
The court room was already crowded
at our entrance with an expectant audi
ence. When the brilliant Young attor-
ney rose to make his plea noticed with
shock of surprise that his noble head
surmounted an under sized and mis-
shapen body. He had spoken but FIVE
minutes. however, when l had utterly
forgotten the physical defect; in ten. |
was eagerly interested, and thereafter
during the two hours speech, held SPELL
bound by the marvellous eloquence which