Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-07-19

said, 'eThe other train is the one you
want" Train No had rolled along by
the station and was now coming 10
standstill hundred yards away.
found the lady with the little girls
Said, I'VE must take the other train "
Some Of the men and boys now started
briskly to walk in the direction of the
train, which was away beyond ON the
main line
Let me take satchel, " said chiv-
alrously as / grabbed one Of her two
enormous travelling bags and started for
the train, followed bv the lady, the lit
tie girls and the remaining men and
boys. The train, as I said, was hun
dred yards away. We thought of the
nine long hours we had waited for that
train, and goaded by the fear of a
longer stay in Castleton we struck out
at lively pace toward the caboose.
Two-thirds Of the distance had been
accomplished, and was striding along
with the great piece of luggage banging
against my legs at every step, when the
train commenced to move away, slowly
now.
"EunP' shouted. The men ahead Of
us were already ON the run.
The lady began to scamper, holding
the 5-year-old by one hand, carrying in
the other her satchel and followed by
the 11-year-old, who brought up the rear.
We gained, but not fast enough,
thought L
''Let me have the child, /" cried. and
grabbing up the little one under my arm
/ began the chase anew, with the big
satchel still in one hand and making
me go hippity hop by its joltings.
Women were not made to run. Yet
the lady was doing we'll The train was
getting some headway. / dashed along
with my awkward burdens and in few
moments reached the steps Of the NOV
ing caboose, swung the child up into the
arms of one of the men who had caught
the train, threw my other charge, the
strange lady's satchel, upon the plat
form and jumped aboard.
Gloryl was on my way to Fargo al
last. But how about the lady2 She was
now 20 feet behind and only holding hel
own.
"Hurryi''
But she was pufing-out of breath
and began to lag behind. The 5-year-olt
on the caboose was dazed. The 11-year
old back with her mother ON the rail
road ties took in the situation and Sc
up howl to see me, the strange man
on board all eastern bound train witt
her little sister and her mothers lug
gage.
II The train was moving even faster
There was but one thing to do leapet
to the ground, caught the little girl a
she was almost thrown to me by kind
ly passenger, set her on the ground
then ran for the train, clutched the hug
satchel, planted that on the ties an,
finally by good sprinting caught up witt
the caboose and swung myself aboard.
I had done all I could for the poo
lady. Tt was sad to see her left behin
after waiting all day for the train. Sh
must now take her chances Of gettin
! into Fargo tonight by means of the wa
: freight now standing at Castleton. Thu
I reflected as stood on the rear end Q
the caboose and looked at the forlor
r trio standing on the track in the mids
of their luggage gazing after the reced
) ing train.
Then came jolt, jolt, joltl It wa
t down brakesl / clung to the guard raj
to prevent myself from being thrown of
4 Quickly the train came to full sto
3 and didn't move for five minutes, du
) ing which time the lady and the littl
girls got aboard, together with a littl
| fat man and two boys, who had ais
> been distanced in the race. Then th
: train steamed back to the station an
| waited half hour.
{ I wiped the perspiration from m
| flushed face, inwardly damned the raj
road and rode the 20 miles on the out
side platform Of the caboose. We got
Fargo at aquarter past z. Charles Tay
! lor Tatman in Budget.