The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

| was to take advantage OF down grade,
stop and let the water run forward into
the pipes, then gather some bark by the
roadside, fire up and run till that water
had been used, then catch another down
grade and repeat the job.
He wrote the manager that his engine
wasn't warm enough to cook a dividend.
The manager admitted in reply that he
had been sadly put to it recently, and
that he knew his motive power was not
up to standard, but hoped that change of
scene and rest would bring out the stock
in sufficient shape to go through this
winter. He was very sorry, he said, and
would promice that the engine should be
looked through.
That was easy enough. for man could
look through it anywhere.
An old man was sitting in seat across
the aisle. He was very much interested.
SIS the Big Four not proprietary roadY'
/ asked.
"Waal, no." says the old man. ri
Judge from what l can hear it's like old
man Buglehorn's nose-it runs itself"
With that he eslapped the leg of chap
pie by his side with glee and went into
mild, red faced fit of mirth.
BY my side there sat a week ago a
quiet man about 43 years of age, who
put his grip in the wall pocket overhead,
and then adjusting himself soon went TO
sleep easily and breathed like child-a
croupy child. Soon he gave start and
kick, when, to my amazement, both feet
fell off. The road was poorly ballasted,
and so l attributed it TO that, but he
woke up and said: Excuse me, but those
feet are adjustable. Do not be nervous.
/ generally take them off in the car any
way, but ths road is little rough"-as
his vahse fell from its perch and shut up
my 50 silk hat like a Chinese lantern
"and so they have detached themselves"
They were an odd arrangement and
very comfortable, would think, coming
up 10 the calf Of the leg as high shoe,
and how they were held ON / could not
make ont.
Speaking Of these things. wonder al
most that a man who loses limb should
make it a subject for poem, but gave
half dollar for the following on New
York train in February. 1t shows that
the writer, though little green, had got
hold OF the raw material with which
the poet works-viz, sympathy, love. my
thildhood's home and a bright immor-
tality awaiting each and every one:
THE APPEAL
In sadness now do look back
Upon those bysone days
When was happy al day long
In boyish sports aud ways
But now I'ra forced 10 make NY WAY
A cripple a. you see
Those boyish sports and rood old days
VIII cosle-=o more - I-a-
little thought as tine fsw pJ
Aisf0Tt11es thick and fast
Wocld sc use fall and make me 30
A cripple 20 the izsr-
Such j. M lot. Wealth can't atone
For the loss % Tay limb 70 ne
CsnSht and crushed. tie deco S&s done
A railroad boz 70 more III Be-
Ard Eov uy thoughJs often return
To ny Dos hool's hSpPy home
And 10 the old familiar AsEnis
n which .0vei 10 ROAM
o1tea Ssh ! might Tr;Ern
To U4y Cd hone nnce r.o-s-
Ny tr-e-l. are Go.s-i-ll Try 20 I've
To 1--si them q Jon shore
Ana rc~. dear friends I'ra. 81 yo1 saa.
Poor, be- 7sess zn1 aloss.
No other say % earn my brad
VIII yo1 peas bay E.y soogf
TALs Is ~ heartfelt srsger.
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Il realms scs- OVER ihe-c-
These poems are sold 20 the p5blic to'
the purpose Ct buying bright Few iss
froEa thoSe nnriyalsi artists. Hsss-s
Limber & Lsgge;t, who make p-ooac.y
the cuse<. leg al less cost ,nzr any ofoer
horse in the world. with fEsc1ies CT
same II desired