The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-10

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call you when the doctor returns"
She kissed him and went into the
next room where the child was sleep
ing.
One person dead, three badly hurt,
perhaps fatally, and through his fault J
He had had no intention OF doing this
all he thought of was the saving OF
his child; but had he right to under.
take such fearful responsibility
when he knew what terrible conse.
quences might follow?
He rose in despair; he could not
endure to lie still the air of the room
almost choked him. In his ears still
sounded that fearful death-cry. With
trembling limbs he made his way into
the bedroom. Both wife and child
were sleeping He looked at them
silently, and bitter tears streamed
down his cheeks. Whit would become
OF those he loved so dearly?
Slowly he went down the stairs lie
could not meet the eyes of his dear
ones, and without word he opened
the door and was out on the street.
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the fresh air seemed to do him good.
The town clock struck tit was
early yet. Mechanically he turned
his steps toward the engine house; (; he
wanted 10 look alter his engine, as was
his daily custom. he arrived at the
shed; his engine was there no doubt
brought there by some of his co.
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and as of old began to examine it. 1t
struck him that something might have
become broken during the ride.
Suddenly be heard q loud laugh.
One OF the workmeD, whose duty il
was TO take out the ashes and start the
fire, had come up behind him and now
said, iokingly:
81 suppose you want to see your
roast?"
"Roast?" ?" he asked. "What 10 you
mean?'
The other nan laughed more than
ever.
"It must have been a pretty good
bump. only wonder tha, the en-.
gine didn't Jump the track. The front
wheels were full OF hair. / cleaned
the whole thing and dragged the car.
cess away. The ash box was full OF
bones; it was n pity, on account OF
the beautiful antlers.
So saying, the workman brought
out of an old shed where the frcwood
was kept, number OF the broken
pieces OF dcer's antlers.
"rhere, you see, the poor fellow
Jared badly; he did not expect to be
disturbed IN his roamings at night
time by the appearance of n locomo'
tive. lie was just about to pass the
crossing, and, frightened by the light
at the front of the engine, stood still,
and 30 you ran him down. | such
cases deer sometimes acts more
stupidity than sheep or n calf"
Mattern leaned against one OF the
wheels OF his engine to steady himself.
So the cry he had heard had been the
cry of a dying stag! But, neverthe.
less, there had been an accident,
where some one was killed and Others
wounded. Was he awake or only in a
fcverish dream?
The talkative workman seemed to
guess his thoughts, or perhaps felt like
giving him news of which he seemed
to be in ignorance.
Engineer Keel was not as lucky as
you. This morning in taking out the
early train he was unfortunate enough
TO run against farmers cart, al.
though it was not his fault. The man
who was driving seemed to be in II
hurry, and had taken the responsible
ity OF opening the gates, SO as to cross
before the coming train, when he was
caught by the engine. The accident
might have been much worse, but Keel
quickly slackenel speed when he saw
the open gates. If the train had been
going Mt full speed nothing could have
saved them as 1t is, one woman hai a
foot broken. another an arm; the
farmer aud one child were only slight.
ly stunned, and the horse escaped
without injury, although they wcra
flung far into ditch; the wagon, OF
course. is all broken to pieces. Mr..
Mattern-what ails you? Let me
sol"
The man had cause to be alarmed,
for, like one bereft of his senses,
Mattern had suddenly thrown his arms
around him and kissed his coal black.
ened face, crying and laughing at the
same time.
Mattern, on account of going
against all instructions, was taken be.
fore an examining committee and
fined one months wages, but other
wise was not punished, as it became
we'll known why ho had done such IL
desperate act, As for DIR. Sardo, no
blame was attached to him; on the
contrary, his humane deed brought
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