Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-03-15

through the side window of the
cab!
GAS luck would have it, the
lantern got free of the broken glass
before it struck me. and the bot
tom of It hit me fair and tqnaTe
in the side of the head, here, inst
where you see the mark. For an
Instant it stunned me, but by the
time l had got back my sense l
found that | had reversed the en-
gine and put on the air.hrake, and
the train WAS coming to stop.
ut was just second nature to
any engineer-and Jimmy CIswell
knew we'll it would be-tO know
that any human being wouldn't
do n thing like that unless there
was good cause for the engine to
stop. Ny fireman would have
stopped the train i'll hadn't, when
lie saw the lanlern come in; but
he says that he ha1n'C more than
heard the crash of the lantern
through the window before he saw
me jump tor the throttle and the
air. r.brake.
CATER the train mad come to a
stop, and, l, without knowing what
had really happened, was wiplng
the blood off NY face and think.
ing that somebody had tried 10
kill me and wreck the tram, that
boy came running up alongside
the cab, pauting, clean ont OF
breath, and climbed mp, all wet.
into the cab. MY graciousp he
managed to get out, pretty soon,
'did | hit your
"SJnebody hit me- says |; Il
don't know who twas nor wuat
twas
Il threw my lantern at you,'
says he, as cool as "A frog.
"'You dIdp say !, well; what
did you do that for..'
"'To keep you from running
into the Dude says he.
"By this time he was up in the
cab, and he and the fireman were
sopping my face with water. And
then my head was swimming
around again, and | didn't know
any too we'll wnat was going OH.
"BIt by the time the conductor
and train hands aud about two.
thirds Of the passengers had come
swarming around, | was able to
order 'em back, and we pulled up
and overhauled the express, SLOWLY.
Jimmy, he was foil of apologies
to me. MY gOolness,' says he,
Il hoped l shouldn't hit you, but
was bound to stop you anyway
That's so,' says |. Don't talk
about 1t any more. l might have
passed you and meyer seen you, or
It [ had noticed you waving your
arm by the side of the track |
should have taken you for some
fool of a tramp, aud like as not
paid no attention to you, aud gone
Oh at fall speed around that next
bend. Butt says |, you'd better
90 on to your own tram now.
"'I Wish some of you fellows
would lend me lantern,' says he.
81 looked at his lantern, and
saw that the glass had smashed
when it went tc the cab floor after
hitting me.
whats the matterY says
Haven't you any more lanterns on
your traini'
"'I'd rather 60 back with one,
says be.
"Tbat made me laugh. He wasn't
going to let on but what he'd stop
ped my train in the regular way.
And don't believe he did. There
was no occasion to report to any.
body. That boy wasn't after any
herO's honors, or any of that kind
Dt business.
"But of course IL came out, be.
cause, though / didn't ask tor any
leave, | had to go around for quite
A spell with my face all plastered
up.
"DOctor down to Yarmouth fixed
me up all right. Jimmy offered to
pay the bill, but bless yOn, I'd
never let hin do that, even if the
loctor bad charged me a cent,
which he didn't.
II was mighty glad to get out of
hat scrape with a scar on my face,
and I reckon 1t won't amount to
much after it's bleached out.
"uow is jimmy getting ONT On,
irst.rate, l guess. If they ever
thought of reprimanding him for
not making sure he had matches
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