The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-29

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seat Of bis first pair Of trousers; and
It was oil 80 funny that now as tho en-
gineer recalled tho circumstance ho
threw back bis head aad laughed a.
heartily as ho had ever laughed in his
life. The fireman. casting a farewell
glance at his companion, saw him
laughing and concluded in his last
moment that tho driver had suddenly
become insane, but as he glanced
ahead where death was awaiting he
was not sure that no was sane himself
The driver. having finished his laugh
and still feeling no shock, looked
ahead. The track was clear He I'M
latched the reverse lever and threw
the engine in the forward notion and
the speed OF the train, which had
been but a little checked, carried
them away down among the sand hills
The driver looked over to the fireman
and asked; "Did you see anythiug?"
"No," said the fireman. Ibid
your" And tho driver said no,
tried his water and opened the throt-
tie and the engine whirled away, while
the fireman returned to his place at
tho furnace door.
The official in the special train felt
the resistance of the engine when the
engineer shut off and reversed, and
the general manager, turning to the
superintendent, asked with show OF
surpr Use
when did you put in tat sid.
ing?"
"What, back there? That's Coyote
spur, and it has been there for six
months, was the reply.
II know very well, said the man
ager, "where Coyote spur is, for we
waited there fifteen minutes for No.
Eight going down the other day, but
we just passed a siding on the north. "
The superintendent was inclined to
be funny, but the colonel, stroking
his long, gray whiskers, remarked that
he had seen locomotive standing at
the point mentioned, and "as trains
are not in the habit of meeting and
passing between stations, I take it
that there must be a siding there"
There was just twinkle of mirth
in the colonePs eyes, which, despite
the finger marks left about them by
the touch of time, are still bright
with the sparkle of youth, but the
superintendent was utterly unable to
understand the general manager.
There was silence for little while,
but the general manager was by no
means satisfied. He pressed the but
ton and when the porter came in he
asked: odd you see an engine on a
siding back aways, George?"
mo, sab, I haven't saw no engine.
D'aint no sidin' 'cept Ci-ote spur, an
dat wus clear.
"Send the conductor to me-" said
the official, and when the conductor
came in the manager asked to be al
lowed to look at the running orders.
"Run special to Grand Junction,
avoiding all regular trains. Extra
engine 81 has until 5. So to make Coy
ote spur against you.
"What time did you pass the spur?'
demanded the colonel.
Precisely at 5. So, said the con
ductor, now somewhat alarmed at the
managers air.
els there a siding between here and
Coyote?" asked the colonel, and the
superlntendent being ut loss to make
out what the manager was driving at,
started to leave the car, but his SUI
perior officer called him back.
"There is not, was the CONDUCTOR
reply.
perhaps" said the colonel, 'there
was not when we went down, but
there is now, for l saw a locomotive
standing there"
The conductor laughed as the super
intendent had done, but the colonel
offered to risk dinner that he had
seen no "ghost" train, and the super
intendent took the bet as the easiest
way of settling an argument which
was about to become embarrassing.
When the sDecial reached Green