The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
THE STRIKE ON THE O., W. AND o.
ls RiEhteons Cause and why ihs Company
Voted JaLe sawyer . Pension for stopping O..

sts RiEhteons Cause and why tho Company
Voted JaLe sawyer . s'ension FOR stopping o..
IL often wonder" said the Rrizzled engineer.
"whether the G.. W. and q. pays Jake Sawyer
HE pension yet. II It doesn't IL ought to bo
ashamed OF itself. for Jake saved II from a
tie-up once that closed the road tighter than a
scaled car. and would have cost a heap Of money
before they could have opened 1t up again. I
nov r saw the boys 80 hot on a strike as they
were that time. and with good reason. too.
81 was running on the g.. W. and q. then.
Had old 43. and abe was q hummer. Ny run
was from Kishpaw Turnout to Snakey Forks
Junction, forty miles. mostly through the woods.
Ono day We were booming along over that
stretch OF road. when | saw q bear come out OF
the woods on one SHE OF tho road. ten rods or 90
ahead OF us, and climb onto The track. l thought
he was only going to cross over 10 the other side,
for we often saw bears do that on the g.. ". and
O., and consequently | was taken back quite a
little to SEQ him keep the track, and gallon along
ahead OF us. l opened tho whistle on him AS
loud 40 II would yell, but the bear only looked
back over his shoulder. as much as to say, Come
on and kept a.golng.
"'Scems az II that bear had sporting blood
and wanted q race said ! to Joe Dubbs, my
fireman. 'S'pose We let him have it.
IAN right says Joe. Lot her gol'
Il yanked old a. wide open and away she
snorted after that sporty bear. The bear
bumped himself and hoo. ed II along for all he
was worth, nut OF course he couldn't show A
minute-and-a.quarter pace and we gained on
him every Jump. 1t wasn't long before 43 had
her nose ready TO shove under him and give him
q hundred-foot bounce when the bear stepued
of tho track. raised on his hind feet, and let ma
whisE by. He got OF on Joe's side the engine.
aud Joe declared then. and he sticks TO il to this
day. that th Q bear stuck one paw against his
nose and wiggled mia toes as we went by. I
didn't see him do 1t, but Joe Dubbs was a SQUARE
man.
"Wsll. sir. that bear stood there until the
cabooso at the end OF the train came along. when
he grabbed the hand rail and swung himself lin
on tho step rs neat and handy as II he'd been
railroading all his life. He didn't pause on the
platform. but walked into tho caboose as II no
was suporintendent OF that road. and for about
Ave minutes he was, as far as that train was
concerneu. Az the bar went In AT The rear door
oil tn, cIsoose the conductor and the rest OF Fem
came tearing out n me front door nd they
len IN OF the train and jumped on 43's tender.
Enumeration Bill! the conductor hol.
Tered. "A humping ng bear has captured tho
II shut down, got the train stopped, and
started back TO hustle Nj. Bear out OF hat ca.
boose, but l didn't have TO. lie hustled hirns,lf
oul, Iaking every mans bucket Of dinner along
with him and the tuE besides. Every one was
madden Than hornets, but what cOdiu we dOf
ON the trip Gown next day, anu old - was
Curve, what should see but a red mag waving
a goo pleco o. road head OF us.
in sam Hi MS happened now 4
We came 10 u stop Just this side of the nag.
and then out OF the bushes stepped q bear. Nth
! the nag N one DAWI He gave II . ooup9 et