The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
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A REAL HERO.{
BY A. W. WHITEFORD.
hVLTELL, Mike, we will have to A-

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4Lo+ b.,,7, ~ bo dope ,,i,,b+ away Tbev
l,ro1.o 49,, f-o,r ~ +l,o 10Th e,yi+ob last
,,io.h+ and we win ba,,e 70 mt in a new
oo. o,d +I,o,, +bara l. = had rail re-
.,,toI - - H. o,,d - +bo +ras+Ia
5o,,,, ~ 49,, I,oIIo,,, W. viii load nm
While yo arc all hero +ogether and
will +ol,a two of tho men to mt in the
froc, and that laovae tbree for Won.
80, IN .o,,d rro,ld,, olc,,, With vo,,
foo He emit do very much when it
co,,os 70 - Hf+ b,,+ Won, oon mt him
ON the ratchet driIIinr the holes. or
sonetbing Yon,u need all fine helm
fiat Won can oct for that's a iob that
must he done in hurry
The sneaker was William HOGAN IA
miIiarIv known as 4.OId Bill" foreman
of the section gang that kent in repair
five miles of the track of the Burling-
ton on each side of Rock Bridge. III
and he was giving his orders for the
DAYS work.
The Mike spoken to was Mike lynch.
the workman VINO had been LONGEST in
the employ of the cOrnDany. as n mem
Der of the gang, and whose right it was
to take charge of the second division
whenever the work was sucb that the
gang had to be divided
They were standing with the rest Of
the gang in front of the little red sbanty
or section house in which were kept
their hand car. dummies" rails. splices
spikes. and. in fact everything that
goes together to make I'M a section
gang outfit
But we must not foroet Teddy with
whom our story has the most +o do He
was the son of Uopan +be foreman =
weII-buil+ active frecl,Ie-focod lad
about IS years of are. and he was en-
rloved in the capacitv of \ water how
during The summer months when he
did not nave to oo +o school
He had to carry water for +he men +o
drink from the neipbborino farm
houses when they were WORKING alone
the track in the country. and when NOT
either going or conir.~ with bpcke+
he was kent busv carrvino tools from
one to the other runninn after sn;lses
and doing = countless nTmbe,, If IittIa
things that were constantly +urning nm
and wore aIv.a,,. lat for .s+bo I,id,, 70
look after.
Resides all This his keen ear was a.
ways the first to detect the rumble of
an annroocbincr train until tho ,,,a,,
had come 10 denend unon him 70 give
them warnino when tbe,, v,are ont no
tween stations on +bair hand oor
He was a general favorite too with
them all. because he was ALWAYS yood-
natured and willing TO worl, and on
this DarticIlIar MORNING after his fo-
Their had finished giving his orders
Mike turned TO him with the remark.
"AII rioht Teddy. Won como alone,
with MS. You see vour father knows
how 10 nick GOOD comnanv fo,. ,,o,,
Wen make roadmaster ont Of Won vat
II Won inst ytav with rs and tban van
all exnect 4 lob os boss some nIaoe"
"Yor can take tho hand n,,. NI;l,e
and we'll take +be .dumn,-," eaid 10,
gan, when they had gathered +ooetber
all the things needed and were about
readv to start "And if we co+ dopa
first wen come down and helm Won
finish mn If we don't Won can coma m,
10 where we nrP ~
And with this tho two ,,o,+;or .o,,
or.a+ed HOGAN and his man s+o,tip,,i,
one direction with tho ..d,,n,n,, >, ,,.Iila
Mike and the balance olor,bnrod ~, 49,,
70 fine hand CIR and hogan ..n,,,nr,i,,lr,,
and were soon MOVING in tbe onrosi+o
direction
Tho +,es+1e srol,on 81 ,,hio,, .
,,,ll,. ~, ,,roo,.a,.od l,;d,,o a,,o,,..,
only known nc "JcConni, uoIIo,', :"
Il +ol,os tic name from +Io o,.ao1. H..
ao,,.s thronob Il md with ,,ossiI,I,.
or two excentions is the birhest all oiI1
r,e,,d +..o,41o i, +Io -4,+o - 1Ii:..
toinor 4,1I,. On foot fror,,
,,,a+ar ,,,o,.,,
II &c A5o foot lone ,,d +ho law -.
1.,d is .rcb +bo+ Tho +,,ol. ;s aa,,,,a,Il,1
r. curve co 1T aacb and +bot - f - ~
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..le+ ,ar roIi., dow in+o ~ hoiIa,
soma If +ba mona raol,,o.s a,,oI 49, as,o.'