The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-05
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A RAILROAD MANS ROMANCE.
Loves Young Dream Broken by n
1Oreshet, Blue Jeonsaand Gum Boots.

Loves Young Dream Broken by a
1Treshet, Blue jeans ana Gum Boots.
From the New York Sun
Right here. at this placid spot in the
historic Delaware valley" said Col. J. P.
Mccain, travelling passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company, as the
Erie train was approaching Gallicoon, Il
had an adventure that for a time prom
ised 10 leave vacancy in the passenger
service of my company 1t happened when
I was somewhat younger than l am now
and had a right to be moved by the cir
cumstance that led to the adventure
THE lady in the case was visiting at
the house of friend of mine up the state
when / met her. She was a charming
girl, and when she started home a week
OF SO later l got permission from her to
call and see her al her fathers house.
I'VE live near Callicoon,' she said DO
you know where Callicoon is?'
81 knew where Callicoon was and if
hadn't known where Callicoon was Ia
have soon found out. A month passed
before l had an opportunity to make the
call, and then, having business along the
Erie road, | stopped off at Callicoon.
Charley NewmanNwas agent of The Erie
at Callicoon then. l asked Charley, in d
careless, off-hand buslness-like sort of
way, If he Knew where Mr. So-and-So
lived
Certainly said Charley. He's one OF
The best farmers around here. Amt going
West, is he?'
Well said I, Il DONE know. He's
been writing about land along our line
rates, erc., ana thought I'd go talk him
up, incidentally, on my way East
1 want to Know said Charley. First
I'd heard of il. Sorry. Why yes. Joe
He lives only a couple of miles from
here
II didn't know Charley as well then as
/ did afterward. ] don't wonder now that
his company jumped him from ticket agent
at that backwoods station TO city passen-
ger agent in chefge of things at Jersey
City, $500 Id
Wherein I set a rig to drive to the
Old mans placeg' said l. ~
Charley showed me where 10 get a rig,
and when il was ready he said:
Want me to so along with you, Joe?'
oh, no." / said. II wouldn't hear of
putting you to that trouble
Seems 10 me that l remember now that
Charley was grfnning a little. I saw the
road leading from the station toward the
Sullivan county hills, and l asked Charley
if 1 had to turn off anywhere.
No. said he, las right on the road
Il got in the buggy and started.
Hold on said Charley. 1t amt that
way. It's over yonder on the Pennsy,-
vania side Of the river.
Oh, said l. Where's the bridge?'
There amt any bridge said Char
ley You ford the river.
Il looked al the river, which wasn't far
away. Iording rivers wasn't exactly in
my line. but what was a little matter OF
fording a river in comparison with the
circumstances that had called me thither
l thought of Leander and what he did
once upon a time and said, 'Geed-ap
The horse started
" Let him pick his own way the livery
man hollered after me. Don't pun the
lines on him. He knows the path
The rivers up little, Joe hollered
Charley. But il amt more than an or
binary freshet, / guess
Il have to confess that for a moment |
wished that l hadn't stopped over at CALI
coon, but ] put such base thought aside
at once and went on. The road led straight
into the river and the horse went conf
IDENTIFY forward We were half way across,
and the water wasn't up to the horses
knees. Then it began to rise higher. II kept
on rising 1t covered the hubs of the wa
gon The horses legs were out of sight. 1t
came into the wagon | stood UP on the
seat 1t reached nearly to the top of the
horses back
THE light buggy began to float. l climb
ed over the dashboard and got on the
horses back determined to cling to him
to the last. The water covered the horse.
l grabbed him round the neck. The VI