The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-09

Jeans and Gum Boots-An Agent Who
Had Qualities That Soon Brought Him
Promotion.
"Right here, at this placid spot In the |
historic Delaware valley" said Colonel j.
p. McCann, travelling passenger agent OF
the Missouri Pacific Railway company, as
the Erie train was approaching Callicoon,
"I had an adventure that for time prom
ised to leave a vacancy In the passenger
service of my company 1t happened when
/ was somewhat younger than am now
and had right to be moved by the or
oumstance that led to the adventure
.The lady in the case was visiting at
| the house of a friend of mine up the state
when met her. She was charming girl,
and when she started home week or SO
later got permission from her to call ana
see her ut her fathers house.
"'We live near Callicoon, sne salo'
DO you know where Callicoon lsT
81 knew where Callicoon was, and II l
hadn't known where Callicoon was Ia
have soon found out. A month passed be-
fore l had an opportunity to make the
call. and then, having business along the
Erie road, l stopped off at Callicoon.
Charley Newman was agent of the Erie at
Callicoon. l asked Charley, in careless,
offband. businesslike sort of way, II no
knew where Mr. So-and-so lived.
Certainly said Charley. He's one
of the best farmers around here AIN
going west, Is he!
WELL said /, Il don't know. He's
been writing about land along our line.
",I want to know said Charley. First
I'd heard of it. Sorry. Why, yes, Joe. de
| lives only a couple of miles from here
II didn't know Charley as well then as
I did afterward. l don't wonder now thau
his company jumped him from ticket agent
at that backwoods station to city passen-
!, ger agent at Jersey City
"'Where'll i get rig to drive 10 the
. old mans placer said l.
"Charley showed me where to get rig
!, and when it was ready got in the buggy
;, and started
u "'Hold on, said Charley. 1t amt that
i NAV It's over wonder on the Pennsyl'
y yania side of the river.
II WOh.' said l. Where's the bridgeY
"sThere amt any bridge, said Charley
you ford the river.
81 looked at the river, which WASH fal
= away. Fording rivers WASH I exactly IL
- my line, but what was little matter o
II fordino n river in comparison with the cir
10 cumstances that had called me thitherg
~ Thought of Leander and what he did onc'
"a upon a time and said, 'Geedap
- 1.-THE horse started.
=, "'Let him pick his own way, the liv
~ eryman hollered after me. Don pun I'll
lines on him. He knows the path.
"'The rivers up little, Joe, hoiiere
Charley. But it amt more than an OF
ke binary freshet, l guess.
ng az have to confess that for moment
- ~. I haI IN,
les coon. but l put such a base thought asid
he at once and went on. The road led straigf
OF into the river, and the horse went conf
by IDENTIFY forward. We were half way across
ers and the water wasn't up to the horse
Ill knees Then 1t began to rise higher.
ms KENT ON rising. 1t covered the hubs OF IL
lot wagon. The horses legs were out OF slgn
nd II came into the wagon. Istood up ON u
in seat. It reached nearly to the top OF u
horses back.
lch "The light buggy began to float.
to climbed over the dashboard and got on u
ro- horses back, determined to cling to nj
so to the last The water covered the hors
the grabbed him round the neck. Inc wat
in rose to his ears. Then only his nose w
Led out, and that was out only because
raised his head to get 1t out. And ne w
swimming. The shore was yet long WI
has dered who would be my successor In ON
lsly and was thankful that there would be
OUR widow TO mourn my untimely taking
H." Just as had fully made up my nina IN
7 to the golden shore was the only shore
reach, and that I'd reach that one with
'dly the next minute or SO, the horse stru
ody bottom, and we were soon high, but I
end dry, on Pennsylvania soil. tumbied
one the horse, soaked through and throul
mt from head to foot. had scarcely got
not the ground when heard, coming from
row distances,
w "'Hel.l-oo-o, Joel
lral az turned and looked back across
and river. There stood Charley Newman
Sew the bank, holding his hands to his moi
like a speaking trumpet
"'I forgot to tell you,' he hoiier
sthat guess she amt home. think
lave went east on No. O this morning.
urn "Then Charley turned and went o,
ked; to the station and never looked rouno
she me once. 1t would take too much u
the -~.,,t~o xko ro.,rosl uCfiOu of lanlu