The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-15

too. I'm afraid you wouldn't believe me-
though, II I was TO spin IT, 49,. a..
fI'ho speaker was assured thdt the i4n-
tener-s credulity was equal TO almost
anything, and the man was ABOUT lo ~
,rfn when the train slaCkened up ana inc
trajnmen called out the name or sla-
rion-'Clare!t Among the passengers
getting on was a friend of the man IN
blouse, and this put a temporary sop
10 the relation OF his yarn. AZ lhat ilio-
ment the conductor entered the car lh
state of great excitement Marching up
10 the reporter. he requested MN anu d
travelling companion 10 leave tne iu-ii
Tor q few mOments-'to iooA at SUM- ~,
1hing you Won nave d 0''''~~
every day" 49,. 900,
"I.soK up there" commanded the CON
dbctor. pointing impressively at the
headlight the glass OF wnlcn Lao SUI
fered "a queer triangular fracture.
sIf YOU want 20 know how that glass
was broken" said the conductor mAs-
rerlously you a better climb up on NIe
niiot and lot for yourself. ! amt hank
erlng TO be set down for hdr-hoI TINS
This was a distinct challenge. and the
rasseneer still more myauhcd clmptd
yhe pilot. and. standing on lploe peer
ed through the broken headlight Sass
There ne saw a bird iyins imp anu me-
loss aGainst the concave silNered re-
.sThat birds a quail exclaimed nc
CONDUCTOR "and you can take u out Dr.
You Ike. l wanted u TO stay where 10
vs. tiu some one that doesn't belong
an these parts could see it. We Kin em
every day on this train. nut we never
killed one that way before. ana hoooul VI
neieve as II We told about IT, GU We
seen the bird IA the headlight though,
sno You'll know the story true when
sou tell st.. and that makes me feel bet
The passenger was looking thoughtfully
all
al .N ynS S''' Voan have the authorities
after YOU for violating the game law,
ae Ventured after "a while.
Not on your life reJoined the con
ductor with spirit. Its open season
now. and we can XIII all We like Then
All aboard. gentlemen am anoaiu'
20 the group gathered about the engine
s'We've got 10 make our time. quail or
no quail. and were full three minutes
BY the time the train had got fairly
under way the man IN blouse and over
ais remembered tho story he had begun
10 tell. But first he listened 20 the ac-
count OF the finding OF the quail IN the
headlight. When ll was nnlsned tne
man looked at the narrator approvinglv.
You tell that story just AS NJ YOU
was efraid ] wouldn't believe IT," COM
mented the man. hut. rshaw that ain
nothing. / could tell half dozen better
ones. ana would. too only / m aifaid
you amt strong enough for EN-. But
will tell YOU one little quail story lust
so you shan't think you've seen the only
interesting happenstance ON this road.
"You NAV not know it. but I'm "a
through freight brakeman That's why
] wear Ovcralls and "a blouse. WE'LL We
KIN from fifty TO a hundred quail every
time we make run. ana So does every
other through train NJ This time OF the
year But n Amt every cnsinec~ that
can catch EN- alive. oh, IN fact, I know
OF only one that can. His name IS Mar
tin Hand and he runs engine engine No
q. or he did tiil he caught the quail the
other DAY.
You needn't look surprised friends
said the man. turning and addressing
half a dozen listening passengers, and
YOU needn't DE iu-crcd-u-l0us. This
story's all right as you'll see In a min
ute. when 1 get far enough along 10
make a. clear 90 yOu. Martin Hand
couldn't have caught that quail alive
unless he'd blown or one OF the cylinder
heads o. Ais engine. Now. mind.
don't say he blew out the cglirder fead
a-purpose. but that he did blow b Out /
ran prove by the records OF the road.
And ] can prove by Martin Hands re-
port that he managed 20 get the engine
10 the shop with one cylinder-discOn-
pscted tho drive wheels on one side. you
know. 80 that the piston dia9t Wor6 in
the busted cylinder
ODD WAY OF SHARING QUAIL
"Of course he pulled along slow Ike
when he was tottipg the old engine rest
/ went up front 20 take 'ook a, me
bveek<. tust out OF curiosity At arst
4 didn't sec anything more than
suashed-up piece Of machinery, but while
Il vas standing there ] heard a queer
k2pd Of futtesins noise.
Ok sauned nka Il was in the ey.inder.