The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-20

go tried to put OH the pump ugu,n.
but 1t refused to work
We tried the left hand lift 1t would
start of all right, singing like locust,
and then break and shoot the water
into the ditch. In the meantime 1 got
the right hand injectors going again,
but when l tried the water the blue
steam hissed from the gauge cocks hot
anu dry as crOupy cough. I began
10 ease up to save her crownsheet ana
the OLD runners. who were helping me
up the bill. began to whistle me ahead
An, that is gall to n young runner.
| AT last we had her hot once more,
ana now She began to do my share OF
the work l hammered her unmcrciful.
iy, but the harder hit her the hotter
She grew. Noah would shoot re-
proachfui glance ut me every time she
lost her feet, though he knew that she
was doing it-that she was only re-
senting the abuse that l was heaping
upon her.
In my anxiety to get out on time
had forgotten my engine cap and was
now wearing q little chip Of q derby,
(which Is awkward and out of place on
I'm engine.
| While lodging in and out Of the cab,
wrestling with the aand lever and the
injector, l struck the point Of my der
by against the cab window and it shot
down the mountain, leaving me bare
headed. signed to Noah; he shook
his head-hc had no extra cap. went
into the clothes box and found q little
5aunty brown cup that had seen Mos
ley wear and that nobody but Mosley
would think Of wearing. AS / put 1t
on Noah raised his hand with look
| Of horror.
Presently the 'Lcven-four began to
die on us. Noah worked frantically,
but to no purpose. He would cock his
gates, miss the furnace door and scat
ter coal all over his deck.
Finally 1 signnled him up into the
cab to work the sand lever and went
Mt the fire myself. But it was Of no
use. The coal 10y black and dead in
the hrebox. not spark came from the
stack, and McIyor declared afterward
that he could not hear her exhaust.
and he was coupled to my pilot bar.
Mosley had been a dudish driver, and
just over the furnace door he had
bevel edged mirror fastened.
Suddenly l Strengthened up. glanced
into the mirror and saw Mosley as
plain as l had ever seen him. wearing
the little brown cap that he had worn
on his last trip.
| Well, 1t gave me start, though
am not ut all superstitious. In q mo-
mcnt l remembered that was wear
ing the cap that had been worn ty the
Cead driver and remarked for the first
time that we had looked alike. had the
same hair, the same smnll, brown mus
tache and nearly tine same eyes. The
furnace heat had given. me for the
moment the same ruddy glow that had
been his. In short, we were identical.
save TINT he had been handsome and
| was not.
| was uncomfortable. Climbing up
| to my place again, said to Noah that
the cap was too small for me and ex-
| changed With him without asking his
| consent.
| watched Noah. The first time he
caught sight OF himself in the mirror
he put up his hands again, took of the
cap, folded it carefully, put 1t into his
clothes box and tied big red and
whitc handkerchief about his head.
BY this time my. two helpers had
hauled me to the top Of the hill. where
| I held the 'Leven-four wide open for
| ten minutes to save her crownsheet,
for there was scarcely enough water
In the lower. gauge. to wet q postage
| stamp.
| In n little while we were going down
the mountain slowly, the heavy cars
creaking on the twisting, curving trail.
and that and the low breathing Of the
aIr pump wes al we could hea=. Pres
emily the big black engine began to
rise and fall. At arst it seemed that
| she would climb the rail and then fall
back inIc the groove again. Now she
was heavins great. deep sighs. Noah
noticed it and glanced over at me. The
whole huge hulk Of machinery would
lift; and faN sobbing like a troubled
aen.
"Whats the matter with her now?"
L asked. "Did you ever see her do that
before:" i, t
| 'eNot exactly that" said Noah. tive
seen her cut good many capers. but
nothing like this"
Well" he added after q pause, ..if
sheA tote'me in this time I promise
never to bother her again." and I saw
the fireman cross himself.
'They don't have no mercy on a To-
colnotiyc," Noah went on, starring
f,thrOugh the narrow window In front Of
him. Engine oin't had time to
| grieye.n
| Well, now that he had mentioned It.
I could soc that the great engine was
sObbing silently through the night,
! heaving and falling like O troubled
brensf, though. as remarked before,
was never tho least bit superstitious.
AS we lay on the siding at ShnYana
waiting for No. 10 took the torch to
look her!Over. noticed bright band
| around the center of the axie of fhc