The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-06
THE PHAsroM HEADLIGHT.

kssty 10 stsft sarposs, biiiJf
Yes, sir. Got 90 good sissn,
Bs pretty dak BY the tine ~s reach
J.eisossilis.
Yes, sI. L,oks like il s"'goip to fos
% soGs.
TOE frsman and the engineer we're TALK
los together 10 ihe cab iasi bliore Nam
her Elsb, palisd oui iron lbs dspo. viii
ils hssvy load. Pninney kilps,rick, the
essi1esr. wss broad sbeuldered youns
iellos oi middle height. blae eyed aud
light hsirsd siih 90 honest. opea face.
He had . usll-bred cir, which vas TO be
eIpseiss. Tor PhiLtsy vas The 500 OF
North CsroIins gentleman.
He bad been scot b, his fsihtr TO ,be
universi'y. where be sooa won three
fold reputation SIS = thorough septlensp,
= illy good fellow. sad "a failure.
| When be failed Tor tbs second ,ine on
the last L,tin tIsminstiou. and bad been
made doobly sure Of the fact by The re
ceipi Of bis report, Pniansy said 10 his
father.
Dad, fn not going back TO Cbspsl HILL
| H'ml Rather emphatic. Whs, do you
intend TO do thenf
| In going TO wo.k going TO work, 90
the railroad.
And my sou viii bes common eosiaeerf
Well. it's no use returning to college,
and Id rsther be q 'common engineer
than an uneommonly stupid college
So that i. how Pninney came 10 be sn
engineer. He worked two yesrs as fire
man and then was given 90 engine. He
nsd been changed from one engine to 40
other, aud at the end oi iour years on the
road vas making this trip from Jackson
vls to Wilmington.
Forty miles Of the run bad been made
in satisfy. The sun had set 10 uszy foe.
Asfuily fogey. isn't 1t, BiIiy3
Yes. sir Mighty ioggy, sir, answered
Billy. who, 10 ten years service. had never
risen above the post OF fireman, aud seem
ei 10 have no an bition Tor anything high
er than shovellng coal, and supporting his
vile sod I've esliren 10 wast they consid
cred esmiort. lie on nights liKs this we
see the ghost headlight. sir
Ghost headlight Well, I've heard OF
phsptom rickshaws, but never OF spban
ton headlight.
l didn't say II was q fsntum. cir.
iu,t said 1t was common ghost
H'ml Not at oil common, should say.
Well. what do you think 1t isi
lie the ghost Of some old engine th-ts
got Wrscked; and l think ii's about here
tney see 1t sometimes.
Jsst then Phinnsy blew the danger
whistle loudly, slowed down and stopped
the soaine.
Look Of that fool engine yonder be said.
pointing to . light that was coming rather
slowly down the track. aud now stopped.
Why. ii's thi, fsn.um cried Billy.
sposs it's the fog that makes her light
look so low.
don't bslieve sny such trash. Pm go
ing 10 see what the fellow means by com
log down the track when be knows the ex
cursion train 10 due. And Phinney, 10
spite Of B,lly's protests. got ont Of the
cab. snd started down the track with 3
lantern.
He hsd gone OILY few yards when.
finding the center Of the track very wet,
be mounted the rail and walked on the
iron, 40 art 10 which be was expert, but a.
ter walking successfully for Q while. be
suddenly lost bis footing. He stopped to
fiud oct what had caused him to stumble.
The rail ives gone Forgetting the phsn
tom headlight and the other engine in his
surprise, hs hurried back to Number
Eight.
Billy. the track. gone. not Atty yards
sbes1l
Gone. sit9 Gomez
Yss, gone, vsmossd, left outl Don't
stand there like a-er-we must DIX 10
right nov you know, for Billy was star
ing st him 10 perfectly vacant sstonish
ment. Il
Alter the bsads. under Painuy's super
vision, bad replsoed the rail. he en- uddsnly
remem bersi the other headlight.
Why. where's that engine soLe' be ask
cd, For ii was noWhers TO be seen.
GoA bless the ghost headlight said Bill
", with devoai irfelssaucs.
Al which Paippsy only l.ushsd. Bat
siterwstd. sheb the trembling women snd
frightened mea bad become calm. and ,
Number Eight uas speeding sslsly down 4
the track, slmos. at he eud Of her roo, be !
asked sesin shst bad become OF the mys I
ierions engine, and wondered greatly. Il
AZ PDinney walked down the track be Z
fore dawn the ne1i morning. TO board The 7
freight which vas TO carry him to lie Own !
Nombsr Forty. be suddenly cav light q
sbon, forty yards behind him. BE stspp
Cd "a. the. track 10 let the engine psss. .
however. The light resolved itseh !
into . brilliant bicycle lamp. and tall .
young fellow swupg ca bis eta. 10 speak .
to tin. Y
Hello. Phipney be exclsimed, and Phin
oey rscosniz,d Tom S.ocum. . college o
csnn.
Hello. TEN glad to see you. b
Yoa came aesr not seeins ms, Do you
know you sln oa fsn ore me 10 the log Z
last pishif aridina down The track, a
got eif 10 arry vssn | s.s your bead .
l,sLt. You thoustt this ss . danger .
sisnsl, 1 su-s-. sssadsd. tsppins ti. Ian O
tern. o
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