Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-09

t MaS hing "a cursory examinat7+Hee
Tue dr'lng wneeis, oilcan in hand ~ OF
hyson, the fireman. leaned IN. ,"Mle
haIf through the open window uoiehtlg
III Was near midday and a F.
zards hoated IN the upper air an biz-
emily motionleSs wings. Thera dppar-
cloud IN the sky, and Dof :, "Hs Del
WIND TO stir the palmet oes Whit "nl 4 ot
tIle Track on either side. With ona ''u n.
eePt!en, the few lotngerS f,1t ~ Q.it eA.
house platform had renewed H. irelsa,-
ana We're now using them in nIdl>,
deSultory manner as fans IT, iHttss,
ton was boy of Il or IL NIB 'Acr''-
vigorously wheeling freight fron1 was
open platform back somewhere I'M, ne
shad0Wy depths of the great buij,I:"' lAs
/ q wish that boyd quit wnri-in:
spell, complained one of the lni, mn q
lrrItably. Seems like hit ieSt n...Tfiil,'
makes me tired lookin' at him I'm
no business workin' sech hot Iyaa Il, ! "..i
Most of the loungers nodded 49,.
of this sentiment: then one of tbe,., i,'4.
short pipe from his mouth. '''h
No use wiShin' that bow IN o,..
l ne declared, concluSively. HI,
loves hit like we do our vittles, mr. IT,.
he don t get nothin' for ruShin' .bM.
freight in-iest does hit out o. IIrs S.i,
trarlnesS. Been here two weeks , ,oa
an ! amt seed him sit down once lil ."G,
sensible Christian critter-ao. ,,r. 'Ns
once. Plumb distracted to work rr1.,
sunup till night come. an don't se.-. ~"
make no pertic'lar difference # bit's w, ILL., l..
work or no. Jest keeps naggin' nj ~ 1'
thin continual" He held M his Mn,
and looked at in a puzzled. renecr;r.
manner: then, shaking his ba3d
though giving it up, went On: "Rpr n,
cert'ny is 'stonishin how mucb n'
work the chap do pick up I have bpr,I
he's laid by more n two dollars ALREADY :;
The conductor of the freight had hen.
walking back and forth. glancing imn,-
tiently at his watch from time tc fine
Hearing the last few sentences H.
stepped in front of the Ioungers with RI.
air Of a man seeking interest for en-
forced leisure.
Who is the b0y!' he asked
''Prin Cottrell, he calls hiSSe'f" ~.
swered the lounger, Strengthening nm .,
little at finding himself the center Of nj.
tentiOn; that's all we know. 'ceptin' he's
been here two weeks now an steers for
work like hit was jest nachelly the best
fun in the world.
Il have heerd he was pinted to meet
his paw here" said little salow-facpd
man who sat somewhat apart from the
rest; ''leastways, that's what my sister
who pervideS his vittleS. says She read
a letter which come to him. an which
said his paw was jest out o the Dpn'tpn-
tiary to Richmond, an that the two was
to meet here an hunt for gov'nmpnt land
10 raise oranges an truck an Sech. The
letter seemed to say the man was put in
on somebody else's count, an want to
blame hisSe'f
HIN. Did the boy show the letter to
your sister, asked another loungcr sig
nifcantly.
The little man shifted his eyes from the
group and allowed them to wander about
uneasily until at last they became focused
upon some indeterminate object in the
distance.
mo, he didn't" he muttered, sulleny:
folks as keeps folks should know some
thin about EN-"
AT this moment brakeman aI-
preached the conductor.
Something's been poundin' on the door
of car No. no. he said. hurriedly. 4
reckon tramp's lowed himself to he
locked in SOS to get Il free ride"
"Oh. no; l reckon not. We looked the
train over pretty sharp before we started.
However, We'll go and see
AS they moved away there was sud
den rush and roar, and the through eX-
press flashed by and was almost instant
ly lost among the palmettOs. The con
ductor of the freight motioned to his en-
gineer.
,'Wait minute" interposed the brake
man. Lets see what that pouhdn
means first.
well. hurry. We've no time to spare
now. Here's the key to the car, II
it's a tramp, fire him."
The brakeman caught the key which
was flung to him, and moment later
was sliding back the door of No 4lU
And he was not very much surprised to
find a haggard. unshaved face opposite
his as the door moved back
Come. out with YOU" he cried rough
rs this PaImetto?"
Yes. Out with you, | say.
\ sudden transformation changed the
haggard face into one of glowing. eager
anticipation.
Thank God" Then apologetcay, As
he sprang to the ground: = haven
cent to pay you. but | couldn't help IL.
My boy is waiting for me here: and
could never have walked from Virginia,
and there was no chance to work and
earn the money"
But the brakeman only waved his hand
impatiently. A shrill. warning whistle
came from the head of the train, the
brakeman Sprang to his position. and me
conductor to his and then the long tram
of heavily-lOaded cars began to gildr
slowly in the direction from which thP
express had come.
As the new arrival approached 1E'
freight platform there was a slight TiP
| PIE OF curiosity among the lO(lllGcIN' h'.
| above their unfayorahlp comments cam"
a rapturous cry of Father, oh, father.
and the voluntary freight mover and t1'
| impecuniOus traveller were clasped III
each others arms.
But only for moment: then t'fi'
were Il few hurried words OF eXplanail"
and the boy sprang like a deer after d.
receding freight. 1t was still moyih-
very slowly. and little by little he rs
/ ho Il; no tha11l y H.
came opposite the rear car he locked up
| at the conductor. who was standing III
! the open doorway of his caboose.
"Here'S-something toward father =
| fare" he shouted, as he threw a Sul1n
| package into the car past the conduntoT.
| 'I'l pay-the-reSt-Som ht1
| the train began to gather hcadWay ah"
| the boy was left behind. When NJ WIZ
out of sight the conductor picked up "l. any,
| examined the small package It cor
| tanned $3.50 in silver and three coppeTs,-
| The American Boy.