Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-01
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Then they both held on to The sides Of
the Keeling cab and hoped hard. The
engineer swore arpeggios TO a sort of run
ming obligsto on the whistle. Tho train
went by the station like demouiao steam
calliope escaped from circus, with a
frightened train hand hanging on the
brake of every other car when they nm
ally stopped. two miles down the road, the
engineer said he never had such an awful
feeling In his lfe-only he didn't say e
that way. The fireman was quite sea-
sick
The worst of It was they didn't have
the least idea what allied them, because by
that time all the eoft soap had worn off
the wheels. They hadn't the time to look
around anyway, because they had 10 get
down on the next siding for the through
ten o'clock passenger train.
The express was extra heavy that night
and the engineer had horrible rate of
speed on her when she reached the grade
| Nevertheless when she struck Il she stop
ped short within two lengths. To tine
| wild dlsmay, OF the engineer, the big driv-
| ers of his engine just whirled around ana
| around like "a top. The engine conldn
| get up that grade any more than man
| can HIT himself up by his boot straps.
| Finally the engineer stopped her, and he
and the areman got out TO investigate,
| Up the grade in front OF the engine the
rails, In the beams OF the headlight
| stretched In two strangely glstening lines
| by thunderr exclaimed the fireman
! STOPPING down, ITS soft soapf'
Now viii you pay me for my muley
/ cow" said IA voice from the darkness
III you don't youll never run youi
| darned road again
IL was Mrs. Blger Her price had risen
to eighty -seven dollars.
1t 80 happened that very important
person was ON The train, nd less import
ant "A person. in fact, than the president
of the road He was IN hurry, too. and
he came out of hts special ear to see what
was going on. just as Mrs, bigger arrived
on tho scene.
well. what's the matter here7" said
the president
Soft soap, sir" said the excited engin-
Ger: this woman has been daubins up the
track with soft soap so we can't run the
train because she had her darned COW
| killed and they won't pay FOR II.
Eyes they will" said Mrs. Bilger "and
| itll cost EN- oighty-seven dollars--rot a
cent less"
Mrs. bigger felt she wis In a position 10
dictate. and she proposed to do 80. The
| railroad president appreciated tho situa-
| ton.
Well my good woman" said he. don
| you think you'd compromise for little
less--say seventy-fve%
who are you2' said Mrs. Bilger
! haughtly.
| well, I'm president OF this road said
the great official.
well, then. ] want eighty-seven dol
lars for my muley cow said Mrs. Bill
ger "and you don't get her for any less
This amused the president considerably
| He took out his fat pocket book and
| counted out a big roll of bills. There you
| are" said he. I'm pay It myself" Then
he got Mrs. Biiger's mark on "A. receipt
before witnesses In front of the headlight;
| and Mrs Bigers muley COW was settled
for Just nve months after It's death.
| After awhile. with the help OF the
freight engine below, the passenger train
was pushed up the grade, the track hay-
| ing been sanded all the way M.
| THAT muley COW was good paying prop
| erty" unused the railroad president. as he
seated himself In his special car III