New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-12

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''ssWell, she went. For four months
I've been baching 1t on the farm. grow
Ing crabbider every day, and this morn
Ing happened tomeeta young chap in
the store at Pepperdock that knows
my w1fe's folks. He lives at Dilkport
when he isn't travelling around the
country selling things.
TT s'pose you've heard from your
wife this Fmorning?' he asked me. No.
said I, with snap; Z hahn t We'll.
I've just come from home, said he, land
there was areport on the street when
I left that she was liable to die. The
kids all right, though.
"sHuhr said /, startled to death.
The Kidy Yes, said he, looking at me
in a sort Of peculiar way; didn't you
| know there was kid born yesterday 2
Why, yes of course I said, shamed
into the lie. I was that dazed I didn't
know my name for minute.
"'Your Wife's a fine woman the
young chap went on, me listening like
| one In dream Z sent her a patent
| dish washer about six months ago on
trial. It didn't suit her, but she didn't
! do as most women would have done.
| She wrote me real nice letter, telling
! me that it had disappointed her; that
| it wasn't what she'd pictured it. She
| said she wished to go home to Dix.
| port for visit in a short time and that
when she come she'd bring it up with
her, saving me the express charges. I
tell you, fellow in this agency bust
ness learns to appreciate little things
like that
"And then in q fash saw it all. The
letter I'd seen was the one she was
writing about that dish washer. I
bolted home without getting the things
| I'd come to town after. hustled
around and spruced up a little and got
somebody to care for the stock, and
and I'm going to get to Dilkport to-
night in spite Of blazes; that's all there
is to it." .%* 49,, -
He left the coach, followed by the
conductor and the salesman, who felt
1mpelled by sympathy to see him off
| on his perilous trip. They climbed
OfCl luS 41SASAI GALS LuIOuSu Tic Ulluu-
ing storm toward the locomotive.
"Look out for the next CARP called
| the conductor. "It's loaded with oil
| barrels. Better let me go ahead with
the lantern" t..
The farmer stopped. Gall right" he
said. Els there any oil in the barrels?"
They're full of it. WhyT'
II was just thinking that once I
bought barrel Of oil, and on the way
home the sled tipped over in drift,
and the bung came out of the barrel,
and the oil run on to the snow. It was
pitch dark night, and didn't have a
lantern. was in bad shape, but I
! gathered together pile Of straw that
had been in the sled box and lit it with
a match, and the first thing knew
! that oil soaked drift was melting"
"By the holy green Hghtr exclaimed
the conductor as the others idea he.
came clear to him. EDO you suppose
we could do it?'':
*tI'd be willing to stand the expense
Of three barrels of oil toward trying
it, ",
The conductor jumped into the cab
and laid the plan before the engineer,
who had stubbornly refused to leave
the engine until compelled by the cold.
1T might work." said the engineer
after a few minutes elaboration
"'Tain't like as If we were buried.
We're just tangled up little; that's
all. If I could get start, I'd go
through. Jim'-addressing the fire.
man with sudden energy-"coal up!
Make her humv' " IL
/ The conductor called the two brake
men and the express messenger, and
with the assistance Of the two passen-
gers three barrels Of kerosene were
rolled from the car and carried to the
front end Of the train. The heads OF
the barrels were broken In, and the oil
was scattered upon the snow by pail
full and shovelful. Then, when no
more remained, the conductor lighted
a great handful Of greasy waste and
threw it upon the drift. It sputtered a
moment, tlickered, all but went out.
The farmer rolled one Of the empty
Oil soaked barrels within reach of the
burning waste. Ill 4
tits no g.
There was binding glare, followed
by sizzling, kissing roar. The drift
melted as if by magic. The flames
licked the drive wheels Of the loeomo-
tive and reached almost to the cab.
Goal her! Coal herr shouted the
engineer to the fireman. -. a. 5z..
| The conductor Jumped up and down
excitedly, waving his lantern. .All-l-l
aboarr-rdp' he yelled. ..#3..
Half an hour later the train pulled
into Dilkport
The conductor received note the
next day. It read: EVERY things all
right She's been getting better from
the minute got here I wanted to 20
down to the station to see you, but +
can't seem to tear myself away from
her and the baby. Send me bill for the
OIL
i To which the conductor replied:
"Glad to hear you're O. IL. We all Of
US want to shake hands with you. The