The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-03

L haint fired you up when you hadn't
ought TO be fired up and you never run
me into so much tail-end collision in
all the drives we've had together. No,
we've kept ahead of train or behind, jest
accordin to our orders
And so Jack would talk and mutter,
ly We boys thought we'd do Jack a good
job by takin the engine up where ne
could see her. 1t was all repaired I'D,
new and shiny, and We fixed on time
to run her UP and we did 1t sorter put
new life into Jack when he see II putin
an bloWin'-but Lord love yet In wal Z
no real strength, though it looked like IL
when Jack h'isted his head up and looked
out I'm COMM he hOllered, and fore
anyone knowed II, he Jumped right
through the Winder and on to his old seat.
jest as he was, in his night shirt and all
bloody from bein' cut by the glass Hun
dred and seven was all fired up, or II
seemed to be, for 1t started OH jest as
soon as he Jeched the lever never see
such puffs and you won't b'h live 1t, but
the wistle started to blow ali by Itself
That / can stake my affidavy on
Wall. we all felt meanern pussy, you
bet. We hadn't counted on nothfn like
that Sides which, TO have a crazy man
ride an engine want no joke, not Dy a
long chalk. But he didn't run INTO no
trains nor nothin' happened, 'cept when
they took Jack off at the next run-We' d
telegraphed 20 stop him-he was limp as
rag. He didn't know nothln from tnaC
time on and he died in day or two
He hadn't no folks. furz we knew. He
died turrible easy. Strange how easy
some folks give up, and then, agin how
hard il is fer some 1 m comm. wait fo5
met Them was Jacks last words, and
we always thought it was the engine ne
.srFhev wrote all round to find IL he
hadn't any folks, the station agents uld.
but nohuddy turned UP to claim his watch
and clo'es. They hang up there VT IN
the back entry; the station agent car
ries his watch Wall, fuzzlno, ne nlgnC
as well carry il as anybuddy He was
| tIrrible good TO Jack, and so was his
LIES see, that was a Tuesday night,
and a Friday he was buried CIhey
waited. hoping to git some word from
| his foIks)-and a Friday he was buried l
wonder If bein' buried a Friday mace
any difference! Wall, a Friday hiSEs
| mind YOU, l never see nothin m leuih
Won what other folks says, they say ne
| came back and rode his engine. 1 got II
from Arth StfI1man- A biacker night,
Arth said, he never see than tnat rl9as,
| night Twas pitch dark, you coulC loSl
/ II Almost. but Arthur said he could see
/ nv the headlight Jack settin there 1eSL
as plain day. AND II was tne Ol y I,...
| STe11 and seven, for Arth says the ugnres
| Shone like gold right out from the oAacA
/ ~ Tfphr 'COrdin to what arm says,
/ TacJ- he didn't get on till the engine was
| -oiy7e, f1lII spIit Then be set there look1n
/ for an the world jest as ne ulster LOOK
/ puess I told We fust off that there ON
| ers that has seen Jack a-rolnS MS . 81
CINE. Some talk right ABOUT n 4S :;
| and some acks queer and shuHIIes o. 49,, =
/ G-oTI ask them about IT, never see noInln
| myself but I'm gonter tonight II SacS 1
| e ont If he ha'n't 1 shall s0rIer lee
| hurt for Jack and me was anus AO9N
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