West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-26
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EMElfIE When he began pas
senscr brak.as the train
muster put him OH wish Iat Francis
The very first trip hc mI.!c Il man in
the smoking car asked h.m where the
drinking water wis. iiuiihead. though
sufficiently gaudy In las ncw uniform,
was not prepared for amy question that
might he thrown at h.m lie pulled
out his book OF rules which hr hti been
told 10 consult In ease OF daubt. and
after some study referred his inquirer
TO the fire bucket hanging NJ tho front
end OF the car. The passenger happen
ed TO be foreigner and very thirsty.
He climbed up on the Baker heater. nc
cording to directions. and did at some
risk get hold OF the bucket-but II was
empty.
"Iss no water hier." cried the second
class man. Bullhcad sat half way back
In the car. still studying the rules. He
looked up surprised. but. turning
around. pointed with confidence TO the
fire pail at the hind end OF the smoker
Try the other bucket. Johnnie" he
said calmly. At TINT every man I'm the
car began to choke. ana the German.
thinking the new brakcmun was max.
ing funny OF him. wanted to fight.
Now. Bullhead would rather fight than
90 to Sunday school any day. and with.
out parley he engaged the insulted
homesteader. Fat Francis parted them
nfter some ha-d words OH his part. and
kenyon. tic t-ainmastcr. gave Bullhead
three months to study up where the wa.
ter cooler was located I'm standard, A
pattern. smoking cars. Bullhead's own
mother, who did Callnhan's washing.
refused TO believe her son was so stupid
rs not to know, but Bullhcad. who now
tells the story himself. claims he did
not know
When he got back to work ne tried
the freight trains They put him on
the No. %. local. and one day they
were drifting into the yard at Goose
River Junction when there came from
the cab sharp call for brakes. In
stead OF climbing out ana grabbing a
brakewheel for dear life Bullhead
looked out the window 20 see what
the excitement was. BY the time he
had decided what rule covered the
emergency his train had driven n stray
fat halfway through the eating house
cast Of the depot. Kenyon. after hear
Ing Bullhead's own candid statement
OF fact. coughed apologetlcally and
said three years. ,whcreupon Bullhead
resigned permanently from the train
service and applied for n Job I'm the
roundhouse.
But the roundhouse--for boy like
Bullhead. 1t would hardly do. He
was put at helping Pete Bcezer the
boiler washer. One night Pete was
snatching his customary nap in the
pit when the hose got away from
Bullhead and struck his boss. In the
confusion Peter, who was nearly
drowned. lost n set Of teeth. That was
sufficient I'm that department Of the
motive power; Bnllhead moved on
suddenly. NeIghboT thought he might
do for wiper After the boy had
learned something about wiplng he
tried one day to back IN engine out
Oh the turntable just TO see whether II
was easy. II was. dead easy. but the
turntnble happened to be arranged
wrong for the experiment. and Neigh
Dor. before calling In the wrecking
gang, took occasion TO kick Bullhead
ont OF the roundhouse bodily.
Nevertheless Bullhead. like every
Medicine Bend boy. wanted to rail-
road, Some fellows can't be shut of.
He was offered the presidency OF
Cincinnati bank by private detective
agency which had just sent up the nc
tive head OF the institution for ten
years. but as Bullhead could not ar
range transportation east OF the river
lac was obliged to let the opportunity
pass.
When the widow Lyons asked Gala
han to put Jamie at teegraphing the
assistant superintendent nearly fell off
his chair. Mrs. Lyons. however, was
In earnest, rs the rcd haired man soon
found by the way his shirts were
starchcd. Her son meantime had got
hold OF n sounder md was studying
telcgraply. corresponding at the same
time with thc Cincinnati detective
agency for the town ana county rights
10 all ''hiddcu nEd undiscovered crime"
on lie moIn'a'n division rights offered
at nse very reasonable price OF SO by
registered mil. bank draft or express
money order; currency at sonder's risk.
lNc Only obligations imposed by this
deal were secrecy and German silver
star. and Bullhead. after holding his
trusting mother up for the ten became
a regularly Installed detective with
proprietary rights to local mlsdeeds.
Days he piled his sounder and nights
he iay awake trying TO mix up Pete
BeeZeT and NeiRlibor with the disap-
pcaranee OF various punches Of horses
from the bar NJ ranch.
About the same time he became In
tcrcstcd Ia dentistry Not that there
s. any obvious connect!on between rail-
rOading and dotecEyo work and hlling
trc'h, but bis thoughts just turned
tlat way. Md. following the advice OF
n local dentist who didn't want alto
gil.er to discourage him, Bullhead
borrowed pair OF forceps and pulled
p" tlr teeth out OF a circular saw 20
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