Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-01

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den, n new one
is always wonder to mc-chokes me
up. even, II means so much. I hear
men rave over horses and marvel ut It
when ! think OF the iron horse. hear
them chatter OF distance, and my mind
turns to the annlhilator. I hear them
brag of ships. and think Of the ship
that plows the mountains and rivers
and plains. And when they talk Of
spccd-what can think OF but her?
AZ the new engine rolled into the
yards my heart beat quicker. Her lines
were too imposing TO call strong. They
were massive. yet so simple you could
draw them, like tho needle snout OF a
collie, TO very point.
Every bearing looked precise, every
Joint looked supple. ns she swept mag.
niiiccnt'y up and checked herself, pant
Ing. In front Of Us.
Foley was IN the cab. lie had been
cast on lay-off and so happened to
bring In the.ncw monster. wild. from
The river shops.
Size was built In PENNSYLVANIA, but
the fellows on the Missouri end OF our
llnc thought nothing could ever safely
be put Into our hands until they had
stopped II on route ind looked II over
How does she run, Folcyy' asked
Nciglbor. gloating silently over the
toy.
Cool as an iccbox," said Foley.
ewinslng down. "Shc's regular sum.
mcr resort. Little stiff on the hills
yet"
We'll take that out OF her." unused
Neig!ibor. climbing into the cab 20 lool,
her Over. Boys, this Is up in bnl.
looa." he added. pu'hlng his big head
through tic cab widow AID pec"ing
down ut the ninety inch drivers under
him.
u grow dizzy oaca or twice looking
FOR the ponies" declared Foley, biting
OF piece of tobacco ~ he hl,clch ut
his orcrnlis, "Sh, looil3 like sky.
scrapcr Say. Nclghbor. I'm to ret her
myself. amt II" asked Foley. with his
;sua nerve.
when McNcnl gets through with
her. Yes" returned Nclghbor gruiIly,
g'vIlc her n thImble OF steam and try.
Ing III, air.
What" cried Foley. affecting SIR.
prise. "You going to give her TO the
kId?"
81 am" returned the master lnechan.
ic unfccllngly. and he kept his word.
George McNeal just reporting for
work after the session In his cab with
the loose end OF II connecting rod, was
Invited TO take out tho sayscrapcr-
ass. Class Has she was listed, and
Dad Hamilton Of course took tho SCOOP
to fire her.
"Thry get everything good that's go
Ing" grumbied Foley.
'Thcy are good people," ret0rted
Nclglbor. lie also assigned helper
10 the old fireman. II was n new thing
with us then, a fellow with slice bar
to tickle the CRATE. and Dad. OF course,
kicked. lie always kicked. Nelghbor
wasted no words. He simply sent the
helper back 10 wlplns until the old fire
man should cry enough.
Very likely you know that a new
engine must be regularly broken. as II
horse is broken, before II Is ready for
steady hard work. And ms George Nc
Neal was not very strong yet, he was
appointed 10 do the breaking.
For two months 1t was picnic
Hight runs and easy lay overs. After
the smash at the Narrows Hamilton
had sort of taken the kid engineer I'M
der his wing, and II was pretty gen
orally understood that any one who 81.
bowed George McNeal must reckon
with his doughty old fireman. So the
two used to march up and down street
together, as much like chums as very
young engineer and a very old fireman
possibly could be. They talked togeth.
er, walked together and ate together,
Foley was as jealous as cnt of Ham
ilton, because he had brought George
out west and felt n sort of guardian In.
tcrest In that quarter himself Really
anybody would love Georgle McNcal.
old Dad Hamilton was proof enough OF
that.
One evening, Just after pay day, !
saw the pair In the postofiice lobby
getting their checks cashed Presently
the two stepped over to the money
order window, A moment later each
came away with a money order.
rs that where you leave your
wealth. Georglef" l asked as he came
up to speak TO me.
Part Of 1t goes there every month,