The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
BRIDEGROOM OUGHT
TO HAVE FOOTED 1T
Started For His Wedding by Train and
Found on Arriving at Newfanc
That His Girl Had Got Tired
Of Waiting.

The little cotcric Of hardware drum
men who met every month or 20 were ~
session. The sessions are greatly priced
A. time Tor story telling. livery one OF
those attending them can be depended
upon TO spun a good yarn. But all the al
| ternoon they confined themselves 20 the
tame discussion OF hardware matters. They
were all waiting for somebody 10 start
something when tall, well-dressed young
man popular with them all .trolled IN. His
presence was evidently surprise TO the
others,
why, hello, Harry said the stout lii.
tie drummer with the hashy pms and
rings, in amazement. Where did you
come from. It's an age since we've seen
YOU You weren't due until tomorrow
"A miracle brought me here, was the
laughing response OF the newcomer as
everybody gave him the glad hand. u IN
lust in from New \ ork state. | came over
the Boston 4 Albany made splendid con
nections, and We came IN exactly as per
schedule.
You don't say" Evacuated one Of his
auditors. II didn't think that was posi-
bic. he said with an attempt to be witty,
Now see here, said the nicely groomed,
iorid looking gentleman, who had picked
out the softest chair in the lobby, and
the Boston a Albany knocks started
around, don't spring those old gags about
that road any longer. To me the Boston
Albany will forevermore be an ideal road
If you ever hear another chirp coming
from me against Il, no matter what the
proyocation, there's champagne supper
in sight Tor this bunch. -
Now | know what's the matter with
you, said the stout one. You've got a
crouch Of some kind.
Its long and sad story" began the
defender of the b. & A. Its about a rail
road--the prize railroad of the many ]
have travelled over. It's little 36mile
go.as-yo u-please road that runs up in Yer
mont and ends somewhere in the noun
tains.
Il had been warned against the road.
Everybody | spoke TO about il smiled when |
asked about it. But | had to take the |
trip. Il got to the end all right. The |
road was as it had been painted, but il |
was the trip coming home that was the |
real eyeopener,
Whenever the engineer sighted freight |
ear he went after 1t, caught 1t and added |
it to the train.
Every time we came near a station |
the engine started up terrific shrieking. |
The arrival of the train was the event of /
the day in the villages through which II /
was scheduled to run, and the engineer
wanted to make sure that everybody was
on hand to see it arrive Unless he footed
his whistle nobody would know when to
expect it.
"Well, that train did everything but go
fast | began to see the humor of the
thing and used to take an interest in the
engineers scout for freight cars. He could
spot one a mile away. Why, often he
would unhitch the engine and 90 cruising
up into the marble quarries, always re-
turning victorious with one or more pro-
testing victims.
There was young man in the coach
with me- The train was made up of one
passenger car and don't know how many
freight cars-and he was as merry as the
proverbial lark. The day was frightfully
not, the slowness of the train torturing,
out he was merry.
How can you stand this?" | asked him,
or knew that his happiness was not due
o the fact that he had grown accustomed
% riding on such a train.
I'm getting married down at New
ane, he explained. But when we did get !
Town to Newtane-when we did get down
he young fellow jumped off, expecting to
'e greeted by blushing sweetheart, only i
o be disappointed. !
Where's Nellie?' he asked of the sin
lie friend who came forward to greet him. {
married. She thought you were never {
oming-that you had backed out, so she
ook Harry
Well of course, it hit the youngster
ard but he blamed himself. L knew I'd
ughter walked, he said philosophically
o me in telling of his troubles. Boston
'ost.