The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-25

GYnations With Arms and Flag.
Hiram vent through furious gy-
rations with arms and hag.
| noticed the young fellow bend
slightly forward and put on little
more power
By this time Hir an was whirling
around like an air-motor in hurri-
cane. and yelling warnings at the top
of his voice.
There was q sort Of swish and a zip
end red streak and Hiram picked
himself UP twenty feet away, whittier
he had spun like monorail gyroscope
Hiram shook his fist at the vanishing
destroyer ia impotent rage
Hang hint til git even with hiGiE
I'll steer him In front Of the limitcdr
I'll lead him To it, I will--so help
met
no use Hiram" said + in mollify-
ing tones Tint fellow viii never stop
To give vou chance He's one your
system can't touch
There arc moments of pride ana im-
port8uce in tiiram's duties
When "A funeral cortegc approaches,
be takes down his red flag and holds
up the railroad traffic until the last
cartya1 If the long line has moved
soiemuIy across the track
lie poses little in this act. He sta
tiona Nimselr inmoyabiy in front af
tho waiting engine ana they who pass
slowly hy-nlourners. near nourners,
and the friendly curious-know that
he would be Frustrated and mangled
before ne wtuld allow the engine TO
break the impressive rhythm Of the
procession.
Il plcascs Hiram that the engineer
conductor snd other members of a
train crew recognize him as they pass
and give him the railroad salu,ation--
q wave % the hand
He doesn't know amy Of their names.
and DE doesn't exchange a dozen words
month but they know him. and he
knows them
That's one thing I'd hate about
quittin this job" he said to me. I
sot $50 many clost friends ON the road.
ia hate TO ieare EN-
Hc has bit of lawn surrounding
his shantv. which he has given a gar
ocner's atteation for many years, ana
which Is trim aud clean as a velvet
carpet
Alrs Doud surveying it from the
comfortable vantage at her vegetable.
cart complimented him on its neat
ness.
Those surroundings make a mar
kind o sentimental about guitin'
job That he's took pride in 80 many
years said Hiram But I'm gittin
10 an age where ! got to begin to hgur9
pa something ahead I've got to loos
lut for Hiram a little. sentiment on
lo sentiment"
Ilo paused rsaechvely. then added.
Meats awful high I was readin
"a d paper the Pullman conductor
hrowed on To- me tho other day that
he Secretary OF the Treasury or Iu-
erior or Commissioner of Patents or
'ensions cr some one high up, says
9int soin 10 git eny cheaper for
food many years.
Then. thinks I To myself thinks 1.
meat keeps SO high. people viii hart
% eat vegetables. NuW's the time to
20 into tho vegetable business. Future
lohs good f8r truck -patchin'"
Go to IT, Hiram / said encour-
gngly Opportunity knocks but once
% The dog -house door He's been
ing time finding you. bat at last he's
ippcd. Arise and followi'
lt was not q great while after that
here was urW watchman at the
lain street crosfiug and Widow
7ud's vegetable cart. with new
-iVer approached from down the
-eet
So II whisted for the crossing.
ihe now watehinsn got out into the
idalc of the street and waved his
hite fag once or twice n a listiess
~ o. way.
Tile Acw driver 81 tho vegetables
ri gave his horse cut and cams
.prtns forward, entirely gnorlng the
atchman.
f'ise 0atritu'an graspcd at ti1c HORSES
ialr. but the driver with an ex-
9siVe command laid ON the whip 50
sorou-ly that the horse broke away
q hinged forward
The reader may recall what our REM
scent grandmothers tell about the
oeting stars of 1888. This time the
rotechniee consisted wholly Of tur-
ls and cabbage
Hiram wasn't hurt much He picked
nself up before the hysiandcrs got
him. Tie shook his fist violently at
. ncU Waterman.
Look what SOU done. Don't YOU
INK know This cr1sSine If you
On iaid your hands on the horse.
a dinfed muuonhead I'D got
-osf and = wouidnt hit me-, TIl
'ort Sor, VIZ You'll git sours,,
Aram bad dciied fhe sYsfeni
II thai iHman-