The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-03-04
THE SCENERY SPECIAL
BY AUGUST WHITFIELD.


mind me of an actress who has been
robbed of her glittering glassware You
never heard of anyone doing much
/ on the proceeds of historic highway
! ing. and the man who attempts to hold
up modern express train may get
away with the goods, but eventually
| the sheriff puts him on his visiting
list"
Right you are" replied the pug
nosed brakeman. at takes nerve to
| hold up a train, but it takes more than
nerve to pull the trick off successfully
| and retire on the proceeds. The men
who possess all the qualifications req
uiste for such jobs generally land a
sinecure behind the frosted-glass par
/ tition."
"Now you're talking classical Eng
! lish," commented Monk, and eX-
pressing clarified thought in capsule
form. / never knew but one man to
| pull off a holdup successfully, and
| then obliterate himself from the sur
| roundings,
1T happened down South, where at
one time the railroads were noted for
! their lack of speed, and where it was
impossible to miss a train. All YOU
had to do if your train had left the
station, was to follow it on foot and
you couldn't miss it unless you over
looked it or mistook its creeping for
the inertia Of a side-tracked section
Yes" commented the pug-nosed
| brakeman, Il knew of man down
there who brought suit against the S.
l.. O. road to recover for damages sus-
tanned in humping into the rear end of
the moonlight limited while walking
along the track.
THE company tried to non'suit him
! by bringing a counter-Charge of tres
pass but his lawyer threatened to at
tack the validity of their charter on
| the ground that they could not prove
that they were running trains, and
! they withdrew their charge.
The plaintiff won his suit, and the
company was ordered to upholster the
rear end of their trains to prevent a
repetition of such accidents
We'll, to get back to the holdup,"
said Monk, Il was touring the South,
some years back, and at this partic-
ular time my objective point was
| Boonville. AS | had lots Of leisure, |
4 decided to make the trip by rail.
Il caught up to a freight bound for
that point, and, sauntering up to il, l
/ swung myself aboard the Caboose and
proceeded to accord myself with a cor
/ dial welcome. | took possession Of
/ the lower bunk without waiting for
the porter to appear, and was soon
/ in the land of dreams.
81 was awakened by the crew, who
had come back to see if the rear end
was all right. He asked me what the
Stonewall Jackson | meant by intrud-
ing, and volunteered to punch my
ticket or my head without fear or
favor
Il hypnoti2ed him by making a few
4 occult passes, and he extended me the
cordial entente. 1t was pretty good
stuff, even though it was tax free and
did not bear the purefood guaranty"
IF you will pardon the Interrupt
tion,' said the pugnosed brakeman,
81 want to pay tribute to the railroads
OF the South The southern spirit of
hospitality is not dead, and the Ches-
terheld5 of the rail will give you the
glad welcome on the G, B. with all the
grace born Of hereGity and long prac-
tice. They will fire you from a train
in such COurtly manner that you feel
like apologizjng for giving them the
trouble"
Your prognostication comedies with
my observation commented Monk.
This Chesterfield Of the caboOse
told me We were approaching Hog
mountain. moonshiners' stronghold,
noted for it's reluctance to contribute
to the revenues of the government
and for the weirdness and grandeur
of its scenery.
Gle said he had to 90 back to the
engine and tend 20 his fire, and he ad-
vised me to take a seat in the observa-
tory Of the caboose and enjoy the
phantasorama.
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