Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-15

Dan Miner, a machinist in the railroad
shop. fixed up box stall in his barn.
where the deer daily grew in strength
and vigor At the time of which I
speak r. j. McDormit was master me-
chanic for the Madison division, and
the writer was supposed to look after
the business during the weary vigR
OF the night. The evening before the
Fourth Phil Cosgrove boss boiler
maker; H. H. Hubert, machinist, ana
George McDormit, apprentice with
much to learn, came down to the shops
and wanted me to send for Dan to do
some work and they would move the
deer to other quarters for joke. Now
we were not supposed to do any work
except on engines going out on our
time, as machinists were paid extra
for night work. The S01 had cylinder
packing to set out, but there was nos
a ghost Of show Of our wanting her,
but / did not like to upset a gooa
thing, so told them ! would send for
Miner about II o'clock and he would
be with us two hours. Just whas
shape the boys were in when they
went to the barn / never knew, bud
mistrust they were not in the best con.
dition to handle four-legged deer.
They forced the door opening onto tho
alley and Cosgrove went into the box
stall and put his arms around tho
deer's neck, while his companions
waited outside with a rope. When
the deer shifted the fresh air and saw
Devils Lake bluffs. his former homes
outlined on the midnight sky he made
bold break for liberty. Phil hung ON
for several rods, when he let go, and
the momentum carried him with
crash through George Harder's pickes
fence. 1t didn't take our heroes long
to form the conclusion that the deer
was amply able to take care Of hims
self and they had best make them
selves scarce in that neighborhood
Next morning the Sank boys were
over bright and early and got Dan UP
that they might see the deer. oh,
I: dear, dear, there was no deer and no
shoot that day! Now Dan was pretty
clever and he told Mr.. McDormit thas
he was sure the writer had guilty
knowledge Of who did the trick, as he
was called to do unnecessary work
that night. When I was approached
by my foreman told him I had all r
could do without getting into any such
dirty work.
well" he said, sit Is @ serious mat
ter breaking into mans building ana
removing his property, and II find out
that any persons in these shops are
responsible III clean you all out"
Still protesting my innocence hes
looked me squarely In the face ana
said: SLOW did it happen that you
called Miner to work on an engine that
you knew would not go out on your
timer"
said, "Mr. McDormit, next day was
a holiday and feared you might have
trouble finding a man to do 1t, and
did it to help you out"
He whirled and went into the time.
keepers Office as IL he had been shot
out of gun, and that gentleman told
me afterward that the old man laughed
till his sides ached, and when asked
what had happened he said:
ooh. believe IL they were going
to hang Kelley his philosophy would
save him."
Poor jeff! He has long since gone
to his reward; but since his day the
master mechanics that could place a
lame engine as squarely on her feet
as he could are few and far between,
and there will never be another that
will think as much of his boys as he
did.
The deer was afterward caught IN
farmers barnyard and returned to
it's owners. / have not told this story
with view to opening up old sores
far from me be removed any such de-
sire-but purely to stifie my own con-
science. HUGH KELLEY.
Baraboo, Wis.