Show TALES OF THE DAY I Didnt Know There Was a Town There Is a smart little town out in North Dakota and its Inhabitants imagine I agine they are great deal smarter They have an excellent opinion of their city as they term it and blow and bluster moreover more-over its welfare and growth than a Kansas cyclone The main line of a railroad runs through it and once a week L train stops there This indifference on the part of the railroad people is a source of bitterness to the Inhabitants especially as the engineers make it a I point to go through the place at full speed Finally they resolved to put a stop to it so one day they built a barricade barri-cade all the tracks and forced the first train to come to a halt Then they arrested ar-rested the engineer and took him before the judge of the pace He was charged With running through a city regardless of speed and to the danger of the populace What have you to say in answer to this charge sir sternly asked the judge The engineer smiled and looked around He stepped to the door and looked at the few straggling houses and allowed an expression of astonishment to settle on his face Then he walked slowly up in front of the judge and said Upon my honor judge this is the first l > h time I ever knew there was such a place as a town on this part of the line The citizens after that slowly removed the barricade and let the engineer proceed pro-ceed on his way Harpers Round Tabe |