| Show where tho the train was there w was is a dozen of us waiting uniting r at the station near str strasbourg va ila for tho the noon train every one had cut his dinner short to catch the train but the hour bour arrived five ten tell twenty minutes passed and then everybody wondered what had happened the tile ticket agent was also the telegraph operator tor lie ile was a young fellow of about 20 ill grained and supercilious bu but t impatience overcame the fear of him and a woman stepped stopped to the window and asked Is the train late urn uni I he lie growled in reply how hite is it y um I that her and she resumed herment her seat sent five minutes more slipped away and a very solemn looking man mail carrying a very solemn looking carpetbag carpet bag advanced from his corner and began train is late it yes how late is it um U M what is the cause of it no answer he ile hung around for a minute longer lon er and then solemnly milly marched back bacil to his scat seat and gave some one else a PL chance to get bluffed after the fifth one had been tunica away a short solid grizz grizzly headed roan man I who had been whittling tt ii a shingle on ou the platform and g softly humming wo wont go home till morning entered alic waiting room looked up at the clock and aid then sauntered to the ticket window and then queried is that train the young man was looking over some freight bills and he lie did not raise his head chars that train repeated the whittler cr in a louder voice the abent agent el looked up fora for a second but let his eyes fall without answer chars that train shouted the ewenger as he lie brought his fist down on the shelf no answer after waiting ten seconds he lie walked out doors turned to the right and suddenly entered the ticket office through the freight house walking straight trai glit up tip to the agent he lie readied reached over the table and seized him pulled him across like a streak of lightning r and as lie gave liim him a shako shake and jammed liim bitu into a corner he lie called al hed out whar in ill thunder and blazes is that ardrain ar train 11 its a coming coining I gasped the agent when whar wilar which in about t twenty minutes I what badeer made er late the engine broke down at winchester cl iester then why in crocketts name you say so in in the first place young man take a squar look at mel I aint purt y nor genteel nor saintly but im plump up and down and mean bieness biz ness when a man yuan asks me liow bow hogs ar sellin im going to give him a civil answer if it cracks three ribs and when I ask Y you u why that doy dog gonad old bull gin in yative youve got to hear me or down comes your trestle works do you catch on Y yes certainly trains behind time be liere kon of course ms yes of course I then the solemn man rose up took his hat in his hand and passed it around for money and we felt like raising a million dollars forthe for alie solid roan man as a token of our love and reverence eye |
