| Show natural curiosity joe had been working in baltimore on the tiny day before christmas lie re U calved ills his imy dna and planned to it go home to washington but first he started out f abu nis tor mr nil 11 his 1118 p 11 I 1 1 JS F did with uzi tian than taid n nd anes 1116 A evening aveling cain cadee ta 6 found himself at the railway station laden with bundles but with no money for his fare to washington somehow he got through the gate and approached the conductor he fie laid the case before him and ended with a plea pica that he might ride to washington on the platform of the baggage car the conductor his heart warmed by the spirit of the season said all right go ahead so joe climbed on the platform of the car next to the engine it was a cold night and it was on a road where the engine takes up water from a track reservoir as it goes along when the train reached washington the conductor saw joe approaching covered with ice fee from head to foot bundles and nil all ile he came up to the conductor and said 1 I sure does thank you boss for ride very kind to allow muli to ride up with you but theres jus one question I 1 wants to ax kin yuh tell me the ithe name ob that rivus we run through back there youths lis companion |
