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Show Never Again the Handcar Unfortunate Experience Has Prejudiced Preju-diced Miss Amy Against Its Use for Joy Riding. Thursday evening last Station Agent Ren Purdy took Miss Amy Pringle, proprietor of our millinery emporium, out riding on his handcar. There was only one slight accident to mar the pleasure of the occasion. Hod Renfred's male bovine caught sight of 1 Amy's red shirtwaist and chased her and Ren half way to Hlckeyvllle. ' It waB upgrade most of the way, and Ren had to pump like all git out. He was pulling and panting and about ready to give up when he got an idea, and hollered: "Put your jacket on, Amy!" "Hain't got no jacket with me," says Amy. "Go home and git it," says Ken. That was a happy Idee, but Amy dassent jump off and cut cross lots, because the critter was only about two rods behind and gaining every minute. Ren yanked his own coat off and gave It to Amy to put on. Ren forgot that he only had his red flannel shirt on under his coat. When Amy covered up her red shirtwaist, the bull stopped for a minute; but he caught sight of Ren's flannel shirt and come on again full tilt. The last hope was about gone when Ken spied the brickyard siding. He got on, turned the switch, and run the handcar hand-car on the siding. Then he throwed the switch back and the inturiated animal went by on the main track licketty larrup. It were a close call, and Miss Prln-gle's Prln-gle's rat turned gray from fright. The bull didn't slow down and get the air brakes on till he was passing through West Hickeyvllle. Ken says If he hadn't happened to have hts switch key along with him it would have been all off with him. Amy says she prefers to do her joy riding In an 'airship In the future. Judge. |