THE ROANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1891.
OTHER DAYS.
'I'ra dreaming of days, of other days
Of a tace that's gone forever;
3 feel the touch of a Boft, white hand
That will come again to me never.
"I'm dreaming of days, of other days,
Brown eyes that are closed forever
And whistling sighs of the wind us it dies,
Moans mournfully, "never! ah, never!"
"I'm dreaming of days, of other days;
Of a voice that's hushed forever,
And the rustling leaves a weird strain
weaves
That murmers again to me "Never!" -
4'Dreani on, poor heart, of other days;
For the wail of the ceaseless "never"
"When the lonely life gives up the strife,
Shall be changed to a glad roitKVER."
THE SUBSTITUTE.
A LESSON THAT AN ARBITRARY SU
PERINTENDENT NEVER FORGOT.
In the railway depot of a busy, bust
ling town io the southern part of Ohio a
locomotive stood panting and snorting as
if impatient to speed away on its journey.
The fireman was giving his last touch
to the brightly polished brass work, while
the engineer and the district superinten
dent stood upon the platform beside the
eab.
Another train had just diawn into the
station and its passengers were emerging
from the cars and hurrying away.
Somp nf them overheard a portion, of
the conversation that was taking place
between the two men as they passed, and
one, a middle-aged, well-dressed individ
ual, seemed greatly impressed with the
few words that fell upon bis ear, for he
walked only a short distance before he
paused, as if desirous of hearing more.
"There is no use in talking, Baiter,
you have got to make the run to-night,"
the listener beard the superintendent My
in a voice that was by no means pleasant.
"It makes no difference to me or to the
stockholders of this road what trouble you
may have at home. Your place is on this
engine, and there you must remain or else
quit the service of the company al
together."
"But, sir," replied the driver, in
pleading tone, "do you understand, my
wife is very ill perhaps dying and
mere is no one wh n her but our two little
children and a kind neighbor, who can
not spend the whole night by her side."
"Do I not tell you there is no one about
at the present time whom I can put in
your place?" returned the official.
"There is Sturgis," suggested the other,
"He is here in the depot at this moment."
"What that miserable inebriate? He
never'll run a train another mile on this
road."
"But, sir, he has not drank a drop for
two months." .
"That is neither here nor there. II
is not quahhed to take your place, not
even for a trip."
"It is hard, very hard," murmured the
engineer as he turned away, and was
about to mount to his seat in the cab
when the stianger, who bad loitered near,
stepped up saying:
"I beg your pardon, gentlemen. Did
I not hear you say that you wanted to
secure the services of an engineer?"
"Well, what if we do?'' brusquely
asked the superintendent, looking at the
man in some astonishment.
"Then I should like to offer myself if it
would be any accomodation. I am an old
railroad man, and an experienced engine
driver."
"But I do not know you," again return
ed the official. "It would be too much
risk to trust this train in the hands of an
utter stranger."
"I have papers that will convince you t
am competent," and the applicant with
drew from the inner breast pocket of his
coat a leathern wallet, and took therefrom
a document, which, however, was well
covered with age, and handed it to the
superintendent.
"This has reference to yourself, I pre
sume," said the official, glancing over it.
"But it bears a somewhat antiquated
date."
"Very true,aBd for that reason I value
it highly. But if I was a good man then
I am doubly so now, for I have had all
those years of experience."
"You do not know the road."
"Oh, yes, I do. Every foot of it"
"Well, if you can convince me that
you are capable of taking charge of the
locomotive I will let Baxter' lay off this
trip," was the reluctant answer.
"Then the only way that I see to
arrange the matter is for you and your
engineer to take a ride in the cab as far as
L . That is fifteen miles, am' there
you can meet the accommodation returning
here,, I think that in that short run I
can prove to you that I understand the
business."
Just at that instant the two-minute bell
struck.
"Well, well get aboard, and we'll see
what you can do," and the three men
climed into the cab.
"You must lend me your overalls and
jumper," said the stranger to the engineer,
"for I do not care to spoil a good suit of
clothes."
"Oh, certainly," replied Baxter, who
up to this time bad been so astonished
that be had not uttered a word.
After drawing the clothes on, the new
engineer grasped the throttle with his left
hand, thiust his head out of the window
and said : "Now we arc ready."
Then came the sigDal to start, and the
next instant the complicated machinery
was set in motion, but so gentle was the
start made that scarcely a person on the
train realized that they were under way
until the cars had drawn out of the depot.
Gradually the speed was increased until
they were running upon their regular
time.
The superintendent could not refrain
from casting several glances of approval
at Baxter as he noticed how deftly the
stranger handled his "iron horse." As
they drew near the Jnnction a short dis
tance from L , the regular engineer
reached for the whistle cord to sound the
usual blast, but he found the hand of the
substitute there before him, who said to him
with a kindly smile: "You see I know
the road."
"Truly yon do," replied the superinten
dent, "and although I am taking great
chances I think I will let you go on with
the train while Baxter and I will return
by the accomodation."
As Baxter was about to step out of the
cab when the engine stopped at L , he
grasped the band of the stranger, and said
with deep feeling in his voice:
"Oh. sir, yon havedone me agreat favor
to-night, and rest assured if it ever lies in
my power I shall repay it."
"Don't mention it," was the hearty re
joinder. "Hurry home to your wie, and
don't worry about the train; everything
will be all right."
Accordingly the superintendent and Bax
ter returned to their homes on the way
train; but the former felt by no means easy
in his own mind and remained iu his office
until midnight; when he received a dis
patch from the end of the line saying that
train No. 68 had arrived all right and on
time.
As the official seated himself at his desk
the following morning his eyes rested upon
n note from the president of the entire 8ys
tern, stating that be would arrive on the
2:15 train and wished to see him on im
portant business.
The hands on the clock in the snperin
tendent's office were renting at a quarter
past that hour when Baxter entered.
Well," began the official, as he reeogniz'
ed his caller, "are yon going to shirk
another trip to-night."
"No," sir; my wife is much easier and I
shall be at my post. I cume up to thank
you for letting me off last night."
"Ob, it's turned out all right, I'm lhank
ful to say. Bnt "
He would have gone further had not the
door opened and two gentlemen entered
One was the president, who, stepping quick
ly forward, said, in a cheery voice:
"Ah, good afternoon, Mr. Curtis; allow
me to introduce Mr. Donaldson, the gentle
man whom the directors have elected to
supersede me in office."
As the superintendent arose from his
chair to acknowledge the introduction,
he almost fainted with surprise, for there
before him stood the substitute who, the
night before, had run the engine in
place of the regular driver.
"Why why is it possible?" he stam
mered.
"Yes, indeed, Mr. Curtis," replied the
new president. "I am the one who drew
on the overalls last night for the first
time in ten years, but you see I had nut
forgotten how to run the machine.
overheard your conversation with this
poor man here," turning to Baxter. "I
pitied him in his dilemma and resolved
to assist him. If you had refused to a
low me to act as his substitute I should
have made known my identity then and
there, and requested you even to let the
fireman take his place, rather than to
keep the faithful engineer away from the
bedside of his wife.
"And you, sir, continued the kind
hearted railroad magnate to Baxter,
"may lay off for a few days. We will
find some oue to take Jour place uuiii
your wife is recovered. And, Mr. Cur
tis, there is one thing I should suggest
before we proceed to other business, and
that is, from this out treat your men
kindly."
This was a lesson that the arbitrary
superintendent never forgot. Boston
Globe.
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