. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . OLD FRENCH MACHINERY ABANDONED ALONG THE CANAL ROUTE. fellow will make it harder for him, buthes been thinking of Bill some, and re-joices in his promotion—he has an in-terest in his success, Mike was born with a constitutionthat could stand worlds of rest, andprobably he also inherited some of his that one good object lesson is worthmore than two books, or four or fivehundred tellings. So Skeevers con-cluded to give Mike a few objectlessons on sleep, and how not to do iton an engine. Skeever
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . OLD FRENCH MACHINERY ABANDONED ALONG THE CANAL ROUTE. fellow will make it harder for him, buthes been thinking of Bill some, and re-joices in his promotion—he has an in-terest in his success, Mike was born with a constitutionthat could stand worlds of rest, andprobably he also inherited some of his that one good object lesson is worthmore than two books, or four or fivehundred tellings. So Skeevers con-cluded to give Mike a few objectlessons on sleep, and how not to do iton an engine. Skeevers pulls fast freight, generally RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING January, 1906. having enough refrigerator cars orfruiters ahead to handle the train withair. The division is long and hilly;some places the train will run foreighteen or twenty miles. The first trip out Mike attended tohis duties pretty well, but got dozy on I told you to look out, and not letnie go to sleep; I believe you wereasleep yourself. No, sir; I was drowsy, but notasleep. Not asleep? well, you had your OLD FRENCH EXCAVATOR AT WORK. the long stretches between fires; butthe second trip he went fast asleep, andSkeevers had to wake him up to getover Waxem hill. The next night they had to doubleout, and as soon as they pitched overfor a ten-mile run Mike fixed up his lirea little, and sat down. Mike, said Skeevers, dont let mefiirget; I have orders not to passFords without orders—dont let me goto sleep. All right, Slteevers, said Mike;where do you meet ThreeJ At Fords, said Skeevers. Mike closed his eyes directly, just torest em a little; then he looked around,owl fashion, kind of thought he saw hisbest girl ahead of the engine, nodded toher, made a profound bow, and—wasofT. The engine? No, no; off to sleep—pounding his ear, Mike calls it. Skeevers sailed by Fords, and tookthe siding at Sand Creek, all unbe-knownst to Mike. When Three thundered by, Mikejumped up, put in a fire, and askedSk
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