. The railway library . A GROUP OF TRESPASSERS The engineer must giye attention to signals, switches, and the safe operation of the trains; it is impossible for#him to be on the lookout_for trespassers continually 208 The Railway Library. PICKING COAL ALONG THE RAILWAY TRACKS The parents may be in great need of fuel, who send their children on such errands, and they cannotbe reached by any law to prevent their negligence. Hundreds havebeen injured while doing this than suddenly to come upon a human being or group of human beingsdirectly in his path? Sitting in the Pullman you may hear the shri
. The railway library . A GROUP OF TRESPASSERS The engineer must giye attention to signals, switches, and the safe operation of the trains; it is impossible for#him to be on the lookout_for trespassers continually 208 The Railway Library. PICKING COAL ALONG THE RAILWAY TRACKS The parents may be in great need of fuel, who send their children on such errands, and they cannotbe reached by any law to prevent their negligence. Hundreds havebeen injured while doing this than suddenly to come upon a human being or group of human beingsdirectly in his path? Sitting in the Pullman you may hear the shriekof the whistle and feel the grinding of the brakes, as the engineman,responding to his natural human instinct, exerts his utmost to preventthe impact that will surely and swiftly hurl another human being intoeternity. But if the trespasser should chance to catch that warningand jump in time, and the engine sweeps by, barely grazing his cloth-ing as it passes, and you feel the brakes release their hold and the trainrush forward, resuming its smooth and even course, you will littlerealize the moment of suspense your engineman has passed through,for you will not see him as he settles back, grinds his teeth, and pullshimself togethe
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