. Through by daylight, or, The young engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad . rters, and rushed towardsthe bridge. Though he was not a master of strategy,he could not help seeing that I was well posted, andhe halted suddenly before he reached the brook. We must drive him from the bridge, where wecan have fair play, said Waddie. I did not just then see how this was to be done;but I was soon able to perceive his plan. The scionled his forces to a position on the brook above me,and, taking some stones from the shallow stream,began to pelt me with a vigor which soon renderedmy place untenable. Severa
. Through by daylight, or, The young engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad . rters, and rushed towardsthe bridge. Though he was not a master of strategy,he could not help seeing that I was well posted, andhe halted suddenly before he reached the brook. We must drive him from the bridge, where wecan have fair play, said Waddie. I did not just then see how this was to be done;but I was soon able to perceive his plan. The scionled his forces to a position on the brook above me,and, taking some stones from the shallow stream,began to pelt me with a vigor which soon renderedmy place untenable. Several of the missiles hit me,though I was not much hurt by them. Under thesecircumstances, I was helpless for defensive purposes,for I had nothing with which to return the fire. Itwas useless for me to stand there, and be pepperedwith stones. I concluded to retreat in good order,and brought myself off without any material damage. The only safe line by which I could retire was inthe direction of the mansion of Colonel crossed the brook farther down, and came to a. THE YOUNG ENGINEER. 133 rustic summer house, on the bank of the was built on a high foundation, to afford a pros-pect of the lake, and the only admission was throughthe door, which was reached by a long flight ofsteps. I immediately took possession of this struc-ture, assured that I could defend the door, while itswalls would protect me from the missiles of myassailants. Waddie led his forces up to my fortress, and sur-veyed the situation. They attempted to drive meout with stones; but they fell harmless upon thebuilding. The besiegers consulted togethe:*, anddecided to make an assault on the works. I wasentirely willing they should do so, for I could knockthem over with the club as fast as they came up,having all the advantage of position. Ben Pinkertonvolunteered to lead the forlorn hope, and advancedwith considerable boldness to the attack. I gavehim a gentle rap on the head as he appeared at thedo
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