Panama pictures; nature and life in the land of the great canal . swung to and fro andsounded the usual warning; after which thewhistle tooted shrilly; and just as the train 16 PANA3IA PICTURES. began to move slowly out of the station, thebrass-buttoned gentleman jumped upon thebaggage-car with a graceful swing of his ac-customed legs. These preparatory manoeuvres, which thedauntless engineer had just gone through,reminded me, at once, of the facetious andgesticulative manner in which, in years goneby, a friend of mine was wont to commentupon them after he had seen the daily trainsmove out fro
Panama pictures; nature and life in the land of the great canal . swung to and fro andsounded the usual warning; after which thewhistle tooted shrilly; and just as the train 16 PANA3IA PICTURES. began to move slowly out of the station, thebrass-buttoned gentleman jumped upon thebaggage-car with a graceful swing of his ac-customed legs. These preparatory manoeuvres, which thedauntless engineer had just gone through,reminded me, at once, of the facetious andgesticulative manner in which, in years goneby, a friend of mine was wont to commentupon them after he had seen the daily trainsmove out from the station. On each occasion he would come to me,and, with the positive delight of a child il-luming his always-ruddy countenance,would say, in his usual laconic and discon-nected stjde, as he shook the first finger ofhis right hand at me: Engineers—job—soft—job—see?— Toot—Toot! and, then, he would turnan imaginary lever around, as he sang out,to the finish: PANAMA! This was the peculiar and original waywhich my friend had, always, of classifying.
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