Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIX, Number 50, 13 December 1890 — Our English Column. [ARTICLE]

Our English Column.

u /n Youih Prrpar( fcr Manko(*dS* UNCl K rHIf/S I>ESKL Hcrc f girl, r* a 5ton> f< r you, »bout what a bra\e Ii:t!c gnl dul. Hct natoc was īhs<>\. Thcre no raorc lone)jr a »pc>t in the Rt<kv Mountains or the grcai p!ai»s r { thc WtM, than wa% thc tcJcgraj'h «.tation on a railro;<} m Ohio. Ihc<ahin «rav K»li'i right tn thc heart o{ a fc*ca? fcrct, ri.iics away trom any kind of a hou«\ A gc>cxi mar;y frcuht train* pa*s thc raf»in ca*'h <}m. b'Jl usua!!y by witboi.t s?oppirj; I hc <abm*itsc'l was an oi(j tx>\ <*:, sct a: :hc of \hctrack, ar.i! paimc<i a rcU c.o!or v> that thc crvine( r> n sff n a wa>s ( ff lī haii two in it, onc for thf- :cle,japh artd i*s work, and the i-:hfr I f the workrnan, Joc I>cnrpan. r: tv ht < r mne sears on a > 5ttcrr.r>f/n in thc surnmer tiru^, !' *: :<>ok hi' ami < hair and p'antcd it l»f'wccn thc <.it»m an<! the track, and ; r"j»ar( <1 I r a £<>< <1 rcad in hls newsp,i;'cr !(<c rcad in t<»r morc than an when he ncar!y out o( his i h.nr, i' r he fcl; thc slccvc ol his coat piillel, •*))iie a !«a)<) voi< e *aid iwcct!y

loe >5 .1 /e<l upon a .■irJ, ; < s fnur, < r l»ve years eUI. -he w.4s vcry {»rct(v, v*ith soft plump < hctks ar.«! har>tU an*J hir hair wai !i)f>re whitc than noUU/n. Her tiny drt'ss wjs t l i-trfn, hcr thi< k shoes *i re ( ( ihe < hc.i| cst km<l anel hcr brge |.a» w.ih tintrtmit>c<i "Hilm-, shc s.ikl .»>;.tin. aml with a >w« it t>.!>\ mihii, ,n if ;» .e havl knuwn I> e ail ht r -ii rt 111e tunc. l 'V\ hv, ii y *'11 ! hy, littlc un, whcre ilul y«ni hlow fr<im ?" he aski<i ilie < t>ī <1, as he s.it her un hi'. knee, .mil wi}« d n e d -st lroin her >hocs with lus ritl l.rar.drtiitius hand kcrt hu'i " rii.it w.»> " she answcred | ron»i tly, j>"int«n f ; hcr ehi.hh) fu £>. rs tu the wi st |< e w.is j»u//Ud. Me knew there w.»s no hou-.e withn» fot/r rniles in that ilnei tion. "What is thc hahy's name ?" asktd I • >e. "I h^sy." "Sissy ?" rejieatcd Joe, who thought h<' eoul'.l int( r(>n t baby language ni< cly. "'IN. 'ni" said the child, *haking her| head. "I>issy." I

ln all thc ycars that ū»llowed, Joe nrver lcarncd thc hi>t*»ry of the baby Uirl, noi wherc she ume !"r«m that Sund.»> altcrnoon. As t!urc was no nile ot thc r,ulroad to |>rcvcnt him, Joe a<loj>tcil thc tu!y. lair haircd stranj;cr. Mcre than scvcn ycars j>a.sscd away, and I>issy must have heen twelve years oM. Joc l>ci;in to th»nk it was ahoul tm>c to scnd her to somc good school. One altcrnoon l>i.ssy sat alone in the tclcgraph oftu e, tor Joc and his «rutc h h.id j«one away with a man who had bcgged him to shew him a stavc f.K tory, thrcc nulcs haek in the woods. loe, jicrhaps, should not havc tcft tbc oftu e, but 1 >issy was a good an opera* tor as he was. cven bcttcr, and the girl did not miiul bcing left alone for an hour or so. It was a drcary atternoon, and nearly cvcnin>», antl l>issy was getting to feel \ery loncly. She was havmg a tit of thc blues. She had read many stories of good and noble g«rls, who had be- ' ouie grand womm; and she wondered it any of them wouUl have bccome hcroines, i! ihcv had been brought up »n such a loncly plaee as shc hved »n.

\s shc was thinking, a hcavy tootstcp soundcd on the thrcshold l)issy lookeel aro\ind to sce a tall, |X>wcrful man M i he operator is aw,«y ?" he a-»k< d, in * t.-ne « I v> u e *hichsht»wcd he k»u w ttut b« f re "V s sir,' s.i d 1> »y f t \ nee sorry to ste a ni-w f^ct. "How »ong bcl« k rr No. 9 hcrc ?" askid the man. [)issv 10. kcd at the el- ek on the wall, and saw it w,s j st 6 "In thirty-threr mmutcs,' she $.»d, and theo *ddcd, ' lhat is, if it is on tuue; No. q is sv>metimrs late.' I) ssy hot>«rd »t w >uld be Ute this cvemng, for she knew Nv*. 9 was the train inadc up of ( ir »nd she did nol like thc tooks uf this man. Oh that Joe might rcturn soon ! He had been gone an hoor. Uut thc man, who was a bad fcUow, knew vcry well that the operator would not be haek soon. The man who had enticed him away was one of his helpcrs. "I want you to stop No 9," said the man, with a *harp scowl whieh very mueh frightened the girl "But 1 cannot do that, she re* plied, '*without orders from the train detpatcher. w u You never mind the train despatch er, or hia t*den, M gruffly repUed the Jm do 11 I tell you and iuj

to the train people 111 gire thcm a mtghty good eKu*," said be grWy. 4 *CUckcty—click-<lick--chck-<lick, *" went the hammer. M U*hat are thcv »aying T asked tbe riUaio *There are askiog if it ts al! nght to let No. 9 surt from Newberry." "Ves; aod all joa have to aoswer is O K ts'nt it T u No t »»r. Befcre the emll the ro*d clcar. I must tcll tbem what ome tbe Last train left hcre jtoiog t*sL n •'Well. hurr)r up and cut it as short as pcsiih!c. Kor look you, my girl t ?ou mustr/t (< o 1 with me. I Io«s of fncndi, acd if anythin£ happeos to me, it wli! go hard with you." Dissy thooght of Joe Denman's kindnes* to ber, and how he migbt get dis- < hargcd frcmh!iplace ifaßythingserious happeoed; and sbe tbought of («race l)arling, and Joan cf Arc; and that sbe must be true to her trust So she skillful'y touched the little telegraph key.

"Click-click-clicketty-click-click— eliek," was all it said to the traio robber, but to the operator at Newberry it said:— "Scnd the shenflT aod other help on No. 9, Robbers bere." "Now tben. H said the man, "you ware tbe red light right kere, and wheo tbe engine is at the miie post yonder, wave the white light for her to stop. Understand now. My boys and I will be ncar the post, and if you don't do as I tcll you, thc balls from half a dczen pistols wiil fly right through you. I hat's all." l'he man walked slowly up the track, and I)issy waved the red light. Ihe heavy train tumbled up slowcr and slower until the engine was opposite the post. Tben five or*six hcavily armed men got aboard No. 9. Hut instead of finding exDressmen their work, they tunjblcd right into the arnis of the »hcriflf and his band. I)issy toid her story to theconductor and cnginccr, who left a coupleof men with the child, to keep her company untii foe should return. H ell, Dissy is now it school, in one uf thc best seminaries in Ohio and isof n<> trxpense to Joe, for she is cared for by the Express Company; and she has the satisf4Ction of knowing that she did hcr duty, under great difficulties. What >;irl or boy could do inore ?