The young engineer is doubtless a smart boy; but so far as his mechanical skill is concerned, several counterparts of him have come to the knowledge of the writer. If he has an “old head,” he has a young heart, which he endeavors to keep pure and true. As he appears in this and the subsequent volumes of the series, the author is willing to commend him as an example of the moral and Christian hero, who cannot lead his imitators astray; for he loves truth and goodness, and is willing to forgive and serve his enemies.
Harrison Square, Mass.,
July 21, 1869.
CONTENTS.
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| PAGE | |
| Mr. Waddie Wimpleton | 11 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| A Tremendous Explosion | 21 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| Wolf’s Father | 32 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| On the Locomotive | 42 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| Christy Holgate | 52 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| On the Locomotive | 62 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| The Vial of Wrath | 72 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| The Dummy Engine | 83 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| Toppletonians and Wimpletonians | 94 |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| Colonel Wimpleton and Son | 105 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| Better Thoughts and Deeds | 116 |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| Wolf’s Fortress | 127 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| Captain Synders | 138 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| Raising the Dummy | 150 |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| Getting up Steam | 161 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| The First Trip of the Dummy | 172 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| Mother’s Advice | 183 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| Waddie’s Mistake | 194 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| Rich Men’s Quarrels | 205 |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| The Beautiful Passenger | 216 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| Some Talk with Colonel Wimpleton | 227 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| The Construction Train | 239 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | |
| Off the Track | 251 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | |
| The Grand Picnic | 263 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | |
| Wolf’s Speech | 275 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | |
| The Auction Sale | 287 |
THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT;
OR,
THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE-SHORE RAILROAD.