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HORSE, FOOT, AND DRAGOONS. 



the station-master raises his hand, the whistle of the locomotive 

 shrieks, the band on the platform strikes up " Auld Lang Syne " 

 again. Slowly the great driving-wheels of the engine begin 

 to move. "Good -by, Mary, Tom, Katie! God bless you! 

 Good -luck!" And with handkerchiefs waving and helmets 

 swinging from the windows, amid loud cheers the long train, 

 gathering speed as it moves, glides down the long line of 

 glistening rails and disappears around a curve. 



