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you come back, because if it is reported against 

 me to the superintendent that I allow boys to 

 run all over my engine I might lose my job." 



Assuring him that I would come back 

 promptly, I went out and walked along the 

 foot-board on the side of the boiler, watching 

 the magnificent machine rushing through the 

 landscapes as if glorying in its strength like a 

 living creature. While seated on the cow- 

 catcher platform, I seemed to be fairly flying, 

 and the wonderful display of power and motion 

 was enchanting. This was the first time I had 

 ever been on a train, much less a locomotive, 

 since I had left Scotland. When I got to Madi- 

 son, I thanked the kind conductor and engin- 

 eer for my glorious ride, inquired the way to 

 the Fair, shouldered my inventions, and walked 

 to the Fair Ground. 



When I applied for an admission ticket at a 

 window by the gate I told the agent that I had 

 something to exhibit. 



"What is it?" he inquired. 



"Well, here it is. Look at it." 

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