Mackinaw Snipe Hunt : A Ray Lillibridge Story

By James Hall

Ray Lillibridge age 15 was forced to leave his family in the Dakotas and move to Delavan, Illinois with cousins he does not know. His initiation by the boys takes an unusual turn during a fishing trip when Ray meets local legend Hog Wallace. Even Casey Jones driving engine 638 of the Illinois Central Railroad does his part. A Ray Lillibridge Story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 16, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329214118

James Hall

JAMES W. HALL is an Edgar and Shamus Award-winning author whose books have been translated into a dozen languages. He divides his time between South Florida and North Carolina.

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Mackinaw Snipe Hunt : A Ray Lillibridge Story

Mackinaw Snipe Hunt :  A Ray Lillibridge Story

By James Hall

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The Ballad of Casey Jones     

by (Hog) Wallace Saunders, about 1900

"Come all you rounders, if you want you to hear,

The story of a brave engineer.

Casey Jones was the rounder’s name.

On a high right-wheeler of mighty fame."

Caller called Casey ‘bout half-past four,

He kissed his wife at the station door,

Climbed into the cab, orders in his hand,

Could be my trip to the Promised land.

Been rainin’ hard for weeks and weeks.

The railroad track like the bed of a creek.

They slowed her down to a 30 mile gait

And the South-bound mail was eight hours late.

Fireman says, "Casey, you’re runnin’ too fast,

You ran the last three lights we past."

Casey says,