Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-05-11
Tale Of the Great Saratoga Trunk.

Old Anthracite has a very dear wife
so dear that she costs him on her ow,
Z private account about fifteen thousand dol
/ lars a year. Mrs. Anthracite has a9wav:
TIE latest fashions, so when the great Sar
atogo trunk was exhibited In Broadway
Mrs. a. instantly purchased one for hel
summer trip.
Every one knows that the great Sar-
atoga trunk is an uneXceptionable trunk
1t is colossal-of Titanic Proportions
Cheops, the builder Of the great pyramid
might have found ample Accommodation
for her whole household in the great Sar-
atoga trunk.
Accordingly, down went Mrs. A. TO the
great watering place, with her great trunk.
She had not been long there, however,
when old Anthracite received private
telegram from friend Is inform him
that Mrs. A. was flirting desperately with
young Belzebub, the son and heir of old
Belzebub, the great soap boiler Anthra-
cite instantly takes the train, appears at
the hotel, and, inquiring the number of
his wife's room, quietly walks up stairs.
His wife's door is shut. Anthracite knocks.
Door opens after some delay. Mrs. 4.
appears fluttered, which tutter increases
to dismay when she sees her husband
Husband enters cody; explains that he
Just came to see how she was getting on,
and seats himself on the Saratoga trunk.
Drops a glove, the picking up of which
enables him to look under the bed. No
one there. Mrs. A. looked as If some
one ought to be there. Husband talks Of
the weather, and the pair are sitting down
to little light conversation, when old
Anthracite remarks quietly:
Mrs. A. there's rat in your trunk" !"
Mrs. A. turns pale through her paint
No. Husband is mistaken. The rat is
IN the wanscot. Husband is sure he is
in the trunk. He smells him He will
examine. Mrs. a. very anxious he should
not. He can't; the trunk is shut and she
has lost the key. Husband begs 10 con-
tradict. The key was in the lock, and
What was more, the lid was open.
Husband, amid the protestations of Mrs
a, half raised the i'd. No crinoline, no
shawls, no lace, no furbelow5 in the great
Saratoga trunk only young Belzebub's s
glossy curls and killing mouslachc are Vi
slble. Mrs. a. instantly fainls. It's the
priviledge of her own sex on such occa-
sions. What does husband do Shoot
young BeIzebub Not a bit of it. He
smiles grimIy, and shuts the lid down
again, turns the key in the great Saratoga
trunk. Orders up the porter and goes oil
TO New York, accompanied by the great
Saratoga trunk. What would the trunl,
not have given for a cigar in baggage
wagon, when it smelled the tobacco smoke
that was SO literally puffed about! The
trunk, although nearly sufIocated, thought
it best to keep quiet. Arrived at the city,
old Anthracite told the people at the de-
pot, loud enough for the great Saratoga
trunk 10 hear through the gimet-hoIes,
that he would leave his baggage at the
office fer fsw days, when he would send
for it. He then went off. This was more
than the great Saratoga could bear, so it
kicked, shouted and made noise, until
II was broken open, to the amazement Of
everybody, poor Belzebub crawled out in
a limping condition. He tried to tell the
people twas done for a bet, out somehow
the truth leaked out, and | perdict that
next summer there will be fewer great
Saratoga trunks at the Springs. [ think
old Anthracite had the best Of it, don't
you!