The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-04-07
Mixed Travelling Waking Up the
WrongPa Passenger, and What Came

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An awkward mistake occurred on board
the night express Of the St, Louis and Al
ton, Road, witch arrived here yesterday
morhihG lItso6ihs that tIts-6f st. Louis
fair daughter, who were travelling together,
took one Of the lower betths, and when
'the shades Of night were falling fast," as
the poet says, or has fallen, as he didn't
say, they retired to dream on the boys
they had left behind them in the town
that lies by the side Of the muddy "Father
of Waters" as somebody called the Mis-
sissippi. That was all right. There was
nothing unusual in pair Of ladies going
to bed and dreaming, provided they staid
in bed but alas! tSas didn't. Thirst,
abominable thirst, a tHfist that called for
the application Of assuaging water, came
down like an ugly nightmare, and settled
down upon the throat and pretty lips of
the prettiest of the pair. Sheawoke and
popped a head of haxen hair out from un-
der the curtain to reconnoitre and see if
the way was clear to the water tank, and
10, it was. Nobody stood in the way.
There was relief in sight. 1t was tantaliz-
ing. Would she venture Yes she
would, and she did. l8&a st1d i.a...
She went, got safely back. And went
to bed. When she got in, the party inside
was occupying too much space. OF course
that could not be tolerated She had paid
for half a berth and wanted the worth of
her money. To secure her rights she gent
ly showed the other party, meaning to in
sinuate that the party should move further
south in the berth. The party to the
south was inclined to maintain this posi-
tion north of the divided line, and was no
more to be moved than one Of the sleepers
over which the train was rushing with the
speed of the wind. Another shove, and
still the possessor Of the northern territory
maintained his place. Perhaps the party
was ticklish. She though. she would try.
A dig in the ribs brought him to his SEN
ses. '.y'3h .'fsiFj ah % lldIHfs,
Him, yes, it was he. He turned round
and caught the fair intruder by the throat,
She screamed The conductor ran to the
rescue, and passengers, all in white, jump
ed from their berths, supposing that the
train was jumpinga precipice, or cutting
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For few minutes there was confusion
and CONSERVATION in the car. The invad.
ed party shouted that he was robbed, and
called for 'pistols for two and coffee for
one," and was inclined to deal harshly with
the fair invader of his couch. She, poor
girl, was in a terrible plight. She hardly
knew what to do with herself. She cried,
and threatened to 60 ointo Mysteries. q7o. Z
Finally all was explained. The young
lady, in going back to bed, got into the
berth next her own, which was occupied by
a single gentleman, and it being dark she
did not discover her mistake until his hand
was upon her throat. All the white robes
disappeared (; the invaded and the invader
went back to their respective berths, she
to think over the folly of "wal,ing up the
wrong passenger" and he to mourn his
fate in being the said passenger. Chica-
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