The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-05-19
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A Germans Adventure-FeriIous Leap
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A Germans Adventure-Feri1ousL Leap
Race After Train. Tl
The Pittsburgh Dispatch tells the
following amusing story:
There was sale of lots, day before
yesterday at McKeesport, to which a
large number of persons were con-
veyed from this city and intermediate
stations free of charge. On returning
from the sale among those who board
ed the train at McKeesport, was a
portly German and his wife. By some
mistake other they got into the free
car, the doors of which were locked
as soon as the train left the station
The German and his wife desired to.
get out at Lakewood, but, on the ar
rival of the train at that point the hus-
band found it impossible to get out of
the door. In vain he knocked, and
called, and motioned to those on the
platform /; the answer was only an ex-
pressive shake of the head. AS last
resort our hero raised one of the VIM
dows of the car and succeeded in get
ting his body out of the opening just
as the train moved off. There he hung
by his hands on the window sill, his
feet about eighteen inches from the
ground. The spectators on the OUT
side called upon him to let go. He
was afraid, but, eventually, he became
reckless and loosing his hold, down
he came to the ground, eventually
bringing up in a puddle of dirty,
muddy water, about two feet deep.
He gathered himself up, dripping
with the combination, and valientfy
pursued the train, as he shouted to
the fast retreating brakeman on the
rear platform, "mein Gott mein Gottl
leef me have mine olt vomans." On
went the train, the speed Increasing
every minute still on rushed our hero
presenting a truly picturesque ap-
pearance; hatless, and dripping with
mud ahdzwater. "Mein frow! Stop
him! Give me mine olt vomans. Du
von dooner schmoke house; stop him
off. Dooner und bitten, 1 vas det
dutchman." The race continued, our
hero making excellent time and keep
ing but short distance between HIM
self and the rear car. Eventually the
train reached the next station
and after a race of nearly two miles,
our German friend caught up with the
object ofhis pursuit. He at once pro-
ceeded to the open window where he
had made his perilous exit and in, the
most affectionate manner was about
to drag his wife through the aperture
when one of the brakemen stopped
him. His frow was half way through
the window and would soon have ac-
complished the entire distance had
not the brakeman interfered.
"Here, what are you trying to do!
Why don't you open the door"
81 make Of de toor nottings. Look
to me. I make of desc cars some.
tings in de COURT house, You vas Q
dam fool is it not? Eh!"
"Why didn't you get off at the sta.
tion, when the train stopped 2"
Himmel, vot you make of me?
want to get off OBJ der next station
and I make OBJ myself de locomotive
to get mein old vomans." r.ua
The door was open and the passen
ger alighted when mutual exchange
of sentiments in very high dutch ws'
indnlged in, the precise tenor of which
we did not learn. However, thu
words "mein liberscotts," Won don
der gonducter," and sob de gour
house; I make him stop OBJ his train
am not" And so the couple in {
sadly disconnected state started bacl
toward their home.