The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-25
l'he Sick Baggagenlan.

The affection etertained by railroad
men for each other is well known. Rude
as many of them are, when pain and
sickness attack fellow, none are 80
prompt and generous to assist him, and
hands accustomed TO hold the grinding
brake with the strength of IL giant, sud.
denly become soft as the fingers OF a
woman in works of charity toward the
helpless. A most touching instance of
this nature it is the Office of the re-
porter for the Democrat to chronicle
to-day.
From the window of the Democrat
Office all along Fourth street may he
seen numelcus railroad offices, before
which constantly draw up hu ge transfer
buses, from each of which pours like
Noah's family out of the ark on wheels,
a long file of men in busters, and wo-
men with carpet sacks and ankles. Elk.
press wagons, too, abound-from each
of which is hurled, with crush like
thunder, an avalanche of trunks. Yes.
terday, about ) o'clock, just as the heat
of day had ceased, and slight breeze
played along the street, q small express
wagon, containing three men, drove up
at c slow pace. One who got between,
and was supported by the other two,
had, it was evident from his pallor, only
recently recovered from illness. His
companions were in perfect health. All
three. il was clear, from their boards,
and the cut of their clothes, were rail.
road men. The express wagon stopped
and the men got out-the sick one with
great difficulty. His companions stood
by him, watching him with infinite
solicitude.
Well, Doc, old fellow said one,
"you'll be all right in a day or two,
won't you? Feel better now? Looks
like old times, don't it? Here, Billy,
rattle them checks? Q, it's biz, it is,
you old son of theft"
"Well, Ed" replied the sick man,
" it does seem good, after being in bed
for two months, to see the boys hustle
them old trunks aroand lively but I'll
never be the man was before the rheu-
MATES took me. Ill never sling trunk
again, Ed
"Yes you will, too" replied his com.
rade, cheerfully. :. Before the next
change in the time tables you'll be wre.t.
ling hi out of them Saratogas. The
doctor says so, and he ought to know.
Try now, Doc; he says it'll do you no
end Of good if you can only get up your
spirits again. Can't you watt this little
oil-skin carpet-bag?" he continued
pleadingly.
"No 60, Ed" answered the invalid,
with touch of dependency in his
voice, "the Doc amt what he used to
was nohow."
"Well, but Doc" continued his friend,
+" s'pose we get an sx and start that |
little trunk there at the corner couldn't |
you bust it? 1t might do you good"
Ere he could answer, a large express
wagon drew up before whole pyramid
of mammoth Saratoga trunks. Two
men leaped lightly from it, one with
lamp and bundle of jingling checks
the other pulled down with crash and
4 couple Of portmanteaus. The sight
and sound were to The sick expressman
ike the trumpet to blind old war
horse. Forgetting his illness and his
he rose, and gained the heap
Of baggage at a bound, and seized large
Saratoga trunk, which three hall porters
could hardly move. Posing it in the
sir, ne hurled the huge mass through
me air as if it had been feather. Seized
With perfect fury, he slung trunk after
runk upon the wagon the pile melted
ike platter of 5eefsteaks before an
indian chiei; the atmosphere was per.
ectly black with carpet s cks, and not
ess than three portmanteaus were in
he air ut once. But the effect was too
much for him, and as the last trunk was
anded with such force that it burst
'sunder in mid-air, and gushed forth
ocks, collar boxes, shirts, petticoats,
lair brushes and things, as If q bomb.
hell had exploded in hosiery shop, he
ell faint;ng to the sidewalk. They
prinkled him with water. forced whisky
Town his throat, and did all that lay in
human power to bring him to, but
'ainly. At last, when every expedient
lad failed, one slammed trunk down
I his ear aud beloved, "Denver !"
he fainting man awoke, shouted
Show me your ticket and was borne
way by his faithful friends, who shed
ears of JOY at his recovery.-.S. Louis
Democrat.
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