The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-12

asked THIS nNCk1laU as we DOWleu nleTTlly
along, how long it would take to drive
clear around that depot? "well sometimes
more and sometimes less" he said, II 1t
be poor day for bodies"
"a poor day for what?"
"Bodes, sir; we calls 'cm bodies, some
folks calls 'em stiffs, but we calls 'em
bodies; sounds less distressful, as 'twere,
besides being more 'spectful like to the par
ties themselves, you know Now if there
hain't been many pussons a-movin' about
and tryn' to get 'ome across the tracks, you
can get along right smartly, but If there's
many bodies lyin' about"
"Thank you, driver, don't think care
to know any more just now. Call me when
we get where the baggage is" and threw
myself back on the satin cushions, wonder
ing if the author of the sweet old song, eff
a body meet body" knew what he was
about when he wrote it.
"Said not we should meet AGAIN." re-
marked my first friend in navy blue, with
sad smile, as he gave me permission to
walk few blocks down to where the bag
gage was piled.
MY identity being satisfactorily establish
ed, five stalwart Greeks took my baggage
on their shoulders, and stepped right across
the depot with it, while rushed out to my
hack. and, by mad driving, got around
almost as soon as they did. Got there just
in time to see the favoritc trunk, of
which mention has been made, dashed
down upon an ingenious iron anvil appar-
emily erected for the purpose, and split open
as though it had been an oyster. A pecu-
liar odor floatcd out upon the air, which
recognized at once-Mustang liniment-
evidently a bottle was broken. every UNI
{. rtunate. sir; but can't be helped" re-
marked the baggage master, in measured
tones. sit will go very well if you have a
strap around it. All these other trunks of
yours will go. too, if they don't have straps
around en-
every well, put strap around that one,
then"
''But your other trunks will go, too, il
they don't have straps around EN-"
"Then don't put any straps around them;
I'm not particular about it," | said.
The mental agony of that moment would
not again endure for worlds. There stood
that moral mcgathcrium of a baggagc-mas-
ter protesting that one trunk would go if
there was strap on it, and that the other
would go if there was not, and amid all the
confusion ii took me ten minutes to under
stand what he really intended-whch was
simply to sell me five straps. ! permitted
him that luxury.
"Whatis the consideration, the compen-
sation, the beggarly pay for each?" ] in
quired, as he buckled to his buckling.
'Only dollar, sir ~
"Of what material are they fabricated !;
are they Russian leathcr?" l asked.
"Rushin' leather on you? OH no, sir we
sell n good many of them of course, but
hinges will break and locks amt much
count, no way. Now, if there was any
collision between the boys that handle the
baggage and us who sell the straps it might
look like game, but there's no profit onto
them. We only keep them to oblige the
public. Five dollars All right, thank you,
SIR"
'Thc obligation is mutual, my good
friend" l replied. Greatly, am the one
to say thank you For here have been
travelling up and down and over the world
with these same trunks, and never found
out that they were deficient in straps. No
one has SO much as limited it before, and
am really profoundly grateful to you for
mentioning it, the more especially as see
by this advertisement that there is no change
of baggage between here and Saratoga.
But why do not your assistants handle with
more care? What good comes of banging
them about SOP"
"What good comes of it? Really l am
surprised that gentlemen of your intelli-
gence should ask such question. What
good comes of it? Do you remember that
Rozcnsweig affair? Now, how would that
murder ever have been found out if the boys
hadn't been a little rough on that baggage
And how would the woman ever have been
remembered and identified if hadn't sold
her strap for the trunk when it got little
shaky? You see the fact is" (herc he drop
ped his voice and whispered in my earl
"When anybody comes along who looks
like murderer now, the boys always con-
trive to-"
looked at my watch here and saw that
it was very near train time, so said good
by cordially.
"Would you not like strap for that UNI
brella. sill? ?" he called after me. at looks
as though it would come open easy"
''No, thank you; good-by."
ga strap for your pocket book, perhaps?"
"Thank you, no it is pretty well strapped
already. Good-by,"
And it was good of me to buy so many
straps, though after all l did little better in
that direction than my fellow. travellers, for
l noticed that nearly every trunk on the
train-even the newest, strongest and most
vigorous; iron-bound, rass-jointed, hick-
Ory-hooped box was supplemented with one
of those russet-leather surcingles, which
have ascertained can be purchased of any
good harness maker in the land for from 81
to So the dozen. A few moments more,
but not before had again met the other Of
fetal who so strongly deprecated the word
"adieu," and our lightning special was thun-
dering along the track.
How improving conversation is to the
mind Here, after an intelligent interchange
of ideas with the various officials of the
Grand Central depot, carried on amicably,
Notwithstanding some unmistakable differ
ences of opinion. l went away invigorated
and refreshed, possessed of much knowledge
that had never dawned upon me before.
This is why have introduced so much of
the conversation at length. And will any
say that this was not much better than sit
ting idly about, having others do the work
for me, and waiting for train time to come !?
A Wagner carlow comfortable it is
Whether or not the Wagner music is that
of the future l will not undertake to decide,
but certainly the Wagner car is good enough
for the present. 1t is delightful to get away
from ,Ere's your popcorn, fresh sugared
and salted" How do those wretches live !?
never see any one buy any ''pop-corn" of
them The friends, too, who lay packages
of prize candy, every package containing
some valuable present" and dirty illustrated
papers and books in your lap without ask
ing permission-railroad accidents are not
OF infrequent occurrence, but never read
of any of them being killed. DO they ever
die? They scarcely seem 'bright things"
Our lightning special makes few stoppages,
but at Poughkcepsie the conductor announ-
ces ten minutes for Northumberland to
enable any one who is without trunk-strap
to purchase one | suppose.
The excellent language used along the
line ofthis road really surprises one, and
compensates fer all manner of minor incon-
venences. For instance, asked man in
the resturant what kind of ale he had
"Vassar," he replied.
SIS 1t made at the young ladies' college ?"
| asked sis it of that brewed?"
81 suppose it emanatcs from family of
that name" he said. Upon my word he did.
Eliminates" was the word he used-and /
maintain that qmanatas sfis Uaad - uuIar