The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-18
Aint this Stewards Crossing?

Formerly we could never tell why 50 many
GOOD things were related of steamboat cap
lains and clerks We understand it in ouI
elder days, and can readily see how Cuntac
with all sorts of people naturally brought
awkward positions to those frequently brought
in contact with all manner OF characters
Gradually the good things are now falling to
conductors; railway travel having almost
brought steamers to the banks. Some days
since, lust before the cars ran out of the car.
shed at Macon, | was disturbed while read
ing the morning paper by the entrance Of an
old lady vino was slightly deaf, WondrOusly
iusSy, and tcarfully made in fact very fear
fully made for an old lady. ChignOn. pan.
ncr, tluuuccs, and all those indcscribablc
things which the younger Of Fashions dcyo,
tees so patiently bear, were hung around her
in profuson rare After the train moved ont
the conductor appeared at the door, and
"rickcts,n came rcycrbcrating down the aisle
| took advantage Of the occasion 10 find out
for what point Mrs. Joiner was bound and
saw the ticket she handed the conductor was
From Macon to Americas, but she requested
the conductor to let her know when the train
arrived at Stewards Crossing, which Is about
four miles above Americas. This he Of course
readily agreed to do.
engaged the old lady in conversation, and
o,,i,' , , w., ,'I ',',', @ ,'' ,' ~ G,'
,,'if. onI me- her .nconJ bu.hond Frr,j,ar
,,,nro c'',,i th,t no had como ,,i,.,' l.,
, i,,,or c,;a o,,I ,,t NV, -
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', a,,'I in,, y; ,,,Io ,oa i
,,.1I-i[,, ' ,os,;IJn "..Lo ,g,i , -, ,i, I,'
noccnCC of her heart because they were not.
rs well pleased rs they should have been att
mi, third marriage, especially as he had mar
i.,1' az o.U 30
, an{ 4n we G Tg%cvc a.o @"cAsI Ii g
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leu "'' "l' !auH ~ ,ll, .i iHc"l.a1Io.'. ine
80 ,.",'I' va ~" nv an" Wy" '"'
.."'i l''l"lu ul1l l,o'I', enc cane" tAc COZ!
@''.'L I'd HlI ana a,ACu II l'ial was stewart
crossing. ne rSplleo INA, IL was no loNoIer
d., .'' "'""" 'cII ItI ""'h '"'l ltaGheo 0'e"'
aI. '.','lA-. In I',, 'ia' a, II was ho' a.
l.-".'' s.''"H' Ne "o"9@ CONT To- No. "t'"Ic
-. ~ -'o' ,,..a ',' me-. l-l. Tau. ,' UNI
',"I' see. no" ever g LA 'I' was nervous,
."' rI'..-"l nv ,I'iI s.'.'t',. az
Io. 'r.-.. NM ,l -.'3lt,. NJ. IC,lC,.'t,
".N Gaming inc conductor "@h'," I'd hho" II
that was stewart crossing Ill, reply was.
''.y o''e'' ou' u inc p'iA''
III is not madam
OF wcnt,hc train AGAIN and q, the whistle
sounded for Marshaliyillc, the old lady again
-rasped her precious rc'iculo and called for
the conductor.
Mr. Conductor. is ,bi, placc Stewards
Cra..ino."
No madam. will rr.l van when we rc,
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--.. d, D.'" :, w. ,.l'- " , ~, "yn!HN INV
-'MI''., ~ ''"il,G/',Ii'.. me lt1.s.'c WAS
H., i,-', an" ''7,''i' INV ''''"''''' was
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j.. !,h'.Ii You please madam. viii Ger.
fanny i.i you kh"" when We &C, lnrIr, sol
you H.y' h'' ask Inc again. saio The iiIi''icd
,'N'"'.''.
o-.cMwpc Wa> passed without annoyance