The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-02
Mist& Lannon's SeI&ttiOns.
THE THREE TRAVELLING
BAGS.

There were three of them, all OF
shining black leather; one on top of
the pile Of the trunks, one on the
lground, one in the owners hand, all
fgoing to Philadelphia, all waiting to
be checked.
The last bell rang. The baggage
man hustled, fuming, from one pile
Of baggage to the other, dispensing
chalk to trunks, checks to the pas
sengers curses to the porters, in ap-
proved railway style.
sMinel Philadelphia cried q
stout, military-looking man, with
enormous whiskers and a red face
crowding forward as the baggage
man laid his hand on the first bag.
"Won't you.please give me check
for this now2" entreated pale slen-
Ger, carefully dressed young man,
for the ninth time holding out bag
No. 2. Il have a lady to look after.
"Sayibe you goin' to give check
for that are; or notF' growled the
proprietor of bag No3, short poe
marked fellow, in sabby overcoat.
Gall right, genPmen. Here you
are" SAID the functionary, rapidly
distributing the three checks. Pila-
delphy, this?' eyes, sir-1092-
I74O11-1O2O. All right"
"AIl aboardp' shouted the conduc-
tor.
"Whoo whew!" responded the To-
connective; and the train moved slow
ly out of the station house.
The baggageman meditatiVely
watched it as it sped away in the dis
tance, and then as if a thought sud
denly struck him, slapping his thigh,
he exclaimed, "blast if l don't be-
llieve-"
"WhaP' inquired the sWitchman.
That I've gone and guv them three
last fellers the wrong checks, The
cussed little black things was allalike
and they bothered me-"
"Telegraph." suggested the switch
man.
'Never you mind,' replied the bag
gageman. They was all going to Phil
adelphy. They'll find out when they
get there"
They did.
They scene shifts to the Continen-
tai Hotel, Philadelphia-Front par
lor, up stairs. Occupants, the young
gentleman alluded to above and a
young lady. In accordance with the
fast usages of the times, the twain
had been made one in holy matrimo-
ny at Z :30A. NJ; duly kissed and con-
graduated till S;15; put on board
the express train at S;45, and depos-
tied at the Continental, bag and bag
gage at 1858.
They were seated on the sofa, the
black broad cloth coat-sleeve encir-
cling the slender waist of the gray
travelling dress, and the jetty nous
tache in equally affectionate proxi-
nifty to the glossy curls.
'Are you tired dearest?"
"No, love, not much. But you are,
aren't your"
mo darling"
Kiss and pause.
"Don't it seem funnyP' said the
lady.
@What, love?"
"That we should be marriedP'
eyes, darling"
"Won't they be glad to see US at
George's?"
"Of course they will"
81 am sure shall enjoy it so much
Shall we get there to-nightY
eyes, love, if"
Rap-rap-rap, at the door.
A hasty separation took place be
tween man and wife-to opposite
ends of the sofa, and then
"Come in"
"Af ye place, sur, it's NJ. P. is wait
ing TO see yez''
ITO see me? A policeman"
"Yis, sur"
"No, SUI, its yourself, and he is
waiting in the hall beyont."
"Well, I'll go to-no tell him to
come here"
"Sorry to disturb you sir" said
the NJ. P, with huge brass star on
Ihis breast, appearing with great alac-
lrity at the walters elbow.
aB'lieve this is your black val
Iise?'
@Yes that is ours certainly. 1t has
fJulia's-the lady's things in it"
Suspicious circumstances about
THAT ERE valise, sir. Telegraph come
ltbis morning that q burglar started
I8:45 Philadelphia train, with lot o.
| snoons in a black valise. Spoons
marked T. B. Watch at the Ferry
| Saw the black valise. Followed il
lup here. Took a peek inside. SURE
enough there was spoons. Marked
IT, B. too. Said it was yours. Shal
have to take you in charge"
Take me in eharge?" echoed thu
idismaved bridegroom. But | assure
YOU, my deer sir, there is som
strange mistake, it's all a mistake.
"S'pose you'll be able to accoun
for the spoons being in your Valls
then?"
5 @Why, Lit isn't mine. /
must be somebody's elses. Some
lbody has put them there. It's som
yillainous conspiracy,
"Hope you'll be able to tell