New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-10


went aboard.
The quarantine officer looked at the ORDER S''o =.
WAS queer hut that there was nothing 10 pre'on'
nv emptvinp the trunk inside out. ms h"om'
and in five minutes we Jumped into our poa' VIII"
the biggest absurdest looking bundle ever NJ" ln
the possession of any not an Irish eihieIa''
was past twelve o'clock Both current anu winu
were against US and began to despair Wouio 'iio
GOOD men row. Well. yes, they wonid' ihey u'u
not want me TO be left by the tram. Anu .ney
dipped their oars into the water WIN so'ne.n'ns
akin to yigor 1t was not what call rowinR' ou'
Ri hoo,n ,o crow reasonable. and not to expect
Yankee energy from Spanish lazzaroni' 0'o"y VIC
annroacbed the town. the wind helping us on the
last tack What time was il when we lahueu
Eight minutes past two,' said The Bhnkers watch
Ten minutes before two" said mine. Inc Dhnker
declared his time was precisely that OF the ca'he
d,al and il was useless to think OF catching tne
Madrid train. said that, according 10 the church
clocks in the morning, my watch was right' Inc
captain and crew would not commit themselves 10
either side, and / silenced The Blfnker by telling
him tn do AZ said and not say what / should do
He smiled of course and with beggar running In
advance CARRYING my ridiculous bundle on his head
for which felt apology was due to the gaping
multitude we strobe into the hotel. Where was the
be had. Everybody walked. Should i be IN time
for the traini MY friend the mditre dhotel did not
know could but try. The Blinker disappeared
cried aloud for more beggars. They swarmcd. To
nv room rushed collected more bundles, consigned
them to my small army, paid the hotel bill and then
looked about for The Blinker The maire dhotei
rushed up stairs after my enterprising courier
" Where is your carpet-bag 7" asked. "Oh, you
really going I" he exclaimed retiring and returning
with his luggage. "Good-by," he said blandly to
the ndire dhotel wen be back directly" Was
not this insultiDg7 Was it not enough to make an
American perform war dance! But there was no
time Three beggars. myself, The Blinker-In sim
ple-tile we hurried to the station. We did not run
| found it impossible to run in Spain. And what
time do yon suppose it was when we arrived Charm
ing diversity of time! Ten minutes before two! |
did MT make a speech to The Blinker. With a de-
pertinent worthy of the noble soil beneath my feet,
merely pointed to the clock and said, :" told you
sor The Blinker smiled.
Such a crowd! 1t seemed as though half the world
had assembled the platform to bid an everlasting
farewell to the other half budded together in the
train. | felt somewhat like "a victim as going to
Madrid was not the safe journey it had been. An
accident had occurred not many days before, the
sum total of which seventeen killed and several
wounded Some maintained il to have been the re-
suit of Carlis conspiracy; Others blamed the road
Nobody knew and trusted to about all one can
trust-luck. Every place occupied but coupe
into which | climbed-for that is what entering a
European railway carriage means-the besgars and
The Bnker barricading me with bundles. | have
ALWAYS had contempt for women who travel with
bundles. They are but one remove from bandboXes
And here was with the contents of trunk in my
arms OF course everybody's eyes were fastened
on that dreadful blue and white chcckered bun
dle-done mp in morning wrapper-and of course
could not rise to explain. / sympathized with
Pickwick and his sporting friends when they
went about all day with dreadful horse which
they could not rid themselves of and were
accused of stealing. wanted to put my head
out of the window and people / was not Il
receiver of stolen goods
We started started at twenty minutes past two !
Hereafter shall never DESPAIR of catching Spanish
train. for. although il may have started. shall be
sure to catch up with il by walking over the track
because it stands still much more than it goes
Why it should stop at any waystation seems curOns
nobody appearing to enter or leave the cars When
ever the train to Madrid did stop, however, con-
cluded il was for the night believe the cause Of
detention is due to tObacco-heavens last, best gift
to man. At every station engineer, fireman, all,
has been drawn. Time made for slaves Are
Spaniards slaves' They the cause of slavery in
Others.
Converting my checkered bundle into pillow, |
congratulated myself having coupe wherein
to be moderately comfortable. ] had had moth
ing 10 eat for two days except few grapes; but
if il astonishing how one can live without eating
after becoming accustomed 10 it. Was allowed TO
remain in peace Certainly not. While we were
fondiy lingering at a station not many miles from
Santander young man opened the door and polite
Iy asked me if had a coupe ticket. " No: saw the
coupe empty. No official could would give me
any information about it, and / got H." There
are others who wish the coupe" Possession is
nine points of. the law" " Certainly madam, but
there are three gentlemen who wish to occupy the
other seats and unless You take the compartment
they have right to them" Are they Spanards ~
Yes madam" "Do they smoke ~ " Certainly,
madam" 1T Is impossible. | can't endure smoke
all night There is no compartment for women.
must take the coupe" " But, madam, you will ruin
Yourself The coupe will cost you great deal of
money" " How much Z"
The polite young man sat down and did sums for
ten minutes at the end OF which time he presented
a bill that staggered my intellect and frightened my
purse. In all my experience had never known such
extortiOn. 8" What does this meanW IL means
that the Government taxes railroads 10 such de-
gree as TO put up fares. thought you did not know
Spain 1t really will not pay you to take this coupe.
At - u carriage with compartment for DANES
Seules will DO put on, and then ] advise you to
change Until then yOu can have the coupe 10 your
SELF Such interest in my pocket touched me. How
did that unknown young man divine my financial
status Why did he not take me for an American
Nas II heiu Nxthout a frunk travelling
with steerage bundle that revealed my abect
saualor Yes. a woman is known by her trunks.
did not inform my economical friend that owned a
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