The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-10-16

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'eept these Dn 10y buck, ere boz &c, and
I'm going 90 have 'em or this road will
get sucd''
he made another search, failed a. find
Il. and said
"lt must have been icft, bot IT, sure
tu cume.n
d" Where's the boss II this road ?" she
demanded, waving her check around
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The man pointed down the depot and
she walked up to the ticket Office and
called at the agent
''Spc here, mister-I want forty dol
lars or my satCheliN
IL don't know any thing about your
satchel, " ho replied.
"YOu don't, eh!' she said, throwing
down the big brass check. whats
that?n
"A check, madam
"Yes, a check for my satchel, and
now the satchel can't be found! It's
probably bin stolen, but | know every
thing in it. There was three chemises
with rufles around the top one new
night-gown, two pairs of stockings
darned in the heels; one gray dress
which cost twenty-eight cents a yard in
South Bend another night-gown torn
on the back; two check"
at was detained, and will be here on
the next train, he interrupted.
but I'm bound for Oswego, and |
don't care for any Of your next trains!"
she snapped.
"Weil, you will have to see some one
else. | have nothing to do with the
baggage"
II will see some one else, young
man! I'll see the man who bosses this
road, and I'll have my satchel or the
pay for it or I'll have the whole crowd
of you in jail"
Turning away she caught sight of a
policeman, and bearing down on him
she said:
BE you a police?"
"Yes'm."
well then, l want this railroad ar
rested! They've stolen my %satchel."
"Oh, | guess you'll find it all right
he replied. baggage is frequently
lost, but it always turns up all right
again. You have the check all right?"
d" Yes, and | can remember every ar
ticle in it. There is a night-gown torn
in the back there is a bottle of hair re-
vigorator that was never u%ncorked
there's one new night-gown with a ruflle
around the top; there's two yards of
flannel for my daughters baby; there's
a white envelope; there's n bottle of
goose lie; there's"
"Oh, well, it'll come along" inter-
rupted the officer.
"And I've got to waltz"
eyes, or go on and let them send it.n
81 yum if | Wilt" she said, pushing
the check into his ear; "I'm going to
have that satchel or the pay for it I'd
look purity landing in Oswego with these
old duds on, wouldn't IPn
"Well l can't help you"
"Then I'll help myself. The Will
kinsons never did let any one impose on
'em vet, and we shan't low it now.n
She got a boy to show her up stairs
to the general offices, and walking into
the superintendent room, she asked:
"Be you the boss of this road?n
"I'mt the superintendent, " he replied.
"You see that checkPn
Eyes"
well, that's my satchel check. The
satchel haint here; it's been stolen or
lost. Iwant forty dollars right away
"Youu have to see the baggage-mas-
ter, madam"
I'm see nobody! That satchel's bin
hooked as sure's you're born, but | can
identify it. | know every thing in it.
There was a night gown, perfectly new,
made of yard-wide goods; there was a
bottle of hair refrigerator; there was a
night-gown with a hole in the back;
there was a.
At this moment the 0aggage-master
came up and informed her that the lost
satchel had been found under a pile of
trunks, and she arose and remarked:
"Well, that's all right. Looks to me
as if there was a little suspicion here,
but this railroad wants to understand
that / can stick up for my rights with
any body. was bound to have that
satchel or put the hull caboodle of We
where you couldn't break outi"
And, parading up and down the de-
pot with the big satchel under her arm,
her eyes a look of proud triumph.
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