The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-04-03
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cot, ifafel has ircreasod In cops
qDsncc sad each Western road want
" base its fuli share. Yesterday I
portly. pIsasant'lookin2 old gentle
man cbae IN on the ira n from tb'
North 6nd started ap Frsnce street
carpet sack IN band lie was eu.
IDENTITY lafmor, and probably Lelopg'
ed TO the grangers. At this precise
ljoncture II. NJ. Dunn, !ieket agent Of
the St. Louis, Kansas City and North.
ern Line, happened to be gIancing out
OF out OF bis window and saw the
traveller and his carpet.sack. lie met
bin halfway between Long Branch
and tho Pacific, aud commenced as
follows:
Going East, sil?'
ayes" was the reply.
"Ah! Step right up to the Union
ticket-office. Grea: through lire sir.
Land you in New York sixteen hours
in advance Of any other route. Finest
sleepiug and dining cars in the world.
Chicken three times day, and beis
free from vermin. Butter on two
plates, and molasses all over the table.
Come right aloug, sir.
The innocent countryman walked
along q few steps, when Major j. B.
Laughlin, ticker agent Of the Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph Railroad greeted
him affectionately with /:
"Going East, sir?"
Yes again.
"Glad to rect you. Step right
into the Office. Shortest line by thirty
three miles and half to New York
out you in there nine hours ahead Of
any other line. Finest eating houses
in the world. Soup three times dag,
and aeas expelled from the sleepers
daily, Come in sir"
Before the astonished countryman
could recover from his bewilderment
at these sudden and unexpected man,
ifestations of interest in his welfare,
pan Mountain, of the Kansas City, st.
Joseph & Council Bluffs, tackled him
with:
"Going East, sir?'.
"Yesl" rather curtly.
"J'm just the man you want to see.
Come along with me. Office mot on
the corner Best and shortest route,
by long shot, to any point. Put You
through IN aJiffy. Splendid sleepers
and codfsh,balls for breakfast. Con.
ductors all of pious and respectable
and keep fires up constant
ly. Come along, SIR"
The unfortunate man was complete
Iy dumbiounded, and before he could
recover Laughlin had him BY one arm,
Mountain BY the other, while Dunn
clung tightly to his coattail, and he
was hustled into the Hannibal and St.
Joe Office, where another parley took
place.
"What point are you going tor
was asked by three disinterested in,
iividuals stimuli ltaneously.
"Goin' to Maria"
Instantly three railroad maps were
erked out, and for full fifteen minutes
ihree pair of eyes inspected them
,losely. Then each of said pair OF
yes looked at each other, and finally
Ill centered on the gentle nan
rom the rural districts. Then the
question was asked by three persons:
where is Maria?"
Where is Maria? Why 'sposc {
he's tu hum. Maria's my wife, and
ives six miles east Of town, and il /.
lidn't want to go 10 her where would
want to 20 tor
Three railroad maps were put up
quicker than lightning. and in less
han two minutes time Dunn was
eated in bis Office consulting an
Ibomrnable old pipe, Dan Mountain
vas ousily engaged in admiring Lou
rhoupson's magnificent new four
tory plug hat. and Major Laughlin
ras calmly contemplating the pros 4
,ective arrival Of the next street car.
The man bound for Maria" left 8
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