The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-25

finger of death was pointed at them.
They purchased tickets to this city, and
had their trunks, or "boxes," as they
called them, Checked. To- this polnt, not.
'unders{anding tbs snaanner Of diving busfs
FneWsbut trusting that Ill would come
Hgbt- They got on the cars with many
nisgivings. =
- the arainE bounded along, many
miles an hour, they trembled for the
safety of their lives. They saw fire IN
the locomotive and steam issuing there
froxy bdk csuld- not comprehend how
" the burned thing" as the old man
called it, travelled so fast. They expect
ed every moment to see the train hurled
off the track and themselves crushed upon
the ground, Notwithstanding the. assur-
Iance Of passengersto tine contrary How
does the thing gos" they would ask fire.
quenuy, but explanations did not give
them avery clear and satisfactory idea
of the great motive-power of the iocomo-
tive in making such vast strides over
the land. The shrieks of the locomotive
sounded like claps of thunder to their
can, and puzzled them exceedingly.
When they arrived here at night, being
pc or, they were compelled to stay during
the entire night in the waiting-room of
the depot, and there sleep away the
weary hours. 20 ssEati s 50
Here another trouble seemed to affect
them. The new checks were given them
for the transportation of their baggage
over the j., u. & l. Road, and they feared
that some fraud had been perpetrated
upon them.
The brass cheek have pieces of leath-
er attached to them. Iden't like these
here gam alsstics." ssaidsthe man to his
wife. md like to see my box; I'm
afeard some o. these here fellers are
goin' 10 get away with it. Pears to me
changing these here things looks kinder
suspicious" and he shook his innocent
OLD gray hairs doubtfully.
A number of parties questioned them
as they sat in the room. Suddenly a
locomotive began to yell its loudest, and
the old man unconsciously said to Betsey
by jehokys! did. yer hear that clap of
thunder" When told what it was he
WAS much relieved. Another thing puz-
zled him and his wife There was sofa
standing in the room, and, as he sat upon
it, it seemed tohim TO spring up and down.
He wanted to know what it was made
of, and was answered, laughingly, by an
officer that. it was made of horse-hair.
He viewed it with an eye of great curl
| osity. BY and by the couple were left
| alone, and finally fell asleep.
About one O'Clock in the morning the
| officers at the station-ho near by
kindly cooked some coffee for them and
| sentit over to them, for which they were
very grateful. Before daylight the man
| awoke and, hearing the locomotive
roaring" in the yard, he shouted to Bet
sey, his Wife Betsey, git up, hyar
comes that burned old thing and we must
be off" But it was not the train, and
the two-composed themselves again to
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The last words of the man as they left
| Ii.C LILY ncIc.T III pCvOI lny 6rey >.---.-
get out Of this trouble yer will never
ketcn me riding on kccrs agin," and the
first act of his before leaving was to in.
quhe about his box" and those "guma-
lastics." The next day everybody about
the depot was talking of the curious old
couple and their embarrassment in the
Epresenceaof heightened civilization
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