The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-11
THE BAGGAoE sMAsHER's STORY.
How he Handled the Trunk OF "a NewIy-Mnr
ricd Couple OF Uncertain Age.

"You?" the reporter said inquiringy and
then looked him over. Whatl' he thought
himself this little pin and needle fellow the
trunk smaslior of the road No He can only
he the dcccitful dummy. put here 10 dcludc
travellers with the belief that their baggage will
be handled like q can of nitro-glyccrinc. The
man with the iron nst and steel boot. who jerks
the life out Of II trunk by "a twist OF the wrist,
must bee behind somewhere"
Just then carriage drove up. a lady got out.
and gentleman asked for checks for moder-
ate sized trunk for Chicago The dappcr little
fellow looked at their tickets. put check on the
trunk and then by mystcrious twist. and with
out seeming to move his body. skilfully rolled
it along the long baggage room As he reached
the truck on wi ch other trunks had been load
ed. he gave n little yank. and the trunk bounded
up from the npor. Another movement. too rapid
for the reporter to see what II was. and the
trunk lay ON the truck. without SO much rs a
pin sornteh on it. Then the baggage master
came back, as fresh and as clean as "a fancy bar
tender
Where's your baggagc?" he asked tho mar
yelling reporter.
Il haN'nt any. But how is II you handle that
trunk 80 casyY'
The little man looked Mt the reporter politely
hut inuuisitivcly. The reporter told him who
he was. and thai he wanted 10 know something
about the secrets OF the business. and whether
they were getting ready 10 smash piie OF
trunks this summer.
Then sad lo0s ercpt over lbs faro smash
ing's gone by. at least hor'ahou;s,' he said
"rhorc isn't any more fun IN the business such
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/ easy work about ms thlng npw-a-dhys. icl-
low,i he H. going into haggng ug. ought to hay"
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our hands and to keep our boots hlqckgd. ON
me cars W can put on a ,hi'" i"'Net No. Nr'l
/ th. dusi IN rom our silri is~nm- hnt You
I n"u'n a u.fgl- nun h,h -..W IL ',ti-'. n,,"
any hlHr' ui"n h' can h'lp N'N'h W. '"ll7
Iiop. You IAN Just Sc his nvaH "H' ~ ~ 'nr rai
. have 10 lNnrn how I" get % purchase on trunk.
80 a. 90 twist 4 around ou One corner. and max"
an tn strain cumr On that corner and on our
ti-t- and 70 81 rat % on d trinN nov Shows that
Some groom hand hu. huI hold uf IT, They ID
expo. 9 u- o. learn the iunglarns next. On. yr-.
we're scientific. hut there isn't any fun about
1t fna GO your hand. % h' continued. w.
gave t' reporters band % wr'n'n mat made N
ttt ftt'.'tHrti 81 h N''N 'itt N % - " ' t't-
ocean - amer.
1l.4i'- what It docs for us any wav. TIL" OLD
boys could have knocked NDur utud oil at one
hi.W hui t.."y coul ln ~Gn. w. IKE thnL
Last y, nr. the t'u''nu ID. ynu know. was "a
sh'd- of TRUNKS o. handle: bat w managed
most % them. except hair trunks. ! swan; huf
~. tI bate tu get hold oi d hair iruuk. l"u
can't ~ lny rurha." on th,m Ihr' are sn
.al'tnr Dui, iron nDndic, eut No nn-err. It
/. 'k- iHN b. though travel would Doe Aght this
Tine mot -ItHI tlTfIt.l ont T. ". NIlI
hu-luu-- isn't going a. be very driving. II you
want tl know Tic llffrr.nc. h.twren ha.,gnein.
nov gni "a wv years ago see some OF the old
boys"
| Now. This Tito talk was revelation. ana II
s'tin"i 70 good ming a. iHli"w ip the di- 'u-iit
cr WAS really passing away Ike So many other
ton. and especially railroad civilization. has
destroyed.
Grand Central depois the reporter found H.,
sam" dappcr little men. som" Of them would
AlA a little about bus "a. nut All were snn
f lh"N near -'urir~ hh'ni uhr nld dNH. WIN Ut
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