The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
A Baggage Masters Wife,s Story.

Dinner ready 2" said the baggage mas
ter to his wife.
"Ofcourse !" said the wife in a tone of
establishment.
Eyes, yes" said the baggage master,
you're afraid of your glass;
And then they laughed together.
you don't know what he means" said
the rosy little woman to me.
"Why, when I'm in temper smash
things" said the husband, and went his
way.
"In temper" said the wife. "Why,
Tom couldn't be in a temper if he tried.
Tom in temper Good gracious But
III tell You what he means, you like
for you couldn't get it out of him.
And as I've half an hour before me, and
my darning in hand, and you're waiting
for the stage, it won't waste time for either
of US. There was time when l didn't
think much about that, but that was a
good while ago.
MY husband was baggage master on
this very line when / married him, and
they said he was the most careful one ever
known. No forgetfulness in him. Never
drank drop and never snubbed the poor
bewildered people who asked questions
Good natured he was as could be, and as
firm as if he hadn't been good-natured
and was silly, irresponsible girl, who
had been at schoola month before that of my
wedding day, and knew as much of house.
keeping as mouse.
"He had saved good deal of money
and had built u pretty house with only
four rooms in it, besides the kitchen, but
each as pretty as a picture and big bow
window in the paror that had cost ever Sc
and an aquarium. No one had Drcttiei
parlor anywhere. 1t was the pride of my
heart.
The great road ran just past the cor.
ner; it was at Liliput Junction that we
lived-and below was the depot, and the
train Stacked up going through the town
When Tom ate breakfast at home, which
wasn't often, he kept ten minutes to get
to the cars before they started, and SO
was never in hurry.
well, one morning he had had break
fast at home, and had fifteen minutes to
spare, when some one came rushing past
the house ON horseback, and cried out to
Tom that old Hill, u brakeman on the
road had just been very much hurt by a
train and he was going for DOCTOR
Tom liked old Hill, and he started to his
feet at once. Bessie said he, / must
see the poor old fellow. | have ten
minutes or more for it. / can run to the
depot in three. Now, take my keys, my
dear, and have them OF the door for me
when pass Remember how important it
u.s.
"You see the great bunch of keys was
heavy, and he didn't care to carry them
all down to where old Hill was and back.
And ! didn't wonder at it as | lifted them
from the table, checks and chains and all.
Aud meant to stand at the door as he
came up; but there was some time to
spare, so just ran into the back yard to
tell Mrs. Jones, next door, over the fence,
about the accident to poor Hill-and got
talking, and the time passed as time
will in chat; and ten minutes is nothing
you know.
"And our house was on the street, one OF
row. There was no getting to the back
door without going around the whole OF
them. And the door hada patent lock
and the big bow window was fastened
down, and while was chatting like q
magpie, didn't see my husband flying up
the road, with three good minutes before
him, to get his keys and run to the depot
in. Bessie he cried at the gate but
| didn't hear him. Bessie he shouted, as he