The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-09-21
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~clr destined III thc town IL ynsar. nnl
plantsl his wcll.stniiesl carpet.bag nj his
tert. Mnd l,egMn reAsling the lntrst news
with contcntcl spirit, he little Thought
what tlay VI adventure wins before him.
Tho train startc.l, and The jolting mo.
tlon prcyrnt4sl him from reading easily
30 hc put BY his spcctAclus anil nrw.pn.
pr, philos0phicAlIy -hr prislrsl himself
~ his philorophy; hasl been Tilted seven
nncs aud WAS still fat and lndulQed In
a short flight NJ imagination, IN he CON.
tcnplalrd Ills carpet-bag, which con.
tanned ~ many useful things lii small
compass Thu ling VIVA new anil hand.
some. II VIVA made III rich earMtiuu.
ansl Ind dnrk.blnc ground on either
side, with large crimson flowers at cucll
corner, nnd n large white ROSE In cnch
center.
threat invention" reflected Io~sy,
NntfMm ~ lurtD. And / think tl,in
u ~ lovely u i,arrb ~ over VIVA made,
How much better than II trunk. wlicl,
entails expense, requiring others To car.
~ u, nhd loses time. II II mueh betl4S
tl'an y vnli.e. which always rcmains 81
the same hulk Aud how easy Is bu
carried Al how many poor fellows
have Unveiled inr With Hi,cl, mn article.
carrying their all tl,ercinl Could car.
pet.bngs hpcnk, whit tales III misery and
mystery they would BIZ able 10 .lisrlosc
What tnlcs NJ miscrcAnt traitors and
tFeAsonAhie docnmentA they could ~.
late ! Whnt singular mcdieys nre con.
tanned In them, yet all coiupaetrl In
nyminrlricAl bulk Nun III fikr Il we'll.
flllnd cMrpct.bng. 10 IN The world. NJ
IL thu wOlAr system.
Having arrived vi this complimentary
cancellation regarding his Garnet. bar.
Hos~y yawned nnd felt satisfied. and
Hs,on arrived nj \ city where some IL tl,e
passengers were ~ change cara. and
there WAS to b. stop IL fifteen min.
ntN1.
Feeling hungry, he rose 10 70 out and
Rnt luncheon.
!" You are sure" naid l,o1ay 10 thu
conductor, that this car In going 81
fusArY I small not have ~ change
ears"
/" \ y Going 10 ynsar, II ~ don't
break down.. blow mp, Or run oil tl,r
track, Maid thu urbMna conductor.
No.. thus assured. llo@My lrt the pet
enr1MtbnH rrlnAin, Hnd went iortl, and
lnnellesl, while the two trains were l,clnu
got really
All aboard for Ymxar n
= All aboard for I.aldy T.
Passengers scrambled hi for their NV.
eral .aats. and ito~sy hastencl In nl.o.
not able 10 distinguish one car from
another, nave by tar presence Of thD
sArpct-bag, which, from In peculiar
maEl., DO considered .nru guide.
" Here II n, !" mntterrxl III. lifting Il
up. ~ Am In tho right ear snre
enough. Hut somebody has taken liz
impeachment liberty n move IL, Nv s"nt
WA on the left niia before. and fh.r. /
leIs 4. NOW ! hnd my Ing on the right,
which !. Tho aide don't Ike. =
Mr Ho..y was quite ut about some
Things, and suspicious ~ tricks npon
travellers. and very Tenacious III his
iiRht.. The handling of his carpet. ,,ar
l,e lid not VI MI relish. liz twi,rhuI
about ~ his new sent nnoasily. and cxst
Indignant glAnces nj lady aud gentle.
in.n 0n thr opposite Mat, which liz eOn.
sislHrrsl hts ~ right III previous nc,, ~.
ton; and, n lnAt, IN a. train mnvna
rapidly away, hearing the sup,H,assl IL.
trudess laughing with each other. ho
imagined them 70 be laughing VI his tlis.
u0mntuSr, and Undetermined 10 retnlialN.
Who haas bcrn moving INV carD"t.
ba8Y' hc suddenly exclaimed. In lnnd
40 angry voice, and rising from bin srst
with y vcI fAru.
Nobody answered, but ryervbolv
locked toward The angry man WHO hal
thus invoked their attention.
" ! nay who l,aA bccn moving nv .,ar.
lns nAg y repeated l,e, dciiAnlly return.
M tl'e general stare, and then fixing /
l'sarcsn6 glance upon tLe suspected
couple upon the left
~ y there n your feet, 7 said some. |
holy. thinking the man might be 70 me-. |
wlal intoxicated.
know Il" replied IsoxNy, !. HIT
lias iHeii moving ID When / |
9ut uat ~ tllr rHrs, ~ Ert lunch. ii, NJ. |
|r0sh myself fOr continuation III Nh.
Journey, ] left my lag on liz o,,posii1
AhiH and, II ! AIn not greatly m,stnk.n
Ien u there" he added ei,.pl,utinallv
sud pointing with fruwn u the o,as,.
'ih srAt, NOW Occupied. And / m,,nt
~ uiat ! consider Tho moving u M
~, without leevc, and the o r,,pyinr N |
ny saat, hi9h-l,andcd lilhrty. which
iaei .il.inclinsd 70 put up viii"
believe y0n intend your romsrks |
Or nae. sir now .siL thu gentlamxn n |
~ 0pt0sttn ntsat. mortified that he anil |
- IA.iy should ~ Thus Fmdeiy brought
Y nnlMv0FAble notice. ~ assure vom
30 have not touched your carpet u.
J sss no. l.sru when ~ entefud thls
rat and neither were yon.
Lat 10 tell Jon. sir," insisted Bossy.
.nss x t for 80 Y ny -, nov,
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