Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22

met MIN IN the cars on my way lrOm
Albany. He was pleasant-loOking old
man, and his better-half sat beside him.
The car was as full as an election-day
politician, and was compelled to take
a seat Immediately in front of the happy
couple. There was something about
him, however. that made me feel sorry
right away. He had more talk in him
than a school boys head has of some
thing else, and hadn't fairly settled
before he began to unload some of it:
"Nice day !"
Beautiful"
"Fearful road"
"Fearful."
Here was a small opening for him,
and he got the wedge in. OH if I'd
only made believe was deaf and dumb.
'I've travelled all over this country,
and | never saw a worse road in all my
life. Why, the road over the Rocky
Mountains amt half so rough"
summit BETTER" responded.
He looked at his companion, whom
he called Minnie, winked, and said:
"Funny man! Wonder who tits.
Looks like Mark Twain"
Then he paused, and just as l was
bracing up and endeavoring to put on u
Twainish look, he continued by saying ::
-''Around the feet"
This made me mad.
"You've been all over the United
States, have you? Then of course you
know New York. How is he getting
along?"
son, he Kentucky way as much whis
Ky as ever"
"Much Florida, in consequence, 1
suppose" suggested.
Utah thought SO if you'd seen him
when L did"
Here the passengers began to look
worried, and one of them asked the
conductor how far it was to the nexi
station. Another ventured that maybe
We weren't going far.
"Yes," continued the old party, "he
tried to make love to Minnie when ]
saw him last"
"Arizonia foolin'," blushingly Ie-
marked the old woman.
Minnesota liked it, didn't she?" i
asked, and gave him a look that init
mated that l guessed that would settl,
it.
"You mustn't call her Minnie. 1t
makes her mad. She'd have Georgia if
she'd heard you. She Kansas back
when she wants to-"
''If it Illinois her, of course III re.
frain," answered.
Here one OF the passengers was car
ried out to the rear platform, and nine
tenths of the others were tearing the
lining out of their coats for wadding to
put in their ears.
perhaps Iowa an apology" contin-
ued.
''NO, guess not" he said, without
moving an eyelash. sit Texas English
people to understand folks. 1t don't
Montana thing. Tennessee-sary."
l felt for my pistol. At this moment
the cars stopped at a station, and most
of the passengers got out and waited for
the next train. The majority had their
heads tied up. l was determined to
fight il out to the bitter end, if it took
every State in the Union. As the train
moved out of the station the conductor
came up and asked me TO keep still, for
Gods sake. He said the wheels were
to burn. The passengers had all de-
parted TO the other cars, with the excep-
ton of six. | here looked determined.
They were not even pale. 1 was salts
fled to give up If he was. Just as 1
had made up my mind that the whole
thing was settled
"Ohion yawned the fiend. "I'm
getting tired of this Journey"
81 think it has been very pleasant
Wouldn't Michigan for 500. Jersey?"
Without noticing the last query he
said: 'Hope We'll meet again. /
Nevada pleasanter time. Hope Maine
never have a worse"
At this point one of the passengers
fell off his seat. He died in few min
utes. Before the conductor could get
to the water tank another one breathed
his last. Two of the remaining ones
were staring at each other, and it was
found that they had both gone crazy.
The remaining two were deaf and dumb.
l grasped my valise as the train reached
Jersey City, and started for the boat.
As was passing out of the door the
fiend yelled after me:
"Yes, New York and New Jersey
and New Hampshire, I've Rhode Island
Idaho-le lot of land in
Colorado. | Mississ . The doctor
says shall be better in week or so.