The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-04-10


ment, iostled along, she tumbled in at
the baggage car door much discon-
certed. 40 my trunk she murmured.
"What's the matter with yer trunk 2"
inquired an able bodied baggage
smasher. "Does this part 90 10
Newark ?" she inquired then with
satisfaction beaming in her eyes and a
smile gradually spreading itself over
her bewAdered features, she exclaim-
ed "Laws there's my trunk now,"
and quietly seated herself on her prec-
ious old revolutionary friend. Be it
said to the everlasting credit of that
baggage smasher, he escorted her to
comfortable seat in another car, and the
train started. Elizabeth" shouted a
man at the door, as the train soon
halted before another station, 'Eliza-
beth shouted another one at another
door. Aunt Hepsy looked inquiringly
round for moment or 80, no one got
up then she remarked to gentleman
in the next seat, 81 guess Elizabeth amt
here"
Fare, madam, fare," asked very
spruce looking young man of Aunt
Hepsy, as the train once more moved
along. Well, am very sorry," said
the old lady, "but 1 didn't bring any
ticket with me if 1 had thought there
was chance to sell any would have,
certain" Fare, madam" repeated
the conductor. "I was Just sayin', :"
continued Aunt Hepsy, that l hadn't
none with me, would like to 'commo-
date you but perhaps if you're anxious
you might drop line to Jane.-The fair
don't come off in three weeks yet. :"
" 1 don't care about the fair, what L"
"Well then," interrupted Aunt Hepsy,
"what did you speak about it for then 2"
"What want, continued the conduc-
tor, I" is your railroad ticket where are
you going p" "Oh, laws, why didn't
you say so howsomeever I'm going to
Newark, and l wish you'd be good
enough to stop at my nephew's house ;
it's one with brown blinds and silver
door-bell instead of a knocker. / haven't
got any ticket" "Then 1 must" Just
at that juncture there was a sudden con-
fusion; the car reared, plunged and
stopped short. Aunt Hepsy turned a
double summersault over the seats in
front of her, and landed against the wood
box the rose-bush demolished, that
beautiful band-box twisted into unrec-
ognizable shape, the conductor in the
course of his pirouetting had sat down
on it. The old lady was unhurt, and
with unusual composure, she turned to
the conductor, who sat beside her, and
asked "What place is this ?" "Don't
know" groaned the conductor. "Do
they always stop that way ?" asked the
old lady.
Just then a man came in at the door
and asked anybody dead here ?" and
proceeded to pick up the damaged con-
ductor Dead, remarked Aunt Hepsy,
"well never, what's the matter now p
"Rad q collision" said the man.
&" That's complaint we don't know any.
thing about down to the Corners dc
folks die of it ?" asked our undisturbed
herione as the man helpe her to hel
feet.
After some delay the passengers were
transferred to another train and in time
arrived at Newark. Here the news o.
the accident, having preceded them the
crowd and confusion was worse than
cyer.
"Hack ma'am," /" Hack ma'am,
| 11lu dA4As LOpy AOAAaA hON
Aunt Hepsy as she was assailed by {
pieces" Rose bush gone and just lool
at this band-box, with any brand new ha
in it." "Hack ma'am," shouted on,
imporunate individual as he grabbed a
the band-box which now looked like 9
used up ACCORDION. In spite of protests
he seized the box, and was leading the
old lady along the platform. Well
never. told Jane it would be just so
everything mixed; Mr.. young man wher,
be you goin' ?" scot q nice hack
ma am; take you anywhere, hotel, pri
vate house; take you anywhere you wan
SWen, you are accommodatin'. Tn
glad met you; if it hadn't been for yoI
[ don't know what would have done.
"Here's the hack ma'am; git right in
have you got any baggage ?"
eyes, yes, I've got trunk; hal
trunk"
"Then give me your check ma'am.
"Oh, that's it, now be careful, don
drop that trunk for there's jar of pre-
serves in it and it might break"
Away went the driver on his search
leaving the old lady to her cogitations
every sign within readable distance wa
duly perused and her musings were onl.
interrupted by boy who put his heaC
into the window and shouted, "blacl
yer boots" "The insolent critter,
Thought Aunt Hepsy, "as though m,
boots needed blacking."
They must have given your trunk
pretty good shaking down out here
ma'am; amt much left of it but th,
straps" remarked the driver as he re
turned with the precious piece of bag
gage.
"They did use it a little careless, re
piled Aunt Hepsy, " the man that wa
takin' care of it they say got killed, stov
upset on him and roasted him; but tn
trunk ] guess wasn't scorched. Drive