Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-10-03
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From the Port Jeryis Gazette.

| From the Port JerViS Gazette.
''It's no use talking" remarked
an Erie brakeman the other day to \
Gazette reporter, ''they We're the
most lovely couple ever saw on
passenger train, and I've seen lot
of them in my nine years on the
hind brake. Sle had half a dozen Of
sticks Of peppermint candy wrapped
up in q paper, and about every ten
| minutes she would take him around
the neck aud pull his head down,
and putting stick between his lips
insist on his taking" chaw, when
he would reply "Marier, | bought
them air candy fur your benefit and
faint right that y0uy hubby should
eat it all up" ard then a struggle
would begin, ending in lis biting of
a small piece and kissing her at The
same time until they both were in n
state of perspiration and pepper
mint.
"IIe had one coat tail pocket filled
with peanuts, and satcAel between
them on the seat contained dough
nuts and apples from which store
both eat continually until began tc
wonder where it all went. The dif
ference in their size was coGsidcra-
be, lie )elng a small man While Sic
was a great, stcapping country Sirl,
a good head taller than ne and at
least forty pounds heavier. Every
time tie train stopped she wOail
eXclaim, Now, john, watts going
to happen ? You'll pertict me,
john, won't you ? and lis reply,
'Marier, III pertict yer l hain'J
broke on top fur a year fur nothin' :;
don't you be Scarf, duckey,' which
remarks attracted the notice OF ali
the passengers and kept them in
continued litter.
1--WE were tagged down near
Hampton, there being a block of
freight trains FROM some cause, and
when we stopped just west Of Uamp.
ton high bridge, q freight train was
standing OF the eastward track, and
! the females head was out OF the
window in an instant with the un-
varying remark, you'll pertict me,
John = 4 couple OF brakemen sit
ting on box car discovered her
fright and thought to add to it.
Said one:
"Was We hearing, what the boss
was sayin', that if ever two trains
got on Hampton bridge at onst it
would 60 down ?''
"Yis, Mike, 1 was hearin' that
same, and by the powers hers'll be
No. Eight and our train on the
bridge an onst, God help the pas
sengers.''
This was enough. With pro-
longed Slriek Marier threw herself
upon John with the cry, You'll
pertict me, John ? Being so much
heavier than he, and coming so sud.
denly, John was tumbIed Off the
seat and they both landed in the
aisle, she on top and shlicking as il
killed. The passengers were fright
ened, not knowing what was the
cause Of all the fuss, and as she
continued to cry, John, the bridge
is going down, a number of paSSen-
gers thought something was the
matter, and for some tine a scene
Of great confusion ensued.
eve had started on by this time,
and when | weut in the car the
train was going % miles per hour,
and there they lay in the aisle, she
screaming and he holding, 'AD
right, Marier, III pertict you = Cor
some time couldn't make out what
was the matter, ard as l always had
a liking for striped, always wear
ing the;9 in warn weather) and
they seemed to prcdominate, didn't
interfere in what seemed TO be d
free fight, but one of the passengers
explaining the matter, finally went
! up to them and taking her by The
aim, quietly lifted her up, at the
same time telling her that we were