The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-06-30
Ru,es for Ladies Travelling Alone.


First. Be sure you know where you
want to 90 before you get on the train.
Second. When you purchase your
ticket you will have to pay Tor 1t; no
use to tell the ticket agent to 'chargelt
and send the bill to your husband"
And if he saws the price of the ticket is
So. 90. don't tell him you can get one lust
like it of the conductor or at the other
store for $3.50; he won't believe you and
he may laugh at you.
Third. Never travel without money.
1t requires broad views, liberal educa,,
tion. keen discernment and profound
iudGment to travel without money. No
one can do this successfully but tramps
Fourth. Beware of the commercial
traveller.
ticket and ask him to go out and check
vour trunk. He will usually be only too
| clad to do il. And what is more he Will
| do it, and your trunk will be 80 etectu-
ally checked that it will never catch up
with you again. And then when the
conductor asks for your ticket and you
relate tn him the pleasing little allegory
about the stranger and the baggage, ne
will look incredulous and smile down
upon YOU from half-closed eye and say
that tits a beautiful romance, but he has
heard it before. And then you will put
up your jewelry or disembark at the
next station.
Sixth. If you are going three hun
dred miles don't try to get of the train
every fifteen minutes under the lmpres'
sion that you are there. II you get
there in twelve hours you will be doing
excellently. -
hoe orrOvun nrOud since he
got his new uniform, and 1t Will natter
him. -,
Eighth. Put your shaw strap, bum
die and two paper parcels in the hat
rack. hang your bird cage to the corner
of it, SO that when it tails off it will
drop into the lap of the old gentleman
sitting behind you, stand your four
house plants on the window-sill, set
YOUR lunch basket on the seat beslde
you, fold your shawls on the tor OF IL,
carry your pocketbook In one mana ana
hold your silver mug IN the other' puS
T YOUR two valises under the seat, ana
e hold YOUR bandbox and the rest OF your
g things in your lap. Then you will
: have al your baggage handy and won't
e be worried or f1ustered about 1T when
you have only twenty-nine SECONDS IN
j which to change cars.
Ninth. Address the conductor
p every ten minutes. 1t pleases him TO
u have you notice him. If you can't
;. think of any new question TO ask him,
r ask him the same old one every time.
e ALWAYS call him "Say" or 6 Mister
Tenth. Pick up all the information
you can while travelling. Open, the
: window and look forward to see how
T fast the engine is going. Then when
}; YOU get home you can tell the children
q about the big cinder you picked up
e with your eye, and how nice and warm
y it was and what it tasted like.
'- Eleventh. Don't hang your .parasol on
+ the cord that passes down the middle
u of the car. 1t isn't clothes line. lt
K looks like one, but it isn't.
l. Twelfth. Keep an eye on the passen'
9, ger who calls the day after Monday
n Chewsday." He can't be trusted
,e cars length.
I, Thirteenth. Do not attempt to change
10 a $50 bill for any one if you have only
l. 9.25 with you; it can't be done.
q Fourteenth. 1t you want nap, al
ID wavs lie with your head projecting
l. over the end of the seat. into the aisle
er Then everyb body who goes up and dowr
he the aisle will mash your hat, straighteI
re out your frizzes, and knock off you
K back hair. This will keep you iron
le sleeping so soundly that you will be car
ID ried by your station.-B~rtsnston HG'0|
. cue.