Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-29
The Three Travelling Bags.

phia, waiting to be checked.
The last bell rang. The baggage
man bustled, fuming from one pile Of
baggage to another, dispensing chalk
to trunks, checks to the passengers and
curses to the porters, in approved rail-
way style.
"Mine-Philadelphia l' cried stout
military looking man with enormous
whiskers and a red face, crowding for
ward, as the baggage man laid his hand
on the travelling bag.
"Won't you please to give me check
for this, now!" entreated a pale, slen-
der, carefully dressed young man, for
the ninth time, holding out bag No. 2;
81 have lady to look after"
Say +! be you going to give me a
check for this ere or not ?" growled the
proprietor of bag No. 3, a short, pox
marked fellow in a shabby overcoat.
"All right, gentlemen. Here you
are" says the functionary, rapidly dis
tributing the checks.
philadelphia, this ?"
"Yes, 92-174O-1O2O. All
right"
"All aboard" shouted the conductor.
And the train moved slowly out OF
the station.
The baggage man meditatively watch
ed 1t as it sped away in the distance,
and then, as if thought suddenly
struck him, slapped his thigh and ex-
claimed:
"Blest, if l don't believe"
"What p inquired the switchman.
That I've gone and gave them three
last fellows the wrong checks. The
cussed little black fellows were all alike
and bothered me-
Telegraph" said the switchman.
"Never you mind" replied the bag.
gage man. "They was all going to
Philadelphia. They will find out when
they get there"
They did.
The scene shifts to the Continental
hotel, Philadelphia. Front parlor up
stairs. Occupants. the young gentle
man alluded to as No. 2, and young
lady. In accordance with the fast usa.
ges of the times, the twain had been
made one in matrimony at 7:2O a. NJ,
duly kissed and congratulated till S:l5
put aboard the express at $40 and de.
posted, bag and baggage, at the Cont.
mental, at l1:5S.
They were seated on the sofa, the
black broadcloth coatsleeve encircling
the slender waist of the gay travelling
dress, and the jetty moustache in equal
ly affectionate proximity to the glossy
curls.
"Are you tried, dearest p
mo, love, not much. But you are
aren't you 2"
"No, darling"
Kiss, and pause.
Don't it seem funny ?" said the lady
"What, love p
THAT we should be married"
"Yes, darling"
won't they be glad to see us a
Georges 2"
"Of course they will"
"lm sure | shall enjoy it SO much
Shall we get there tonight %
"Yes, love, if
Rap, rap, rap, at the door.
A hasty separation took place between
man and wife to opposite ends of tn
sofa then, Come In"
"And ye please sur, it's an M. P. i
wanting to see yez"
"To see me-a policeman ?'
"Yes, sir"
There must be some mistake"
mo, sur, it's yourself, and he's wait
ing in the hall beyant"
"Well, I'll 60 to-no, tell him t
come here
"Sorry to disturb you, sir. said tn
M. p, with large brass star on hi
breast, appearing with great alacrity a
the walters elbow. 81 believe that
your valise %
"Yes, that is ours, certainly. 1t i
Julia's; the lady's things are in it"
Suspicious circumstances about tha
valise, sir. Telegraph came this morn
ing that burglar started on the 9:4
Philadelphia train with lot of silve
spoons in black valise. Spoons mark
ed I. B.-Watched at the ferry. Fol
low it up here. Took peep inside
Sure enough there were the spoons
marked 7. B. too.-Said it was yours
Shall have to take you in charge"
Take me in charge ?" echoed tn
bridegroom. "But [ assure Won dea
sir, there is some mistake-it's all
mistake
"S'pose you'll be able to account fc
the spoons being in your valise, then ?
"Why-I-it isn't mine; it must
somebody else's; somebody has put ther
In here it is some villianous conspil
acy."
"Hope you'll be able to tell straigt
story before the maristrata vonnp NOR,