Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-01
Vol. XVI. Whole Ne. 1901. No. |,
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The Sleepinr Car Hayth


II people who do not go down to the
sea In ships" but who 20 down the land
IN sleepine-csrs, could be assured that the
Train would not run or the track during
the night, they would sleep better. There
Is always feeling that an accident will
happen the night man Is on tho sleeping
car, where an accident never happened
before. No msu likes to be found dead
slIh pair Of red flannel drawers on, run
down At the heel, and worn IN their vital
parts. No matter how handsome . man
usy be In undress uniform, he does not de-
sire to be observed. There 10 something
about the Sleeping car curtains that are
not right They should be arranged to
button on the inside. aud then = person
csn be practically 10 retirement. Bat
where they or n about six inches w the
middle every tme yon hoist your leg to
get Il In you trousers, aud open four
Inches on each end when the porter walks
y -. and woman In the OPP
'post..-- tor Gg to see out of the op-
poste " ~ pok her corset lying
lovn. \ - m. AIen = mau gets ia
hls berth \ y 90. ne wears that he
will simply poll of his coat. and boots aud
hat, aud bunk In. aud then II Anytbing hap
lot half an hour trying to 20 10 sleep. ana
huaIiy decides that his collar and necktie
are ths cause Of his wskeiulness, and hc
/ .Akes them of and puts them In his boot.
! 10 half an hour he lakes oh bis vest and
put, Il under his pillow. In twenty min
ute. he concludes that he will slide his
pants Of, and il there is = smash up he
won't iook any worse in his shirt and draw
ar- lAan the rest OF the crowd any way.
lie gets almost asleep. when his drawers
begins TO make him Itch. and ~ there Is an
enormous hole in them he argues that his
bare legs can't cause any more remark In
case Of a collision, than drawers with The
principal part worn out, 40 he slids them
n Kicks them dowu towards the foot, and
'rir. To 90 10 sleep. Then he begins Ia
take account Of stock, and think what he
would do In case the cars run OF. Ill.
clothes are scattered so that he couldn
Ind them In two hours, The porter ha'
/ h.s boots In the front OF the ear. his Goa
anil ha, are In tho upper berth. his ve-
rndcr the pillow, his pants and drawers
catered all over the bed, everything Il
hli.ug ou, OF his pockets, ne feels his vAtcl
sud chain Crswling up his spine, ounc'
/ IF keys works up amongst hin. his tooae
so box has got under his shirt, and ne can
T sleep y dollar and hs!fs worth TO saw
HIM. Then he thinks how he would look
/ 'flhe car rolled over, crawling out OF on
of the ventllator holes, and landing In
. ,amarack swamp, in foot of snow. VII
nothing on but SHIFT. He imsRines him
set helping a girl In the row, with no
much on to speak pf. on. OF winduw, an
irving to convince her that all Is well, an
that nobody Is hurt. The idca OF All oein
well. when man Ia out In society, col
society. with nothing buts shirt on. Ho
| lh,le he care. for his pants now, but ho
valuable they would be, on his person,
case of an accident. SO he puts his feet
the leg. of his pants. and rolls them do"
around his snkl,s, 50 that Ia - 80 .,', ,,g
dent he can grab th"..year. postage ga!d.
around him in a 40 ~ wiu send an eAi
o'--~h 70 appear
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