, 1881-09-04

~ iccI-1 YFEltl T. *t*TAtTG
bundles, wsars, and packages that nothing
but their e4s are Visible, and 'to meet them
at places inthe serpentine mountain paths
where the dds are about even that i'll passing
them somopf the beasts, impedimenta and
all, must g1 plunging down d Thousand feet
among the locks. One Of the radical differ
ences between man and woman is this very
matter Of tllpedimenta- The average man Is
never SO h.ppy as when he can cram his
necessaries Into gripsack without regard
to system. The average woman must have
| trunks, the rore and the larger the better.
She must Us rearly as possible reproduce the
! conditions of llolnc, apparently upon the
| ground tint there are no home conditions
where slle Is going, and that it is out Of the
| Question when in Home to do Us the Romans
! do: She travels like an army. with her sup
| plies, but Unlike the army she takes ler blse
of supp1iei with her. She must have clothes
| for warm Weather and for cold weather, for
! bright weather and for rainy weather, for
| morning, fternoon, and evening, for recelv-
| ing, calling, aud travelling. These involve
trunks. She must take her articles Of luz
| ury, Of Hjoutcrle, and even Of. yirtn, and
thcsereqldre boxes, and sachels, and bundles,
and packages, the oversight Of which drives
the male companion to the verge Of distrac-
tlon, just is tile trunks and heavier luggage
arouse Il corresponding degree of exaspcr;s~
ton in tug minds Of those who handle them,
yulsarly known us ''baggage-smasllers."
Having reinforced these light and heavy ILL.,
pedimentd with work-basket, a. dressing
case, caScl parrot, or some other nonstros-:
ity, IL laI tdog or biack-and-tan. terrier, the
woman ii ready to travel, and is serenely
happy, though every one about her is soured.
The baggssa ge-smashers, the servants, the
male companion, and the other passengers,
who, haying paid for seats, fancy they
lave as good u right to them as u
suucaling parrot, srarliDg, shivcring
terrier, or the collection Of angular
packages which won't 20 under seats or into
racks aud consequently take Up roo Ill on the
seats, Meek tnen look longingly at the room
they hare paid for, are squelchel with Il
glance Of the woman who owns the impede
,nenta, and stand up, inwartlly swearing.
Other women having flnpedimenta fight it.
out OIL that line With varying degrees of Sue
cess, according to the strength Of mind of
the original occupant and tho tirinncs5 with,
which she cntcrtains the singular theory Of
the rights of occupation. During the
journey there is a rcspit, but as the terminus
nears the old struggle rccolunlences, aud
is aggravated by fresh suspicious Oil
the part OF the owner Of the impedi-
mellta, which assume the form OF har-
rowing questions, such as viii the bag
gage be safe: : Has any of it been broken.
How will it get to the next station or to the
hotel? What must go in tho baggage~wagon
and what must go iii the carriage ?-besides
equally narrowing anxieties us to the safety |
of the parrot, which is signominiously knocked |
about BY passcrs, and the Integrity Of the !
small dog, which is troddcn under foot indis-
cri'ninately. /
Much Of this trouble might be avoided by !
drawing Il line somewhere, and the liuc |
might be drawn by assuming that nearly all |
the comforts OF life can now be obtained at |
summer resorts. For instance, in Chicago, |
now the most attractive Of ali summer re !
sorts, special pains have been taken so to !
provide for travellers that they shall not
miss the comforts OF home. This is now |
sary to carry such mountains Of luggage. !
The line might be drawn at an amount of i
baggage which would not interfere with the |
comforts of others or with the owners own
comfort, and which could be con.:,rezse" !
into Il sufficiently small compass to eo.sc
within the range of personal yisi- !. This
would add to the pleasures Of travel, and it
would also relieve the so-called "baggage-
'nlasher" from much ,lndeseryed cnlumny,
or why should that much-maigned indivitl-
lal suffer aspersion for his inability to handle
,ruuks rs big rs 4 small cottage, or for the
neglect Of railroad corporations to supply
lin with derricks to raise and lower them?