The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-14
RetributiOn-TheS Story Of Dark and
Terrible Revenge.

One night left Chicago for Detroit
on the Michigan Central Railroad. l
neglected to secure berth in the
sleeper, and when endeavored to get
one on the train found them all taken.
However, the ordinary coaches were
rather empty and speedily turned the
back of one seat so that it would face
the next to it and tried to 20 to sleep
as we ratified along through Michigan.
If there is anything in the world
more delusive than a railroad seat l
have never found it out. At first you
think it will be real comfortable; by and
by you shift little, then take another
position, and 50 on till you have ex-
hausted every possible posture, when in
despair you sit straight again and as
sumo that look of resigned despair that
adorns the faces of all travellers. But
trying to sit comfortably is pure luxury
compared with trying to sleep in car
seat. The wind gives you cold if your
head is by the window and the passer-
by nearly takes the head off you if you
lean it on the arm of the seat. But by
facing two seats and occupying them in
the form of the letter l., with feet on
one seat. body on the other and knees
in the form of suspension bridge,
you may worry through night on
worse dreams than ever haunted the
brain of Richard Ill. ...
Blessed is the man whom slumber
overtakes in this constrained position.
After wrestling with sleep for one
hundred miles l at length dozed of.
just as got settled to an animated
mince- pie dream, imagined the City
Hall tower fell on my feet. OF course
I knew that the feet could not be in
jured, but as a Detroit taxpayer felt
anxious about the fate of the tower.
On awaking found that great burly
fellow had turned the seat over on my
legs and was comfortably seated beside
my pinioned feet. 81 a. t5
OF course had no right to more
than, one seat (57 Michigan, 249), still
there were plenty of other seats in the
car, and I was in sleep would not
have taken five dollars for, so I rather
resented the action.
Il would like to get my feet If you
have no further use for them over
there"
'sOh, certainly" said the man, as he
eased up the back of the seat and l
drew my paralyzed limbs toward me.
A person hesitates to impress q per-
sons opinions on a man much bigger
than a persons self, so I got up and left
the car with dignity and silence, in an
almost crippled condition.
tried to sleep in different parts of
the train, but, alas! the sweet links of
slumber were broken for the night. An
hour or so after my rude awakening I
walked through the train and there was
the big fellow who turned the seat on
me in exactly the same position as had
been, occupying the two seats and snor-
ing Justify. a..r
Revenge is sweet. ...
/: at once turned the back of the seat
over on his stalwart legs and sat down,
leaning emphatically back with a feeling
of sweet contentment. How delightful
is the feeling of those who do merito-
rious action! ..,5..
MY voluminous friend swore softly to
himself as he slowly Strengthened up
into q sitting attitude, with his feet still
in the stocks. eae
As he rubbed his eyes the situation
seemed gradually to dawn on him.
.'Oh. it's you, is it?'' he said.
1T is, and you may have your feet
the moment you call for them"
THANK you" he said grufly as he
drew them out. isq ~ ALPHABETICALLY
s.Ann Arbor!' shouted the brake
man, as the car slowed up. -
''Great gunsr' cried the big man,
picking up his traps hurriedly. ''this is
where get out. My dear fellow, I can
never thank you enough for waking me
up. 1would have missed, it sure. : By
by; blesss you. sonny" and he hurried
ont