The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-01-20
An Editors Mistake.

st. Louis by paying an additional
small sum to the Illinois Central
Railroad for a special ticket. About
two hundred and twenty happy
souls took advantage OF the cheap
rates offered to see the city by the
Lake. Many returned by st. Louis.
Among the number, our valued
friend, S. Ii. Stackhouse, Of CRYSTAL
Springs, agricultural editor of the
Comet, grower of the largest toma-
toes and Strawberries in the South,
and distinguished for his speech in
the Opera House at Buffalo, during
the Summer oflS75, He purchased
his st. Louis ticket, us others did,
but instead Of getting on the Hi
nois Central train, with that carc-
lesSness that betokcns the true phi
losophcr, he strolled into a coach of
the Chicago and Alton Rail
way, and after safely depositing his
two large valices, he comfortably
seated himself by an open window
to enjoy the Lake breeze. The
thermometer registered one.hundred
and 0ne Soon the train started,
and in twenty minutes, after the
last suburb of the city had been left
behind, the conductor came around.
TO his request for "Ticket, SIR
| Stackhousc handed over his Illinois
Central coupon. The conductor
| blandIV remarked: This ticket is
no account on this road-it is by
another route "lsn't this the Hi
nois Central Road" asked Stack
house. NO, Stree. This is the G. a.
A.. You can't go ovcr this line on
that ticket but as | made a
mistake. and got on your blasted
old road, think you ought to carry
me through, You can have the tick
et.' "Mistakes don't count on this
line. You must either pay or pet of
at next station" "liow much is the
fare to st. LOUISE "SS,2j." How
far is the next station from Chica-
go?' Mine miles" 'WIll any
train be along soon:' "Don't
know. What will you do-got OF
or pay the fare and go ON"
Stackhouse reasoned the matter
a few minutes. lie was in no par
ejcnlar hurry, had already bought
I ticket to st. Louis; he would not
buy another. lie told the conduc-
tor he had concluded to oct off at
The next station: that he could
doubtless catch Il train going to
Chicago soon; he would return and
take fresh start. When the train
stopped he stepped on the platform,
went into the little depot, the only
house to be seen for miles around,
asked the agent when q train would
be along going to the city. The
agent was cross and knew nothing
about it. StackhOuse Thought,
considering the intense heat, that
he had better wait and sec when the
train camc-that the return trip
was too long to undertake on foot
with all his heavy baggage. After
awaiting an hour. and enduring the
heated breeze from off the open
prairie, he again mustered up cour-
age to approach the agent and ask
about the possibilities of a train.
He was informed the lightning ex-
press would be along in two hours
but it did not stop there; the next
Chicago train would arrive at six
+. NJ. He then asked the distance
to the city. Nine miles. The
great gcwhilikens, That was n
long walk for an August day, but
had to be endured. He started, but
what, with u searching sun dancing
ever head, and a heavy Yalicc pull
ing at each hand, slow progress was
made. He had justscomplctcd two
miles when tie express came thun
dering along. Two miles in two
hours. According to that rate he
calculated he would reach the city
ut nine o'clock-0nc hour too rate
20 catch the other train for St
Louis. He trudgcd on another
mile, covering the distance in fifty
minutes. A good natured Irishman
then drove by with 4 vegetable cart.
). bought u seat in it to the city, ar
rived in ample time to scour of the
dust that had accumulated, and
make no mistake in getting on the
right train.
StackhuuSe has NOT been to Chi