Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-22
WHY
The Northern Pacific Passenger Train
Was Late Yesterday Mornsng 49, a
scene ats%.lyndOn - a General PAS
seDger Agent on His Ear

seDger Agent On His Ear.
Fargo Argus.
The passenger train from the east on
the Northern Pacific railroad Yesterday
morning was an hour late, and ten
coach loads of tourists, capitalists, doc.
tors, homeseekers and prospectors were
savagely hungry when they were
dumped out for breakfast at the depot.
The cause of the delay and trouble
was a little official scrimmage at Glyn-
don. The tram OF zen coaches Jam
med with people was very heavy, and
at Brainerd the engine gave out, caus-
ing the loss Of an hour. When IN EN-.
glne was obtsined, the engineer and
Conductor Goldsmith hoped things
up at such rate that they made up
the hour Of lost time, and whirled into
Glyndon 10 the dot when due. At this
suburban village there were four large
and heavy trains TO pass, ant an army
of passengers, including nearly hun
dred doctors, to be changed about from
car to car and train to train.
OF course the crossings Of the village
lanes were INSTRUCTED or blockaded
some little, and a granger, whose bull
chariot load Of pine slabs was in danger
Of fermen'ing or spelling or something
from having to stand five minutes or
80 in the early morning sunshine, COM
planned to one Of the august cross roads
functionsres. A constable was eped
to the 'front.' armed with battery Of
mountain howitzers, and warrant for
the arrest Of Conductor Goldsmith.
That gentleman, just as his train was
starting, found himself rudely snatched
nsldheaded by the minion Of the law.
He was dragged from his train, and
marched before the high and mighty
tribunal, whence had proceeded the
edict tur his capture.
General Passenger Agent George X.
Barnes happened, fortunately for Gold
smith and the passengers, to be on
board the train, and he instantly joined
the procession to the hall, where with
awful and portentous frown, grim JUS
tice sat enthroued--on the head Of a
beer keg, or some other such emblem
of state. When the court was reached,
Barnes wrathiully dem ,nded that bail
be fixed at once for Goldsmith's APP
pearance for trial, or that he be fined
for violation ot village ordinance, or
that something be done, and id
quick, so that conductor and his cargo
Of five hundred hungry people could
get along toward Fargo and happiness,
which was but another word for break
fast. ''Do what you are going to quick,
and let us go hence" he cried. But
the noble seignior, who held aloft the
scales and sword of Justice and
Nemesis, said: NAY, not So" And
he scratched his learned pate, and
time sped on, and the "damns" OF
the belated passengers painting FIR
hash waxed loud and fierce. What
are you going 20 do?" shouted Barnes
in wrath; 81 am here to go bail or
pay fine or do anything else that Is
n. ,essary to secure rapid transit from
this breakfastless desert for five hun
dred healthy appetites." But still the
representative of the laws ma esty de-
layed and hemmed and ha.ed, and
finally decided that be would have to
x with the offender In a noble Judge
Tnither Tue whole cavalcade took its
dusty and disgruntled way, only to
find that tie Judge" was "Don est
inven,us," out, absquatulated, away.
Things had grown desperate. The
morning sun was being hidden behind
sulphuruus canopy OF profanity
from the embargoed and unfed five
hundred. Barnes rose like hero, like
a Leonidas and Thermopye &c, like a
Tell, a Colr de Lion or a young Loeb
invar, to the dread emergency 0. the
hour. Towering fifteen feet nign by
the watch, in his righteous anger, he
drew forth his magn'icen gold STEM
winder, and glancing at it, CT i an eye
Of green cheese annihilating scorn and
fury and stern determination upon the