The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-04
ANoLD STORY roLDIN A NEW WAY

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AN OLD STORY ToLDIN A NEW WAY
There is n certain wag in this town, n
merry fellow, who has much mischief In him, but
who wouldn't do any serious harm to any one for the
world. lie went to Baltimore one day last week and
came back In the I +. NJ. train. The last car on
this train Is always parlor car, very elegant and
comfortable, In which you can rldo for twenty ave
cents extra. When he took his seat In this car he
looked around upon his fellow passengers, Of whom
| there were but few.
81 wonder how II would feel 10 ride In car like
| this all alone' he said to himself. "I'm not
Vanderbilt, Gould, nor Garrett but shoudn'
be surprised " had this car all to myself before the
/ train gets to Washington Leaning over he ad 4.
dressed placid. locking old gentleman with gold
! speCtacles, q smooth face, q big neck, and stout
| body, who occupied the next chair
81 beg pardon, sir! are you physclan?" ''No,
| sir, - said the old gentleman, with q smile
al wish you were, indeed. The fact is I have
been to Baltimore to see my brother. His house
keeper elegraphed for nc, said he very III, and
It was my duty TO go. noticed yellow nag floating
out OF his sccond.s story window. and when got into
his room | detected q horrible odor, and his face
and hands were covered with bos, aud can't i'm
aglne what In thunder he the matter with him,
aud he couldn't tell me-he was derlous; as crazy as
a June-bug'
"Merciiul Heavens - calculated the old gentle
man, and he sprang up, grabbed his satchel out Of
the cage, picked up his overcoat and umbrella, and
fed out OF the car, through tho whole train, and
didn't stop till he reached the smoker.
"We upon my word.n said the wag; "thats
most extraordinary proceeding
There was behind him very Interesting looking
young mother, about hve'and-thtty years old with
little girl about four, dressed very neatly and he
made bold to show the little one his watch and point
out the houses to nmuse her, etc. Then he spoke to
the mother:
Excuse me, madam: hut lost little girl about
your little girls age few years ago.
1t must have been n great loss. sir'
Terrible, madam. terrible: but time heals all
things. Had the power, would not call her back
now. She would be woman by this time. antici-
pate another great oss my brother, who IL older than
!, is lying very III In Batiihote.'
81 hope he may he spared, sir.'
"No hope In the world. madam -
Consumption Y''
"oh, no; nothing like that In fact, madam,
don't know what Is the matter. His physician and
the Board OF Health forbid seeing him but his
nurse; have Just left his bedside lie is broken out
In an awful way and there is yellow flag at swim
dow. and-''
Porter - screamed she.
Yes ma am, - said the porter.
Help me and my little girl into the next car;
quick ~
"Too warm here, na'amY can open the ventia-
tor
'' Help us out, quick - aud they went into the
forward car In tremendous hurry.
'well, - said the wag Z" sincerely trust said
nothing TO offend that lady,
Two or three chairs In front OF him there sat gentle
man. dressed very well. with sealskn cap and
dark blue overcoat lined with silk, drab pants and
camel s-hair necktie, n Prince Albert coat and
velvet vest, boots and buck gloves and the wag
went to him and said
pardon, sir; did you observe with what pre-
cpiate haste that old gentleman, and then the lady
with her child left the car ?n
"I did. indeed, and wondered at It,
"They very sympathetic people. telling
them that Just left my dying brother. and, although
I'm n stranger to them, their feelings overcame
them'
"Isympathize with You, I'm sure. Does he live in
Baitimore?''
"For years. ~
"What's the trouble ?''
81 don't know. I've seen great many sick peo-
pie In my time, but never saw such as his. ~
"Pneumonia?''
CON- no. think his hysiclau is very brutal. He
has given orders that shall come him. and
the Board Of Health have stuck yellow flag out of
his window. and he's all covered with eruptions,
and
Great God - aud the well-dressed man grabbed
his effects and fled out of the car.
"Surely, - said the wag to himself, - he left very
abruptly too. | presume he has gone forward to
smoke
on the other side there sat prim-looking maiden
lady, about ty years old very tall slim, and straight,
who had n fine set of large white teeth-on rubber
plae-and a reticule and steel eyeglasses, and crows
feet about her eyes, and long nose and
pression and she was reading printed copy of Ben
Buffers inaugural with great satisfaction.
''Madam, - said the wag to her.
"Miss, SIR.
"Certainly-Mss, of course. might have known
that. you look happy. There is a GER
tain careworn look about married women
that tells them at once; certain, so to
speak, dependent air that hangs heavily and crushes
them as 1t were, that is entirely absent free and
Independent single ladies'. presume, Madam
Miss should say-I presume, Miss, you are dele
gate to the Woman Suffrage Association ?''
fam
"From what State, Miss?''
" Massachusetts, -
81 knew 1t, Miss: knew 1t intuitivey, prophet
icaliy naturally. purpose attending myself. am
a delegate or kind OF 5reyet deegate my poor
brother should he delegate from Baltimore but he
has been stricken grievously Ill., and now lies at the
point OF death. have Just left him, and ex-
pecct to see him alive this subunary sphere-sub-
lunary Is gOOd2''
"Quie; 1t means under the SUM-
GLOW, Mss9n
"Under the SUM-
''Yes; so 1t does--under the sun. What his dis
order is know not. He is delirous: he Is mass of
sores: he scratches himself frantically that his
physician ordered his nurse to pinion his arms
~ want to knowi'
"The Board OF Health have put a yellow flag out
Of his window and Iuarantined his house, and
She sprang from her seat and fled from the car.
b" Now, Just look at that said the wag. ~
presume she Is In such hurry to get to Wash
lngton that she is going for the front car.
just across the ear there sat n young couple who
were returning from their weddlng-trip, and they
were as happy as u young couple could well be who
had spent all the money they had saved for year
two and coming home TO run In debt for their
groceries. and the wag spoke TO the young man:
"You look so bright and pleased-Iust married?n
''Yes, sir. My wife,.
''YOur most obedient, madam. l trust a long
vista Of happiness is straight before you. We must
take the world as II comes. am most miserable ~
"WidoweS sirH'
"oh, no; I've Just left my dying brother In Balti-
more.''
"Is he odY'
"Not at all; he's In his prime. don't know
what Is the matter. HIS nurse didn't want me to
come Intohis room; said the doctor would make
fuss about It n did but sat with him for two or
three hours. lie didn't know me. There Is yellow
nag at his window, and the Board OF Health -n
son my darling" said the young man. jumping
up and cluttering his and his wfes things together
In heap; "lets 20 into the next car 'front.'" and
out they went In much haste,
There WAS but one party In the with the wag-a
blun-lOoking man, with a quld OF tobacco about
big as n lemon In his mouth, and he had filled two
cuspadors and was about beginning on another.
"My friend" said the wag, are you afraid OF
smallpox"
"NO; I've nuTsel It In every shape.'
''Did you ever have IT."
'No; never had anything"
"It's a bad thing
Certain itis-d--d bad; but ia as leaf have II
asnOt; It leaves a man In bully shape. I'D rather
have 1t than fever. I've been all around where 1t
Is often just as leaf sleep with man that has 1t
not
"My friend 80 said the wag, shaking hands with
him, "I'm thankful to meet you. You echo my
sentiments. I've Just left my dying brother--dying
with the ulall'poS-and everybody Is afraid Of me
but you. -
"what - said the blun- looking man, with
pleased eGpresslon ara like 10 have a talk with you
about his symptoms. I've Just been nursing man
that died this morning In the sma-poK hospital ana
he
"Holy Moses =" calculated the wag, who wanted
to ride like railroad president he sprang for his