Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-12-20
AN OLD TRAVELLER.
Els Adventures and Experiences in
Sleeping Cars.
Sharp Practice to Secure Ecrth--.
How Snoring Pa and Dnush-
tcrs Tortured nm UnfOr-
tunate Nasher.
New York Times.


drank cup of coffee. He ate a roll. Here
fected.
II suppose" he said at last that my expe-
riencc last night was punishment for some
very sharp practice on my part the last time
l came through from Buffalo, when l did
count:yman from Elmira out Of his lover
berth, and made him sleep in the upper one.
1t was a clever play, though. You Sec when
l went to buy berth at the Pullman ticket
office all the lower borths were taken, and
had to take an upper one But | didn't
intend to sleep in it. knew
could get my work III on somebody
on that car, and sure enough | did. AS
soon as the train started | saw that one sec
ton on the opposite side of the car was unoc-
cupied, and | took occasion to present the
porter with quarter. Then l asked him
carelesly who had that section over there.
He said it belonged to gentleman who was
going to get on at Elmira, and | told him l
thought SO: that gentleman was particular
friend of mine and had been Expecting him.
lied, know, and admit it was wrong, but
| chose tho lesser of two evils whether to
harrow my soul with the guilt OF lying or
my body with the anguish of being Jolted IN
the roof Of sleeper. l concluded that my
soul could stand the strain best. Well, l
went over to the man who had the top berth
of that section and lied to him, too told
him that a particular friend OF minc-the
same fr!oud told the porter about-was go
ing to get on at Elmira, and would he mind
changing berthS, so that my very dear friend
and could be together! He worry politely
made the change, and | ordered the porter to
make up both bcrths before weGOt to Ellnira,
which we reached along in the middle OF the
night so that this dear friend might find his
bed ready as soon as he got on to tho train.
Then, at bcdtme got into the bottom berth,
and fell into the sweet slumber OF the right
eous Along about midnight heard the
voices of the porter and a stranger mingled
in conversation at my side, but kept my
eyes closed and so far as Outward appear
ances went slept on peacefully.
"'Gol darn itn beard the stranger say,
ordered the lower borth a purpose, cause l
can never sleep in top one. Wake the fcl-
low up and get yer ladder for him.
"I tell you the gemmcn's friend Of yours
heard the porter say. He bought dis here
berth a puppus cause you had the other.
""Le,s have a look at him, growled the
stranger. Il don't know the beggar,' he
said, after peeping between the curtains.
'IIo looks like a bank robber lbet he carries
pistol, and guess might AS we'll get up
on top. I've no use for arriving i'll New York
with bullet hole in my system He did get
up on top, and in the morning tho porter and
the fellow who had exchanged berths with
me- and the duifer who slept above Inc were
all very much surprised tD see how coolly
ignored my very dear friend But think,
from the way the porter chucklel when |
gave him another quarter, that he 'tumbled
..Tovnr was :, amused in nv Ia, " said
oo,,,,v tho oil traveller "as one time when |
,..a. .v.;n,, in tho western nor, of fine state
Tbsr, ware tv,, avfn,lv stunning voun, Ia
d;.S in the slo.n.r who o,,,,n,rl tho seat pext
w. ,'ira Thav ,,ar,, tray.liny with thn
fn,ror ~ H.. ,,,j.r ona onJ bs and his d,uph-
.', bad tho ,,ho,a so..tio,, an t,o nnn,sita aiio
af ,ho .s, and tho other had the lower berth
o,,nns;to ,hot nr. and con.lo,enuv paxt N
,n;nn 7 .nt nith NV hoc +, tbom ,,d bs,rd
tha,. aoc;Ia ,n slaay ,ooa.bor that n;pht in
th, hortl ,,ovt ,,,;no o,I ,hov sn;d tbev ,vsro
sn' oloi that ton ho,th ,,nsn,t occunind ,.,-
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th,, ,v,,rll onI th,, il was spch lnve,v nlacs
tha;, ,hin,, f,r Oh, ri,<ht Wal, avarv-
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'r'+ IN st =. station Ua was ono of tbose
ry,,Il-ho n,,sbers Won know-a ree-,,lor swell.
ia ,,,t th, ,n,, h,rfb of th.irs If hoino the
,,,lo o,, In th, o,,. tb,+ was vacant md tbe
,,,,,,r oon,o and tnl1 them ,h.v,d have to
tal.e THAR yrans and their hats and all thoir
1,,,ar ,I,;r,,s ,,,t ,fit
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,n., ta ,,,. mn . ,,nst 1,.l;,htful syn;la and
anu Ae s0' up '-o'' "''s A''' ''-0 "N
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