The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-24
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cured allowing small dogs of fine breed
and good, moral proclivities TO ride
with passengers, but as a rule they are
forced to go into the baggage cars.
This rule is considered an outrage by
that class of women who are given to
the worship of canine pets, and the ef-
forts made sometimes to smuggle the
four-footed darlings into sleepers and
passenger coaches are frequently as in
genious as they are ludierous. Last
evening handsomely dressed woman
entered the Union Depot carrying under
her arm small dog of the terrier per-
suasion. She was tall and rather dig
nified person, and her manner and con-
versation indicated that she was the
head of the household which should
have been presided over by the dapper
little man who followed her carving q
heavy gripsack and capacious lunch
basket. He was meek and humble
little fellow, aud seemed to look upon
his wife as a very superior person, mem
tally as well as physically. AS she
strobe along with masculine tread,
toward one of the trains she turned to
her husband, and in voice that was
audible to every one within ten feet of
her, said
''Well, you ought to have known bet
ter; any one with the sense of flea
would have known better. If ever I
start on trip with you again you'll
know it. !"
"But, my dear, how was / to know?n
replied the little man, meeklv.
How was you to know?" Well, il
[ was you I'd never open my mouth.
You're enough to- try the patience of
Job. Is this the Chicago train?''
The last question was addressed to
the sleeping-car conductor.
Eyes, NAM Sleeping car?''
eyes; lower berth.
''Your ticket, please All right.
Sorry, madam, but you'll have to give
that dog to the porter. He'll take it in
the baggage cal"
I'm the baggage car! What for?"
''It's against the rules of the COM
pany to have dogs in the passenger car.
He'll be well cared for in the baggage
carr @
well, if he goes in the baggage ear,
I'll go there, too. "
II told you so, Mary broke in the
husband, timidly. a
'.Oh, for goodness sake, shut up! I'll
see about this And the woman turned
| Indignantly and started for the ladies'
waiting room, with her husband trail
ing meekly after her. Presently she re-
turned, and exhibiting her tickets, she
| took the lunch basket from her hus-
band and handed it to the porter, who
| set it on the platform. As she climbed
up the steps the conductor looked for
the dog, but it had disappeared. The
couple entered the ear, and as they did
so the porter's foot struck the basket,
whereupon one of the lids was lifted
and canine head popped out inquir-
ingly.
s.John, take that basket into the bag
gage car, said the conductor to the
porter, loud enough for the woman to
hear.
mo he don't take that basket into
the baggage car, said she, coming ex-
citedly to the rescue of her pet. II
want that dog to ride in the car with
| u.s."
.1'm sorry, madam replied the
conductor, ''but it's against the rules OF
the company
II can't help it; he won disturb any
one, and won't allow him to be put
into nasty baggage car, that's all
there is about it. :
''He can't ride here, madam
II shall report you to the officers oi
the road, sir. You're no gentleman,
sir; and if my husband was half a man
he'd make you understand your duty
to passengers, sfr. Come with me,
Henry; we will see if we can't find
some one who will treat lady with
decent respect. !" And. followed by hel
husband with the 1unch-basket and
grip-sack, she left the car and walked
rapidly into the ladies waiting-room
About five minutes before the trair
started the happy couple again appeared
and started to enter the car.
'sI5xeuse me, madam, said the con
ductor; .'if you have not secured per
NIT for your dog Twill see myself tina
he is well taken care of in the baggage
ear.
"You needn't trouble yourself, thanl
you," replied the woman freezingly, a
she entered the car.
The basket was lifted on board, anC
the porter slyly raised both lids. but
the dog was not inside. An outward
survey of the persons and luggage o
the couple failed to reveal the where
abouts of the canine. The porte
knew that the animal was not in th'
basket; and that it was too large to g
in the pockets of the man or won al
He surmised, therefore, that if it haC
not been dropped in the depot it wa
in the grip-saek. As the train wa
crossing Eighteenth street, however
one of the passengers saw the woma
unbutton the front Of her dress tax
out the dog and place. him on the sea
by her side, remarking to her husban
''Henry, when that conductor come
through, while I'm showing him tn
{ tickets, you throw your coat owe
, Pansy if you We got sense enough. y
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