Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-08
AN OLD TRAVELLER.
His Adventure m Exp,rionces in
Sleep ng Cara
Sow York Times

N.w York Times
Tho ~ trnvrl'r Is,u~.si IIc sishci Hc
drank q cup IT coll. lIr nj" n roll lie re
he,,ed
Il supros' h. .sti 1T last. that NY cyI~
fisncr last night Wn- n punishment frr srnr
vety sharp prarfi'" un my part the last tim"
! csnn through fran iiuffnln WHEN ! hi n
csnntr,man from llmira nut uf his lower
berth, ani male him sheep In thr upper one
II wa n clr,rf play. thou ID. \ nn .T when
! went in huv lrr'h AZ the Pullman ticket
sfiic- all the lrN-r is'rth~ wer' takrn. aud !
hal in ink" m uIIrr un" hut d.dn I
intend a. sleep IN n. knew ]
enuh get my work In on sunchply
on that ear. ani sur, enough ] did A.
soon o. the train siafted ! saw that one sec
ton on the npi-,.itr side ~ the car was unu'-
eur4ei. ani took occ,Si,n To present the
porter with quarter. Then | asked him
carels-~ly who h,i that section over there
he sail u lclung,i Ia gentleman who was
guiag tn get un ~ Elmirn. and told him |
thought ~. that gentleman was particular
friend ~ MINI and had been expecting him
lied know. ami admit u was wrong hut
| chos the l-s-er 10 two evils whether Ia
harrow my soul with the guilt of living or
my body with the anguish of hcn ioltcd in
ths roof II slerI-r ! conclul~l that my
ssul cnuli stand the strain b.st. Wei. !
went over b. thu n'nn who hal III. top icIth
II that section ani ltsi to him. too I told
him that a particular friend of minc-'he
san'e friend told the porter abuu,-was 20
Ing to gc' on ~ Elmira. AM would he mind
changing l-rih-. ., that my very dear friend
zaa.i
ma 70 the change, ani ordered ihr porter b.
mske ~ bah iorths hefo'c go, /, Emira.
whieh We rraeh'd along In the iui,id'c IL the
night. - tina. this dear fiiend mi sht ini his
ts-t rvsds ~ ~s'n n. h- get on to the train.
1hra. 81 issltius.. l got into the bottom lcrih,
sat feii iai0 the sweet slumbcr nf the right.
e'us. Alony ahout milnight I heard the
soisss oi the portrr AMI stranger mingled
M conversation at my side, Tut ] kept my
eyes ci"-'si nna, ~ far ~ outward APPEAR
nars weai slept on peacefully.
" tiui darn o. | hearl the stranger say, 4
efsisrs4i tae lower irrth a pnrp,s,. cause
esa never steep In a tsp one Wake the fel
lw up aud get yrr ladder for him
" u tell y,ai thu eeniinen- a frcn II YOURS.
] hsari ~. Iortrr sas. lie inugh, Ills here
berth n puWs,- 'cau-' you had the oticr.'
lets have n lu.k at him. giowl.l the
stranger = don't know the irgg,r.' he
sssd. after Isa-ping be,ween the curtains
ile lo,ks like hank r',i,l~r let be- carries
pistol sni gurs- might ~ we'll g,.t up
90 ion I've no ~, fpr arriving Ia New York
wi'h inllci hols IN my =, stem. lie did get
~ oa trr, ani in the morning the porter anil
tho fellos Who hal ~ hanged irrths with
n,s, AMI thu iuif'f who sisl,t above mo were
all VERY much si,Fpri-si g. seo how coolly
lEnefe~i my very dear fricnI Hut think.
ffun 10. nay ~" porter chucki-i when
Esse kim s's'sihrr quarter, that b- 'tumblc'l
:" ne racket, I" u~r vulgar metaphor.
Newer waa ~ a,na--i In my life" said
calmly the ~ Traveller. "ss on time when
vas travelling IN the western part ~ the state.
risste wete iva awfnlly stunning young Ia
dis ia ihp s'suISt Who ucrupicd the scat next
to mine They were travelling with the
fstisf ~ the Older une. AMI hs aud his daugh
ssf hal tli~ sbole s.s'lion on the opposite side
of the esF. snsi the oiher hil tho lower isarth
ciTs~i'e that on", AMI consequently next to
mins. ! sat with nay hack to them and heard
them 'lssi le b. sls-'p tnsel hrr that night In
tho tsefih AT mlns. ant they -ai I they were
~ g's that t,p iorth wasn't o',up,si, la.
esase thnf wnnli,'t b. jisturbsl by having
an,b-iy clinlang up there Tor anything In
tho w'sid. and then u WAS such lovrly place
" ~, their thing. Tot the night Well. every
shiaE sem,-i pr,pi,loa. Tor their p'ans until,
iass - tn, srf~ p,etaiing To- r.iir,, fellow
rst an nj . ssatipn uc was une ~ those
wo,sld l-e mashsr~. you know - rrgnlnr swell.
Ne k"t tls top lu'rih ~ th.irS. n i-ing the
csis ono In ths car that was varant, ani the
44.ssD IA
take their VIA anh ,h"lr hat, aud all th,ir
esbef thinss uut - a.
Isn't that Just t.sp hurriir said one III
'hs ynung lad -
The mi.hsr was cl,r. ehini ID, porter,
and he g 4 ~ n nm~t dcill hifnl smile ard
nal.
~ raily t,usi. Ia -. ih1i shall Mt h.
very disagtssail.
We'll. They n'irats~i Ia the shadow ~ the
i~fei'ts wing. AMI heard one ~ them say
He slant think hos na e. n conI,rsst IL us
int isslieve b. dii ihink ~, ~" next morn
ini He went to i-.i in tie top birth. bat
nf D. slesp The twp Young lalns wcr'
aussefms'h ani ~. st.'rn tairnt slept Ia IA,
'fs ieith opposite sun ring Mn-c~. how
That sefn Iat"n. dil ~ re why | never
hs~F'i ssyth.ni like H. 1hn the torture oi
thss unf"Fiunai" ma~lar l,rgan. oh. 10
i'-i hs'sr that hofrii nan up above us -h"rc.
t",ng iaiy No would say. In n perfectly
a"siihls t"',s, ~ irsr father gavc vent to n
Iaiuralatly Vlnlsnt bur, ~ music. Then
ths naa-l"i would cough o. show thnt be- wa.
sssse AMI ruilth--. anu the Young lady
lrtfestlt ava" who was making the nul-r
w"nli svms'k 'foH para H. ,an't gei
'" sisl i-sans" - that awfui snoiing mn,
hs'tr Than "" can. oh dear" The mashcI
~"ali rmgh nuir' Violently. ani then his
iai' t"rin'nt " w"uii say 4 dslnrr. II b,
d"t stop snuting ! shall rap "n lh' l. h,tton
~ shH i.fih ~nh ~, shes Ani sure enough
si's dHl. aud th"y lay sni a. glsI hall the
si-h' aissH, a. kni ym shuul hav. seen
h's lamb i.f anj inuff"nsiNe that mashci
sa- ~ The morning was really sorry for
him