St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-05-03
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eral rule which prohibits the admission
of dogs to the passenger cars. On some
of the roads special permits may be Sc
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 ludicrous Last
evening a handsomely dressed woman
entered the Union Depot carrying under
her arm small dog of the terrier per-
suaSion. She was a tall and rather dig
nitied 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 CARRYING q
heavy gripsack and a~capacious lunch
basket. He was meek and humble
little fellow. aud seemed to look upon
his wife as a very superior person, men,
tally as well as physically. As she
strobe along with masculine tread
toward one of the trains she turned to
her husband, and in a 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 n trip with you again you'll
know it.
''But, my dear. how was to know?"
replied the little man, meekly.
..How was you t6 know" Well, il
l was you Id 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.
Yes. mann. Sleeping car9'
''Yes: lower berth"
"lour ticket, please. All right.
Sorry, madam, but you'll have to give
that dog to the porter. He'll take it in
the baggage car"
.'ln the baggage car. What for?''
''lt s against the rules of the COM
pany to have dogs in the passengercar
He'll be well cared for in the baggage
car"
..Well, if he goes in the baggage car.
I'll 90 there. too"
Il told You so, Mary" broke in the
husband, timidly.
.Oh, for goodness sake, shut up! I'll
see about this And the woman turned
Indignantly and started for the ladies'
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 foot struck the basket,
one of the lids was lifted
and canine head popped out inquir-
ingly.
John, take that basket into the bag
gage car" said the conductor to the
porter, loud enough for the woman to
hear.
..No he don't take that basket into
the baggage car" said she, coming ex-
citedly to the rescue of her pet Il
want that dog to ride in the car with
u.s."
I'm sorry, madam" replied the
'but it, against the rules of
the company
81 can't help it; he won't disturb any
one, and won't allow him to be put
into a nasty baggage car, that's all
there is about it.
''He can't ride here, madam"
81 shall report you to the officers OF
the road, sir. You're no gentleman,
sir; and if my husband was half man
he'd make you understand your duty
to passengers. sir. Come with me,
Henry; we will see if we can't find
some one who will treat lady with
decent respect" And, followed by her
husband with the lunch basket and
grip-sack, she left the car and walked
rapidly into the ladies' waiting-room.
About five minutes before the train
started the happy couple again appeared
and started 10 enter the car.
.'Excuse me, madam said the con.
ductor; IF you have not secured per-
NIT for your dog will see myself that
he is well taken care of in the baggage
carr
"You needn't trouble yourself, thank
you," replied the woman freezingly, as
she entered the car
The basket was lifted on board. and
the porter slyly raised both lids. but
the dog was not inside. An outward
survey of the persons and luggage of
the couple failed to reveal the where
abouts of the canine. The porter
knew that the animal was not in the
basket: and that it was too large to 60
in the pockets of the man or WON an
lie surmised, therefore, that if it had
not been dropped in the depot it was
in the grip-sack. As the train was
crossing Eighteenth street, however,
one OF the passengers saw the woman
unbutton the front of her dress take
out the dog and place him on the seat
by her side. remarking to her husband
''Henry, when that conductor comes
through, while I'm showing him the
tickets, you throw your coat over
Pansy if You We got sense enough
GtObc-Democrdt.
What does the word pedigree
mean. john? 1T means. descent