Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-03

through the depot are many persons from
the back woods, 30 to speak. The alarm
or caution gon gs are objects OF curiosity
and wonder to these people and they are
often heard to timidly say to some by
ISLANDER, "For goodness cake, Mr., how
many times a-dsy do folks eat here?'
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"You need not shake hands, madam,
for that little attention, I did 1t because
1t is my duty to see ladies on the train
when they are travelling alone"
"Still, sir, l want to shake your hand,
and to thank you for what you did for
that young lady. You will be rewarded
hereafter, sir; believe me, you will"
All! that's we'll enough madam, l take
pleasure In such things, but as to the re-
ward, 1 get that here, which Is l think
better than hereafter, don't your And
then the great %throbblng engine shrieked
and away towards the golden gate sped
the train with its cargo of human beings
and precious souls "a freight far more
costly than ever yet argosy bore DER
Indian sea
A BEE reporter overheard the forego-
ing conversation yesterday and moved
half carelessiy up to the gentleman who
had been a party to it, and asked who
the elegantly attired lady was who was
SO very anxious to ''shake" him and
what the occasion was. 81 do not
know" replied Harry, the depot agent,
81 don't know more than that she Is
going to Frisco, and was in the waiting
room this morning and Witnessed a lit.
tie occurrence" The occurrence was
what the reporter wished to know, and
finally he secured 1t as follows: 'Early
this morning L went into the ladies'
waiting room and found o pretty girl
about seventeen years old almost In DIES.
pair. She said she was lost and a stranger
and only knew that she wished to get to
CORTLAND on the o. q r. V. railroad
line. That Hhe had purchased a ticket
for that place and last night "Wednesday
at midnight found herself at Beatrice In a
waiting room without q dollar and not
near where she wanted to go. The young
thing looked 80 forlorn that l was at once
hit right in the center and took up a col
lection among the persons In the room,
nearly all of whom wero young men, and
quickly raised a sum sufficient not only
TO take her to CORTLAND but to provide
comforts here and along the way; but
come inside, I'll tell her who you are and
you can talk to her yourself" and the
BEE man was led trembling like q lamb
to the slaughter into the presence
of Miss -, who greeted him with a
modest blush and at oncs said: sob! l
don't know what l should have done if
the agent had not been hers. You see,
l left Muscatine, Iowa. having bought a
ticket over the Sioux City road for
CORTLAND where my sister resides, and
whom l was going to visit for a little
time. l knew nobody, for we live In the
country, and when ! gave the ticket to
the conductor he said l was ON the right
tirsp. 1t seemed to me strange, but ]
kept quiet, until at midnight of Wednes-
day l found myself almost alone In the
depot sitting room at Beatrice. EThen ]
became frightened and mustered courage
10 ask some gentleman what to do. and
he informed me of the error that had
been made. In that lonely place | sai
for hours. until they put me on the train
that landed me here this morning. ]
had used what little money l took from
home and you cannot tell how dreadfully
lonely / felt. And when they told me
here that l was still far from
CORTLAND, oh, Sir ] felt lost.
told the gentleman with the sol
dier.like cap and the first thinG
l knew ne brought me q whole lot of sl
yer money and told me to go for break
fast, and showed me how TO reach sister
Really, it may seem unmAideniy, but
felt Ike l could kiss him In gratitude
Well, | ate a nice warm lunch, and nos
am going of, but l tell you I'll remem
Der that gentleman with the soldierlikI
cap whenever ] say my prayers. Coos
bye, air."
Harry is in luck. Two women, an,
and one q blooming lassie, oh! prayin