Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-05-29
EMBARRASSING.
Two Curious Instances OF People Being
Placed In EquivocaI Posltions without
Fault OF Their Own.

Two Curious Instanees OF People Being
Placed In Equivoeal Posltions without
Fault OF Their Own.
IN. Y. Cor. Chicago Tribune
"A lady, well known in New York socie-
ty, desired to leave Sixth Avenue ele-
waited car at Fourteenth street during
com mission hours. The car was crowded
anil she started for the platform the
jet fringe in her cloak caught In a watch
chain Of a gentleman who stood near the
door. The guard waited with his hand
on the bell-rope white the gentleman
fumblr d with the fast knotted fringe
Obliging passengers volunteered their
services, the lady was the more beauti-
fll for her bushes, and 50 the guar
did not take his hand from the bell-rope
The engineer of the train looked out of his
cab with disgust stron .ly depicted on his
countenance. Still the obstinate fringe re-
fused to yield and 1t the lady go An
othAr train came pu ting up to the station
and stopped. The opening of windows
could be heard all along the line. FL
nally, when it looked as though the ac-
cident might bring all travel to a standstilI
the lady was so beautiful and the guard
so susceptible, the gentleman said in an
inspired tone: LET me get off with you:'
No sooner said than done, the guard re-
gretfully let go o. the bell-rops, the trains
bowled away, and the accidentally united
couple were soon separated by practical
assistant in the waiting-room.
The o; her instance may entail more se-
rious consequences. A young gentleman
and lady paid a friendly call together
fri L. H., - IL
and were staying at a prominent up town
ho'el. 1t was in the evening of the cold est
day OF the winter. They left the hotel
about eleven o'cl )ck by the ladies' en-
trace, which was on a side street. That
is, they got aS far as the vestibule a I'D
found the outer door locked and the key
withtrTwn. TURNING to re-enter they dis
covered that the inner door. which shut
with a spring, locked itself also in the same
way. There was nothing to do but to
summon the porter, not by ringing, for
there was no bell in the vestibuls, but by
vigorous Knocks on the old oaken panels
But the porter was asleep or
absent from his post, and their loudest
alTrms failed to bring him to their
assistance. Thel the lady's escort tried
his strength on the outer door, hoping to
attract the attention of some passer-by,
but the night was bitterly cold and no one
heard or came. 1t must be acknowled ged
the situation was serious. The young man
: knocked, he pounded, he beat upon the
doors with his feet and fists, while his
om1anion laughed aud cried alternately.
1t seems incred be in such a well-man-
aged .own as New York is, but it is never
tLe.ess true, that not until an hour had
passed end the imprisoned couple were
nearly helpless with exhaustion and half
frozen with the cold that the sleepy porter
appeared AMI opened the door. And as
tue hero of the adventure relates, The
follow began to abuse me for waking I'D
all he guests in the house. and instead of
opening the do4r told us he had no kew
and We must 60 out of the main entrance.
We did, but not before had seen the
porter at tho 70 t OF a high pair of stairs.
But, do you know, would rather lead a
forlorn hope to Khartoum or the North
Pole than go through that hours ex-
perience again"