Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-19
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Skeered Of Dogs.
THE EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF "A BAG
GAGE MAN.

A he explained to a Milwaukee Senti-
mel reporter. there IS one baggageman
| that does not believe that stage realism
| calls for life-sized bloodhounds in "Uncle
Toms Cabin This belief is based upon
nersonal observation of the ways of one OF
| these canine tragedians. He says. 81 sat
/ down in a chair after we had left the
junction and opened my tin pail to eat
INV lunch. and Just as took out piece OF
/ cold beef. a great big hound reached under
nv arm and took the beef out o my hand
| and il went down his neck as though shot
| from a gun and could hear it strike his
ribs. admired the dogs gall, but was
going to kick him in the lungs. when he
/ looked up at nv throat and showed his
Great big white teeth like an alligator.
and weakened, and handed him the pail.
| He ran his nose into it and took out the
cold meat. and then the pie dog OF the
party came up and ate my PIE. and TWO
/ hounds who had not noticed the matinee,
came up. and they began to fight. For a
moment was dumb, then | thought II L
was to be referee | could see better from
pile of trunks. so started to climb up.
| One old dog that was not in the hight over
nv lunch. saw me attempt to light out.
and he reached up with his mouth and
took me by the pants, and gave one shake
that broke my suspenders. Well, did
climb. and he hung onto my pants, and
they came off over my feet, and two other
dogs took hold and helped him tear them
up. Ny coat was hanging on hook and
they went for that, so all that
had left was shirt | yelled for
help, and | guess that made the
hounds think that | was Eliza in the
play, trying to escape into Ohio, though
could not see any resemblance between
myself and niger wench, except that
there was good deal of coal smoke on
my person which might have fooled the
dogs. Anyway, they tried to climb up
where was, and threw valises at them
as long as Inc valises lasted. and then, as
the dogs were barking at me. and one was
climbing up the trunks, | caught hold of a
ventilator and pulled myself up into the
top of the car. | found | couldn't hang
on there long, so threw one leg over the
bell-rope, and it was a welcome sound
when the engineer blew on the whistle to
stop The train slackened up. and heard
the conductor blowing the engineer up
for stopping, aud asking who pulled the
rope. But just as the conductor got
abreast this car yelled murder ana the
dogs barked. and he came in at the head
Of a lot of brakmen and Uncle Tom
actors. They knocked the dogs right and
left. and got down. If | live to be a
hundred years old, | can never forget that
| conductor. When he saw me hanging to
the ventilator with both hands. and with
the bell rope between NV toes, and the
dogs standing on their hind feet trying to
take a ham sandwich out of me. he
laughed and then struck an attitude like
George Harris and said: My Coed, Eliza,
we are lost; but don't be afraid. | will
stand between you and all harm. We
shall yet be free and then he tripped a
trunk over on hound and said Come
down Eliza. and put on your pants Well.
they got pair of Uncle Toms pants out
OF trunk and | wore them to La Crosse.
and the dogs were kept changed up, but |
never see dog now without wondering
if my suspenders will hold out faithful to
the end'