Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-02

Fs8 Cc-lels tastsaess ~ People Bsag
Place. ia f4a.v,s ~ Positions Without
fAalt " Their O.sa.
/ COS. Cl.esse Tr.bane.i
Ala3v. well sno~H ia Nea N,rz socIs-
t.. dssir=.l g. lsaTs Sixth Asea1s ele-
vat.d car at Fourteenth stree. dar-as
e9ais.iss. Ga bears The car was crowded,
ani - shs started - tne platform tle
isr friage Ia her cl 3ak caught ia a watch
Chain ~ . gearl smsl who stool uer the
1oor. Tue euard waited viii A hand
ol the beli-rpps waile 80 gs4llemAn
fumbled with the fast kaolted fringe.
Obhsing passengers volunteered their
services. the lady wsss the more beauti-
III Tor her bushes. and 50 the guar
did Mt take his haai from To bell rope.
The engineer Of the train looked out or MS
cab win disgust strOn sly depicted On his
couuteaance. still the obstinate lrlags re-
fused q Weld and ist the lady 80. An
other train came pn Ing Up 10 the station
and stopped Tho opening Of windows
could Be heard all along the line. III
nally, when L looked as though the ae-
client IA ghI bring all travel TO a standstih,
the LAZY was 50 beautiful and the guard
inspired tone: Let me get OF with you,"
No sooner said than done, the guard re-
gretfully let 20 0 the bell-rops. the trains
bowled away, and the accidentally united
couple were soon separated by a practical
assistant in the waiting room.
The o her instance may entail more se-
rions consequences. A young gentleman
ami lady paid friendly call together
uDOA irien Is who had been lately married
aud were staying at "a prominent uptown
hotel. Ii was in the evening OF the cold 81
day Of the winter. They left the hotel
about eleven O'Clock by the ladies' en-
trance, which was on side street. That
IS they got "a FAR a. the vestlbule AID
found the outer door locked and the key
withdr4wn. Turning 70 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 10
summon the porter, not by ringing, for
there was no bell in the vestibule, but by
vigorous knocks on the old oaken panels.
But the porter was asleep or
absent from his post, aud their loudest
alarms failed 10 bring him TO their
assistance. Thel the lady's escort tried
MS strength On the outer door, hoping 20
attract tie attention Of some passer- by,
but the nj ght was bitterly cold and no one
heard or came. It must be acknowledged
t.le situation was serious. The young man
knocked, he pounded, he beat upon the
doors with his feet and fists, while his
companion laughed and cried alternately.
II seems ilcred bic in such well-man
aged town as New York is, but it is never
theless true, that not until an hour had
passed and the imprisoned couple were
nearly helpless with exhaustion and half
frozen with the cold that the sleepy porter
appeared and opened the door. And as
the hero OF the adventure relates, The
fellow began to abuse me for waking up
all the guests in the house, and instead of
opening the door told Us he had no key
and we must 90 out of the main entrance.
We did. but not before l had seen the
porter at the foot of 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"