Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27
She Goes Travelling for the First
Time, and Tells About II.
The Single Story of Her Search for a Just
Too Nice Drummer, Her Experience
With the Sleeping Berth, Her Fear
Of the Porter and Her
Agony Of Enforced
Silence.
v. ]. World.

Ii was my first trip. | felt decidedly
green, but tried to appear as though l was
used TO it. | was in a palace car. Never
before had | seen one. l was from the lit
tie town in Jersey and except an occasional
trip to New York or Elizabeth, my know
ledge of travelling was extremely limited
l made up my mind that should any one
ask me where | was from to say New
York. thought to myself, am certainly
stylish enough to be taken for g New
Joker. had made a.trip TO the great
Cit" a week before, had purchased q travel
ling hat at O'NeilIs for 49 cents, q pair OF
tourists gloves at 63 cents and b wrap
for 90 10. l felt like a traveller, and GER
tainly looked ike one.
We started at ) Is ?. N. My ideas Of
travelling were great. / imagined that |
would meet o real sweet drummer" who
would pay me all attention; in fact, one
Who would be quite taken with me at fret
sight. began to look about me. In
front OF ne was seated a tell, s~ngular-look-
ipg man, who looked as though he were
mad at himself. | concluded that he
would not answer tor my drummer. OPP.
posite me sat o lady and her daughter.
They looked like they were from the country
and eyed me constantly, thinking, no doubt,
that | was o "tellow-countywoman. l
tried TO make myself believe that they were
struck with my stylish appearance. In an
other end Of the car were q lady, her dsug.
tier, son and sons wife. | had heard that
married men were sometimes susceptible,
buf SAW al once that there was no use in
looking ut him from the way he looked al
his wife.
The other occupants OF the car were two
Southern gentlemen whom | am sure had
never been away from home before. They
looked il. | began TO feel uncomfortable
and wisa | was at home. Where is the
real sweet drummer the girls had talked
40 much about Pshsw' | see no one
under ffty, and those seen remind me too
much Of home-the country.
loo ked out OF the window. o. tow |
wished | could lind some Que 10 talk to,
IL wee nearly an hour since ! had spoken.
oYened the car window. | had been
warned three weeks in advance about
ciuders, bu, what did care, even q cinder
would relieve the monotony. OF course q
ciuder flew in my eye. | thought now |
will have an opportunity to speak. | put
nv handkerchief 10 my face, thinking thus
10 attract attention, il only the porter; but,
alas no one noticed me. The pain kept
Increasing. Well, thought |, must speak
to some one, but suppose they will think
Was green for raising the window, for |
might have known what the consequence
would have been.
Finally, as l could 5eyr It no longer,
spoke 70 the porter. | asked, Could he
suggest anything 10 be dous!, he re-
sponded that III would be all right in the
morning" and then smiled. could have
forgiven him had he not smiled, but for
that smile ! could have killed him. | ssr-
casticallY replied, Thanks, l had not
thou-ht Of that After much rubbing the
ciLder escaped. | wiahed | had escaped
whit. The gas being lighted and nothing
to do, l concluded 10 write, so. taking a
pad from my satehel, began to scrlbble. |
noticed the lady and her daughter opposite
NE exchange g%lsuces. Probably,
though. |, they take me Tor Rose Cleye'
land working on my book" Finally firing
otthst. and seeing every one eating, though
it va . p N. and bad my supper, | con
cluosd to follow the example Of my com
psnions. ! had only a box Of candy
thinking it would look "oountrifed' to
carry a basket. When | had finished |
noticed the porter passing and smiling. /
of creed him the box. wherest he took 1t,
sad said, Thanks" thought that must
be the waY people do that travel, 30 said
nothing, although would Ike to have had
one other piece.
Soon the potter began TO make up the
berths. wondered where ! would go
while mine was being made up. watched
him with a great deal Of interest My
friends On tbs opposite side sat With me
while their berth was being made up. l
though, now | viii be able to open my
mouth Il had been four long hours since
had spoken, and in another hour think
| would have died. The lady remarked:
II saw you writing a short time ago. /
sm;lingly answered; Yea. May | ask
for what paper you writer My words can
no, describe my feeling. | felt big. To
he taken for q writer. Probably for Clara
Bale. for every one does not know she iS
man. Drummers sank into insignihcance.
I designed no direct reply, waiting until
could regain my scattered thoughts. !
smilinglv said, What made you think
So %, your writing as you did and
your manner. | sgain smiled, wishing
Jha. the smile you'd convey the answer TO
her mind that | did. Then | began to
wonder whether il we're great to be con
sjdared q writer. ! have thought OF it
since and can arrive at no definite concIu-
sion. -,
did not retire early. waited until
nv friend had retired, so that | could gain
some idea as to how il VAS done rom her,
as nv knowledge on the subject was
limited.
found that if | followed her example |
would not disroJe, ont simply put my head
in milling my feet after me. ! noticed
thai she not oaly buttoned the curtains,
hut pinned them. ! presumed | must 60
Tkegise, 80 | began to look about for pins
In order te find any, ! must needs uutasten
my clothing. | supposed it had to be
done, 80 without more ado, | SET about II
| thought | would sit up, forgetting there
was a TOD 10 M berth, out G Q discovered
il BIZ feeling O bump hitherto untelt on my
head. After piruing the curtains | thought
| would try to sleep. ! raised up the win
dow.cartain and looked out into the night.
We were nearing q station, and forgetting
everything in the eEdsa"or to see cut,
soon found some oga. nc doubt q Chicago
i-.mmeg looking in Ct my vindev.
me curtain end turned over.
hastily pul'e4 olose contact with
10 doing so l came in to I-nv q
the arm (how was | supposed to .
berth had agms?, and ttlt another bump
on nv arm. | began to wish it were morn
in, wondered if every Que had retired 10
ascertain | uoked my head between the pins
n the curtain, and seeing the porter rush
in nv direction, pulled in my heed with
such force us 10 leave hall OF my HAIR IN
the curtain. This poking out OF the head
is a signal, | believe, that tie porter Is
wanted. At any rate, he CAM 10 ny
berth, and asked what did wish. i oterec
no reply, ,hiukiug what q fool had
haau IA he did not seem to move ! SAID