Savannah morning news., 1885-01-18

scamp. who insulted unprotected vo-
men, She said that he ought to be
lvnched, and would be If there were anv
men that v ere men around At last she
was Gained down bit and her story was
got out 90 her. She was occupying the
berth with her servant girl. She had
been awakened BY some one trying to get
into the berth. She had at once seized
the intruder by the ears and had called
for assistance.
AID very efectually you did it. too
madam remarked the nervous man.
considering the disturbance that has been
made, don't know but what you're right
ln that there remark - 10 there being
call for q case Of lynchiug 10 this carr
The baldheaded man protested. He told
his story He had engaged a berth which
he WAS to occupy with his nephew. The
latter had left him some time before to 20
10 their berth. as he thought. He had lust
finished reading his book in the parlOr car
and mad come in 70 90 to bed. He thought
he recognized this berth as his, and IN the
semi-iarkuess II was impossible to dis
( tluguish the figure in the berth from that
of his nephew. just as he had put his
head An be mad been seized BY the ears
ana the screaming had begun. He really
thought that the devil had taken posses
sion If him. such a vicious and uurea-
s9niHg old wretch Of a woman it had new
er been biz Misfortune to come across be
fore. ABa 'ne Old gentleman put his hand
IeeliHgIy tfF&is outraged ears.
'-N hat WIS the number OF the gentle
mans berthg No. Il. Oh, yes: that was
two berths further up, ana the porter took
the cid gentleman IN hand and showed him
the Wav. His nephew was not vet in
bed2 No; he had been in the car few
minutes before, and had remarked that ne
would join some gentlemen in a game Of
cards in the smoker. With an angry
glance toward berth No. I0 the old gentle
man clambered into bed.
THE VIOLET BORDERED SIGNAL.
nc seemed that the elderly lady had
some difficulty in getting 10 sleep after the
1 excitement. Anyway, in less than half
au nOur q ter her encounter with the elder
I N gentleman she vas seen 70 emerge from
her berth and 90 forward, presumably
bent on visit to the ice water tank. Be
I fore starting cut she loosely pinned a
! pocket handkerchief with a violet border
I u the curtains Of her berth, so that she
should have no difficulty in RECOGNIZING
I her resting place on her return. Hardly
was her back turned when the two Ger
/ mans, Gustav and Fritz, came OlunjeTing
I back TO their beds. In passing No. 10.
+ FriJz clumsily knocked against the hand
/ keTc1let, brushing 10 away with his
/ shoulder. Il dropped on his arm, and at
I ter being carried few stcps by him fell
4 % fhe ground. I'm 50 doing j, attracted
/ Gustsy's attention. TIE pointed 70 il, and
I Fritz picked 70 Up and "a" tie pin STICK
4 ing in it.
Where it belongs" he asked oc Gus
tav.
.'Nyt ere belongs Ite'
.Yaw'
".Daw.' replied Gustav POINTING sleepi-
iy to tne curtains opposite arsi "a II nsd
f5H-n.
"lu smother rs'aat Fraz hail pinned
th. aautk srch5ef aita t4e violet border tu
t8. curtGit.- 0i no. ~.
-Fye m ut.s 'l-er the elderly Lady re-
appeared ~ae stopped in troae of wae re
tUe Violet hnglerad handkerchief hung.
~.a parted the curtains aud win chilly
saivlr crasylad hastily into -h- berth.
40. "a is HEARD FROM
-.Fully twenty-five minutes must have
elapsed after the tt-rmans had sought
their respective beEths, when from No IA
th-se came SIN uuaarfhly, blood curdiing
shrioh. followed by angry eNclamati0na
Iu i aeep bass. AGAIN the car attaches
rushed forward AGAR alright. and
sittat head, appeared if9m behind cur
talns. again was the voice oi the nervous
man to he heard appraised in a flowing AMI
prolonged oUteUrSl of p10iauItN. IEe cur
taIu- Of 40. "A were torn apart by the
+ porter. and the elderly iadF aHu Che bald
headed man w re i3Gnt STRUGGLING des-
pcrateiy do each O1Ler arms. With some
diti ulty tacy were torn apart ana assist
ei from tie berth. The elderly Iadv was
speeehless with rage; tire baIJaeaded man
WlS almost equally an-rV. He managed
ta zal the floor first
...I tlius I am IN my own berth this
time b. cried. u have not moved from
it since got in. T1ls rs Il conspiracy. /
saw. { shall sue this company tor loss Of
character
What" screamed the elderly lady.
This YOUR berth. vau 8.l Nitlaiut
Where is that sirls Wuega are YOU. Mary
.Ian-y
.lfgra. f .aur5aas-. ma'am.f answer