The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1885-03-07
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narFate my experience will tell you how
| arrived, 50 in case you should ever have
to arrive in New York, you win know how
to do il.
Fer the purpose Of arriving in New
York from Chicago, used the pennsyl-
vania road. We started from Chicago az
six O'Clock one afternoon, and got to New
York at six O'Clock in the morning of the
third day.
Oxing TO the custom OF teeinE the
sleeping car porter 1t the end Of the
route, he was surlv when We left Chicago,
but the nearer we got to New York the
more aEfable he became. At Pittsburgh
he wanted to know how I was satisfied
with the landscape. Before we reached
Jersey City he was almost confidential,
and if the trip had lasted half q day
longer verify believe he would have told
me the story Of his early trials and
struggles.
Before retiring for the night the porter
promised to disturb Us in time to be
dressed when we reached Gotham. We
got up at half pas, Eve, having been dis.
turbed according 10 promise. 1t was
very cold in the Car, the are having been
calculated to die out Just as we reached
New York. ] began TO suffer from
climatic influences. had been told that
Nes York was famous for pneumonia
! had several syptoms OF the dread dis
ease, but had taken the precaution TO
provide myself with a remedy. kept it
! in a valise. Taking the valise to the
other end of the car. extracted the bot.
tie and took about three fingers Of the
remedy internally. Pneumonia symptoms
vanish. Chilblains Of the limbs disap-
pear, likewise the sense of discourage
meat. The remedy has had an effect on
the weather. IL has moderated since |
took three fingers internally.
New York must be getting very close
to US. The colored porter has taken my
boy James into the end of the car and is
brushing his coat, which don't need it,
and talking to him with pleasant smile
Wife thinks the negroes at the north
are So much more polite than the
Austin dsrkies. reply: Niger is
niger the world over. You may silver
wash pewter cup, but it will be pewter
still"
~ think the porter is very kind. He
has been very considerable"
" He is after a consideration. That's
Wuat Ul8ACS uitI (OuStuCIAtC.
Nov he is brushing Nor:nan's coat and
smiling at him, too.
Just at this moment | feel some more
premonitory symptoms OF pneumonia
cold chills are chasing each other up my
spine. Something should be done to neu-
tralize the climatic influences.
81 certainly do smell whisky or brandy.
That cork must have came out of the bot
tie in the valise. think the bottle must
have leaked says my wife.
took the valise to the other end of the
car and examined the bottle. The cork
came out very easy. The pneumonic
symptoms vanish. The weather is al
most as mild az that of Texas. When
returned wife asked IL the bottle. leaked.
said it did. It is always best to be
truthful.
Wife says:
"You must give that porter something
handsome. See how he is brushing off
Lewis coat"
al don't give any colored porter any
money. Want me to disgrace myself as
a Texas Journalism p exclaimed, so that
everybody in the car could hear it-being
somewhat under the influence of the
remedy" ~ tell you, il is contrary to
the traditions Of the profession. Texas
Journalists don't pay for anything.
Didn't the Texas Press association 90 TO
California and back on free train
and the whole trip didn't cost them q
oeat2 The Texas Journalist pays for
nothing. When they meet at Galveston
or Houston, don't the citizens have to
pay for everything-hacks and banquet,
and all 2 De you think am going to be
the first one to violate the ethics Of the
profession by paying for anything2 Peo-
pie won't believe I'm Journalist if pay
for anything"
But the porter must be paid. See
how he is brushing of Norman's over
coat?o Norman Is another incipient
sitter.
Don't care a cent for that. I'll give
the porter q puff in Texas Siffisg5. IN
call him q representative man. That's
pitalities- IN give him all the taffy he
wants, bot no cash"
Then Ill pay him." and she did
paid him dollar and half.
In few minutes more we will be in
Jersey City. The train is beginning to
slow up. Entire family preparing to
teave- AFAin stops-passenScxs All iedS-
| ing-much confusion. lock for the
valise containing the medicine and eat
ables II Is gone! The porter doesn't
know where there 10 any such valise.
explain that ii is valise containing val
uables. He looks innocent, and says he
never say it. I say emphatically that
Ill have it, OF know the reason why.
Don't get excited, sab, about muffin"
Nothing! Do you own diailiey
that you call q bottie Of seven dollar
whisky nothing? III not leave this car
till get those valuabieA"
search all the bershs they have NOT
been made up. In the very lasl one !
find that precious vaiise. nicely tucked in
out Of sight under the blankets, where the
porter had put it for future reference
Porter can't imagine how it got there.
Alex, junior, another young sitter, can't
End his cap. suppose the porter has a