The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-12-10
A Sound Sleeper.

A young Re0tlemaQ rom Buffalo
was relating some sleeping-car expert
enoes to select audience before q
small table in the Hoffman House. in
New York.
"You will remember" he said, 1.-THE
sensation that was created a month or
so ago by mailman who took possess
sion of train in Illinois? Well, / had
an experience once with crazy wom-
on on sleeping-car that don't ever
care to repeat.
You see, I had run down to New
York for few days, and, as luck and
my friends would have it, I didn't get
much more than three or four hours
sleep all the time I was down here,
there was SO much painting to be done.
determined to make it up by sleeping
all the way back home, and took the
evening train for Buffalo on the Gen.
trail. Twas so sleepy when got down
to the depot that l could hardly keep
my eyes open, and took some ammo
MIA and soda-water just before got on
the cars, to keep myself awake until
the porter could fix up my berth.
There were two sleeping-cars on the
train, and l had section in the first
one.
| The train was not billed to start for
fifteen minutes after arrived and so
walked through the cars. found that
was the only male occupant of the
sleeper my berth was in; and, after
ordering the porter to make up my
bed at once, went into the next car.
l found some people there that knew,
and remained talking with them for
half an hour after the train started.
Then I started back to my own car, al
most dead with sleep, and happy at
the thought that at last was goi3g to
have rest.
'When opened the door of the 9TH
er sleeper, however, found all the &C.
cupants crowded into the end of the
car, all of them women. They seized
me at once.
Oh, one of them said.' we're so
glad you have come in here! You're
the gentleman that has section in this
car-aren't you?'
II replied that was.
!" DO you know the woman went
on, in tone of the utmost horror,
that there is crazy woman in the car?
She's got the berth at the other end,
and there's an attendant with her.
Every little while she screams and
raves, and the attendant has all she
| can do to keep her quiet. Oh dear!
We are all so frightened! And we
don know what in the world to do!'
Why don't you 60 to bed?' I
600 to bed?' they all shrieked, in
chorus. Go to bed with that woman
raving at the other end of the carr
| ''They all agreed that they wouldn't
60 to bed for one hundred thousand
dollars each.
We'll, am going to bed, anyway
[ answered, indiferently.
''At this they all shrieked again, and
they begged and implored me to sit up
with them, and protect them. They
knew that this fearful woman would
certainly get away from the attendant,
and they were positive that they should
all die of fright if did not agree to
stay awake.
II was in nice prcdicament, for
was in about that state we read of, in
which soldiers will go to sleep with
gun pointed at them. Finally, l told
the ladies that had frightful head
ache, and if they would let me lie
down for an hour, then l would get M
and watch with them for the rest of the
night.
. But how shall we wake YOU up?'
one of the ladies asked.
Shake me- l said.
| They we're shocked at the idea of
reaching behind my curtains, however,
and one of them suggested that /
should tie a string to my wrist, and
leave it hanging out of my berth,
where they might pull it at tho end
Of the hour. had TO agree to this,
and they got the string and tied it to
me.
IL got in behind the curtains, deplor-
ing another night of misery, and was
seized with an inspiration. l united the
string from my wrist, attached it to the
arm of the seat under my mattress.
and fell into a profound slumber that
lasted till morning.
| The ladies were still sitting up
when l awoke, and the string was
broken. They all said I was the
soundest sleeper they ever heard of"
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