The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-06-20
LOST HIS RAILROAD NERVE.
4 Travelling Man Who liza, Become Nor,
bldiy Ionrfnl Of M Accident.

4 Travelling Man who ia, become Mor.
bidiy Fearful Of M Accident.
a rowing theatrical manager and A
newspaper man were break lasting n,
the Morton House one dag last week,
when the former remarked; 81 am
trying TO get control Of u house Of my
own, so that | can locate permanently.
In fact. ! have lost my railroad nerve. ~
Your railroad nerve; what do YOU
mean?'
just what | say. | have lost nv
railroad nerve. Up To about n wear
ago felt almost as safe on n railway
trnin n ! did In q hotel. but since tiat
road a]ScIIai22EIlRId gs, ST other ,Si have
ing; irct and worry an Tho time I
can rest in a sleeper apy n,orc NJ,
,,l'u ! nave IAN awake MI sight. and
wen II ! do dolc, the slightest ont'nr
,he,Way jar will ,tarllc and arout, M,
~ inc most unpleasant manner. nh,
lrllh 'laekehs It's speed. | dread ,b,,
We ur' Too close Ia another. and I
sometimes become so agirnioJ tL,,
l'ave my berth aud walk tbe Mia a..
m hour NJ a time" VI
You should conquer your t,...r
'lld the newspaper man. WIZ,
s''P on q train ! consider that my t,,a
is ~ thc hands OF othcrt-th,t war..
or ir'i Sill not avail ono p%,rtlcI. ~
h,lp mo IN case Of trouble AMI I -
nnr a. well in a Pullman or a Wag.
nave tried TO reason myself mn, n,
NY icar' was tho response. dim, !
ran l. ! know | have only ,,, ~ "a
3h'f' and that ! must die s1mo -
honestly. though | am not NJ ,u ~
,'" 20 go on the hook, just vet. tbe
ear OF instant death Is not "a n,,.p
Hni haunts mo ~ the dread NJ &C.
,,'' ,hat would deprive me Of a limb
pr otherwise cripple mo permanently
,,'u YOU ever ,cc q onc.armeI ne ~,
wgg'd theatrical manager mr. ,,'n,g
We have hard enough tip,n. u',
ii'us win al our limbs and %lnrnln..
uepri'' mo " q leg or an arm wo',Li
W. Vl''' away my means II Twin, anil
t NC 10 resort - some otb,r liz,
"ould perhaps make mo A s-.mI,,aT
Iaut' mat Is what | fear. and 4, 4
nat which has deprived me- ~ ~, "a.
''al nerve | will mako slra'i ."i
.acr'lc' that viii enable me 10 loc,,e
.nu regain my former ~bnoynncy ~,
pl.i.', Even as | talk with you noy
,V' ue'a'i,e have TO take the tr,in n,
'o''on to-day. and ! won't fool ,,.,Ia
ny mind I'LL ! get TO the end ~ ~ 1
and not then. for k,aw q
to comc back again." e
an your fears SHARED by ma,y !
'ncr managers or actor.p" '
inu"'l they arr. but few ~ ,h,,, .
70 acknowledge IT, know tn,' II
Tunlhicr.' too. who feel lust AZ I ~ j
ana IN front Of n ticket onirr boS9
70 departure Of a throu,b ,."
.p'c.liy at night. and watch tho ma, =.
N accident insurance tickets. and ra,, \
~ " surprised to find how NAM H.
Y VINO I'M me, have los, their al
AZ nerve. \ year ago hAdn', - h.
w n my head. Now thcrs srr ies o.,
tnem' Still, II circumstance c,,, 4,
WI hc on the road np,t ,,..na ~
'! one con'oling thought. and that = "
:. pernnp, after all | NAV nevcr -, 10
'cIateh' while some one who n,sss W,
~ matter a thought. or ,,ha fo
,ulu laugh NJ Il Il he Id w."I, m
led by a dcrailmrnt mr. . Iii " "
2 year II f. strange tbn,"h nv
nsIdering how much they tra,rl. bo,. en-
7 actors get hurt and / DOM b'r' cN
! ~ u thousand ever bus an acciden, ~
|, ihey are too supcr.titIous. And %
mat II they were l. in.urr ,ssS OF
ny. ~ certain to beat the game and u
TO die to do it"-N y SsS ANU 40