The Somerset reporter., 1886-02-24
HOW BROUGHT THE BABY CAR
RAGE HOME.

| was sitting at the brcakfast-tablc il
my country home At the end Of Il plea>an
summer season, with my wife opposit,
me; | was deep in the cOlnms of M
New York paper WHEN Mrs. Tiff made
remark.
Were you speaking TO me. Annic>
inquired, looking up.
Yes" She replied thoughtfnlly, II wa
asking you if you would just u, soon tax,
the baby-cariiagc home with you to til,
city this morning. 1t would save - mucl
trouble and some expense from our NOV
ing next week; and it would not be yer,
much bother to YOU. Would it:
"Wcll," returned l. after some con>id
Grafton, seeing lis you. Annie. | don't
know but that Will. But hope thai
none of my New York friends will hap
pen to be on the line route and
laughed. And Annie laughed too.
Having finished my very early break
fast, babe IA lla>ty good bye to Annie
and the baby and started to catch the first
train to Boston, trundlng the baby-car.
riage along before me Few persons were
out of bed; 50 no one but the milk man
happened to stare at me on the village
street. felt rather awkward Is | wheel
ed my charge up to the ticket-ot'ice. pur-
chased my ticket to Boston and passed on
to the baggage-roum.
"Plcasc check this baby carriage to New
York" said.
We don't check baby-ca;riagcs, re-
piled the official.
Don't check baby-carriagcs:" | re
peatcd, surprised.
No, sir" was the rctort-' Newport.
did you say, sir:" turning to the next
man in line
What was to do: Bahy-carriagc> not
checked just then a second baggage
man passed by. Reckoning him To me, Il
whisper Il conversation ensued. \ fifty
cent piece changed hands, and the second
baggagc-man. who seemed somewhat bet
ter-naturcd than his fellow, took hold of
the handles and softly rolled the carriage
of.
When the train rushed in, | took my
seat in the parlor-car. After the train
boy had passed around his books. candy
and newspapers to his heart : content
and the train had sped over fifteen miles
of fields and farms, we arrived AT Boston.
where | was to take the New York Spec
ial.
some one from the baggagc-car with the
transferred baby-carriage He handed it
over to me with knowing look.
Its all right. But you will find it 4
mighty hard job getting that carriage to
New York-if that's where you're 90
ing" was his remark.
Il am afraid you are right answer
ell. l was beginning to grow somewhat
veXed with the troublesome little vehicle
already. | wheeled it out into the street.
The hackmen were all out in front of the
depot, yelling at the top of their voices.
and hired hack for sevcnty-tive cents
With the money | had given the baggage
man for the transportation of the car
riagc this amounted to much more than
it would have cost, already, To take the
carriage to New York under ordinary
circumstances. Nor could | tell how
much more | shoull have to cNpend on it
before we could part company.
Where shall put the wagon:" was
hack-driycr'S question.
Cant you put it on top" asked.
On top lie put il. | got inside, he whip
ped up the horses and we were of for my
third depot Inside the hack had plenty
of time to think of "the trouble and eX
pense saved" by my taking the thing to
New York. | opened the door and got
out at the--dcpot. The driver step
ped down from his box, with Il broad grin
ON his face Il suppose at the idea of n
gentleman travelling with bahy-carriage)
he helped and helped To get onr freight
down.
Again the carriage was not to be check
ed. This time | produced II dollar. with
out any hints, and ii was set in Il corner
of the baggagc-car. Once more | seated
myself in the train, bought Il New York
paper, made myself ~ comfortable a.
possible, and was whirled along 10 New
port. 1t was almost ten O'Clock when we
arrived there.
The baggage-man duly handed The ba-
bv-carria~c down the plank and thrust il
upon me, in good order | rolled it out
along the platform with my own hands.
1t was raining, not very heavily, hnt
Just enough to make the day disagrccable.
| buttoncd my coat and opened my um-
brclla luckily had brought ii with me
and then the question was what to do
with that carriage.
| wished particularly to call ON bust
ness friend at his home in Newport of
course, could not think of rolling my
four-wheclcd nuisance about that fashion
able resort.
There was II grOccry-Storc opposite the
station. pushed the machine over across
the street and under the awning, to keep
it aud me out of the rain. Many curious
glances were aimed ut me. The grocer
came out to meet me; explained my sit
uation to him.
"Ccrtainly. it right in" he said
He took hold of ii; and it disappeared
with him in the rear of the store. | of
course gave him twenty-five cents. which
with the fees had paid before male
total of two dollars and fifty cents.
Leaving the store | took horSc-car
which left me in front of Mr.. rs door.
accomplished my errand, had Il lunch
con and chat with him and his family and
was driven down to the dock in his car
riage had told him about my trouble
with the baby carriage and he laughed Il
great deal about it got my tormcntor
ON board the New, York ni.ht-boat,
strange to say without paying any more
fees secured a statc-room and went to
bed early was tired. | looked at my
watch on waking in the morning, sprnk
up and found that we were stcamng up
North River.
hurricdly dressed and went down into
the room where the baggage was kept to
see If my carriage was all right, We
were almost AT the wharf, now, and to my
alarm, | could not discover the little ma
chine anywhere,
asked an officer whom saw standing
there If he had seen IL.
"Sc,n hahy-carriagc?" he replied
quickly; Yes, if you look behind those
trunks you will find it,"
managed to look, sure enough,
there II was. But could not imagine
how was to get II out for the trunk.
were small mountain about 1t Forn
nately there was window back and an
o4har iollar Ind hnlnad tn raf TINT win