Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-14
He Produced the Pup.

Detroit free Press.
It happened on a western railroad. A
SLOWLY dressed woman Of 50, with pop
py-ike cheeks and swapping black eyes,
came aboard at Kansas City with a sore
eyed and vicious looking dog in her
arms.
The conductor caught on to the little
beast before the train had gone ten
miles.
you'll have to let me take that dog
into the baggage car" he said.
"What fOr?' snapped out the woman.
''It's against the rules for dogs TO ride
in passenger cars"
ale is such a little dog"
'Ihat dOesZ't make any difference"
! 81 don't see what harm he can do
when L hold him all the time. He
wouldn't bite a flea, anyhow"
This was not true, for the dog had
been doing his level best to bite a flea
ever since he came into the car.
81 can't argue the case, madam" said
the conductor, ''the dog viii have to
60"
$50 where?'
'.IntO the baggage-car."
"ru go too"
Passengers are not allowed to ride in
baggage cars"
''Wen, take the poor little fellow then,
and if anything happens to him pu
make this old railroad sweat for it."
''The company is responsible madam,
for damage done to baggage"
1t had better bel I'll make it re-
sponsible for anything that happens to
my poor little Bismarck. You hear mel
H. - E---- v-.A,- - %
every station and have something nice
to lie on and be treated like the little
gentleman that he is"
''He viii have all necessary attention,
madam"
He'd betterl tell your
The train ran swiftly along for half an
hour. 1t is ten minutes since it left a
station. The conductor came into the
car In hating, Misunderstanding manner.
His face is clOuded. He seems carewom
and nervous. Approaching the owner of
the dog he bows deferentially while a
sickly smile comes over his face.
'tBeg pardon, madam, but I believe
you own the dog took from the car a
half hour ago"
''Yes, 1 do"
sAh, -er-er-ah, thought so.''
''WeI, what Of it? Has anything hap
pened to that dOg?'
1Wen, you see, ma'aD, the fact isl
t-I-it3
Speak out! Don't stand there min
cling mattsrsl And don't he! What is
it?'5
''Wel. L am very sorry, but the dog
| got loose and jumped out a mile or two
back, but III telegraph from"
Telegraph! Why didn't you jump
out after him? Why didn't you stop
the train? Oh, Tu-pu-nOW you pro
duce that dOgp'
eyes, madam yes, yes"
Produce the pupr'
40 be sure, the company is"
Produce the PuPr'
''Ihe company is responsible and VII
have to pay if"
"PayI Payi Idiot FOOL What do
! want with your pay? L wouldn't
give that pup for a million little old one
horse railroads Ike thisl Don't talk to
. me about payl 1 told You how II
! would bel / knew It'll I said sol Suel
Bah! I'll tear this old road up root
} and branch and toss it into the Kaw if
{ that dog amt produced in tWenty-four
--Ol-9- W --a-l 40 you ald--4 L--1A5 gap
ing like fool for? Clear Outl Use
your telegraph Stop this train and go
back! You'll wish you was dead if you
git me started OnceF'
/ The train didn't go back The woman
raced mp and down the car and few out
at every station only to return maddeI
than ever.
We went On to Topeka. The woman
left the train then, so did L Two days
later L met her on Kansas avenue hold
ing on to one end Of three yards Of car
dinal satin Eibbon. AT the other end
was that identical dog, as sound as a
dollar. TO this day I wonder by what
process the little wretch was produced p