The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-03-05
THE BABY ON THE CARS.
Touching Incident Which Occurred on "
Limited Express.

York at Chicago and were enjoying Il
cigar in the smoker: He had fallen
asleep and | was busily absorbed III
my own reflections. l glanced caus-
ually and with little interest at the
scenes through which | "a being
rapidly whirled. 1t VAS only when
twilight shut out visible objects and
the lowering clouds grew black | awak-
ened to the consciousness that it was
night and that Hal had been sleeping
an hour.
Come, old fellow" l said, shaking
him, "wake up"
Hello he exclaimed, rousing HIM
self and looking a little stupid.
mice, sociable chap for a compan-
ion, 1 must say"
"How long have I been asleep"
sitting upright and looking around
him.
about an hour, I should Judge"
"Well, between you and me, Will, |
needed it. didn't go to bed at all
last night; so much to be done, all at
the last moment"
'"That's a fine excuse for you to
give" / said. dryly. Hal laughed.
He was the best natured chap in the
world. A big, strappingfellow, stand
six feet high, with merry blue eyes,
clear cut features and fair almost to
womanliness. He was a great swell,
too, and a universal favorite.
"Abominable night" he muttered,a
little irritably for him, land lam con-
fcundedly cold, too. had just about
nalf enough sleep, VIII, and if you
don't mind I'll go to bed"
THAT suits me-" l replied, II am
with You"
We crossed the platform and step
ped into the other car. A gust OF
wind and snow whizzed past as we
opened the door, which called forth
another grumbling i~mprecation from
Hal relative TO the weather. Decid-
eddy he was sleepy. There was not
may passengers on board, and these
were the inyariable travellers one is
sure to encounter. First came a gar
rulous old gentleman, very thin, with
white hair, who occupied four seats
and essayed 20 read by the uncertain
light of the railway lamp, which vas
of no more use than those lamps u.s.
ually are, and quite as ornamental.
Then came the commercial traveller
who was disposed to take things as he
found them and wore an expression.
-oAL~. HID 49,. 1Ah,
A portly old lady with a bird cage
and several band boxes next attract
ed my attention. A spinster who sat
up in a most rigid position, and an in
sipid miss of seventeen or there
abouts travelling in care of the con-
ductor, together with a short stout,
thickset man ofuncertain age and oc-
cupation, made up the list OF passen.
gers. No, there was another; i had
quite overlooked him. He came on.
the train while we We're in the smoker.
A tall, dark man of about forty years,
with a pale, haggard face and hollow,
sunken eyes. His berth had been
made up and he was seated on one
side of it, his head resting onhis hand,
when Hal and | entered the car. A
shrill little voice which echoed throug h
the silent car caused every one to turn
around in the direction whence it
came.
"By all that's lucky" groaned Hal,
"a baby"
"Not a doubt oiit," I agreed.
"And good lungs it has, too" he
went on pettishly. II wish it would
be quiet"
But the baby had not the slightest
notion of doing this. To speak the
truth, it had not begun yet. The shrill
cry continued growing louder; the pas
sengers commenced staring hard at
the berth and harder at one another.
The garrulous oldgentleman laid aside
his magazine and remarked sarcastic
cally: "This is pleasant"
The portly lady opened her watery
eyes as loud as she could and exclaim-
ed, Dear me-
The spinster wore an air of virtuous
triumph and said nothing. / dare say
she congratulated herself upon hei
lucky escape. The commercial trav-
eler looked wicked. Hal / am sorry tic
say, swore and tumbled into bed in
no very enviable frame Of mind.
Presently every one sought his Oh
her resting place, the lamps were low
cred and the porter made himself al
comfortable as the rules of the com
pany would permit. But through j
| all that baby cried. The storm rag
ing without was mild in comparis0i
with the storm raging within.
by jovel" exclaimed Hal, bed is
mockery. OF all the n~uisances ! eve
came in contact with this takes tn
palm. What do the parents meal
by letting 1T scream like that2 VIII,
don't they attend properlysto thei
business?"
At this he opened the curtain, looke'
out and, calling to me, said:
"Will, the father has it, and he
holding it UPSIDE down."