The Arizona sentinel., 1886-04-24
CROSSING THE LINES.
Discomforts of Passengers En Route frOI
 Canada to the States.

Discomforts of Passengers En Route iron Canada to the States.
 "Ladies and gentlemen will pleas
 claim their baggage in the baggage
 car."
 As the express train rolls into Wind
 sor daily over the Great Western road ;
 request in words similar to the above ii
 gently broached to the passengers in { voice of fog-whistle proportions. 4 blue-coated individual generally walks through the car and announces tha Uncle Sam's agent is waiting in the baggage car to pass personal effects through the customs. The usual plan is to make this announcement twice and then slam the door on leaving the car with a noise that cuts short the dreams of drowsy passengers and sets all the babies crying. This has the effect of putting every one in good humor for the ordeal of passing customs.
 When the train slows up at the Wind sor depot fifteen or twenty minutes are consumed in detaching the cars and transferring them to the ferry. There is a succession of violent jerks and miniature collisions, which still further rouse the passengers from any lingering inclination to lapse into somnolence and increase their good spirits. The ferry then slowly pushes its way through the river, headed for Detroit. Then the curtain is wrung up in the baggage-car and the fun" begins.
 While the ferry is crossing the river passengers who have baggage in the shape of trunks or large packages step into the baggage car and take thelr turn at exposing their effects. This is about the time when the passenger who has his baggage checked through in bond sits back in his seat in the passenger car and views his ellow-travelers with com miseration. First comes a young lady who has two Saratogas. She gives up her key to the custom-house officers as- Gistant, who unlocks both trunks and turns up the inner lids. Then the GUS tom-house officer puts his hand to the bottom of each trunk and deliberately turns the contents over into confused heap. The young lady blushes violent ly as various articles Ofwearing apparel which were carefully slowed away at the bottom of the trunk now appear on top. The lids are slammed down, locks turned and the peculiar hieroglyphic of the customs department imprinted on each with piece of white chalk.
 Next comes an old woman, who in- sists on opening her trunk herself, and will not let her bunch of keys out of her possession. Her trunk is small af- fair. When the object of the proceed ing is explained to her she is about to fidence, and relate to him the history of each article in the trunk, from a bed quilt to pair of new slippers for her granddaughter, but the callous officer has chalked her trunk and left her be- fore she has uttered ten words. There is a newly-married couple on the train, and they have three large trunks. The bride remains in the passenger car while her husband undertakes to mollify the customs officer with combined flat tery and sudden intimacy of acquaint- ance. He gets the minion of the law into corner of the baggage car and tells him that those trunks contain noth- ing dutiable and that it would mar a blissful honeymoon if they were opened. Of course the argument fails and the young man is obliged to return to the passenger car and secure the keys from his bride. He comes back looking very wrathful and as the customs officer pro- ceeds to make minute examination of all three trunks the young husband