The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-01-21

rOad-two women and men. None OF
us were acquainted, and we had an
hour and Il half to wait at II railway
crossing. There was a dreary looking
waiting room. 12x12, and there was a
platform sixty feet long by eight broad.
The scenery con sted Of
One water tank.
Ten freight cars.
Five telegraph poles.
One pile of lumber.
As the train left us / saw the two
ONE closely surveying each other
from hat to shoes. Each seemed to
regard the other with suspicion and
d~istrust. They entered the waiting
room and sat down, getting IT'S far
from each otheras possible. The II
dressed in brown seemed to be saying
to herself:
Good lands! But what taste that
woman has. Who ever saw II mix
such colors before If she is going to
a lunatic asylum she should have an
dangerous"
And the one dressed in blue seemed
to be saying to herself:
'Have got to wait an hour and Il half
in the company of that thing. Such
a hat. Such a cloak! What big feet.
She must be some one going TO work
in IL creamery, and / doubt if she
knows i'll what country she is ill.,"
My friend, the man, was il fat, mild
eyed specimen OF the human race. We
stood for ii moment and looked ut each
other. | might have said to myself:
''Well if | havn't u across IA high
way robber and a bank sneak, them
don't know a grindstone when | see it !
Wonder when he got out of prison /!
Seems to have an innocent look but
that is all put on. No doubt he got off
the train thinking to rob me of my 81
and return ticket to Detroit. but Eve
spotted this little game, and will be
prepared for any move.'
And he might have unused:
"Oh-ho! So here is Billy the Kid
the chap who is supposed to have had
a hand i'll abducting Charlie Ross.
Probably on another child-stealing ex-
petition, but | am on to his game and
will spoil it. My. but hasn't he got
a hardened look That fellow would
tear an innocent babe from a diving
mothers arms and dash its brains ont
against the family churn without one
ray of pity"
But neither of us thought any such
thing Even before the women rot
seated we threw our grips down to-
gether, and he said:
"Old boy, do YOU smoke -
"Yes-thanks.'
"Well, here's something / can re-
commend. Which way are you go
ingg
''To Toledo"
Good! I'm going there myself.
Live in Detroit !"
ayes. Do youe"
Eyes. Your phiZ LOOKS familiar to
me-"
"And l know I've oftea seen YOU.
Let's walk up and down.
And while those wonen sat twelve
feet apart, each II with her veil down
n her body huddled up in an exclu-
slVe sort OF way, we walked arm i'm
arm up and down and ieked and told
stories, and said we were clad we met
each other. Forty minutes had passed
away when one OF the women became
FESTIVE. 1t struck her that the train
nad come and departed while she was
In a revere. 1t was an awful thing to
DO. She might be addressin" a muir
deress for all she knew, and She was
quite certain that the other woman had
ran away from two husbands. bnt she
hnaliy got up courage enough tt ask
Have You the time 2"
Inc other gave Il start of surprise.
Dld she hear Alright! 1t might be
that she was being addressed by the
COOK OF the scow Mary Ann. but. after
taking five minutes to think it all over.
she replied:
mo. Have youg'
And then both shrank away from
each other again and turned up their
noses under their wells, and were sor-
~ that they let down on their dignity.
Meanwhile the stranger called me ..old |
boy" and borrowed GIN time cut. and
poked me- IN the ribs. and | called him
"old fellow and slapped him ou the
PACK, and borrowed every match he
had. When the train came along we
got into the same car and the sane
seat. The women came out to give
each other a look of disdain and enter
separate coaches and AS each one
found a seat she no doubt said to her
self:
Well just catch me in such a scrape
again If you can ! never passed such
an hour and a half in my whole life.
Inc railroad company ought to be
sued for letting steerase passengers in-
to the first class ladies waiting rooms"