Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13

TALLY requested me not TO ar ouse her
Brother, for he was dangerous. re-
marked that was subject TO fits myself
that were very violent in their nature,
and then she paid the partys fare TO
the next station. That is the last time
| ever saw them, but | would have
yielded up n months salary could those
benevolent old philanthropists who
took up the collection on the previous
run have been with us"
speaking of dead beats" chimed in
man from the Rock Island reminds
me OF the time when l was on the Santa
Fe. a sport got on the train with n
ticket to a point ABOUT fifty miles
distant, and | noticed that he made n
critical examination OF everybody on
the car after he got on. determine
to see what his game was and so to
speak, laid for him. We had passed
the station where he should have de-
barked, when on coming through the
train | was surprised to find him with "a
check in his hat punched clear through
to the end OF my run. | said nothing,
but watched to see who had lost his
chock. | soon found him in the person
OF man who | was sure was ticketed
clear through. | asked to see
his check and he said some
one had taken it.. Then
knew my festive sport had nipped it but
/ bided nv time and waited until we
had got into the Indian territory be-
tween the Arkansas aud Nerdigris riv-
ers, and then [ walked up to him and re
marked Eleven dollars and fifteen
cents He of course protested and
threatened all sorts of dire things, but
| reached for the bell cord and then he
weakened. = He pulled out u roll as big
as my fist and paid me, remarking as he
did so that he would sue the company,
etc, but he didn't for he told the pea
nut n few minutes afterward that the
CON was too flip aud had 'tumbled to
mis- racket. "
"Well,' spoke up another who evil
IDENTIFY belonged to the %, You have
all had remarkable experiences with
tough characters and the like but it re-
mains for me to relate that at one time
while running between Chicago and
Aurora had an event happen on my
train that is rarely, if ever. heard of
under like conditions. 1t was on the
east bound trip and while stopping for
water at country station a
young fellow got on with as
likely looking young girl
as l ever saw. They were evidently in
a big hurry, for they merely tied the
horse and buggy to post and came
aboard. Just as the train started ] saw
an old man on horseback come in sight
and he was fran sic. He had a shotgun
and the minute | set eyes on him
knew it was runaway match. ] asked
the young fellow if such was not the
case and he admitted that it was and
that they were going to get married.
When / told him that the old
gent would be liable to have
them arrested at the next station he
was the worse frightened mortal you
ever saw. On said he, If we only
had Il minister; l have got IL license ,
Then | remembered that had a parson
in the Pullman, and | brought him
back and we had wedding right
there. OF course there WASH It any cake
or anything of that sort, but there was
gave the bride $25, and everybody
kissed her all around, including myself.
When we got to the next station sure
enough there was an officer, but when |
introduced Mr.. and Mrs. . he
didn't want to interfere, and they went
to Chicago on Il bridal trip"
weddings are all right" remarked
a young looking man Just in off the
Milwaukee, but [ had an incident Oc-
cur on my train that takes the cake. 1t
wasn't wedding, but the result of one.
A lady who lives in Omaha now was the
mamma. OF course | cannot tell you
about it, for the ladies in charge drove
all the men folks out of the car and |
nearly lost my situation in consequence,
for several female passengers got away
without my being able to take up their
tickets and my record of the trip was in
a terribly iumbled up condition. |
wanted her to name the boy st. Paul,
after the road, but she wouldn't"
"As it is growing late, " remarked one
of the party who as yet bad said moth
ing, Il think [ will finish the seance by
relating the best anecdote of the even
ing. | was on the Union Pacific when
it occurred and it was the saddest sight
| have ever been called upon to wit
ness. [ have seen men and
women even, ground to pieces
under the cars and have
been in one or two bad wrecks, where /
have ga2ed upon very heartrending
scenes, but this was little the worst [
ever saw. Just as we were getting
ready to pull out of Ogden young
woman, carrying Il little three year old
curly head, got on the train. L could
see that the little one was very i'll as |
assisted the mother on the platform, but
as thev passed me the cherub looked in
my face and smiled, remarlling, Coin
W Scc papa. AS IL illtItcI Vi COuTst Jlc
pair were soon the center of all interest
in the car, and all the passengers
seemed devoted to the task of caring for
the little one. For the first fifty miles
or so it prattled about papa, but after
ward sank to sleep. One old lady who
had been watching the child
come back to where was
in the rear of the coach, and
remarked to me, while the tears rolled
down her face: Conductor, that little
one isn't going to live to get home /
remarked that didn't that it was in Sc
rous danger, but she said it was, and
the manner in which she spoke really
impressed me with the fact that per-
haps she was right. l walked back and
looked at its little pale face, and thinks
l, that little one is going to leave for Il
fact / never was so axious to get to
Cheyenne in my life. You can bet that
| was more than usually careful, and
twice got orders to run against trains
that / should have side-traclled for.
About o'clock the next morning the
little one awoke and enqui red for papa
again. It's little voice was weaker than
before, and | at once saw the
child's hours were numbered. oh,
how / wished for the time to come
when we were due in Cheyenne. The
chap kept prattling about papa and
whnu ba would sac him for thpan IN,