Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-11
JENKINS EXPERIENCE.

No sir. | am here yet. | thought would
just 20 over the Msssingilarn ae'ount before
~eat home -si.l |. alphabetically.
And gn-i job.~ sail Metcaife, oeckora-
ing TIE into the private Office ''Lnok here.
JensIRaT
"Ye>. sir
He heli up an ooong package, sealed with
two sTJiass.sss 81 red wax and tied with pink
t~ine.
sJeukiIS said he Il am going 10 put o
great deal of confluence in you. Janney our
head clerk, Is sack. and want u send this
money ~ Afford tonight. by special messsn-
ger might send buffer, but Duffer can't
hold his tongue There Is Ow!eheld, but
o.lehsla isn't always TO be trusted So
tave selected you Mind, you are IN give IL
into the hands u Farboro IL Dusantoy your
sels, with this note. handing baff en-
sel0p-
"Yss. sir | shall endeavorH---
II dare say, dare say But don't stand
talking hers. Time is precious. Its past D
already. AMI the night express goes at D.
Mae ali the haste you can, and remember
that have trusted your
bowed and sped away, the precious obiong
package safely buttons'l into my breast
packet, over a heart which throhbed with
pride and self graduation,
IRON Ola hstcalie' inns a-n''i "i'. ,'s VI
FAVOR was Fe'-h"n WIN 'e
was u" 'sii'hs "h"fe IL might "o' 's'''
What would buffer have given for an op
!" t"'"tf M t"iH-
nave f"!'i'el III suon a NAM. ,al,.
hF He"i,ie S,''i''' ''' '''"' "''
was not ~ placed
IN ma" "oNe'' u r''~,' ~; -.
Hio@' my eAt i'' 'ii's'''J '-" " nv
was waiting suPp'' ,'' me
rack the '','' "'"'n "as' Ho'i,e' au =
WAVING avn, ms "', NV, "a 49,
cup Of "a"'"s eonee' "u'e" re', u.y
h"A tn' Sal" on iHy ''"5ue guy ny
| PIf"' ana 7''D SUI 49, ~,
~ JnN' GET II que on .ne '.',u n :, 'A
you We s"' - 'a'e" 'np no
h''li' "'''" '"7 e''' ''s
"uii g." II -, , ,-... $500.
ph' i"'"' '' '"e' ""'9
"ouid "Ne u 'o i''' i'e' !" 'e''"'ie "
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'',f' ''i' '"y ','''n a Vi' -.
~n' "o'"' .H"~ "''.' Se''
uch Ut l" u"F' II"
" JuS' run a''"n 'oi tn'i''' ''''' N''"
ne can nave smut up YET
~, S'n s,"} anu y" t ,.,, ''l, " ~, ,a :,
SioN's' SAM l. "ll"'eh'S " x" ~"
his stall hut iuc@lly the o"o'S' newly solea
and heeisd, were ready Tor me ana "h'h the
trnin steamed out OF the station was seated
therein my ulster b"itohed I" Ia" throat,
little ~o'ch cap Nhich hni purchaser "i tne
tram boy perched Oh the side OF my head ana
huge paper OF salidw'ches III my ha'"-
The car was not esi ecIally crowded had
iec't~i not 10 take sleeper IN spite OF MOI
ICES recommendation
You'd better take BERTH she said
You kiH" you have never Travelled IN
sleeper and 1t wonli he such fun
dare saY, dryly rejoned But you
zoe, I'm not travelling for fun. AMI don't
mean to risk going To sleep.
oh, Fntn, shall You stay awake all night"
One night won't hurt me, Moll
But, after | had read the evening paper
through, and eaten two sandwiches and a
piece OF Molie- delicious home male cake,
began to succuub TO the rocking motion OF
tile train and feel a sensation OF most aliIr'
ing drows'n'ss.
! Two stout men in the corner were snoring
! lAdy at the other end OF the car had made
! up an lmpromptu bed for her bullet headed
/ bows with Il travelling shawl and two bags
the train surgiug to and fro with the regular
"itoesaby baby effect.
/
bound to keep awake somehow III eat the
\ rest of the sandwiches.
| was not hungry, however. and even Mol
| lies dainties paled upon my appetite
/ was Just about To throw the sandwiches
/ OFT 20 the window. when caught Hie raven
! "u~ glare of par of eyes opposite
| iias" some! salh l. instinctiNeiy
hank you, sir said The pale young man
/ orsptsltc muii'ed 10 his chin in "A shabby trav-
! e'ln, >ha"i, and wearing boots the dead
/ matcn To those that had conternptuously he
/ stowel ou Old Awey's eldest son the day be-
| fore Il am little hungry, If you don't
| muj"
| II, devoured my leavings like n furnished
| wolf lpr1frered my neat little wicker GOV
| cred flask of sherry He drank eagerly.
You don't look we'll, said |.
! Il am Just up from long siege OF infiain'
/ matnry rheuluatisln,' said he. I'm going to
/ Afford to hook for work. and I've had no sup
/ par
/ " " hat kind Of work.
! ne oi'ly "orN l III Ill io'-a e'hsniP Vi
S'ne soi ...-
he feh'l''i si'ip'c eiie "a seh'ess' PiN"
ton Hui'ie>S starch tor employment,
reiotli "ret 'uh. naa ne"ru MI 'et
caiie te" o"eitSoh' Tue "'oh"e'!V' ie"
nays previously tua' " "ou'u S'"" pe no,.
/ SHt !" vihP'Y TWO Oh tuiee ''e" Viei Ms Ill '''e
Town Sta'rs deiar'hent'
IefhatS' sa'u l., '"u'u "e'l' So" " get
"or@ III New ior]'
The big su-iken eyes sparkied'
1T would he saiYatlon 10 me II you couid,
said tie I'm peiin'iess and almost starV
! iuS.
! - snpp"s" YOU can bring referencesf
1 oh. yes, could do that
Well, III see what can be done, said l.
with Il pleasant sense OF patronage
HIS hollow cough interrupted u.s. II racheu
hun from neat to loot
Look here. SAID /, you re not NJ 10 SIT
up ali nigot. suppose We see II there Ism
aeeomm dation IN the sieepers heard the
conductor say the tram WASH extra iui
NV companion raised MS thin hahd with
| deprecatory motion.
/ Inc sit%pers are uoiar extra SAL" ne
Dhint tell You was penniiessf
oh, III treat, said l laughing, and you
shall pay me out of Your first weeks salary
He acce,iesi somewhat unwillinglv. and to-
gether we made our wav into the sleeping
car pe~iora, where we found a section dis
engaged
law down in the lower berth, not uncnn-
s,ious Of a certain citation. both in the char
actsr of being of service to a man still poorer
and more insignificant than myself and in
this nav first experience of the unknown lux.
urv Of n sleeping car
"IIl only stretch myslf out a little and
rest. thought Il won't go to sleep.r
/ As composed myself under the blanket. |
heard the pale young man tell the porter to