The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-10

BOSTON L0uTiff-
The talk turned the other day on
the roughness Of life in the West in
the carly days. and as a contribution
10 the facts of the case. lady who
has travelled much in the newer por-
tons OF the United States told OF
little experience of her own.
II have never had any very unpleas-
ant adventures, she said, sfbut some
OF the things which happened to me
were at least unconventional. One OF
the drolIest OF them was only an IN
expected manifestation Of kindness.
We we're ut O small station where the
train stopped for water, and the
passengers were allowed the privilege
OF trying TO eat UNBEATABLE things at an
enormous price. A cup OF black
brew that they called coffee was in
front OF me, and was waiting for it
to cool little and trying to make up
my mind to swallow it. A big. clamsy,
not over-clean ranehman stood close
to me, and seeing that l did not taste
the beverage, he supposed that some
thing must be wrong. He knew that
We had only few minutes to wait,
and that whatever was to be swal-
lowed must be made away with at
once; so in the kindness of his heart
he was moved to help me out of my
difficulty. Wants to be stirred, don't
Il, he remarked. evidently supposing
that ] was waiting for the sugar
which, by the way, | never take--to
be dissolved. Here. I'll fix il. Suit
ing the action 10 the word, he whipped
out . dreadfuliy dirty jack-knife,
opened the biggest blade and with il
gave my coffee q vigorous stirring.
Think OF Il! And he meant 70 be so
kind, tool
And did you drink It2y asked one
OF her listeners.
Drink it, | would have dras.k
poison rather than hurt the feelings OF
that great, laundering clown who
thought he was doing me favor, and
was generous enough 10 have thought
To spare for others in a place where
everybody else was solely intent on
making the most OF his time for his
own advantage. OF course | drank
IL
Allegheny county boasts a brave
little woman, possessed OF culture,
gentleness, and all the sweetest of
womaniy traits, who Is eminently I'M
like the majority of her sex in that
she can break glass balls with rifle
at ten yards and has been known TO
make things very lively for burglars
with revolver, who yet has the Gus
temary feminine dread OF the smallest
mouse, and who viii faint at the sight
OF pin-scratch.
One OF the most unpleasant scares a
friend OF mine has ever experienced
occurred recently during q railway
journey by night. | win let her tell II
IN her own words:
Just before | fell asleep, while
was on the brink of dreaulland. and
when was still diIniy conscious that
my husband was snoring meiodiously
| saw the curtains of our berth, or
rather felt them. move. That walked
| ME little and | strained my eyes 10
watch the pale streak OF low lamp-lighi
| which marzed the dividing line of the
curtains. They slowly parted. and |
saw hand come in. and then an arm.
The hand unbuttoned all the clasps ol
the curtains. and then | saw il stretch
out toward the netting where some oi
my husbands clothes were. The
whole thing struck me as rather
humorous. and proceeding in thai
view ! reached for one Of my shoe.
under the bed, but by chance tool
hold of my husbands. | yripped tbs
shoe tightly. and, sitting up, dealt q,
savage blow as could to the arm ii
sight. The hlow didn't fall quite true
but an exclamation Of pain and /
hurried scuitiing of feet down the aisl,
told me that the owner OF the arm
didn want any more boot. Hedidns
get any booty except from my hand.
Who Was the thisfrn I asked.
That Il the strange part Though
walked my husband at once and b,
investigated ali he could. We neve
found out the rascal. | suspected
lcelored porter, but colldn't proye ii.