Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-03

The .I.ecin1 CDR s. s.I1ts down me 4s-"
nrff .lorta quarter oi eu hour before me
steamer comes I'D t0 fhs pier ID. llen tAe
no-vercine B isat.sched ,0 a. and Alsron
ont ON the per ID. When the steamer
comes i1 lbe Sleeper A IS ran down 20 the
s1ti1n G and there The passengers tna1
have not ccus by boat are supposed 70 81.
on If thev haze NOT fallen asleep at the
station C.
Now. i'll were the manager OF that road
/ would have the pony b form ga attach
me1t to Die sleeper A and ran 1t up 70 Z,
saw OF IS O'CLOCK. So chat lhe Detroit pas
senre~s. tired OF the dissip patton OF Machi-
nav City. nigh. get on bord and 90 70
bed. Then at I'D o'clock / would gently
ruu the sleeper A on the pier ID and take
those who came By boat
Ot course it might be said thai ecu
have gre from G To- A and got on board
down the yard, but that Isl easier said thin
done. tried it. The nigh. was da-k and
rainy and the place was full Of railroad
tracks. There were several sleepers nos
shown on the above plan and it was hard
to tell which was the particular one want
ed. Besides, the moment I started down
there the pony engine seemed 10 take q
fendish delight in chasing me.
About g O'Clock the pony hitch3d ON to
the sleeper down in the yard aud toWed II
M past the station on the way TO the pier.
This seemed to be my opportunity /
rushed out with my valise in my hand and
caught hold of the hand rail OF the sleeper,
whose speed was increasing every moment
ssYc- cor t-.set on here. said tho hCake-
man. "We'u be back az the station when
the train comes IN.
This was super rOus information TO me.
i knew tta. long ago. What j wanted was
20 get on board. and begin trying to get
the value for my S. The sleeper was now
going So fast that 7 could not sling my
vaEse on the steps and set on board, bat j
clung 10 the rail and tried my best TO hoist
the vslise. It was pitch dark, and forgot
that an things have an end, including sta
tion platforms.
AS the sleeper and I raced together, the
platform suddenly came TO sn end. had
not though. of this, and ] fell three times
over my vaiise. Then 7 ploughsd up the
gravel with my nose for sOme distance.
When picked myself mp found that my
arm was nearly WrenChed oil 40 the shout
der. fer had held on 20 the car unit the
last moment. I stood there for few mo-
rnents and used language that the law
would not allow me 90 pint.
A vardman came along with his lantern
and said
.'What in the old Harry are you cutting
no like that f0,? Don't your know that
YOU came within an ac3 OF getting under
the wheels.
Then be swung his lantern round over
the GROUND and helped me TO ind my be-
lonQires, FOR the vslise looked as II GUS
toms officer had gone through 10
Well. T followed up that sleepe. slowly
sind COY on board Gt the pier. After a
refreshing sleep. during which l was rot
disturbed by th3 usual rumbhng and stop
ping and starting again, Iawoke and look
ed out. We were standing still. TO was
still dark and raining. / did not recog-
ME the place.
Porter, I said. calling that Official
''what place IS ttis.
"Nsckinaw City, he answered shortly.
i turned over and slept again, and when
i woke 30 getting daylight and the rain
had stopped.
"Po5er. " I cred, what's the name Of
this place
"N8ckiD3w City.
Good gracious, hanit we LETT ye,,'
Then horrid suspicion flushed oyerme
'See here, porter, why did, you tell me
that this wss net the Detroit s,eepeI?'
"Oh. this is the Detroit sleeper, all
right enough, but the steamer has gone
aground somewhere, and We haven't start
ed YETI
So went 20 sleep again, and when
awoke the sun was shining brightly, and
we were standing somewhere st q station.
'What place IS this.' i asked the por-
ter
Cadillac, was the answer. eve are
stopping for breakfast.
said would get Up and have come,
but was told the train would start IN q
moment, 80 I thought better of 1t.
When do I get "a chance at breakfast,
them"
at Howard City
Vow we need another map to help out
the situation
Howard C.-y