The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-11
THE TRAIN WAITED.
Centennial Travel Blocked by q Lady
in earch or an Umbrella.

FROM Lit neg 4 OTIS Olit
On Monday afternoon. Just as the crowds
were rushing up town aftec the naval pa
rade, train was filing up to start out a d
was nearly solid with people, when lady
rushed along the platform, exc tedly parted
the crowd and pushed aboard the front car,
saying vehemen ,ly to the guard as she
passed him:
Don't start the train. l want to get off,
but l must look for my umbrella which
left in this car ju now"
Her manner was impressive, and though
she spoke very rapidly and in evident ex-
element, her accent and intonation were
well bred and her dress and appearance un-
mis- akably those Of a gentlewoman,
The bell Changed, the guard laid his hand
on the rope, and do IN length of the
train echoed the slamming of all the other
gates.
Meantime the lady was within stirring up
the passengers. "Mout you please move
little % Just let me look, please" 81 left
my umbrella here a few minutes ago.
"Oh, may | tro BILE you q and 50 on, all in
a continuous, persistent way that made
everyb dy do a ne was requested, so far as
he was ALE. But the umbrella could not
be found.
Then peremptory "All aboardr' sound
ed from the platform, and the guard looked
helplessly from its direction to the umbrella
hunter on his car.
81 say, ma'am," he began, but she was
coming out.
"Oa, thank you 50 much" she said
sweetly, not getting Off, though. II ca It
find It. VIII you tell me to whom l can
applyW
Before the guard could answer. the sta
ton master appeared, putting with excite
nert.
What's to payF" he exclaimed, glaring
a the guard. "Mhy in thunder don't you
gop
The man half hung his head, and NUT
tered something about LADY" and an
umbrella"
"Umor .llan' yelled the ofFica "Whose
um re Ia? Look at this train, viii you.
we think we can stop the whole city of
New York for an umbrella~
"Oh, please, interposed tle lady. don't
scold tais man. 1t is all my fault.
stopped the train"
"All aboardln roared the station master.
81 left my umbrella in this car on the
! way down few minutes ago" she ent on,
| just clearing the Car platform, but still with
a OBTAINING hani on the gaze.
II cans help it if you did Madam" said
the official, fairly choking with the vio-
leace of his fee ings Let go the gate,
| please. DON'T you see you are locking
| travel? Go on, will you"' he shouted to tue
| guard, and as the train rolled by, five cars
long and packed to the brakes he conti1-
ued: Look at tn 1t! Why half the city's
| on that train, and here's the other half
waitin' for the next. D. you suppose we
| can bother with umbrellas in crowd like
,hs?"
But must have it," went on the lady,
| calmly persistent.
The official walked away as far as the
crowd would let him.
II haven't seen your umbrella, he said
doggedly.
"T ere must be someone, though" said
| she, following him, ito whom can apply.
viii you tell me who the proper ma "
II am, but tell you l haven't seen your
| umbrella" and The station master got red
in the face trying to burst
"Well, what shall doN persisted the
| lady. Somebody here must know some
thing about it," and she stopped again be-
cause he had stopp d. II do not, at least"
and his breath came painfully, "and | am
| the only one who could. There's another
train," as the crowd surged d swayed.
YOU'RE bl cking travel, really, ma'am
| yoGr blocking ce tenni3l avel with your
" he caught himself with gasp-''um-
| brela.n
Then the lady suddenly gave it up and
| disappeared in the crowd.
"By George, CALCULATED the official, as he
wiped the perspIration IF his forehead, mo
| one but woman could have stopped train
like that to-day of all days In the year.
And then his feelings found vent in an Gail
aboardn that fairly made the tracks jump