Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-16
SCARED TO LIVE HERE.
HE WAS A TERRORISM
ENGLISH TOURIST.
Fact and Fancy Brighten a Foreigner and H.
Makes a Break for Ola England-iiiyh.
waymen. Cyclones and Bi,cpes
of Old Anania3. -

It was the smoking compartment OF
n sleeper bound for st. Paul from Chi
cago. The tobacco victims there as
sembled had never mot before. but |
their indulgence in bad habit made |
between them bond OF sympathy, |
and after Il time they grew laxative.
There was in the party young Eng
lishman, travelling for pleasure; a
drummer, selling cigars; an asent for
n famous circus: a newspaper man
from Bost on; the Pullman conductor,
and your humble servant.
The Englishman remarked after the
weather and the crops had been eX-
hausted:
"Ah, isn't thah some danejah in
travelling in this country? Eve been
told as 'ow train is 'eld up now and
then by 'ighwaymen.
His peculiar manipulation of the
letter IN convinced us at once that
he was at least an English peer and
possibly related to the royal family.
you're right" broke in the Boston
journalist. Our train between Boston
and Springfield was stopped in desert
ed locality one day last week by mounted
desperadoes from Worcester. Some OF
my fellow passengers lost their watches
and our conductor lost his head"
'My heyes!" cried the lordling.
80 far beast, too"
That is nothing" commented the
Pullman conductor, whose thin face be-
trayed no appreciation of humor. 'As
pulled out of St. Paul Il few nights
ago some body slipped a note into my
hand. 1t read: Look out for the
Harding gang. They intend to give
you the razzle dazzle tonight
whats that?' asked the Briton.
'1ts an Indian phrase. meaning a
general massacre" explained the
Bostonian.
bah jove!'
"Well,' continued the conductor,
IL did not pay much attention to the
Il warning. | knew the Harding gang
by reputation, but | was not afraid OF
II them. | have run trains in Texas,
and have often had my lights shot ou
by cowboys. l did not, therefore
: dread the semi-civilized outlaws O
> this part of the country. We hat
. reached this vicinity that evening
IL when the train suddenly stopped.
y rushed forward to see what was tn,
W matter and was confronted by Il mask
IS ed robber, who told me to hold up m,
hands. l did as he directed. Their
rs are times when l prefer defeat t
IL death. This was one of them.
threw up my palms toward the lamp
s. and the outlaw emptied my pockets
T. His pals. seven in number, wen
II through the train in the good-nature
~ way peculiar 10 their kind and gather
~ ed in a vast deal OF booty. Then the
y bid us farewell. and we moved o
l. through the night. l have more re
~ spect for the Harding gang than l di
T. month ago." The conductor tippe
W me solemn wink.
The Englishman was growing yer
y nervous.
at "Perfectly lawful" he exclaimed
Ia ibid they catch the bloomin' crooks:
ed mo. In fact, We have reason 10 b.
ne lieve they contemplate another a
rs tack"
q. Milford lighted fresh cigar l n
ne ticed that his hand t,embled.
le How fer west are you going?" som
In body asked him.
go Him not quite certain he reptile
ed Il thought OF seeing San Francisco"
You take your life in your hand
le' stranger" remarked the commerce
IT, traveller, who seemed annoyed at Il
at '.There is no end to the dangers in,
dent to travel between here and L
ald coast"
in ':It's not so much highwaymen
ger fear as cyclones broke in the Giro
agent. "Why, do you know. it W
ZEN about ten miles west OF here that fu
ole nel-shaped cloud took hold Of our tel
few weeks ago, and lifted the who
concern, in GLIDING the elephants a
,g; the living skeleton, into the ne
nd county. 1t saved car fare, OF cour
the but if we had struck Il mountain
would have been u bad thing for
ork show"
Bah jove"' exclaimed the Brit'
aghast.
You were in great luck" remars
aph the conductor. Il had an exporter
A between St. Paul and Omaha that v
an not so fortunate. We we're boomi
'rld along ut the rate of forty miles
lar, hour one morning when | noticed
Her storm coming on US from the sou
yes Suddenly everything grew black
Tely night. and | felt the train rise Fl
Itch the tuck on tho winos of the rele