Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11

to catch the same train. The station was
two miles distant and there was no con-
veYance quickly available; so we con-
cluded to make run for it. It was a
fast and hard race against time, but we
won by scrambling exhausted TO the
platform of car which had already
started. KIrwin was badly used up, and
1t was some time before he recovered his
wind. During the short ride back TO
New York told him about the dogs, and
that Bergh had asked me to convey an
apology to him for accusing him of
lying.
81 don't care much what Bergh
thinks of me-, 5" was Kirwin's reply, as
we shook hands at parting, $50 long as
/ know that am not liar. -
Next day l learned that Kirwin had
died of heart disease soon after leaving
me. Our run to the tram had killed
him.
Now let us come to the doings of chaps
who are alive and amusing. The little
company of bowling swells that drive the
tantivy coach each day from the Hotel
Brunswick out to the Country Club an
nounce in their advertising bulletin that
they will carry fifty pounds of luggage
free for each passenger, and packages at
reasonable rates of expressage. A GER
tain facetious gentleman well known
and liked in society bought all the seats
on the coach one day for party con-
sisting of several lovely and froliosome
girls. The driver on this occasion was a
prim, naughty and painfully dignified
imitation aristocrat who looked on the
mission of coach driving with the serious
respect that statesmen devote to the
management of republic, As he strobe
through the hotel office preparatory to
taking mis- seat on the box the gentleman
who had secured the seats touched him
on the shoulder.
81 say, Fred - said the passenger,
"does that advertisement of yours really
mean that you are ready to take fifty
pounds of luggage for each passenger2h
"Of cawse it does, me boy, - replied
the driver. "'Has your party any lug
gage?"
yes" responded the passenger.
"Nearly every one of the girls has
something. They wanted me TO inquire
If it could all be put on the tantivy.''
"Yaasl Yaasl Put it on, - and with
these words the beautiful buff COATED
driver went out to his coach.
Inc porch OF the 0OIol was 0lloQ Win u
gronp of Imagining, handsome and fash
ioneble young ladies. They all bowed to
the driver. and that worthy lifted his
hat graciously in return. Just then some
porters of the hotel began to emerge from
the office doorway laden with most start
ling and ungainly burdens. The first OBJ
ject placed beside the coach was a tin
bath tub. Then, in rapid succession.
came baby carriage, an old fashioned
bedwarmer, small stepladder, dog
kennel, tin figure such as dressmakers
use for the trying on of gowns, q rockinfe
chair, and rubber plant about five sefp
tall growing out of box OF red WOO
All the young ladies and their gent's a
men companion looked wholly unc'w wal
oerned. The driver of the coach shfong
from one foot TO the other and sna wa
his eyes IN state of impatient erae VI
rassment. her
~ say, what are those thingsld witt
exclaimed, indicating the grow do .
heap. 'graspip
"That. my boy, - replied hisset backI
line passenger, sis the combilh in nv
gage OF my little party of and you q
everything there. eirls?'' =. We ha
A chorus OF affirmative rethe stage 81
gered the driver. The young =
ANVIL sav-I say.
know--thst's rubbing it !