The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-10-25
SCARED TO LIVE HERE.
HE WAS a TERRoRs-TRicKEN
ENoLIsH TOURIST.
Fact and Fasey brighten Fersispsr and he
Mako, . prsak FOR OH Rssland-- High.
wayrsn, Cyclones and Disclp %
or Old Anaila.

u sleeper DOunu LOT CL raul from Ont-
cago. The tobacco victims there as
scmbled had never met before. but
their indulgence in bad habit made
between them bond OF sympathy,
and after time they grew talkative.
There was In the party n young Eng
lishman, travelling for pie sure; a
drummer, selling cigars; an agent for
a famous circus; q newspaper man
from Bosto the Pullman conductor,
and your humble servant.
The Englishmnn remarked after the
weather and the crops bad been ex-
hausted
''Ah, isn't thah some danejah In
travelling in this country? I've been
told as 'ow a 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
JOURNALISM. .'Our train between Boston
and Springfield was stopped in n 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.
$50 far beast, tool"
THAT is nothing" commented tho
Pullman conductor, whose thin face be-
trayed no appreciation OF humor. ..As
pulled out OF st. Paul few nights
ago somebody slipped 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.
sits an Indian phrase, moaning u
general massacre" explained the
Bostonian.
..Bah jove!'
SWELL" continued the conductor,
II did not pay much attention to the
warning. l knew the Harding gang
by reputation, but was not afraid OF
them. have run trains In Texas,
and have often had my lights shot out
by cowboys. / did not, therefore,
dread the semi-civilized outlaws Of
this part OF the country. We had
reached this vicinity that evening
when the train suddenly stopped. !
rushed forward TO sec what was the
matter and was confronted by n mask
ed robber who told me to hold up my
hands. did MS he directed. There
are times when prefer defeat to
death. This was one OF them.
threw up my palms toward the lamps
and the outlaw emptied my pockets.
His pals. seven in number, went
through the train in the good-natured
way peculiar 10 their kind and guther-
ed in vast deal OF booty. Then they
bid us farewell. and we moved on
through TIE night. have more re-
spect for the Harding gang than did
a month ago." Tho conductor tipped
me solemn wink.
The Englishman was growing very
nervous.
Perfectly lawful" he exclaimed
''Did they catch the bloomn' crooks?"
mo. In fact, we have reason 10 be-
lieve they contemplate another at
tack"
Milford lighted fresh cigar. / no.
ticed that his hand tremblod.
''How far west are you going" some
body asked him.
Him not quite certain he replied.
81 thought OF seeing San Francisco"
You take your life in your hands,
stranger" remarked the commercial
tr Weller, who seemed annoyed at the
vile odor OF the Englishman's cigar.
There is no end to the dangers Incl.
dent to travel between here and the
coast"
Its not 80 much hiehwaymen
fear as cyclones broke in the circus
agent. why, do you know. it was
about ten miles west OF here that a fun
nel-shaped cloud took hold Of our tent,
few weeks ago. and lifted the whole
concern. in GLIDING the elephants and
the living skeleton. into the next
county. It saved car fare. OF course,
but II we had struck mountain Il
would have been u bad thing for the
show"
bah jove!' exclaimed the Briton,
aghast
you were in great LUCK" remarked
the conductor. II had an experience
between ST. Paul and Omaha that was
not so fortunate. We were booming
along ut the rate Of forty miles nm
hour one morning when I noticed d
storm coming on us from the south.
Suddenly everything grew black ~
night, and felt the train rise frorr
the track on the wings OF the relent'
less wind. We wero carried north
!. ward abotk twenty miles, when the
wind loosened It's grip and tho train
sank. hy wondering nS6 Upon the
!, tracks 81 u parallel 4Vad. The wheels
OF the epcina. we're still revolving and
We ru1 fed on Sward Ompha. WI
\ wero N the wrd4g side of'the road,