The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-10

Mrs. cantor approached MN.
He took his cigar from his mouth,
but glanced at it wistfully as it
sent up spiral Of smoke form be.
tween his thumb and finger.
"Can you tell me-" asked the
lady, "what this means 7" pointing
TO the card.
"This car don't CO." read The
yong man, aloud.
81 know that it is what it says"
remarked Mrs. Cantor. "But this
is the train, | am sure, and there
are so many mistakes, you know,
one cant be too careful. Don't
you think so I"
The young man agreed with her.
He appeared to grow more and
more solemn.
at may be" said he, with great
deliberation, that it should read,
Tins car does co."
"That's Just what felt from the
first" joyfully exclaimed Mrs,
Cantor. "There amt anything but
mistakes when you begin travel
ing by railroad. | don't go very
often, but when do 90 l mean to
be as sharp as any of them. I'll
gel right in."
The young man assisted her up
the steps and lifted her bundles.
Scamp, with sudden approval,
tried to lick his face and showed
eausively that he believed in him.
When the stranger descended
from the Car he walked quickly
back INTO the station. He did not
laugh until he had reached the
newspaper stand and bought a pa
per. Then he suddenly became
convulsed, and the spectators
shrank back as If he were a luna
tic. He was joined by friend for
whom he had been waiting.
"Oh, Lord !" he cried, as soon as
he could speak, "what is the mat
ter with a woman that, when she
is travelling, makes her think a
thing isn't so when she is told it is,
and is SO If they tell her it is not {?
Just as soon as a woman starts on
a journey she is convinced that
everybody lies to her."
In justice TO this young man the
writer of this must say that he had
intended to return and suggest to
Mrs. Cantor that the placard might
be right after all. But he forgot
all about this intention TIL he was
halfway TO Bowside, when he
cried out:
"Jupiter and Moses wonder
if she has found out yet that that
car doesn't 60 :"
The lady settled herself very
comfortably. There was plenty OF
room. She turned over the seat in
front Of her and put her packages
on it.
She had risen very early, and
had not slept much the night be-
fore because she had been trying
to decide just what to put III the
shawl strap. Scamp was very |
quiet and his mistress fell asleep.
The train for Bowside duly roll
ed out of the station and went on
its way.
Half an hour later an IRISH
woman with brooms and busters
Dustled into the placarned car.
"llowly Mother!' cried the new
"what does this mane" |"
Scamp flew up furiously, bark
ng at The top of his voice. Mrs.
Cantor awoke 10 find her dog tear
ng round frantically.
"Where am IN inquired Mrs.
cantor; "are we there yet?"
"Where be We 2" said the Irish
"ye's in Boston, that's
yhere ye be. An how fur did We
hink car what don't 20 would
AXE We? Can't We shtop yer small
,aste? He'll do himself hurt or
shall do him hurt meseli."
Mrs. Cantor rose and took up her
hawI-strap, and her umbrella, and
er lunch box. She twisted The
cash round her hand. 1t was not
cry light where she was, and she
7as somewhat bewildered.
81 know il said it didn't CO."
he remarked humbly, "but | was
,retty sure it was a mistake, as ii
ras standing right with them that
we're going; and the young man
hought as | Gid. Do you know
fhat time the next train starts for
}owside z"
But The Irishwoman did not
now anything about The time ia
lies. She kindly assisted Mrs.
)antor 10 alight, and that person
walked back into the waiting-ro
laving an insane kind OF belief
hat she had been travelling a great
While and had gone over a great
leal of ground. And 1T was not
-et twelve o'clock of midday.
She went straight up 10 the tick
i window and put her question:.
"At T:30 this evening" She
hought the man turned red aud
hen pale at the sight of her. She
Ilso thought she heard hlm say TO
inside the pen there
With him that "if that internal
goman didn't get 10 Bowside dew
lish soon, he should have 20 be
mt in a straltjacket himself: and
where the deuce did she stay be-
ween trains I"
She turned YEARLY away, won