Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-01-21
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A Baggage.Master's Story.

Many strange things are left behino
by absent-minded travellers, and the
baggage-master at one of the stations
IN Boston had particularly queer
experience some time ago. At the
time it occurred it did not seem very
amusing to him, but after the affair
was Strengthened out he laughed heart
lily over it. He said, In speaking OF
the case:
One night last winter a brakeman
came in and said there was a man
with paralysis waiting outside.
went out and found the man sitting
in rolling chair that we keep for the
use of invalids. A hackmsn who was
with him said the man had come across
the city from another station with 6
lady. When they got to our station
the driver called a brakeman to get the
rolling chair, and the lady went, as
she said to get the tickets. There was
some delay in getting the chair, but
after while it was brought and the
invalid was wheeled to the gate to
await the return of his travelling COM
panion. He waited for more than an
hour, and then the brakeman called
me. The hackman described the lady
and said she had two dogs with her.
The man at the gate remembered
that lady of that description, with
two dogs, had gone through the gate,
but he could not tell what train she
had taken, and, of course, he did not
know her name. l took - hackmsn's
! number, and he went away. Then, as
it was getting cold, the brakeman and
l rolled the invalid into my office to
wait for the appearance of somebody
to take the man off our hands. The
mans mind was so affected that he
could not give his name, nor tell where
he had come from nor where he was
going. After while he said he was
hungry and would like some toast and
tea. got the toast and fed him as i
would baby. He said he had to take
the tea through glass tube. l had no
tube, SO l went to the restaurant in
the station and got some straws and
ne used those.
l could not leave the man to &C
home to supper, and the situation was
becoming very unpleasant. About
nine o'clock a policeman opened the
door and asked if had a psralytic. i
said had, and asked if he would take
him. He said "Great Scott! MOL /
don't want him, but his folks are COM
ing in after him." ana he hurried out,
as if be was afraid 1 would make him
take the man.
About half an hour later the paraly.
tics wife and some friends appeared.
The wife explained that the two dogs
had caused her considerable trouble,
and, as her husband was an invalid,
ihe usually travelled alone.
1t did not occur to her that her hus-
band had started with her this time
until she got away out to Hyde Park or
Dedham, or some place out that way.
Then she took the dogs home, tele-
graphed to the police to look for her
husband, but had to wait some time
before she could get train back to
the city.
l was relieved to get rid o. the man,
and don't want any more lost arti-
cles" of that kind to take care Of.
don't mind having umbrellas, pocket
books, overcoats, lunch baskets and
occasionally baby-I don't mind Ia
bies, for l have had several left in the
cars, and they were claimed In few
minutes-but when l have another
paralytic shall he wiling to have
,omebody else take csre of him.