Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21

not obtained bill of particulars from
Maude, but l draw nv own interences from
the fact that when the conductor of the car,
about 1 o'clock in the morning, called
"Utica" outside the curtains of Maude's
berth she exclaimed to Jennie: "Oh, dear;
/ shall never be able to dress in time. Does
my hair look perfectly horrid?"
She began to dress in ieverish haste, but
before she had made much head way an en-
gine bel! rang, and she was nearly driven
wild with the notion that the train was
starting. I have noticed that there is al
wavs some employe of railroad on hand to
ring a bell at the most unfortunate moment.
Many a time have I swallowed the latter
halt of leaden sandwich, and fled from The
lunchroom with my mouth full of hot slum-
gullion only to sit ten minutes in the train
before 1t started, thinking of the amount of
dyspepsia might have contracted if I had
known how long we were to stay.
The bell scared Maude just that way. She
seizrd long waterproof cloak, which en-
tirely covered her, and left a good many
things which she ordinarily regards as es-
sential behind her in tine car. By stroke
of good luck she found the bicycle, and by
a stroke OF bad luck she had it put into the
wrong baggage car, and it went on its way
to GAINESVILLE, o.
Mads wo Mistakes at Once.
Just as this feat was accomplished Maude
saw to her horror, that the train was start
ing. At the imminent risk of her life she
swung herself upon the nearest platform,
and then made her wav toward the rear of
the train in search of her sleeping car. She
reached the last platform and did not find
that car. Then she went forward to the
door OF the smoker and she still failed to
find that sleeper. But she found the con-
ductor, and confded to him in q voice full
OF hystera that her sleeper was lost.
s."That sleeper don'L go on with this train,"
said he, "it's switched on the other one at
Utica"
Well, almost any body can understand how
Maude felt when she heard this piece of
news She simply fell on her knees at the
conductors feet and implored him to stop
the train and let her walk back.
"Can't do it, miss" said he. "And, be-
sides. we're four miles out of Utica already.
You couldn't get back, anyway. The only
thing that you Can do is to get of at the
next station and wait for your car to come
along"
PerhapS this scene is too painful to de-
scribe. The idea OF woman being borne
awa ay from large portion OF her clothing at
the rate of 80 miles an hour, in the middle
of the night. is enough to move any heart to
pity. Let US return to Jennie. She had
vainly endeavored to induce Maude to wait
for her, and, failing, had dressed herself and
gone out upon the platform. While she
was there the car began to move. 1t was
being transferred to the other train, but she |
it was continuing its journey.
Mistakes in the Right Car.
"Oh, goodness gracious" exclaimed |
Jennie, "Maude will be lett without the |
waist of her dress"
She rushed back to the berth, piled all |
their belongings-as she thought-together |
in miscellaneons pile. and fled to the door !
The porter tried to stop her and explain, |
but she brushed him aside. How she ever !
got off the car without breaking her neck |
do not know. 1t wasn't going very fast,
and she managed it safely. Then she made |
a frantic search for Maude; but that un-
happy woman was already speeding away,