Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-14
Identifying q Trunk.

had lost the check for her trunk,
and as is usual in such cases where
no suspicion is entertained she was
asked to identify her baggage.
"Oh, ] can pick that trunk out of
a thousand. 1t was a uncovered
trunk, with n strap around it, and
it had big w for White on each
end. 1t was a trunk my sister
bought in Cincinnatiand paid So fer
it, and after she got crippled up
with rheumatism and couldn't get
out any more she sold it to mefor 81.
There it is now! Id swear to that
trunk in Africa"
But about the contents, ma'am.
You have the key?"
"Of course | have. l had this
key made in Buffalo last week. /
lost the other key about a year
ago, and always believed that Mrs.
Robinson's baby swallowed it while
| was there visiting. The poor
thing had cramps for three months
after | left, and she wrote me the
other day that she never expected
it would be healthy child again"
"Discribe the contents" said the
officer as he pulled the trunk down.
"Well let me see. Well begin
with the till first. There's my bon
net in the bonnet box. l paid 81
for it in Buffalo last year, and had
over 50 worth of trimmings put on
last week. | don't know as | shall
want to wear it once while here, but
| thought Id better bring it along
| was never quite satisfied with that
bonnet, but l suppose"
what elsep" interrupted the
man.
There's a black fan which cost
me 90 cents. | got it at a sale,
and everybody says it was bargain.
My sister Emily was with me the
day | bought it, and she would
swear to it if necessary. She ad-
vised me to get a white fan, but |
prefer
Il don't care about the fine par
ticulars, ma'am."
"Oh, you don't. Well, there's a
black shawl in there which used to
belong to my Aunt Eunice. She
had it for ten years before she died,
and then it fell to my mother
Let's see. That shawl must have
been in our family for-for--"
"Go on ma'am."
There's three corsets tied up to-
gether-old corsets. They don't
amount to much, but | always hate
to throw such things away. My
sister here keeps hired help, and |
brought 'em along thinking her
girl would be glad of EN-"
"WellP"
"Then there's my black silk dress.
! paid Sl.50 yard for it in Buffalo,
but got cheated. l hadn't worn
it but twice when the silk cracked
all up. | went back and told the
clerk of it but he wouldn't do any
thing about it. Next time buy Il
silk dress propose"
Never mind about the dress"
THE waist is beaded"
II don't care about that"
"Well let's see! Oh! yes! on the
bottom of the trunk are four sheets
| was bringing to my sister. !
made and bleached 'em myself.
She's got four boys, and the way
they do kick the sheets out is some
think awful. | don't suppose /
could have brought her anything
she would"
"What else?"
There's pair of gray pants on
top Of the sheets-an old pair be-
longing to my husband. They are
worn little thin on the knees, but
they will do to cut over for one of
the boys. I've brought up three
boys myself and know how awful
they are on pants. Sometimes it
wouldn't be four weeks before"
"You can have the trunk" blunt
ly replied the baggage man.
"But there's lot more thing to
mention yet. Iheres three pair OF
new"
Take it away"
"And ] forgot to tell you there
are"
"lf you want your trunk here it
ISL
"Well I'll have the man take it
away. l lost my check, and / want
to satisfy you that it is my trunk.
If you'd give ME time Id tell you
about the black coat with the fur
collar, and the two pair of suspend
ers for the boys, and"
The baggagemaster walked off.
and after waiting around two mr.