Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-08

"'What ails your
",Tom. tho dcvil's IN my car. Hes
been a.cuttin mp for half an hour, an
I'm most crazy. II you're my friend
como with MOT
Gle wasn't drunk. because hc doesn't
drink. II wasn't religious enthusiasm
because Sandy had no religion. ~
most believed he meant what he said
aud that he had been called for. gol
up IN hurry and followed him.
II hadn't moro thnn got inside IN,
baggage car wilton from among TIT
trunks something sung out, Shut thai
door and pull down your ycstr
SANDY wanted 10 fight, then" con.
tinued Tom. ale danced around that
car like prize fighter In the ring. vutil
tho voice cried out quito lcudi 'Damna
tiour 'Pshawr said to Sandy, That
boxed mp parrot"
"An then tho parrot told you yot
lied. asserted MrTougal.
"Yos," says Tom. chccrfully.
And then you Fiid-do you rcmcm
bcr what you saidr'
"No, Mnck; but wasn't | ut Your sid,
when we got into the noXt coach sec
ond latcy'
"Wo camo back with two braEomcn,
Mo1ougal remarks. continuing. "Oat
OF them brakemon looked on top Of the
car an under II an In Il. Ho stuck to II
that there was o yontriloquist about,
but gave that idoo up when ho couldn't
find nobody
"Wo flung those trunkH right and lofi
in lively style" observed Pope, "but
not thing did we discovor-n human
living or dead thing q place from
which the noise came We were pug
glc1, you may believe; aud " the search
had stopped thoro the road might have
wnrohouscd that coach, FOR no railroad
man would hayo travelled In car that
was haunted. But tho end came. While
we wcro looking In each others faces,
and frightened Ia being blocked In that
sort Of way, tho voice spoke atain. II
said very distinctly; Let mo out! am
dyirg-dyingr"
ut wnsunder my arm. the voice was, ;
Sandy oxclaims, "in big trunk that
had como from camp meeting. sung
out for Jake 20 ran for doctor. II there
was one on tho train. an Tom an me put
that trunk on tho loor AZ gently a. u
twas glass. Twas light enough. We
thought the poor thing must be almost
n skeleton. 1 got hold Of the slodgo-
hammer. 'Kccp- mp your courage,
ma'amr ! shouted, an wen have You
out in a iiGy.'
lyon should have seen Sandy ut that
moment" says Pope enthusiastically,
"Ilo looked a hero, every Inch Of him
lie gave that hammer four sweeping
swings Crashi crash! Ripl tearl on
came tho top, and II was flung clean
across tho car. a pile Of light, hecoy
stuff followed. a dozen faces looked
anxiously into that trunk. expecting e
SEQ the body Of dying or dead woman
Sandy seemed beside himself with aux
ioty.
"Wo crowded around the trunk and tn
doctor lsuelt down beside Il. Ho pullet
out lot Of rags very carefully. run hi
arm down on prospecting tour, LITE,
up "a great wad OF cotton, took n goo,
long look under Il. rose 10 his feet ani
began TO cure everybody and call On
a pack Of fools. Then ho changed hi
tune and began TO laugh. | asked hin
little angrily what he was making sue
fuss about. md II he proposed to TAX
out tho body.
"'Bodyi bodyl Ia, hn, In, hnl Sc
hcre, gcntlemenr and he tossed ont Ga
cotton from the trunk, showing a fuun,
looking machine at the bottom. This |
Stringfollow's photograph that he's I'm
down 10 camp meeting tho doctor said
lie took ono Of Edison's concerns an
rigged 1t up so as to go by clockworh
Tno shaking of the ear set 1t in motor
It's been repeating, parrotlike, only wha
was told 70 1t by tho saints and sinner
Very simple. you sec. wont charg
you anything for my visit, conductor
Good night, aud of he went.
SANDY, our friends here want TO knot
how that dream Of yours over that trun
ended"
"Oh, they do--do theyl Wal, gcntl
mon, | had 10 pay the cost Of that trunl
nm trunks cost in these times. 1t took
months salary 10 do It, which isn't con
plimontary to tho road. | learned OF
lesson. II ever want ter open an
mans luggage in future III smash It
professional style."-E. d. NJ. Ia NJ
York News.