Evening journal., 1893-07-20
STORIES OF THE DAY.
All over A Trunk.

All over Trunk.
A well.known Wilmingtonian, wearing
new suit of clothes and smile of
self-complacency was met by an EVEN
ING JOURNAL reporter yesterday
"Going away asked the newspaper
man
"Yes; going out Of town for several
weeks, and think | have earned the
trip"
How
"Wen, you see nv wife went away
several days before did. as she had
perfected her arrangements and | was
prevented for the time being. from
carrying out mine. AS general thing
when we 60 away, she packs both trunks
this time she left me 20 do my own
packing. You never packed trunk,
did your"
NO, a reporter can always carry his
other shirt in a grip"
"Well, then, you don't know anything
aboutit. ] am God fearing mau and a
consistent member of church, but have
come to the conclusion that the man who
invented the trunk was inspired by the
devil. never swear myself, but If |
had had spare quarter to day would
certainly have followed the old Quakers
example and hired cheap man to
swear for me for an hour.
What was the trouble2'
I'm the first place | wanted, to take
twice as much as the trunk would hold
and it made me mad TO think couldn't
do it. l had packed in about half my
library, a camp stool, hammock and
small folding camptabie before remem.
bered that there was a limit to the
trunks capacity. Then / had all that to
unpack and put off to one side as con.
traband stuff. Then got my fall and
winter overcoat, thinking that | might
need them. After l had brushed them
all over tried TO get them in one corner
OF the trunk but found that they were
determined to take up more than one
half of available space. took them out
and threw them, with more or less
violence, at the camp stool and other
contraband articles.
AT last l settled down to business
put my dressing case in the bottom OF
the trunk and my stockings in the hand
satohel. By the time / had them fixed
determined that / would need my dress
ing case on the train, and wouldn need
my stockings for two weeks anyhow
so Just transferred them. BY thi.
/ time ! was both heated and desperate
and decided to have some method in my
madness l decided to begin with my
underclothiHg and gradually work TO th,
surface Eureka First my under
clothing, then my shirts, collars
cuffs belt, quarter vest, necSwear, hand
kerchiefs, gloves, slippers light shoes
cap, hat, spare suit of clothes, and
don't know what else. jumped on that
trunk lid savagely aud showed in tn,
hasp Then fumbled for the key anC
found that ! had forgotten to take
It out of the trunk before | began
to pack. lifted the lid anC
tray and then, regardless of snow
white shirt bosoms, plunged my hanC
down to the bottom of the trunk / hac
played blind hands often in my youth,
but never under such circumstances.
found it, and with an unprecation agaiI
| jumped on trunk-lid. l locked it down
shook it savagely, put the key in NJ,
pocket and smiled triumphant smile
Just then l remembered that | bA,
failed to remove my purse watch and
mileage book from my old vest. 1t wa
too much gnashed my teeth ant
made smother savage jump for tn
trunk | made four or ave jabs with th
key before got it in the lock Then
threw the lid back and loosened hinge
] ierked the tray out, breaking a strap
and flung everything topsy-turvey unit
got to that vest When / picked 1t N
/ found to my chsgrin that had laid th
things out on the mantel before l begal
packing. II is useless to tell what fol
lowed. / hope that l didn't say to
| much for a Christian man: If l did
think the great advocate will enter
plea of mitigating circumstances an
self.defense But it's packed and III
off and you may bet your boots that
don't appear before the baggage
smasher and ask for mercy for tina
trunk. Good byel"