The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-19
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Short Stories with Strain of Humor
and a Measure of Human Interest.
Strange Experience at Midnight with Team
The Impatient Hotel Clerk--YOuDg
Mans Experiences with Footpads.

newspapers who have been engaged in the
work of reporting the proceedings OF the
Mcdonald will trial at Noblesville have.
with the attorneys and witnesses of the
city. taken an early morning train to the
adjacent comfy seat and returned on one
in the evening. Breakfast and dinner have
been taken at home. and the patronage for
noon lunches has been divided among
the various hotels and restaurants
OF NoblesviIle. The first day of
trial. at the end of the morning
session. two newspaper representatives
were recommended 10 go to q certain res
taurant. One of them was Charley Dennis.
The two ate lunch, and when they had left
the place Mr.. Dennis remarked to the other
that it had been the worst meal he had
eaten in years. He mathematical every
body about the place. from the inoffensive,
cashier TO the boy who washed dishes In
she kitchen. He declared the meat unit
to eat ana the butter of Sampsonian
strength. He pronounced the milk 10 be
aged, and vowed he never more would go
IN the place. 1t happened that the same
two men started to lunch together again
the next day. The other said he was going
20 the same place, but Dir. Dennis would not
hear of it. He said he was going to the
telegraph Office and would then hunt up
some other place to satisfy his hunger.
That afternoon he showed MP at the trial
with beaming countenance, and informed
his com paDion of the day before. In tri-
umpbant tones, that he had found place
to eat where the dishes served would put
TO bame anything ever before Attempted
in the culinary art. He Gwelt on the
tenderness OF lts steaks, the richness of it's
II Mt RAJ n y Rsa0
the satisfactory prices which ruled. he
tried to induce the other man TO accom-
pany him the next day. but the latter chung
TO his original dining hall Affairs ran
with DenIisevery now and then urging his
companion to join him. and exploiting on
the superiorIty of his own place of eating. 1t
happened one evening that the train TO In
dfanapolis was late. and a party of lawyers
and newspaper men concluded to go back
mp town for supper.
Now is a good time for you eli to come
and try my eating place" said Mr. Dennis.
1T beats any other one In town. see if it
DON'T"
They all followed him, and he led them
directly to the place where he and the
other newspaper man bad gone the first
day.
dicating the first days companion with his
finger land it was perfectly awful. But
this place Is all right. Every thing is clean
and every thing is good. couldn't get HIM
s to qe
when see itn
There was a dead silence for q moment,
and then somebody laughed. The laugh
was infectious and soon all were holding
their sides. but Mr.. Dennis.
What's the matterP he asked.
Matter! gasDed the other newspaper
man. Why. right here is where you and
i came the first day we were in town. and
n4I .n1 - 10 -
poke your head in. much less to eat"
Then the story came out. When
Mr.. Dennis had gone down to the
telegraph Office on the second day, he had
walked around the square. and had gone
into the same place In which he had eaten
the day before. without recognizing it.
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Spiritualism has acquired two converts
In this city during the past week. They
are Bismarck Richter and Christ. Prose-,
two young men residing on the South
Side. They are not only firm believers in
spirltualism; they 90 further and openly
avow their belief in ghosts, spooks. etc., or
at least in one particular ghost or spook.
Their conversion took place on q lonely
road at the hour of midnight. On Wednes-
day night, at about the hour named. the
young men were driving towards this oity
on the Cambridge City road. When they
reached the eight-mile post, Richter who
was driving. stopped the team while Prose-
jumped out OF the wagon to see the figure
upon the post. By the aid of light
ed match he discerned the figure
&. and turning to Richter told him to
drive on and he (Prossel would catch the
wagon. Richter tried Co do so. but conld
not At word from him the mules tight
ened on the traces, but the wagon did not
move an inch. Richter applied the whip;
TO be doing Its utmost TO obey the CON-
mands OF the driver. but no ground was
gained This state of affairs lasted several
minutes, when the wagon began to move
slowly. 1t moved backwards instead of
forwards. however, Notwithstanding the
fact that the mules were almost upon their
knees in their effort TO pull 1t forward.
Seeing this Richter became thoroughly
alarmed and. dropping the lines and the
whip. looked at Prose- as if for some ex-
PLANTATION of the mysterious affair. Prose-
seized the lines and whip and by vigor-
Gus application of the latter. tried to force
cess than Richter. and the wagon
continued its slow backward course
until Is had receded q distance OF
several feet. Several times 1t was
drawn forward the distance lost but al
WAYS at the same point-on a direct line
with the mile post-it stopped and moved
slowly backwards Both men were so bad.
~ frightened after the first attempt that
q
TO speak or move. The team was all the
while striving industriously to 60 forward,
and succeeded, after several minutes in
getting the wagon past the mile post. Once
past the post the wagon moved freely and
the team started off at a brisk trot. The
two men, while not overly religious
breetbed fervant Thank God!" from the
depths of their hearts and whipped the
team into 9 gsllop. 1t Is hardly necessary
TO say that the remainer of the trip to the
city was made in quick time. Both men
declare they had not had q drop" for two
days, ana do not pretend TO account for the
affair on any other than supernatural
basis. +
Next 10 railroad station agents, the hotel
clerk lays claim to being the victim of the
silliest and most nonsensical queries ever
put TO mortal man. One of these auto
Gratis of the hotel, an unusually suave
and courteous young man ordinarily, who
has been losing good deal of sleep lately
by reason of the charming society of a
South-si6e girl. lost his temper the other
legislator that will go down in
the history of the county from which he
halls The old gentleman. unused to trav-
cling. and with the idea, perhaps. that In
dianapolis had but one railroad. and that
one running through his farm. approached
the tired young man behind the desk of
the hotel at which he was stopping and in
Docently asked, What time does that
train le&vef
What train7" inquired the clerk.
why, my t-ain.O returned the ola man,