The Press., 1893-01-05
A FORTUNE FOUND IN SOAP.

How Brakeman Discovered swede', | Hoarded Gold. | MT. Runey, in conversation with s number of travellers, told the following story, which he says actually occurred in his presence while en route on d Great Northern freight train near Morris l Minn:
 I boarded freight train at Han.
 cock, Che began) en route to Brecken. ridge. There were about forty hobos on board the box cars. 1 arranged with three brakemen to make the rounds and see if they couldn't be made to put ur for their ride. I acted the part of the conductor, while the trainmen followed out my instructions. We went from one car to another until we had visited all but one. Few failed to comply with our request, but showed hostility, and would doubtless have taken the advan- Sage of our small number had not pro- Vided myself with 8 gun, which pro truded in full view from my coat pocket.
 The last car we visited was partially loaded with lime, and between the bar rels we found two Swedes who handled the American language in the most hu- morous manner We informed them they would necessarily have to pay for their ride or get off at the next station, Q which the spokesman replied: "Vwe don't gat no muny. Wye bane com from Mort Docota, und york purity hard and gats no muny."
 "Where do you want to go?" asked brakeman -": B..
 "Vwe want tu go to Mainopolis."
 "You are headed in the wrong direc- tion," returned the brakeman.
 Wal, wye go tn Breckenridge und we den go ast. Wye no mane dare ho ba gude faller und let us rade.''
 The brakeman was not satisfied with the Swedes' statements that they were moneyless, so they were searched. While the searching was going on one of the Swedes said again:
 ''Vwe don't gate nu muny. Spouse we ly bout laddle ting like date?"
 The brakeman, being satisfied that there was no money on their persons, was about to withdraw from the car when he discovered small bundle in the corner of the car tied up with a handkerchief. The bundle was ex- amined. A pair of. old socks and sev- eral rags were tightly wrapped around a piece of soap about three by six inches i'll size. The brakeman said he guessed he would take the soap anyway, as he could use it himself Here the Swedes made robust protest, saying, ''No, we don't want you tu take dote sope"
 "What good is the soap to you?" asked the brakeman.
 "Vwe want da sope for wash wid bafur we gate in Mainopolis.
 'sWhat do you expect to do in Mime apolis?" said the brakeman
 '.Vwe tank wye vile gate leddle york tu du dare, as ba prutty gude to,rs1.' :
 The brakeman then said -5te would do the fair thing and 1sy6ly ts.ie half the soap- to which ,t.h4ss Swe-zo. begged ear nestly for hiGA toleave the soap. The brakeman toeL the cake over his knee and broke it through the center. and To! to the amazeme1t of all, twenty dol- lar gold piece rolled out. By this time the Swedes were nearlY wild, and their ejaculations were side splitting in the extreme.
 The soap was then cut into bits and $2OO in gold coin, consisting of twenties, tens and fves, taken out. The Swedes had adopted this strange method of safely disguising their possessions; but, as misfortune had it, their novel idea failed. It is needless to say that the brakeman appropriated one of the shin ing pieces for his own use, to the heart rending dismay of the sons of Sweden, and departed for the caboose.-Fargo Argus.