The sun., 1894-12-30
LITTLE THINGS IN TRAVELLING.
An Experienced Transatlantic Trotter Tells
af Othar Atfx,ncfiana Thn an Einn Rcenerx

An Experienced Transatlantic Trotter Tells
OF Other Attraetions Than Fino Scenery.
II am always Interested in the triiing things
Of a long Journey" said the transcontinental
traveller, " because find as much entertain
ment in them as in the scenery and in my
fellow passengers. For instance was travel
ling from San Francisco to Portland, Or, re-
Gently, and we stopped for water at some little
station In lower Oregon. learned that it was
the custom Of the porter Of the buffet car to
throw away the scraps at that station. To my
surprise found q group Of chicken, drawn
up waiting for the train to stop The buffet
car was at the rear Of the train and tho porter
appeared on the last platform Just when the
train came TO a standstlll. The chickens recog-
nized him at once and set up a clucking and q
talking that showed that they were there for
some purpose.
"nos 'n. por'e, 'n,eW 'hen soine o,s tnsy
screamed anu raceu anu scrahoieu ior theh IN
fashion that set the porter and the few spec
laughter. Tho porter had his favorites and
especial friends among those % chicken. and gave
~, Ts. oS,...as .,s,a 20 ~ .nd ,ooI.s ~ ~ =. h,',,
DIT. Iho chickens stooo Oh ana looked AT MIN
first with ono eye and then with the other, and
the porter declared that they were winkins at
him hin W Hs Ia tool care that each cb,cIsn 90, n
square meal, but the fowls didn't leave until the
train had s,artad Ths porter told ma that for
a year he had been feeding those chickens, and
their intimate friends. He only passed through
tho, nlaca ,braa timas . veal hut evprv tIrneha
came through those chickens were on hand.
The curious thing about it, the porter said, was
,n,, ,ho.. cbicLsn. n.var wsn, 20 ,D.s, ary
other train than his. He had asked the other
portcrs about It and they had told him SO. The
,or,sr dscIara. ths, he was srra tbo.. ch,cren
,',r -. 40 - "a ',se 10. 80 40
keep track OF them In some way.
.I remember snothsr trivial incident tb., In
Asf eose' wa ".'ue"S ''e' ','
torested me very much" said the traveller. 1t
was at Detroit lats in August last I was on
,bs nav staamar No,thvast go,ng from prf,aIo
TO Duluth. A dog tried 10 jump aboard the
steamer when We drew up alongside the dock
and he fell into the water He went under m,
steamer and did not come up, The people on
the dock and the steamer could not have taken
greater interest In the matter s5 had a man
OF the men made a frantic endeayer 10 have the
= boa. moved, IA iaet, & they da nsEs % t1S ne D1Ss SS
did not come up, aud the ohildrens tears did
not diminish. II was soon nosed about that the
dog was valuable animal, and then the
lamentations were doubled.
small boy who knew thing or two
quickly disappeared from the crowd and ran
into q building on the pier where there was
some loose planks. He raised them and saw
that there were some steps going down into the
water lie went down these as Tar as no could.
and began TO make great comnOtiOn in the
water. lie kicked with his feet and he swished
his hands about for, it seemed 10 US, three or
four minutes. To our great surprise, and when
saw that something was m wing near tho boy.
Then there was pOked upo out Of the water the
brown nose OF an exhausted dog. What
mighty breath the dog took In The boy
reached down and brought him up, and the