The state herald., 1894-09-14
IT SPOILED HIS TRIP.
FEARS OF THE PERSON WITH
THE HEART DISEASE.
Story Of Nervous Passenger on a
Sleeping Car and the Eject State
msnt Made by Fellow Traveller Had
Upon Him-He Could Not Sleep.

The train had just rolled out OF
Chicago and the passengers in the
parlor cars were getting acquainted
with each other. Within an hour the
strangers had been transformed into
q very jolly family party, and the
men were dragging their new-made
acquaintance before their wives
and sisters and introducing them
with as much heartiness as though
they had been bosom companions
from childhood.
Among the passengers In the first
parlor car was German American.
He was a man past middle age. with
blue eyes. u rather florid complexion
and long. carefully-trimmed brown
beard. He was accompanied by his
wife and two children. q little girl
and boy, the latter just emerging
from babyhood. In the next seat to
tho German sat o brown bearded
man. and In the general mellowing
Of hearts these two became quito
confidential.
Eyes. ] am Chicagoan." said the
brown-bearded man. land o manu-
facturer Of fancy goods. am going
to Now York on q little business
trip. You, should Judge from the
presence OF your family. are bent on
pleasure.
The German sighed deeply, says
the Chicago Times.
II regret to say you are Mistaken"
said he. ''rhis is the saddest trip /
ever took In my life. belong In
Milwaukee. went to Milwaukee
twenty years ago when 1t was
little town, and l have grown up
with it All my friends 1.-Two there
] made little competency there and
dislike very much to leave it. But l
must go away. My doctor has told
me that must 60 abroad, and as 1t
is uncertain when will DO able to
return l am taking my family with
me"
That is too bad" said the Chi
cagoan; "but you really don't look
Ill Mt all; in fact. l should pick you
ont as n man OF remarkably good
health.
"Yes, yes, get no sympathy" said
the German. MY appearance bellies
tho fucts. ] don't feel Ill now. but
might be dead the next minute.
have heart disease. and my ply stefan
tells me that may die at any mo-
inent There Is a fatty degeneration
OF the heart, or something Of that
sort. l do not know just what he
calls it Anyhow, he told me 1 must
go to Baden. and that is my only
hope. am constantly in fear that
! will not get there. Anyhow, feel
sure l never will return"
The Chicasoan moved little un-
easily in his chair, and rs soon as
opportunity offered to break of the
conversation he retired to the smok-
er. where he breathed sigh OF re-
lief and attempted to divert his
thoughts from the unfortunate Ger
man by smoking cigar. lie kept
away from the German during tho
evening and had almost forgotten
him when bedtime arrived. After
he got into his birth, however, the
recollection OF the Germans PRESENT.
ment occurred to him and interfered
with his going to sleep He tossed
about for some time rather nervous
ly. but had begun to doze gently
whom he was suddenly aroused by
the voice OF Lid. lie sat up in
his berth and heard the child's voice
saying In low, frightened whisper:
Papa! papa"
1t Immediately occurred to him
that the German had retired with
his little boy In the same berth. lie
listened intcntly. and again heard
the child call his father There was
no response and no other sound In
the car save tho roar Of the wheels
and the occasional cracking OF the
windows rs tho train turned around
curves. The idea Immediately struck
tho Chicagoan that possibly the Ger
mans presen;iment had como truo.
Perhaps hc had died In his sleep
The boy continued TO call to his
father. tho voice becoming louder
and more frightened as tho calls
failcd to elicit any response. Tho
Chicagoan was very much alarmed.
Possibly tho cigar had boon too
heavy or his dinner did not sit we'll.
lie felt nervous and unpleasant fan
cies would not leave him. lie was
almost certain that tho German was
dead. Tho thought OF tho little boy
In the berth alone made him shiver.
lilo didn't know what to do. lie
didn't want to arouse tho other In
mates Of the car. and at tho Same
time he felt that 1t was only humane
to make an investigation. lie rang
tho electric bell IN tho porter's room
but that worthy was probably asleep.
for there was no response. After rc-
pcated efforts to get him tho Chica.
goan thrust his head out between
the curtains and tried to look into
into tho berth occupied by tho Ger.
man.
All no could sec was tiny hand
thrust out between tho curtains OF
tho berth. Tho child was no longer
calling, but was sobbing In low,
frightened voice. Tho Chicagoan
got up and tiptolng over to tho
berth drew the curtains aside. Tho
German lay on his back. breathing
gently. with his mouth slightly open.
Tho Chicagoan returned to his
berth and went to sleep. lilo said
nothing TO tho German tho next day.
but he told his friends afterwnrd
that the suspense md fears OF that
night had spoiled his trip. Hc mover
found out whether tho German
reached his destination safely or not.