Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-10-20
1T SPOILED HIS TRIP.
FEARS OF THE PERSON WITH
THE HEART DISEASE
s,orv az n Nervous Passenger on
sleeping Car and the Eject q s'a'e
.oent Made by Fellow Traveller
rnon Hlm-He Could Not sleep

The train had just rolled our q
| Chicago and the passengers IA ing
parlor cars were getting acquainted
with each other Within an hour the
strangers had been transformed into
very Jolly family party, ana inc
men were dragging their new-naae
acouaintances before their wives
| and sisters and introducing them
/ with as much heartiness as though
they had been bosom companions
I from childhood.
Among the passengers in the first
/ narlor car was a German American
lilo was man past middle age. Win
blue eyes. rather Aorid complexion
and long. carefully trimmed brown
beard. He was accompanied By his
I wife and two children, little girl
and boy, the latter just emerging
from babyhood. In the next seat TO
the German sat brown bearded
man, and in the general mellowiag
OF hearts these two became quite
confidential,
YES. am a Chicagoan, said the
/ brown bearded man. ''and a manu-
tacturer OF fancy goods. ! am going
to New York on little business
trip. You, | should judge from the
presence Of your family. are bent on
pleasure "
The German sighed deeply says
the Chicago Times
~ regret to say you are mistaken, "
said he. This Is the saddest "trip !
ever took in nv life belong In
I Milwaukee l went 70 Milwaukee
twenty years ago when IL vas .
little towu, and | have grown np
with II. All my friends live there
made a little com potency there and
dislike very much to leave II, Blu. !
must 60 away My doctor has told
mo that | must 20 abroad. and AZ IL
Is uncertain when will " able "
return | am taxing my ianily with
me.
That Is TOO bad. said ths Chit
cagoan; but you really don't look
i'll at all; In fact. should pick sou
out as man Of remarkably good
health.
Yes, yes, get no sympathy, said
the German. My appearance Bellies
the facts don't feel III now. bit
might be dead the next minute.
have heart disease, and my physician
tells me that | may die ~ any mo-
Inent There is d fatty degeneration
OF tho heart or something % that
sort. | do not know just what he
calls II. Anyhow. no told me mus,
60 70 Baden. and tina. Is my only
hope. am constantly Ia fear that
will not get there. Anyhow. | feel
sure never will return,
The Chicagoau moved little IN.
easily in his chair, and as soon a.
opportunity offered 70 break on the
conversation he retired to the smoE.
or. where he breathed sigh OF re
lief and attempted 70 divert his
thoughts from The unfortunate Ger.
man by smoking q cigar He kept
away from the German during the
evening and had almost forgotten
him when bedtime arrived Ate,
he got into his birth, however. tbs
recollection OF The Germans PRESENT.
ment occurred TO him and iutcricred
with his going TO sleep He tossed
about for some time rather nervous.
~, but had begun 10 doze gently
when he was suddenly aroused b,
the voice Of child Iio sat up II
his berth and heard The child's vote,
saying In a low frightened whisper
Papa papa =
II Immediately occurred to hin
that the German had retired with
his little boy in the same berth. he
listened intcntIy and again heard
the child call bis father There wai
no response and no other sound II
the car save the roar of the wheel
and the occasional crcaking 81 tia
windows rs the train turned around
curves The idea Immediately strucs
the ChicagOan that possibly the Ger
mans preseniimcnt had come true.
Perhaps he had died 10 his sleep
The boy continued to call 10 III.
father, the voice becoming louder
and more frightened a. tho cali.
failed 70 elicit any response. Ih.
Chicagoan was very much alarmed.
Possibly the cigar had Deen to-
heavy Or his dinner did not sit we'll
lie felt nervous and unpleasant iau
ciss wogli not !cayc him 10 wa,
almost certain that the Germ "A VA,
dead. Tho thought 81 the little boz
in the berth alone made him shtver
He didn't know what to as. II.
didn't want TO arouse the other H.
mates Of the car, and at the sam,
time he felt that II was only human,
TO make an Investigation He ran,
the electric bell IN the portor's room
but that worthy was probably asleep
for there was no response After re
pcatel efforts to get him the Chica
goau thrust his head out between
the curtains and tried to look INF,
into the berth occupied by the Ger
man
, All he could SEQ was tiny han,
thrust out between tho curtains q
the berth The child was no lonce
calling, but was sobbing In a low
frightened voice. Tho Cbicagoa
, got up and tiptoing over 20 In
! berth drew the curtains aside. IN