The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-08
Emily Identified.

Il was at the great baggage rooms In the
Fort street depot. The woman had lost the
check for her trunk and, as is usual in such
cases where no suspicion is entertained, she
was asked to identify her baggage.
20. l can pick that trunk out OF thousand
1t was uncovered trunk, with a strap
around it, and IL had a big W for White on
| each end. 1t was trunk my sister bought IN
| Cincinnati and paid Sc for and after she got
| crippled up with rheumatism and couldn't
get out any more she sold il to me for g.
There il Is now. Id swear TO that trunk In
Africa"
But about the contents, MAJ am. You have
the key"
"Of course. I have. I had this key made in
| Buffalo last week. I lost the other key about
a year ago. and I always believed that Mrs.
Robinson baby swallowed II While L was
there visiting. The poor thing had cramps
Tor three months after 1 leit, and she wrote
me The other day that she never expected 1t
would be a healthy child again"
Describe the contents. " said the Officer. as
he pulled the trunk down.
We'll, let me see. Wen begin with the till
nrst. There's my bonnet in the bonnet box.
| paid q for II last year, and had over 3
worth OF trimmings put on last week. don
know as 1 shall want to wear it once while
here but thought I'd better bring 1t along.
was never quite satisfied with that bonnet,
but suppose
What elseg' interrupted the man.
There 5 black fan which cost me SO cents.
got II at a sale and everybody says 1t was a
bargain. Ny sister Emily was with me the
day 1 bought it, and she could swear to 1t, II
necessary She advised me to geta white fan.
but prefer"
I don't care about the particulars,
ma am"
oh you don I, Well. there's black shawl
in there which used to belong to my Aunt
Eunice. She had it for ten years before she
died, and then IL fell to my mother Let see.
That shawl must have been in our family for
for
GO on, nam"
Then, there my black silk dress 1 paid
S1.50 yard for il in Buffalo but got cheated.
l hadn't worn it bat twice when the silk
cracked and creased all up l went back and
told the clerk OF 1t, but he wouldn't do any
thing about it. Next time buy silk dress
Never mind about the dress"
THE waist was beaded"
Il don't care about that"
'Well, let's see. Oh, yes on the bottom of
the trunk are four sheets I was bringing to
my sister. made and Dleached EN- myself.
She got four bows aud the way they do kick
the sheets out is something awful. don I
suppose / could have brought her anything
she would"
WHAT else:"
There's a pair Of gray pants on top the
sheetS-an Old pair belonging TO my husband.
| They are worn a little thin on the knees, but
they will do to cut over for one of the boys.
I've brought up three boys myself, and know
how awful they are on pants. Sometimes it
wouldn't be four weeks before"
You can have the trunk" bluntly replied
the baggageman.
But there's a lot more things to mention
yet There's three pairs of new"
''Tkae it away
And l forgot to tell you that there are
If you want your trunk, here il isl"
We'll. I'll have man take it away. lost
my check. and wanted to satisfy you it was
my trt nix. If you'd give me time I'd tell you
about the coat with fur collar, and the two
pairs OF suspenders for the boys, and
The baggage master walked of, and after
waiting around two or three minutes with a
disappointed and detected look she sorrow
fully told the expressman to carry the trunk
| to his wagon