Morris tribune., 1895-03-13
SLOW TRAIN SERVICE.
Tales of Commercial Travellers Describing
Incidents of Railway Journeys.

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Incidents of Railway Journeys.
A group of commercial travellers
IN a hotel were discussing the SLOW
train service of a certain road. Sale
one of the party:
THE last time ! went over that
road noticed a man at one Of the
stations raise his hat and stand un.
covered This interested me, and
stepping off the cars ] asked him
what he was doing. He told me il
was the custom in New Orleans, from
which CITY he came, to salute fu.
neral procession, and lie had taken
the train for a funeral cortege. Aft
er explaining to the mar his mistake
ran down the track, overlook the
train and eventually reached my
destination. .
After another rourlG of refresh
ments a second member of tie party
said
Il know that story is tiue. Tn
fortunately the road can't help the
slow train service It tried to cor
rect it once, but failed. It was this
way Walter Hurley of New York,
who represented Porter Bros. few
years ago, was in that section Of
country, and some one made him a
present Of fine dog. Hurley was
going on to New Orleans and want
cd to take the dog with him to give
it to woman there.
The train conductor would not
let him take the dog in a passenger
car, and he would not let itgo in the
baggage car.
Hitch it on behind the train,
said Hurley. The train no good
The dog could run beside it, but for
fear that something might attract
It's attention you might as we'll fas-
ten it to the last car.
This rather hurt the conductor
feelings, and he remarked that there
wouldn't be much dog left when the
train reached New Orleans. Hurley
insisted, however, so the dog was
tied to The last car, and the train
started.
"I'he conductor had given the tip
to the engineer, who determined to
strangle the dog and in this manner
get even with the passenger for his
criticism of the train. So he did not
pay much attention to his schedule
or spare his speed About half an
hour or so after starting the con
ductor passed through the train
Well, how's that dog?' he said,
with malicious smile, when he
reached Hurley. oh, all right, /
imagine, replied Hurley, glancing
up from his book.
THE two then walked to the rear
of the train, and there, sure enough,
was the dog, the string loose, trot-
ting along behind like a coach dog
following q butchers wagon. Hur-
ley smiled, and the conductor looked
dazed
THE train leaped forward a few
moments later It was surprise to
everybody on the road 1t really
Went fast-thatis, as compared with
the schedule The cars rocked, and |
the locomotive sent forth clouds of
SCOT and smoke, showing that the
fire was blazing, and the speed was
at the extreme limit.
How is your dog now?' asked
the conductor of Hurley little lat
er. I don't know, replied Hurley.
Let's go and see Together they
passed to the rear of the last car.
The cord hung loose. The dog was
not there.
81 told you so, remarked the
conductor jubilantly. I knew the
dog couldn't t keep up with the train.
. Don be too sure Of that, an
3wered Hurley Maybe he's gone
IN ahead.
And so he had. When the train
reached New Orleans, there sat the
log on the platform, The train had
been too slow for him. He had gnaw-
I'd the rope and run on before to
await his masters arrival. New
York Herald