The morning times., 1896-10-12
TWO DAYS SIGHT SEEING
Ida Masters Was the Guest of
the P, R. R.
MISTAKE IN" HER TICKET
She Wanted to GOtO Wa shington, Pm,
but Instead was Carried to This
Cty-She Had u Real Nice Time and
Thinks 1t the Prettiest Place She
Ever Saw.

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company has
had as It's gdest for two whole days in this
city Miss Ida Masters. n comei y sixt een-sum-
msrs-lass OF Washington, Pa. She diued
ami lodged at the expense of the company
Tor rorty-eight hours ana started for her
home ut 7:10 O'clock last night in u coy
Pullman berth With the company footing
every cent OF the bill.
1t all ca me about In this interesting way.
Miss Ida has an aunt in New burg, n. Y.
The girl concluded to make her a visit two
weeks ago, and she went aud had a jolly
time. she said. She started Tor home
Friday morning. Her aunt went to the
station With her To sse her away.
Miss Ida went up to the ticket man and
told him slle " AM 81 IL ticS ct To Washington.
The ticket man Was nota mind reader, and
like most other people, he concluded that
there Was but one Washington and that
was the Capital. The ticket cost just
S7.75, and the young lady said afterw ard
Slt thuugl6 5nt Hd, reCei9lns cneap rates
to make the entire trip home.
THE AUNT'S MISTAKE.
Shortly before taking the train Miss Ida
glanced at her ticket and saw that 1t had
Washington, d. c., on II. She called her
uunt's attention to the fact Through the
aunts innocence Is traceable all the good
Time the young lady has been having for
the past two days. The aunt had never
been further from home than AItauy and
she assured her niece by saving:
"Oli, that's all right the trainInen under
stand their business and they Will see that
you get through all right"
The Young traveller changed cars a Jersey
City and just as dusk was coming on the
train pulled into tie Sixth street station
in this city and the conductor said it was
time for everybody to aligiIt Miss Ida had
bccn dozing and when she got out OF the
cars into the big station size thought the
Iiltle depot she had left behind at Wash
ingion, Pa, had grown wonderfully i'll two
weeks Then She saw that her friends were
not there To meet her and the next moment
she realized that she had Leen landed in
strange city.
She Went along with the crowds, though.
through the iron gates and out into the
big waiting room, wtcre all was hurry and
hustle underneath the bright lights. Then.
like any oiEer thoughtful girl OF. sixteen
years, Miss Ida began 10 cry. There was
nothing else for her to do. The station
men were attracted by ter weeping and
they told Passenger Agent Andersen. He
went over 10 tile gin as she wiped her
ewes with the 10 stdry corner Of her handkcr-
chief and she told him her troubles. This
was not "A pioneer case and tie genial
agent knew 1ust what to do.
NOTIFIED HER PARENTS.
In the first place he notified Miss Ida's
parents that she would not be home at
The expected time. but that she was all
right and in good hands. After that he
sent the Young tourist 10 the Howard
House, and left instructions that she
should have good dinner. She got II.
Washington, Pa. Is not on the main lin,-
of the railroad, and it was impossible for
In make (Ounprlinu order
that she could get home before Monday.
Her alternative was 10 remain over in
Washington or Pittsburg. She was here.
and the agent DECIDED that She had better
stay.
There were two whole days for Miss Ida
10 spend. however, and she did so lar-
islly. she never saw many sights be
r,re in her life. she said last night TO a
Times reporter, who saw her at her
hotel lust before she started for hCme
"or course, ! was awfaily frightened
at first she said. as she raised her
pretty brown eyes and at the same time
Loycd with her dessert spoon at the supper
table Bat the railroad people have
been very kind 10 me. and after ! found
that my parents would not worry. l was
very well contcn.cd. put in all day
Saturday going about the city. and only
got lost once. This morning | went TO
church. | think the streets in Washing
ton are SO pretty and wide, and never
saw anything like them
what did like test? Why, the Monu-
IL cnt, and tie Library Building. and the
Capitol. and most everything, | guess.
Really. it's jelly 10 lose ore's way when
uue finds the luck have struck. ! went
through Washington on nay way ia New
burg. and when 1 saw the big buildings
from the car window / wanted Ia stop
and see them su much. But mind, l did
not purposely buy tie ticket to this city
and | was really very. very much scared
when | first found myself in the railroad
station.
WILL GO TO SCHOOL.
Yes. l go to school when / am at
home. Hnd Will start again Tuesday III orf-
ing. This experience will hc real funny
when get there and tell the other girls
about it. And everybody tas been 80 nice
to me about tie railway station and the
hotel Are all the people in Washington
like them?"
Miss Iua was assured thatth WAS nu
better city in the world In which pretty
Young lady could lose her way and she
went on telling of all the things she had
seen from the Zoo to the tig guns al
the Navy Yard.
She is as fright as she is pretty and
independent. She sat by hcsSstlf in the
big diplngrcoIp at the hotel. l,;d more
than one Young rnan was effrccIlil; Suuelch-