The sun., 1897-11-05
JOYS OF SUBURBAN LIFE.
Adventures or . Commuter I'm Keeping an IN.
EnGement for Dinner at Homo.

Adventures or . Commuter I'm Keeping In.
EaGement for Dinner at Homo.
TT was on Sunday night" said tho man who
lived in a detached house on the Sound. "and I
was hustling to catch tho 6:06 to Surfville.
My wife had told,me earlier that II insisted on
going to New York:to spend Sunday afternoon
with an uninteresting crowd of elderly men at
the club, she had no objection. She cautioned
mo to remember, however, that we had in.
vited the Beachursts to dinner, and that II I
missed the sos couldn't get train until $3.50.
and while I wasn't much of a carver, sho
thought the dinner would be more of a success
If were present. like to mako close connec-
tions on my train. and as trotted through the
waiting room thought that had just one
minute to spare.
'Surfville trainf asked the gateman.
Yep, but she's just pulling out, and you
will have to run
II sprinted down the platform and jumped
on the step of the last as it was pulling out
Tho train seemed to be unusually well filled for
the 6:06 and when got my breath said to
the brakeman:
What on earth are all these people going to
Surfville for tonight
"'Surfville nothing he exclaimed. This
for Nutmegyillo. Conn, and she doesn't stop
this sido Of there; SEQ her whiz.'
l Ivan want to, to 60 to Surfyile said yaguely
other side OF the track, instead Of nearly
breaking your neck to get the wrong trainf
his manner. 1t was out of the question to jump
T,th thought tton Of the Beachursts and Of dinner.
miles from home and no dinner. IT. It occurred smTea
to me that a detached house in the country was
on that occasion extremely undesirable My
gested that might 90 forward and talk Il
over with the conductor. found the con.
ductor to be amlable and sympathetic, but he
surtytlle. urttyytlllle. o.. .-.,.r
yanking the bell cord three times, and then the
engineer NO would @ bring her to stop with sud
OF Ris ohid SStii II could stop her in any other
ycrsaion remarked that It was possible 1 for opn
bold .nan to climb over the tender and thus get
It's yeEy'mportant that should get of at
snrfville, said, and i you will notify the en-.
gineer to stop there, III make 1t worth your
While. While, You see, l simply must get home for
:" It's risky, business climbing over that ten.
ger MIN all these low bridges and the train go.
ST., "A satisfactory consideration was placed in
and prepared to Jump il the train slowed up at
quarter of a mile before We reached tie sta.
ton, and when it got to Surtvillc 1t seemed to
aod DC an y easy jump to hit the platform. took it
frst Ar, like football half back into crowd OF
Italians who wero waiting for the next train.
! plunged right through tho centre, scattering
them right and left, and then landed ON my
hands. Say! did you ever see how many silver 6
you could get into your hands at oncei 1t
would surprise you to try it. hold the pres
When | got home the Beachursts wero there
ana Beachurst remarked that my vito had
been boasting that never missed u train, and
ne was glad TO see that hadn't broken my rec
aiter that remark. Beachurst has strong grip
ana when he shook my sliver-nlled hand I
my Jump however, and later ! explained TO my
MIC MIC tna5 the sidewalk was so bad had stum'
now | am not saying much about detac he'd
houses on the Sound, and get on board my
IRAN regularly ten minutes bcfor starting