The evening times., 1898-09-02
WHY CANNES
GO rs BHGGHGK
They Are Soulless and Don t
Disturb Passengers.
Pandemc mcDium-RaisinG Habies Can
Travel Free. hut Yoiceiess
Dogs Are Freight.

a RhOie lnfanl asylum OF crying DableS
can travel free and unchidden from one
end of this country TO the other. but
start out with one small, inoffensiye dog
and you find yourself engaged in one long
road officials who are "agia pups
The meat of the railroad mans argument
is that even the worst baby has a SOU.
therefore he can ride III a sleepef-the
dog has no soul. therefore he goes into
the baggage car. Isn't ii a question
whether the travelling public would not
rather be quartered with a soulless-an
yoiceless-dog than with sweet babe
that lifts Up its voice and walls from
Chicago to St Louis?
These bitter thoughts were induced by
travelling 200 miles with a small black
and white dog, says writer i'll the Chi
cago Chronicle. / had always heard that
railroad companies were the sworn en>-
mics of dogs, but when | planned to take
mine with me to a town in the interior
Of the State ! thought that l could ei her
cajoie or trick the conductor into allow
ing mine to ride with me.
So 1 started TO board the St. Louis
train with nay little Chon kina concealed
under my fur cape. which was thrown
carelessly acress one arm. 1t was even
ing, and i got safely into the sleeping
car. | sat down. spread my cape over
the dog on nay lap and awaited devel-
opments / gave my ticket to the regu-
lar conductor when he came by and he
passed on, unsuspiciOuS of the contra
band under my cape. Then came the
sleeping car conductor. His eyes were
trimmed with red and he looked like
converted pirate He had bushy whis-
kers that We're brushed a Ia Yorkshire
terrier. / told him that l wanted u
berth and paid him, when the dog gave
very, very small yelp. The conductor
Strengthened up and a man across the
aisle Uttered. l tried to look unconscious
and laid my hand carelessly over my
cape. Another yelp.
Madam, you will have TO have that
DOG removed TO the baggage car" the
eN-pirate said sternly, and the imbecie
across the aisle repeated his litter. My
| dog poked his head out from under my
cape and | let the conductor gaze on him.
l knew il was TOO late 10 pretend that
] he wasn't there and | hoped that his
beauty might melt the heart of the Off
ciaI. but he only said that all dogs must
De put IN lnc baggage car
Il don't see what difference Ii would
make if l keep him in my BERTH / said.
Its against the rules, the conductor
answered.
/ conGescended to plead with him and
told him how young my dog was and
how much he loved me and that / feared
a night in the baggage car would kill
him.
That's all right. madam. but you can't
I have him here" the eX-pirate said stub
bornly. It's against the rules
= suppose a woman could bring in
half a dozen crying children and nobody
/ could put them in the baggage car" l
said with bitterness.
Then il was that | learned that dogs
are sent to the baggage ear because III ~
! are not believed TO possess immortal
souls Yes. children can always ride
/ in the passenger cars. because they have
/ souis-that is why, madam. the eX-pi-
rate said crushingly. You wouldn't put
a dog and a child in the same class.
would you?"
! had TO take another train before
reached my destination and again l was
/ caught by the conductor and bereft Of
/ Chon Kina during the journey. BY a
special dispensation of Providence and
the porter, l was allowed to go into the
/ baggage car and take food TO my poor
! little outcast. / left behind me in the
J coach a pair OF twins-aged three months
! that Wf-e shaking the water cooler
with their howls. Here 1 found him
/ Curled up on great heap Of brass bag
! gage checks, while a large and b snevo-
! lent bagga geman smiled down on him
! He also smiled on me when ! came with
| in range and ] observed that he too. h d
large shovel teeth. ] may call him The
! gallant baggageman. for when my little
dog capered about in his joy at seeing
me-and something to eat-he said he
! said he didn't blame the little tyke a
| bit" He asked me many questions about
! Chon kina and he was the first man ]
! ever knew who acknowledged that he
| wasn't d connoisseur of dogs.
We were having a really comfortable
time and ! could see that the baggage
| the life history Of my dog TO my own
when the conductor came in. He was
| rigid with horror when he discovered
that a passenger was sitting in the bag
! gage car. He told me that IL wasn't al
lowed and that / must go back to the
coach al once. Passengers are never al
lowed in the baggage car he said very
| sternly
/ went out meekly. Because ! have an
| immortal soul the railroad company re.
| quired me TO ride with the bowling twins
| and their immortal souls. while ] longed
TO spend a quiet half hour in the bag
not to mention the gallant and shovel
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