The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-11

Talk about your romances," said a
travelling man in Broadway hotel to the
Clerk, as he complacentIy rested his ell
bows on the register and passed over CT
gar with one hand and a wedding invita-
ton with the other, according 20 the New
York Times. THE man whose name Is on
this card runs out from Chicago with
line Of cutlery and travels the South. Two
years ago We met each other in Louisville,
KY, and as both We're working to the
southwark, and as our line Of goods didn't
conflict, we agreed TO accompany each
other over our district as far as Atlanta,
whence 1 was to work up through the
Carolinas while he meant to cover Florida
and Alabama.
We both did a big business in Knoxville
and Chattanooga, and proceeded over the
Western and Atlantic road to Dalton,
little town in Northern Georgia, where l
had to Stop over few hours to collect a
bin for my house from a lumber company.
Dalton Is an Insignificant little Southern
town, but Boosting Two important railroad
lines The Southern Railroad, but which
at the time I speak of was the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad,
passes through here on its Brunswick con-
nection. The Western and Atlantic, one of
the Oldest roads in the South, also passes
through the town, and for eleven miles
| beyond the tracks of the two roads run
side by side.
"Wel, when we took the Western and
Atlantic express for Atlanta at 8 o'clock
on the June day I'm speaking of, The East
Tennessee train was standing on the Oppo-
site track, also ready to pull out. It seem
ed that the entire population of the little
town was at the station to see them off
A handsome girl sat at a window in the
coach of the other train which stood
within TWO or three feet of US. She sat in
her seat with the air of patrican elegance
that is bred in every cir south of Mason
and DixOn's line, who never had to work or
think for a living. Beside her was a mid
dle-aged woman, with a tired look, obvi-
ously her chaperon.
THE two trains pulled out together,
amid the excited yells of the natives and
when they thumped over the last switch
frogs together and began to increase their
/ speed it became evident to all on board
/ that there was going 10 be a race along the
/ eleven-mile stretch. Great Caesars ghost!
| but we were going. l locked out of the left
/ side windows, and saw the trees, houses
/ and telegraph 20 es whizzing by at a ter
rife rate. 1 looked on my right, and there
| was the same coach of the opposite train
| alongside OF us, rocking and swaying, but
| seemingly not moving forward until one
glanced down and saw the ground between
! the two coaches sweeping by in white
! ribbon, like water ia a mill chute. There,
/ nCI CHECKS uuSn@Q with excitement, WAS
] the same young lady at my friends elbow.
THE conductor came in at the front
door, steadying himself by the car seats
as he took up tickets. When he came 10
/ red-faced man with a goatee and white
! hat. who sat just in front of US, the latter
got up and slapped him on the back.
BY Cad, Bill but you ali givin EN-
! Hail Columbian. I'm bettin on yOu-all!
/ Don't let old w. & A. set left, by Cad,
sab.
The conductor explained to US that
races always occurred when the schedules
| of The rival roads rendered them possible,
| and that the present match was particU-
/ larly exciting to the train hands, because
/ Button Haskins engineer, who had been
/ fred from the w. & A, was on the East
| Tennessee run and had blood in his eye
"Well, sir, on we flew, and somebody
/ said we were getting near to where our
tracks diverged and the race ended. The
| coach that had haunted US on the other
| track was still there. The girls face was
| al the window. First her window would
drop back foot or two and then forge
ahead, but never far. Excitement blazed
in her face. And here my friends gigan-
| tic, even if quest oaable, nerve came into
| play. He drew his card scrubbed good
| bye upon it, and passed it into the oppo-
| site window The tired locking chaperor
| was Mortified, but she waxed even more
50 when her charge impulstvely took one
OF her own Dainty pasteboards and scrib-
Bling the Same words upon It, passed ii
into our careening coach. A moment Later
| thar demon n the engine Of her train
made a supreme effort, and just as We
reached the divergence of the tracks the
East Tennessee with a victorious whs-
tie, shot about ten feet ahead of us The
girl flashed an exultng look at us, and
never saw her again
six months after that my friend was il
her town-Montgomery, Ala.,-and TOLD
this story. The girls father wealthy
merchant there. took him around 10 din.
ner with him. That settled it. 1t wasn't
| goodbye after all. Now they are going
to race through life together. l haven
Travelled with my friend for a long time
now, for l handle line of cutlery, also
But am going 10 that wedding, you bet