The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-01
Troubles Plenty.

OIyotol 0iio, luiCu., oCDb. LIZ 90
To the Editor OF The SENTINEL:
! hardly think my letters to TIL
SENTINEL will be complete until
recount the chapter OF mishaps
which befell me in the last stages o.
my journey-that is, on my trip up
from Chicago and my last trip te
this place. call them mishaps
tho did feel inclined to head this
article "a Chapter of Accidents. ;
However, think such title would
be misleading, and instead will take
for my subject the old saying,
BLESSED be Nothing" for these
little misfortunes could not have &C.
Cured had l travelled in Scriptural
way, taking neither scrip nor
cloak.
The trouble began in Jonesville,
when l went to check my baggage.
The baggagemaster not being sure
whether he had the right to check
my wheel, as went out of the state.
/ went to the ticket agent for infor-
nation and found that he was not
quite sure, but after considerable
delay in consulting schedule of rates
my wheel was checked to Chicago
upon the payment OF a small sum.
My trunk having been checked
through to L'Anse, / exchanged my
transfer coupon for a transporta-
tion check and my wheel was thus
carried over However, / had to
get it rechecked at the N. w. depot.
My trunk caused me no trouble; it
was just the wheel.
The next trouble was scrip. Hav.
ing taken the precaution of engag-
ing a berth on the sleeper as soon
as the train was called, ] went aboard
and Immediately retired 'behind the
arras," having no further trouble
until morning. AS l sat at a
little table awaiting my breakfast
the conductor came along and asked
me what berth l had occupied.
told him, and at once began to look
for my ticket receipt, but he said,
No, | don't want that, but look
and see If you have lost anything"
My watch being right on the seat
and not having with me my valuable
diamonds (O, felt it unnecessary to
look and said mo, I've nothing to
lose. " But he persisted in saying
look and see. " / told him / was
sure | did not lose anything unless
its my money and that there was
no need of looking unless it is money
Still he said look and see. l
looked and found my small roll of
bills missing. Eyes, I've lost my
money" He asked me the amount
and the denominations which. hav-
ing been shopping in Chicago were
small. He handed the roll back. l
thanked him very heartily, for, with
the exception of dollar or two in
change it was all l had. So much
for not keeping the money in my
purse where it would have been per-
fectly safe. A friend said on the
morning of my departure: do you
dare to carry all your money in your
purse?" and thinking Of this l had
put it in pocket, pinning it in with
a safety pin, with the result I've
just stated.
| reached L 'Anse with no further
mishap. When / went to Pequam-
ing | thought to leave my trunk key
in l. Anse so l might send down for
anything | might desire, having in
the trunk many photographs which
l had either taken myself or pur-
chased. On my return to l. 'Anse,
the day being warm, | took off my
coat, putting it on the back of the
seat, and after going a few miles
found it missing. We retraced our
way until we got on the track of the
missing garment which was return
ed to me uninjured the next morn
ing.
Wishing to show my photographs
| invited my friends to come on
Tuesday, spend the day and look at |
my souvenirs. But alas! When l |
looked in the expected place for my
key, no key was there. Il sought
it that night and l sought it next
day, but in vain. | commenced to
borrow keys. l went to ten diff
ferent homes, besides all the stores,
borrowing keys in twos, in quar-
tettes, in dozens and singly, but all
to no avail, and shall | confess l be-
gan to feel the immediate and ur-
gent need of a man, so | went to
the blacksmith shop. The black
smith told me he had never made
Key in his life, but told me to go to
the other shop. He thought ! could
get key made there. But the other
blacksmith not expecting any such
work had gone fishing. At this
stage of the proceedings / went to
the hotel where it was suggested
that Mr.. G.. could help me in my
dilemma if anyone could. / went to
see him at noon and together we
went to the trunk and after trying
n vain numerous keys without hear
ing any answering click / inserted
my fingers under the hasp and it at
once flew open. Constant tamper-
ng had unlocked the trunk without
our knowledge. My friends did not
see the pictures for / did not get the
trunk open until Wednesday after
noon, and delaying my departure
rom l. Anse one day.
The dav of nv denart,Ire arrival |