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

still in state OF collapse, although
il cannot be badly punctured, for IL
did not look quite so disreputable at
Champion.
Hurrying into the ticket Office at
Champion purchased ticket to
Iron Mountain, hurried out, got my
wheel re-checked and then went
aboard the train. AS l seated my
self began to think, L"At this rate
it will cost more to get to Crystal
Falls than it will to go to Chicago "
All at once it flashed upon me what
/ had done and leaving the train /
asked the conductor how many
minutes / had before train time
Give" So went to the ticket Of
flee again, receiving bac.i my money
for the second ticket | had purchas-
ed. / reached Iron Mountain with
no further adventure, but learning
that one hotel was very near the N.
w. railroad / thought to take that
so went there, giving up my checks
with orders to have my baggage
taken to the N. w. depot.
The night was very warm, but i
was given comfortable room open
ing from the parlor Locking the
parlor door had a very comfortable
night, feeling so safe and secure that
l left my money in the dresser. After
good breakfast in the morning,
left word to be called in time for the
500 train; going to my room wrote
a letter or two, wondering why they
did not come to call me for the train.
They did not admit having forgotten
me, but truly believe they did, for
when | went down, it was only four
minutes to train time. l hurried
along, boy carrying my grip; had
just time to purchase my ticket
when the train whistled Hav-
ing my baggage to re-check and no
checks for renewal, began to feel
a little shaky, but succeeded in get
ting both pieces on the train, only
to discover that while l had wheel
ard trunk only had one check.
The conductor helped me out by
getting duplicate check for me
which had been put on the wheel.
When reached Crystal Falls my
friend met me at the train, my
checks were delivered to him, he
gave them to THE express man and
shortly after my trunk and wheel
arrived, tho there was a small |
charge on the wheel because it had
gone over into Wisconsin. The
wheel, or rather the tire, is still in
a state of collapse.
Yesterday after school hours my |
friend and myself planned to go to
the Falls, for which the place is
named, so at noon / took the bag |
containing my kodak and putting
my purse into the bag / saw little |
CLEAN of blue. On drawing the bit |
of blue ribbon out l was rejoiced to
find my key! Imust not forget to
tell in this sad tale of woe" that
the rain beat into my trunk little,
and when my clothing was taken |
therefrom such state it was in
all wrinkled and damp. AS ] have had
considerable experience in packing |
trunks, | at first could not account
for it, but when found little rust
on the inside catches of the trunk,
| knew it was the rain. To be sure
l have no new clothes to feel bad
over, as have had none for some |
time, but it is awful to make one s
first appearance in community
looking so "old and wrinkled. "
However, the tailor's goose may
repair some of the damage.
Just as my trunk tray was being
carried to the trunk, a slight jar
against the staircase caused pretty
hand glass, which my Pequaming
pupils had given me, to fall out and
break into a dozen pieces. Do you
think breaking looking glasses is
bad sign? In this case it was, for
lost my pretty souvenir. But no
very bad luck has resulted as yet;
rather series of annoyances.
We visited the falls, a description
Of which l may write another time,
as this letter is already very long.
Bat l thought those of my friends
D I'd readers who had followed me in
my travels through the west might
be a little interested in this account.
| almost fear II not be able to keep
\ half promise | made to visit you
all again at Christmas, unless a
delegation should be sent after me,
IS | am beginning to think | need a
guardian, if not to look after my
self, at least to look after my Wheel
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