Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

man after refilling his pipe, when a
| certain President of the United States
paid visit to New York with his wife
They had three trunks between them
| and man to see to their baggage, and
when they arrived here two of the
three trunks belonged to other parties.
Right here in this room those two great
peope put in twenty minutes in vain
effort to identify their baggage. One
trunk we never did find, while second
went off to st. Louis. We've had a
mayor here in New York who could
give out 5000, make a ringing
speech, plan a campaign or make and
unmake a hundred men during his
term, but he didn't know how to send
his trunk down in ship-shape fashion.
He was in the habit Of going up to
Buffalo every other Saturday for a stay
over Sunday. He always took a trunk
instead Of a valise He'd come driv-
ing down in his carriage, with the
trunk on top, and while he was buy
ing his ticket the coachman would de-
liver the trunk and drive away. 1t
never occurred to the mayor that an
other trunk might be delivered the
same morning, or that two trunks were
ever made the same pattern. About
five minutes before train time he'd
come rushing in here for his check,
and when asked to identify his trunk
he couldn't do it. I've known him to
identify half a dozen in succession
which belonged to other people. Four
times out of five he'd have to go on
without his baggage, and he never
neglected TO make it hot for us. On
one occasion returned to him four of
his lost trunks at once. Then
thought l saw way out Of the diff
ficulty. l set one Of the boys to watch
for his carriage, and when the trunk
came ir l checked it for Buffalo and
sent it to the train. This worked all
right two or three times, but one day
he wanted TO go to Albany instead of
Buffalo, and of course his trunk went
wrong. For year or so that man
made me more bother than any one
hundred travellers, and when he was
renominated every one Of us voted
against him because of his trunks. We
felt that we must down him or he
would down us.
"And there was certain New York
Senator who came very near getting
me bounced because of his egotism. He
would send his trunk down several
hours in advance, and it was never
marked. When it came 10 checking II
there would be five or six others Just
like it, and of course a row would be
the result. After three or four sklrm-
ishes suggested that he either check
his trunk to destination when he
bought his ticket, or tag it with his
name, and he was insulted clear down
to his toes. He drew himself up as
stiff as a ramrod and told me that ii /
didn't know enough to identify the
trunk of United States Senator 1 had
no business where was. He went TO
the superintendent about 1t, and for
two or three days was hanging on
by the skin OF my teeth. Yes, sir, that
man has the egotism to suppose that
out OF 5000 pieces OF baggage being
handled here every day we ought to
recognize his unmarked trunk and take
of our hats to 1t. He wouldn't tag
or brand it, thinking such an idea be-
meath his dignity, and can show you
by the books where he lost it on a
dozen different occasions.
ct is generally supposed that women
are careless about their baggage. but