The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-09

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The matter was finally settled by the
clerks being elected to stay in the baggage
car to soothe the dogs.
There was nowhere else to tie the hounds,
and so their chains were fastened all in q
bundle to the handle of chest, which was
weighed down by placing several heavy
trunks upon it. For while matters ran
smoothly.
The baggage-man attended to bis duties
in the end Of the car most remote from the
dogs, and as he worked kept one eye on the
animals and the other on safe perch on
! the topmost of pile of trunks.
Presently, when his work was done, the
baggage-smasher began conversation with
| the clerk propeIty-man, and in a few min
utes they were hobnobbing socially to-
! gether, entirely forgetting the dogs, which
! were lying in a quiet heap
Then the railroad fend produced his
/ dinner basket, and shared its contents with
his new-tound acquaintance. The dogs
arose and tugged at their chains, attracted
( hy the smell of the victuas.
| THe two men, each with q chicken.leg in
! his hand, sat on trunks facing each other,
/ swapping lies, while the basket of dinner
rested upon the top Of trHnI; II ar tbrnl.
Suddenly, III rounding curve, the car
gave great lurch and the dinner bask ct
was hurled from the trunk and its contents
thrown toward the hungry dogs, but Just
beyond their reach.
All together they gave great bound to-
| ward the food, and the handle OF the chest
to which they were fastened was jerked out
By the roots, and the dogs proceeded to
snap up the dinner.
The baggage crusher dropped his chick en-
leg and sprung to the place of safety on top
of the high pile of trunks and squeezed
| himself into the little space between the
trunk-top and the roof of the car. The
clerk attempted to follow, but fell in Jump
ing from his trunk, and rolled against the
heels of Que OF the donkeys.
The baggage-man was surprised to see
his friend, hoisted from the floor by donkey
power, ny across thc car and land with bie
head iammed into the crack hptwaen tv,,
| Trunks
He extracted himself and seeipo tbe
hungry dogs making a combined rush in
his direction, he gave bound and caught
held of rhe rod Of iron that "a, acros, the
car close m tbo r.nf
He was last in time, for. =. he drew mn
/ HIS feet. fhr fprrrlcs+ Jo, r,istali,,, Inn,
for more altah' ~, leaned a, his rstroat;ug
limbs. and his teeth ,ra.rd au,,irst the
/ frightened mans boot,hscl
! Then. while squad of the dogs ran riot
| up and down the car in eager search for
more dioner, and ali hut one o; the rest sat
! in haying circle, just below the clirging
clerk, the "spryest" dog of the pack leap.
ed at the ambitious young man.
III MS lt'Sht 1hat gentleman ha3 mechar-
really re'"'"eu possession OF h'S chicken
ie-' anu 'hat was pFoDabIy what caused
Cue Jugs ID "e'ote so huch attention to
num- Inc h"g seemed to warm mp TO his
woik' anu rose higher and higher at every
Jump
Az lass MS swapping teeth Just gra|ed the
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men, Tor tully hve minutes, pandemon-
ium relgned supreme IN the baggage'car.
Inc clerk fairly screamed with terror, the
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AS the train slowed up at station, the
leaplng began again, and the dog made the
supreme effort OF the occasion. He gave
great bound and fastened his teeth in the
seat OF the clerks trousers.