Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-10-19
Col. Henderson Has Good Time.


proud of my name and have been
thoroughly satisfied with it, but re-
Gently l was made to rejoice exceed
ingly that the name was what it is
without any parting in the middle,
or the swapping or turning of a letter,
My name did me the cleverest sort of
turn that one fellow can do for
another, and now We are on the most
friendly terms imaginable. 1t kept
me from starving"
Thus spoke Mr.. D. B. Henderson
to little coterie of friends yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Henderson is Presi-
dent of the Galveston and Western
Railway, Familiarity known as the
"Susie." He has but recently re-
turned from New York, where he went
on business connected with the road.
"Your name kept you from starv-
ing" exclaimed one of his friends.
"Must have been attached to check?'
Mary check" said Mr.. Hender-
son.
Importuned to tell the story Of his
experience, he said:
"Well, you see | recently made a
pilgrimage to Gotham. We were sup
posed to reach st. Louis in time for
supper, but the dad-burned train got
cranky and we arrived there just in
time for me to swing aboard the Bal
timore and Ohio Southwestern train.
There was no buffet aboard, and | was
compelled to go supperless to bed.
You know it is customary to give
your tickets or passes to the conduc-
tor of the sleeper, in order that he
may present them to the train con-
ductors without awakening you. So
l gave my passes to the conductor.
Before retiring for the night l
asked the conductor where we would
get breakfast, and he told me at Gin
cinnati. When l arose We were pass
ing Lawrenceville, Ind, and | learned
that the train was late and that we
would probably not have time for
breakfast. | also learned that we
could not have buffet east of Cincin-
natl, and l determined to have bite
to eat at Porkopolis or know the reason
why, for l was beginning to feel pow
erfully weak.
"The second the train stopped at
Cincinnati l hit the platform and
madea bee line for a feed store, and had
Just perched myself on a stool and
started to wade into a canteloupe when
the brakeman from the train came in
and told me I had better grab some
thing and run, as he was doing, for
the train would be there but two min
utes.
81 told him l was going to eat
enough to take the raw edge off my
appetite, whether that. train left in
two minutes or twoyears, and | forth
with gave an order for pair Of eggs
and beefsteak. The brakeman de-
clared that | was ruined man and he
hustled off to the train. Presently he
returned and informed me that the
conductor said l must discontinue
feeding and get aboard OF he would
90 without me.
You go back and tell that con-
ductor that l am as hungry as wolf
and am going to get something to
eat or bust. If he don't want to wait
for me few minutes ask him to please
send me my passes and grip, and ne
can go on without me.
"a moment later my feed was
placed before me, and again came the
brakeman. He bowed politely, re-
marked that the conductor wished his
compliments to Mr.. Henderson and
begged that l take my time to eat, as
he would wait for me. l marveled
somewhat at the sudden change, but
l finished my breakfast and returned
to the tram. We had a new train
conductor out of Cincinnati. Thanked
him for waiting and expressed the
hope that l had not kept him too
long. He replied that l had not, and
that he was only too glad to wait for
me. He struck me as being mighty
nice man. About midday we reached
Chillicothe, O., and the conductor
very kindly directed me to an eating
house where I evened up on the grub
question.
early that evening we reached