Evening journal., 1900-10-08

"Well, said the Footprint 70 slug II
Seven as be settled down on his stool
and began to throw in a handful Of
type. 'if didn't have time Of il get
ting down here out Of those moun-
tains.
"Been up in the minesS" inquired
Slug Seven
"Yep. " replied the Footprint. "Just
came ont Footed it from Angels to
Milton yesterday and rode into Stock
ton on side door sleeper last night. A
side door sleeper" continued the Foot
print, sis not the most comfortable |
mode Of travelling. Personally prefer
10 ride on n red cushion, but the heart
less and exorbitant demand Of the rail
road trust for spot cash compelled me
to walk or come as freight came as
ffeighk"
"sure, said Slug Seven.
sThe unrle9sant feature Of the trip,
continued me Footprint, twas thebasc
betrayal OF confidence on the part Of
the brakeman with whom negotiated
fer AN undisturbed passage. For cash
consideration Of six bits and a drink Of
liquor no verbally contracted to waybill
me from Milton 10 tho division end at
Stockton We went up street to take
tho drink and-well, you know how ono
word brings on another By train time
the "a had sunk In my jeans had been
fshed 10 the surface and sent across the
bar for red liquor.
1.-The brakeman was full when he
started for the yards So was / when /
) started after him. Tho brakeman con
fided TO me on the way through the
yards that be owned tho whole train
and I could ride anywhere and any way
I wanted to. told hiurthat Twas sur
rounding nc least quart Of Milton
whisky and II IL was all the same TO
him and he had a nice, dry, empty box
car l would be shipped as an unbrokcn
original package. He agreed. and we
went over where the train was stand.
' ing made up to 3nd that empty The
brakeman ran door open. gave me a
hurried boost In and ran the door shut
and locked IT, After a biz I struck a
match 20 look about and what do you
suppose that ouss had donor
"0ivo il mp, said Slug Seven.
"Billed me ,as live stock, by guml
Factl There I was locked In box with
two mules. both loose. and all Of us
good TO keep company to the division
Z end. What was that sherman said
about war2 Said Il was hades. didn'
z hef Well. IL amt It's only an imita.
0 tion. The real, orthodox, rose colorod
0 hades is 70 spend night in a locked
. box car with two mountain ranch mules
4 cit ISN'T long run from Milton In
Q and ! concluded. altar the train hat
= bumped along about three miles ans
t those scared rrules had hsqnn TO chargl
y st0und and kick a rat-a-tuttat-tat o.
d tife Sides u the car, tirat the only piai
d Of campaign left to mo was a flanl
q movement and a sudden mounting q
a one of the animals. 10 wouldn't DO 4
9 dream OF pleaeurc on that uIule's back
hut II would be safer than lodging foul
h rapid Fra lind heeh uBifmbered for ac
% ton / go4 on tho mule an right, an'
Z after a little bucking he steadied dow
ID toierabiy we'll The aniinm was evi
70 IDENTIFY scared TO death and seemed 4
Is take cenfoft in being straddled by
70 rider.
:. 'sWell. l was Just ehuckliDg 10 my
o self over the state Of adairs in tho liv
y stock department Of the Espee rsilwn.
O. and hguring that anOthH hour woul'
T. see MS in the division yards, where ID.
ie frieod the hrakeman would open III
a door. when ths train stopped. evidently
& at siding. az / knew we weren't nea
D. q station. We bumped about bit AM
't took double wrap in the mules ears
70 then we stood stin while some othe
N cars We're bumped about and then
o. heard two short toots Of the whistle an'
10 a rumble that gradually grew fainter
The train had pulled out and we wer
,e side tracked
Is 'sWe staid there till morning. too
and I rode that son Of jackass, with
backbone like the ridge Of a churcl
r roof. up and down and around that ca
ne every weary minute Of all that wear
e. night. To quit riding meant TO go {
70 sleep. fall eff and have the liver an
Ks high lights and half tones trample
ne and kicked out OF me by two scare
pc mountain mules
r. Il estimate that Irode that mule 13
miles and three turlongs In that cal
and the car Travelled II miles before bl
ing side tracked The remaining thre
miles of the 20 between Milton an
u Stockton made on foot, thus complei
ing a journey Of 156 miles 3 ful
.s longs in a straight line between tw
III given points that are bat 90 mile
a apart. mathematically impossible feat
e accomplished by one iackass with tn
ne aid of two relatives on the male side 9
aS the house.
y, The Footprint sighed as he paused
III bite off a chew of tobacco, and Stu
Seven took advantage Of the opening
as remark that man who had Travelled s
far under such circumstances must
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