The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
HE WAS A REAL H00DO0.
KNEW T tND UIRNJD THL NiN
UHO HD no M IRILNDiE.

on the TRACK >till In,unNi need, lie
stuck 10 tn. lioodoo ana Went Through
Chapter at Incidents \ Believer now.
Did, YOU ever run across a hupdCo;' asked
the man with the cigar Il SUPPOSE not, Is
wunt ON without waiting for ma answer. The
real ones are scarce, You may have though; ~
some time that you Were hoodpOed. but YOU
couldn't exactly locate the responsible Iarty.
When you run across the g.Iuiur article. hnw-
ever. you Will have no difficulty IA Identifying
him
Il met one between kIusas CT, and Chicago
once. and III never forgot the experience, He
was sitting alone IN The smoking COMPARTMENT
OF the sleeper when | entered, and | undertook
10 draw him into conversation. he answered
in monosIlahlns. but | persisted, Finally he
ruuscd himself ANA suggested that possibly /
Wa, looking tor trouble,
"'Ccrthinly not, | replied Il there any
likelihood that | will find any,
There is If you persist In talk ing To me-
he answered.
Are you 50 uuSociablo as all that ! asked.
at isn't a question OF Socinbilily. but OF
cold. hard fate he returned. Possibly | am
supcretuious, but I cant travel in company
with any one without something going wrong.
SO long as | lock by myself everything is all
right. but Just as soon as | strike NJ an
acquaintance with some fellow passenger and
begin g. srt a little enjoyment out OF the mp
al sorts Of annoying things happen. At home
I'm all riGlt. but ON The road look out 'or me-
"'Nonscnsc.' | SAID, its all Imagination
i've given YOU fair warning lac answered,
and you'd better sheer on
was Just hhout 10 say Nonsense again
when there was q sudden jar that threw Us QUE
81 orr seats' AM 'h,h came puhlI''y'pu'n'-
bumr Us 'h' car Nh'''~ went over 'no uvs'
lhtn we came 20 aSU"'' j.. STOP
tuid you So h' SUD- ~t'II"''HI"IS' "Shs
reached LOT hN E'i''
"H'Ie are you E"'nF, "'"'",
l am going 10 Ee' on 'i'I"'u. 'drs
evidently deralied' ana there . %" use "l s'ay-
inc hnr,
",r. n 80, ,.li.,. 81. ..,. t..4.rr.
wen, Jon brH'Nr 10 your h""'"o' f"-
tOr'ed. determined io~h'W MIN his t"olIshues1.
"aul I'm gong T., work n 10 the limit INST IN
49,, -, J .,,ti, a.. n.i. .iia- nm
iioN' ''c "'7"I"'H "' Inv "'"'' '"'"s' u ~
with rou,'
. rIuf., - ,,I .,, ,,,,ru -
'i"' - hh' l" Hu' ""' I's'IN'S u th'F'
ANYTHING in II myself, bat I've never been able
ia oct any nu. f., .ti.. II ONT Lrr,,nr than nm
,.,
- W wv
well, We got OF and found that our ear had
lnru derailrI Fortunately fhp Train WI,
..,, '" WV
i''''"E 7',N' "' 'W' "'"' "' '.," "'''' "'''
been a lad accident. All wlsth"rr Wlsur'h-
iry IN ~, dana, Lu. :, .,,.it.. ,rr,,. L,.tC.r
~,o.rh,, ,r,t, ,,I . Ir. ..n.,, l... 49, d.,
" "lochlHE VhIIl anu " hion'.NoH 'N'N To- INK
ANYTHING that might coming up l,hinl. Wa
f,und ONT. however. that We vrr. ou-, .t.Ut
A'e H'Vs ll'H low" W ''I'''i'IH' 7'|'' '''l
we decided 10 get some farmer 90 mitch up and
driy, ustou
."T
Nelo"hu' Iie ''' li'I "H' 'I''' '' N"oh MN
TO make the trip, a thou,h 10y TINT timo the
twilight had scf If, uui ne u~r,,,-,,J il.tuy.,
"''e" 49,
anything was better than sitting D.. t.t' ar
waiting for rlief
" ."r vs. 49,
Inc TX 'ha' thr farmer hI''H'' uPI'f US
was a two-seatcd affair. and We l.oh the Ua.,.
seat. The road was rocky aud hln.y In s.ue
places. and IN others there wore sire rt.- -
this beiort we We're through with IT, jup. We
went along ,fyr lrrhar- two mites without an"
hoodoo business when we struck u hum
ment something startled the horsr, aud
they made d Jump forward. Twill never torgtt
my sensations as that scat. which Wa, a a--
tachabIe one, slipped It's muorlues and Slow.v
tipred over backward with Ls. We hDlb
clutched wildly at the empty AIR ana then 10
Won II was lick tbrTc Nh. a."p saDd IN tr,,'..
Still. | was dalcd for q minute. and The if>e
thing | realized was that the wagon WI d,'a,-
bearing IN the uuIAHtSa. the lINtr t..N', '~
totally unconsciuu- OF our .b-ru. 'e.. >
ont later that. after be- bad quoted his hpf.D.,
he went on singing 10 hlmre.f LarI h, reached
his destination
+" tod YOU so. came iu rrpr.rrucIl ar,.rt4
from my side. and turned UMl saw my cgu~
pGnlon sitting on the wreck OF ihr sen; Indty-
ing Ia di,eutauGle himself from the robe,
""'Nons,lsr. 7 r"t"l,rd. IT, oa, OF those
thines tina; are likely 10 happ"n 20 any one
I'm game 10 stuck to y1l % Chicago
Lead Gu he said. 10 "" both got on or
feet and threw the Wrrckrd seat aud tuc role
to one Side ofthc road.
I'VE resolved to try to grt another rig ~ the
uearrsi farmhouse. hu, no sooner mad th,'pot
opened in RESPONSE 10 our knock, chan usy.u-
pathetic wonanly voice exclaimed:
LANDS saAes: WLat- hang ned t. yr'
AIM been he'd Up Hv trampr. i'y. yer
We we've thrown uut o. or W.EDl,' ",-
plained. and We want to got uup'br: to carry
u- on to town
"'Botter comc In and get brushed or rro''
shr advised In a Muthpr'y WAY. You're d'rt
from head to foot aud YOUR nat are al Auoticl
IN. Ne bbr a cuu of hot coffee WouILA do YOU
any harm. either
q course We went In. We cuullu1 ups.ib.y
Withstand the hNt coffee suggoSt. Du. Nho
hriUcI L. gVt ourselves In prrACutal.u share,
and then Put ont q lN' ~ hot coffee, a pitcher
% cream and the sugar bow.
Reckon ! better Gut some more sugar. BOO
said as She looked INTO the bowl. There aluE
more'u q spooulI % lriL,'
"Nhlle She Va. .urn for The -uplr sru-
gestpd TO my companion that II his .u,Iop ran
us up against such hosIilapIc u.u... a- tlB
when We were in tYUuNlc. would la, 'p lav,
II always with NJ. Then. our hos'"-- hly.s
returned, | sugarrd ny coffee IN NY CUSTOMARY
rrodigal way and tuuE It good swallow Of n. I
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