The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10

erab,e slore of freight cached away IN her
hold, but In the roundup before start
Ing. when every one was herded on shore
and lined up, and only those with tickets
allowed to go on board again, he was I'm
able to produce his.
lie began to search hastily throug the
unfamiliar pockets of brand-new duck
coat, but no ticket could he find. He frat
became nervous, hen frantte, and his m
gers fairly few through his pockets. but
came out afieH every dive empty. while the
cold perspiraion started in great beads
on his forehead.
I'm vain did he protest to the Policeman
that he had a ticket. In vain did he turn
pae and red by turns and bedew the dock
around him with cod sweat. The police
had orders to ere everybody who could
not show a ticket. and as he came In that
category he was moved out OF the line.
his fingers flying through his pockets as
he walked, and his lips moving in assur-
ances that he had that ticket and had
paid for IL. ege fr
When the plank was pulled In he gazed
out at the steamer with a look of, pa
thetic despair in his face His goods and
chattels were on board. ne had paid $50
for a ticket, and had spent the spring in
Planning 10 10 to Nome and make his for
tune. And the absence of mere slip.of
paper from his pocket had dashed his
dreams to the ground and left him worse
than a sh!pwrecked mariner--on shore.
with vessel on which he might sail In
safety in pain sight.
By this time Tho crowd had gathered
around him and WIS watching the me-
ctanical play Of bis fingers through his
pockets with sympathetic interest.
"ilurry up" shouted some one "ard
wen throw you on board. He was hurry
Ing for all he was worth. and never fer
minute did he cease TO mike the regular
rounds Of fhe nUroeraus rrclx 81 In bta
Jacket with his nervous fingers. He even
core open the bosom OF his shirt and
sought for the precious paper next his
sbin. but he didn't hrd It. - s't' ;gA
Tine crowd gathered more closely around
him. and members Of 1t began making
suggestions.
Look in your pants pocket" said some
one and he did. No ucket. ~
Look in your vest pocket" shouted
some one else. He locked Same result
More and more people came Some of
the started 10 guy" him. but they
soon saw that II was no joke for him. and
they dessted. He presently .relched.
point Of excitement wbich made all COM
munIcations unintelligible TO him, and Ghs
way he paved hiself over threatened $50
distribute about the dock everything T., he
had on his person. including his clothes,
Epndle after bundle OF papers wsre
taken from their resting places ana, .rrn
through. tlandkeFcnleiS. several .haDdSflt
Of money, and many other articles were
briefly exhibited to the curious gags OF
the multitude, but there was no ticket
among them. $50.
There were Few doubters In the cfswd.
and one man was heard TO say; HES
only maxim a grand-stard play. He sir't
got no ticket but most of these who
saw the look Of genuine distress on HIS
face believed his story. and overhtwea
with sympathy. .ss.ss 4
y. w. Crichton OF the White Collar
Line. who has been a purser on a river
stsamer ard who has seen men Ia such a
prciicament before. gave hip some good
advice dis. go. ~.
"You can't fird your ticket Yourself"
said he, lin thousand years, What you
want 10 do is to 80 to tire p-lice stat on
end pay detective 10 search you. sThars
the only way you'll ever find Ii - IRE
man was about 20 take his aivicef whea
he suddenly thought Of a PICKET ne Tia 4
not yet explored. and. making a. dive in
Il, drew forth the missing tickle - r
Re was 100 late 10 GET buck on the E'tfer,
which by this time was in I've sttSan,
but some one old him he could axe bes-
sage on the Hassalo ana owe take th.s
Alaska ship at Astoria, and the haste
With which he started for the Ash street
dock was only matched by that with N.iit h
| he had prosecuted his search. The crowd
| oheered him as he went up the wharf.
and Mr.. Crichton observed. "A main ought
never go to a strange country TIL he
gets acquainted with his own pockes ="